Gradient Knits

A graduate of RISD, Tanis Gray lives in Fairfax, VA with her green mechanical engineer husband and their son. Having worked at Martha Stewart, HBO, Focus Features, in the art department in the film and television industries, and a 4-year career as the Yarn Editor at Vogue Knitting and co-editor of Knit.1, she has been working in the creative field for many years.Tanis has over 450 published knitting designs, and her work has been featured in many major publications and books worldwide, including on 12 covers. She also edits and photographs other knitting books, plans and executes social media for numerous yarn companies and teaches advanced knitting often in and around DC. Tanis has her own regularly featured TV spot on PBS’ Knitting Daily TV with Vickie Howell.You can find her blog at tanisknits.com.

Tanis Gray is a knitwear designer who enjoys using colour in her work. With the increase in designer yarns and the multitude of colours available it is not always easy to know how to use them to best effect. This book includes 10 lessons and projects using ombre, stranded colourwork and texture to help both the new and experienced knitter do just that. Techniques covered include intarsia, Fair Isle, thrumming, lace and cabling. There is also information on modular knitting, short-row shaping and knitting-in-the-round. The latter part of the book comprehensively covers basic knitting techniques with clear instructions and photographs to illustrate. There are even illustrations to show the difference between English and Continental ways of holding yarn. Tinking (un-knitting) and frogging (ripping out) also get a mention, something you don't often see in how-to books but so very necessary! This book would be perfect for knitters who wish to increase their repertoire of skills and techniques. Having personally never come across thrumming, the mittens would be an ideal first project, whilst the lace shawl would be the perfect way to show off a single-gradient yarn ball. Either for yourself, or as a gift combined with a ball of gradient yarn, this book would be a good addition to your collection.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Choosing the right gradientChapter 2: The LessonsKnits and purlsSlip stitch colourworkAlternating gradient stripesThrummingCabling with gradientsStranded colourworkIntarsia polka dotsLace knittingModular knittingGerman short rowsChapter 3: Basic knitting techniquesResourcesIndex