Lesson #4, Crystal Socklet (Knit Along/KAL) - Knitty.com - Stranded Colorwork, hints & tips
Channel: Lynn DT Hershberger Hefferan
Date: 09/04/2012

This is a lesson, more than a technique tutorial. It's #4 in a knit-along series. The project is the Crystal socklet from Knitty.com Spring 2012 issue here: 
http://knitty.com/ISSUEss12/PATTcrystal.php
In this lesson I discuss changing colors, adding a color in the middle of a project, how to read a colorwork chart, and different ways to hold yarn while knitting (two yarns in right hand, two yarns in left hand, one yarn in each hand). I include hints to make sure the colorwork section is stretchy enough to wear successfully. Although the project I use as an example is the Crystal Socklet, I show a large chart during the lesson so that knitters interested in colorwork as a topic can get value out of the lesson, as well.