Create Flawless Colorwork with Mosaic Knitting | Tip Jar Tutorial

[@Knicoleknits]

Ack! I can't believe I forgot about the practice chart (and even more importantly, my martini recipe!). Here's the link to my website where you will find both: www.knicoleknits.com/2024/03/11/so-flawless-and-easy-its-like-cheating/ 😁🍸🧶👍

[@kayceegreer4418]

Make sure you don't drink one ti miartoonis!

[@Knicoleknits]

@@kayceegreer4418 🤣🤣🤣🍸🍸🍸

[@tricotetpiano]

You certainly convinced me that mosaic knitting is a fantastic way of creating colourful textured fabric for all kinds of garments or blankets. The best demo ever!

[@Knicoleknits]

Thanks, Monique! Xox

[@susanhunt8594]

I love your videos. I’m nowhere near as good a knitter as you but I’ve been knitting for six decades now and learn something new each time I watch you. Love your sense of humour, I’d watch even I didn’t knit, really cheers me up. Thank you

[@Knicoleknits]

Thanks so much! I believe strongly in adding fun and entertainment along with education. Thanks for "getting" me :D

[@beverlysantos5395]

Wow! This looks amazing! I’ve stayed away from charts and mosaic knitting. You have given me the confidence that I needed. Thanks so much. Happy knitting.

[@Knicoleknits]

You’ve got this! I’m so glad the video helped. Happy knitting! 😊

[@Sophie-ef5gn]

Ooooohhh the black&white picture trick 😊 That’s a good one ! Thank you

[@lieslnew8247]

Wow! I was always so intimidated by this style. You have completely de-mystified this for me. 😊

[@Knicoleknits]

Yay!

[@jacksonstableford8429]

Thank you so much you have explained this technique, clearly and easy to understand. I am certainly going to do this.

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

Hi KNicole. Mosaic knitting was one of the techniques I still had to try. Searching for tutorials I found this one. Thank you very much for your clear explanation. I started while I watched and now I understand how to do it. 😊

[@Knicoleknits]

Glad it was helpful! 😊

[@lisascenic]

I love this technique, since I first read about it in Barbara Walker’s Second Treasury.

[@nanfredman1991]

I succumbed to the Nightshift shawl and the $$ but drool-worthy Spincycle yarns. Then I found the mosaic knitting book. Mmmmm. So much wooly goodness!

[@Knicoleknits]

Knitting the Nightshift in the Spincycle is going to be VERY satisfying. I'm feeling a bit jealous...😉

[@nanfredman1991]

@@Knicoleknits I wish I could post a picture. I love the heck out of that shawl!

[@Knicoleknits]

@@nanfredman1991 If you're on Ravelry - add me to your friends and I'll find you. I also have a Knicoleknits Ravelry group where I could start a thread for member project pics ☺

[@robinmccamont]

Brilliant concept, brilliantly executed…! Glad I discovered your channel! Thanks for sharing with us.

[@Knicoleknits]

Thanks so much for watching! 😊

[@PiklizTafia]

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Just what I needed.

[@Knicoleknits]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maggiekingful]

Always love your videos. And the Nightshift Shawl I made last year. Now you’ve inspired me yet again. Thanks for your creativity, skill, and sharing.

[@Knicoleknits]

Thank you so much! Please let me know if there’s a particular topic you’d like to see 😁

[@thereselegault7217]

So glad I found your channel. Everything is always easy and fun! ❤

[@Knicoleknits]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@ickachu]

I love mosaic crochet, both regular and tunisian, so your video made me super stoked to try mosaic knitting! I am still a beginner knitter, so I'm quite slow (and I still crochet most of the time) which means my projects take a long time to finish. I don't think I will be able to keep up with the KAL, so I think I will try the pattern in your video or look up some other patterns to try in my own pace :) Thank you for the inspiration!

[@Knicoleknits]

Excellent! I love mosaic crochet too. You can check out my crochet episode to see badly I failed at it before getting it right...lol. I think mosaic knitting is easier than mosaic crochet (but I might be biased). Let me know how it goes or if you need any help!!

