Color Block Knits: 35 self-striping designs knitted with cake yarns and color wheels
Create 35 beautiful projects with Nicki Trench's vibrant knitting patterns.

Suddenly cake yarns and color wheels are everywhere, and their popularity is no surprise. Not only do they make sewing in yarn ends at every color change a thing of the past, they are also available in every shade of the rainbow. And because they usually contain two or three large stretches of contrasting colors, the effect is more dramatic than the repeated shade changes in variegated yarns. But knitting with cakes and color wheels lends itself better to some makes than to others—throws and shawls can often be made from one large cake, while scarves and hats are perfect makes for smaller and finer yarns. To make the most of these exciting products, Nicki Trench has specially designed 35 projects, including homewares, accessories, makes for babies, and things to wear, and many of them will only take one ball of yarn to make.
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Color Block Knits: 35 self-striping designs knitted with cake yarns and color wheels
Create 35 beautiful projects with Nicki Trench's vibrant knitting patterns.

Suddenly cake yarns and color wheels are everywhere, and their popularity is no surprise. Not only do they make sewing in yarn ends at every color change a thing of the past, they are also available in every shade of the rainbow. And because they usually contain two or three large stretches of contrasting colors, the effect is more dramatic than the repeated shade changes in variegated yarns. But knitting with cakes and color wheels lends itself better to some makes than to others—throws and shawls can often be made from one large cake, while scarves and hats are perfect makes for smaller and finer yarns. To make the most of these exciting products, Nicki Trench has specially designed 35 projects, including homewares, accessories, makes for babies, and things to wear, and many of them will only take one ball of yarn to make.
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Color Block Knits: 35 self-striping designs knitted with cake yarns and color wheels

Color Block Knits: 35 self-striping designs knitted with cake yarns and color wheels

by Nicki Trench
Color Block Knits: 35 self-striping designs knitted with cake yarns and color wheels

Color Block Knits: 35 self-striping designs knitted with cake yarns and color wheels

by Nicki Trench

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Create 35 beautiful projects with Nicki Trench's vibrant knitting patterns.

Suddenly cake yarns and color wheels are everywhere, and their popularity is no surprise. Not only do they make sewing in yarn ends at every color change a thing of the past, they are also available in every shade of the rainbow. And because they usually contain two or three large stretches of contrasting colors, the effect is more dramatic than the repeated shade changes in variegated yarns. But knitting with cakes and color wheels lends itself better to some makes than to others—throws and shawls can often be made from one large cake, while scarves and hats are perfect makes for smaller and finer yarns. To make the most of these exciting products, Nicki Trench has specially designed 35 projects, including homewares, accessories, makes for babies, and things to wear, and many of them will only take one ball of yarn to make.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781782497127
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
Publication date: 09/10/2019
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 10.85(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Nicki Trench is a bestselling author, crafter, and vegetable grower. She teaches, lectures and writes features on knitting, crochet, sewing, cake decorating, and hen keeping. Her books include Rainbow Knits, Cute & Easy Little Knits, Hygge Knits, Cute and Easy Crocheted Cozies, Crochet Basics, Cute & Easy Crochet (over 125,000 copies sold), and Cute and Easy Crochet with Flowers, all published by CICO Books. Visit her website at www.nickitrench.com. Nicki lives in East Sussex, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Chapter 1 Accessories 8

Cable cowl 10

Summer bag 12

Fingerless lace mittens 15

Man's beanie hat 18

Loopy scarf 20

Woman's slouch hat with pompom 22

Leg warmers 24

Cable bag 26

Chunky glove 28

Lace scarf 31

Arm warmers 34

Pompom scarf 36

Chapter 2 For the home 38

Herringbone pillow cover 40

Peg bag 42

Bobble blanket 46

Bobble laptop cozy 49

Chevron blanket 52

Hot water bottle cover 54

Pebbles pillow cover 56

Ecological washcloths 58

Garter stitch blanket 60

Chapter 3 To wear 62

Lace cardigan 64

Salcombe shawl with pompoms 68

Mini dress 70

Crew-neck sweater 73

Roll-neck sweater 76

Collar cardigan 80

Lace shawl 84

Women's socks 88

Chapter 4 For babies 92

Baby lovies 94

Baby's sleeping bag 98

Diamonds baby blanket with pompoms 101

Cable sweater 104

Bunny baby hat 108

Sweater dress 110

Techniques 114

Suppliers 127

Acknowledgments 127

Index 128

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