Stranded Color Knitting

Stranded Color Knitting is a 36 page technique-packed booklet that was reviewed in the Winter 2006 issue of Interweave Knits and was dubbed an "essential reference work" by Knitty, Fall 2005. Nanette Blanchard is a moderator on Ravelry's Stranded forum and also maintains the Knitting in Color blog.Stranded Color Knitting discusses the difference between Fair Isle knitting and other forms of two-color knitting and offers step-by-step photos of multiple methods of holding both yarns. Chapters include: Stranded Color Knitting vs. Intarsia, Choosing Colors and Yarn Substitutions, How to Hold the Yarns, Floats vs. Weaving, Knitting from Charts, Tension Problems, Color Jogs, Blocking Your Knitting, and Dealing with the Yarn Ends. Two hat patterns are included.