[@ickachu]

Ooh, I will definitely look up that video! And thank you, I will for sure ask for help if I get stuck. You made it seem so easy in your video so my fingers are crossed that I will be able to do it :D Right now I am trying lace knitting for the first time, with the Farnese shawl by Paula Wiśniewska (Polka Knits). I think I will try the mosaic knitting after completing this shawl.

[@SharpAssKnittingNeedles]

It's so inspiring to see what can be created in crochet! I came to knitting first so crochet is so fing difficult to wrap my brain around, but powering through the block 😂 amazing to see the beautiful things!

[@moonfire75]

Hello!! This was fabulous! BUT, any chance u can show in round?? 😂 I do a lot of socks and would LOVE to see the technique for that? Ty!

[@Knicoleknits]

Yes! I clearly need to do a mosaic part two video to cover more ways to use this amazing color work technique 😁

[@sunnyw4148]

Thanks I am about to knit Cloud Drift by Gudrun Johnson. Your informative and fun podcast really gave me confidence.

[@Knicoleknits]

Hooray!

[@valeriebishop561]

3 strands from 1 ball? COOL!!! Can't wait!

[@Cthecool]

I’ve all the Barbara Walker books. Just wonderful things to do!

[@onwardbe]

wowwww thank you so very much. I am very happy I found you absolutely amazing tutorial . You are a great educator

[@Knicoleknits]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 😊

[@ginaloup3040]

This was very helpful thank you ❤

[@nayrapumar1185]

Thanks for sharing this technique. It looks certainly worth a try!

[@Knicoleknits]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@luciewager7359]

I really enjoyed this video for mosaic knitting, i had no idea how much fun it could be! Thankyou for sourcing Barbara Walker’s book. These charts can also be used for mosaic crochet!!! What a treasure trove 🤗 Thankyou for a very fun video!

[@Knicoleknits]

You are so welcome!

[@lindaw505]

H Nicole, I’m so glad I’ve your channel- you are teaching me so many cool things 😁🧶I also really enjoy your sense of fun. Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺

[@Knicoleknits]

Thank you so much! I seem to be collecting quite a few fans in Australia. Maybe there's a trip there in my future 😉😍

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

Wow! You have really piqued my interest. I am shocked by how easy this looks. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤

[@Knicoleknits]

You're going to love it! Thanks for watching 😄

[@VictoriaTaveras]

I got obsessed with Mosaic knitting after knitting the Emiliana Shawl by Lisa Hannes too

[@Knicoleknits]

It's amazing, right??? 😀

[@misscharlotte160]

Nicole, I just love your podcasts and martinis too! I look forward to meeting you on an Island fleece fest. Meanwhile I wanted to remark that your mustard/gray cowl may also be more quiet because you used stocking stitch on the purl side rather than the garter stitch. I find this mosaic approach is a terrific stash buster.

[@Knicoleknits]

Hi! You can find me at Fibrations in Victoria this Sunday, or at the Cowichan Fleece and Fibre fest in October 😊 I think you're right about the difference between stockinette and garter in my cowl. I was being lazy and just wanted to knit every round 😋

[@misscharlotte160]

@@Knicoleknits I’ll have to get to the Cowichan event

[@louannhawkins4569]

I enjoyed this episode, thank you. I am knitting the pressed flowers cardigan for my 50th wedding anniversary! It’s not my first mosaic, but I have to say it takes me a while to get going, but then it flies!

[@Knicoleknits]

Congrats on 50 years! Wow!! I’m so obsessed with slip stitch colorwork, I may never go back to stranded knitting 🤣

[@lynnberry5964]

I found this video very intriguing. I had never really understood mosaic knitting before this. Your explanation was perfectly clear! I took the sample chart and did a "test" swatch with three version of the colorwork -- I did one repeat in garter stitch mosaic, one repeat in stocking stitch mosaic and a final repeat in fair isle (purling the even # rows). I discovered I did not like the garter stitch for a few reasons - I had to remember to bring the yarn to the front when slipping the stiches, and I didn't care for the look of the finished pattern. I liked the stocking stitch better because I preferred the smoother look and the ease of stitching. When you are purling back, the yard is already on the back of the work. Very interesting lesson - THANK YOU!!!

