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Intarsia Knitwear Design and Creation

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Overview

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Learn how to knit with multiple colors and combine organic shapes to create custom clothing
  • Introduction
  • Materials and Knitting Techniques
  • Design and Color
  • Making the Sweater
  • Applications and Care Tips
  • Final project
When you knit your own garments, it helps you develop a better understanding of quality and a greater appreciation of your clothes. Knitwear designer Laura Dalgaard is the founder of her own brand where she sells hand-knitted pieces and knitting patterns. She has also collaborated with brands like Anthropologie, and shares her designs with over 30K followers on Instagram.

In this course, she teaches you how to use the intarsia technique to create wearable art. Learn to combine organic shapes and harmonious color combinations to craft your own personalized sweater. Paint with yarn and bring original knitwear designs to life.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Materials
  • Cast On and Ribbing
  • Stockinette Knitting and Cast Off
  • Intarsia 1
  • Intarsia 2
  • Measuring the Gauge
  • Sketching
  • Color and Contrast
  • Diagram
  • How to Start
  • From Ribbing to Armholes 1
  • From Ribbing to Armholes 2
  • Neckline
  • Sewing Everything Together
  • How to Pick Up and Decrease Stitches: Neck and Sleeves
  • Weave in Ends and Steam
  • How to Do Small Details with Garter Stitch
  • Intarsia Knitwear Design and Creation

Taught by

Laura Dalgaard

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