Colour Mixology with Liz Baltesz: building confidence in creating colour palettes for your projects

>> Saturday 18th October 2pm to 5pm <<
>> £70 per person <<

Learn how to develop a personal colour palette and build confidence in making colour choices.

During the workshop you will make a swatch, based on simple geometric shapes, designed to explore different approaches to working with colour. The pattern for the swatch can be used after the workshop to make a cowl, scarf, cushion or bag.

Key content includes:

• Colour inspiration – sources of inspiration and how they can be used in building a colour palette for a project
• Colour palette essentials
  • Build you core – the colours that make you happy and work with your wardrobe
  • Go to neutrals – which bring disparate colours together and provide a backdrop
  • Love your enemies – which can add variety and interest, even if they are not ‘you’
  • Throw in some shade – to add depth and balance
  • Shine a light – to brighten your palette
  • Pops and highlighters – to emphasise aspects of the design
  • Bring on the bling – metallics and beads, fluffy love
• How to test a colour project for a palette
• How to knit the swatch, with two colours on each row
• How to introduce new colours and manage the ends
• How to read a colour work chart

Pre-requisites: suitable for those who know how to cast on, knit and cast off.  You don’t need to know how to do stranded colourwork knitting.

Materials to bring:
• Leftover DK or fingering weight yarn in a variety of colours (a box of scrap yarn to supplement yours will also be available)
• Knitting needles suitable for the yarn, 4mm for DK and 3.5mm for fingering.

With over 40 years of knitting experience and a deep love for colour, Shetland traditions and bold experimentation, Liz Baltesz brings a playful spirit and thoughtful guidance to every workshop she leads. Liz’s knitting heroes are Kieran Foley, Kaffe Fassett, Stephen West and Kate Davies.