[@Knicoleknits]

You're so welcome! That's what I love about mosaic - it's so flexible 😊

[@suzannel3617]

To create a reversible mosaic is what I'm waiting for. ❤

[@Knicoleknits]

Ooo…interesting concept. This is something for my brain to chew on…🤔

[@chrisstout2779]

That would be double knitting.

[@chrisstout2779]

​@Knicoleknits check out double knitting, there are some easy pot holders patterns on ravelry, I have knitter some find me as Sashay on ravelry.

[@chandrashivnaraine1391]

Can you do a of this wra😊

[@sibleyhoneybee427]

I loved this video, but I guess since I am a beginner I wish you had explained the other styles that you listed. I feel like you only demonstrated garter done flat, but could you demonstrate stockinette done flat, garter in the round and stockinette in the round? I was really excited to see ALL of these demonstrated and to understand the differences.❤🧶

[@Knicoleknits]

Noted! I'm sure I'll make more videos about mosaic, so I'm making a note to include this info 😊

[@3Dhyana]

I'm learning Mosaic. I've found a pattern for a vest in wool ease. Hope it will be easy

[@Knicoleknits]

Yay! You can do it! 😃

[@kamigolembeski8387]

I have never done a knit along before and I think I have to do this one!!!!! How do I sign up? That shawl has been on my wish list for awhile but didn’t want another shawl.

[@Knicoleknits]

I'm so happy you're excited about it, but I'm afraid the knit-along happened last spring. I'm happy to send you the links to the video playbacks and the documents - just send me an email to [e-mail] 😊

[@MindySpak]

I got it!!!!

[@Knicoleknits]

Yay!

[@estefanamanrique3317]

You gave me the urge of trying that technique! I look at your knitting needles and I find them so nice... they are sharp and seem to work very well. What brand are they? Thank you for showing us all that!

[@Knicoleknits]

Thank you! They are Signature brand needles, but sadly they stopped making them last year. You might be able to track them down used somewhere. I’m still on the lookout for ones I like as much as these 😊

[@BettyRenfro-kn3nc]

I’m in for the KAL I have watch several of your you tube and have tried to play with converting pattern for your wrap overs. My question if we buy knit will there be enough yarn for the wrap over. IM SO EXCITED. I have done mosaic knitting and love it.

[@Knicoleknits]

I completed my wrap using the yarn in the kit with no problem at all 😊

[@susanschreyer7654]

Hi Knicole, I downloaded your practice chart. I loved it and found the knitting process quite easy -- but (there's always a "but", right?) my finished practice piece did not look like the design. I suspect it had something to do with me not knowing what to do with the red outlined section (my practice piece was 32 stitches wide). I looked for your guidance on the red outlined area, but couldn't find it. Can you give me a time stamp so I can locate it? Thanks!

[@Knicoleknits]

Oh my goodness! You're right - I just went back and watched and I didn't address how the outlined repeat section works. My apologies! Here's how you do it: If you only cast on 11 sts, then you work the chart exactly as shown. BUT, if you want to cast on more stitches, you're going to add them in multiples of 8 because there are 8 stitches inside the RED repeat lines. So, let's say you cast on 19 stitches. Now you're going to work the chart up to and including stitch 9, THEN you go back and work stitches 2-9 again, THEN finish the swatch with stitches 10 and 11. I hope that makes sense! 😋

[@meritaylor7784]

I've had 10 skeins of khaki and 2 skeins of dark purple Drops Silke-Tweed for the last12 years cuz I couldn't decide what to do with it. I finally decided to do a solid color cardigan and have finished 2/3 of it from the top down. Now after seeing how easy mosaics are I'm thinking I need to frog back a ways and add some mosaic to it. I guess I need to try it on to decide where to put it. Thanks Nicole, you just added some excitement to a boring knit. One question. Is there a trick to measuring sleeve length for a raglan sweater?

[@Knicoleknits]

Yay! I hope you have great fun playing with mosaic in your project. As for sleeve length, I usually focus on the measurement between the underarm and the desired sleeve length. That point can vary quite a bit depending on the fit. If it's a close fitting sweater, that underarm point is probably higher and so the sleeve would need to be longer. On a loose fit, the point would be lower and farther out, so the sleeve would end up shorter. Does that help? If you have more questions, let me know 😊

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

Natasha Hornsby, Catlin Hunter, Jennifer Beale have incredible patterns, but many are charted only. I'm trying to learn charts. Great points for all that are fearful or haven't tried it. I love slip-stitch patterns. I have not done much chart work. How do you locate increasing on a slip-stitch cart?

