How To Knit: Selecting Colors for Colorwork

The success of your colorwork projects starts before you even begin knitting. Use these fundamental color theory concepts to set yourself up for more eye-catching results in your finished fabric.



Featured Patterns


Shelter Snowbound, Flannel, and Embers
Shelter Old World, Hayloft, and Fossil

    Arbor Tincture, Butte, Cobbler, and Seaglass
    Arbor Sashiko, Heron, Treehouse, and Lovat
    Arbor Nightfall, Loam, Cobbler, Firebrush, Rainier, Tincture, and Heron
    Arbor Humpback, Fleet, Sashiko, Rainier, Thaw, Heron, and Driftwood

      Shelter Cast Iron, Hayloft, Snowbound, and Plume
      Shelter Bale, Snowbound, Yellowstone, Fossil, Sweatshirt, Almanac, and Snowbound

        Peerie (retired) Fleet, Seaglass, Aurora, and Treehouse
        Peerie  (retired) Seaglass, Firebrush, Hammock, and Rainier

          Peerie  (retired) Nori and Hammock
          Peerie  (retired) Cassis and Calluna
          Peerie  (retired) Seaglass and Hammock

            Loft Nest, Camper, and Woodsmoke
            Loft Old World, Hayloft, and Fossil

              Quarry Hematite and Geode
              Quarry Lazulite and Gypsum

                Loose skeins shown:
                Shelter Bale, Fossil, Yellowstone, Sweatshirt, and Flannel
                Loft Yellowstone, Bale, Nest, Hayloft, Fossil, Cast Iron, Iceberg, and Snowbound

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