Intro to Intarsia with Bristol Ivy

Intarsia often conjures up images of voluminous ‘80s sweaters  covered in puppies, chicks, and Laura Ashley florals. But the technique itself is super easy, super fun, and lends itself incredibly well to  modern, linear, and graphic shapes. In this class, we’ll learn how to  work intarsia flat, then how to shift stitches and even talk about how  to work intarsia in the round.  

Skills Needed:

• knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing

Supplies:

• 30 yards [27 m] of different-colored yarn in the same  weight
• writing implement for taking notes 

Homework:

• With smooth, non-haloed worsted weight yarn and  US 7 circular needle, please cast on 30 stitches and  work about an inch  in stockinette stitch, worked flat  and ending after a WS row. Do not bind off. Make sure to leave  at least another 70 yards of yarn attached 

About the Instructor

Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer, teacher, and author  from Bangor, Maine. Her work has been published  with PomPom Magazine, amirisu, Quince & Co.,  Making Magazine, and her own eponymous pattern line. She has taught at such events as Squam  Art Workshops, Edinburgh Yarn Festival, and Vogue  Knitting Live, as well as yarn shops worldwide. Her  recent books, Knitting Outside the Box and Knitting  Outside the Box: Drape and Fold, both with PomPom  Press, explore her lifelong commitment to breaking rules and finding beauty in unexpected places. When not  knitting, she’s sewing, running, watching far too many British murder mysteries, and baking a mean loaf of  oatmeal honey bread. Find her online at bristolivy.com  and on Instagram and Twitter as @bristolivy.