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

Great info. However, you are out of frame for the tutorial.

[@Knicoleknits]

So sorry about that. I'm still working on a good set up for my "hand cam" shots. I haven't quite figured it out yet, but soon I'll have it right!! 😋

[@mariehansen2534]

Thank you for your help, I have been wanting to do this for a long time and now I think I might try. Just one thing though, do you always start with the contrasting colour?

[@Knicoleknits]

You normally start by knitting two plain rows in the background color, and then start the chart with knitting the contrast color and slipping the background color 😊

[@mariehansen2534]

Thank you Nicole and Oscar, I have had a light bulb moment and I really appreciate your help, I certainly learnt alot. Keep them coming and I will be watching.

[@3Dhyana]

I'm a rank beginner. If I want to do 3 pattern repeats would I cast on 28 stitches, 1+24+3? Thank you.

[@Knicoleknits]

That’s exactly right! Well done 😁

[@gailmooney7506]

Excellent informative video, thanks! How do you cast this off? Both threads at a time?

[@Knicoleknits]

Thanks for watching! Most often, these kinds of designs end with a few rows of the background color in garter (same way they start), so you would bind off in whatever color you finished with. Hope this helps!

[@dhanaazm7897]

Yes I am interested Nicole. Am I late?

[@Knicoleknits]

Not at all! Send me an email to [e-mail] and I’ll send you the links to the previous Zoom sessions 😊

[@categ50]

I just tried one of Barbara Walkers patterns in the round. Does she have an 'In-the-Round' pattern book? It came out just OK, but a little bit tight. I figure there is a particular way to knit mosaic in-the-round.

[@Knicoleknits]

She does not have an in the round book that I’m aware of. When working mosaic in the round, you’ll work each row twice, either knitting or purling the unslipped stitches on the second round, depending on whether or not you want stocking stitch or garter. I hope you’re enjoying playing with this method! 😊

[@categ50]

@@Knicoleknits I will do a google search. I want to make a bunch of winter socks for the family with a snowflake motif. Thanks for your interesting, knowledgeable and entertaining videos!

[@Lusciousdani]

Can one do mosaic lace work?

[@Knicoleknits]

Interesting question! Do you mean working a two-color pattern and lace at the same time? I'm very intrigued by what you're envisioning 😊

[@Lusciousdani]

@ a two color lacework pattern. So lace that includes mosaic color work within the lace. I’m not sure how to describe this but yes. 😂 perhaps it’s a new frontier to explore. I’m not an advanced knitter so please run with this idea if it resonates for you.

[@florenfroe23]

Can you use a gradient yarn for the dark?

[@Knicoleknits]

Absolutely! As long as there’s enough contrast with the second color through the whole gradient, it will work beautifully 😊

[@valoriec]

Can you convert stranded colorwork charts to mosaic? Are there limitations?

[@Knicoleknits]

There are limitations. Straight diagonal lines are pretty much impossible. But you can definitely adapt many stranded chart to mosaic. I’m working on several that I will eventually share. ☺️

[@nz-nz]

Does it make the finished fabric overly thick? I’m a spinner and my usual spin is a DK-weight. How would this knit up using mosaic??

[@Knicoleknits]

It can get a little dense, especially in garter stitch. Pick a mosaic pattern, start with 4.5 mm needle and do a swatch in both garter and stocking stitch and see how the fabric comes out. I generally find that one needle size up from the usual for the yarn weight is enough to resolve any density issues. 😊

[@nz-nz]

@@Knicoleknits thanks! I will definitely give it a go… looks interesting.

[@janatherton9194]

It should work well, you could work with either two colours of hand spun, or you could work with a plain dk/light worsted commercial yarn for one colour and a hand spun for the contrast, many of Andrea Mowry's patterns use spincycle yarns, which look quite like hand spun, so you could get a similar look with your own yarns. A 2 or 3 ply fractal spun yarn would have some lovely subtle colour changes.

[@Bethabara9]

for us dense folk, haha. in all these charts there are the edge stitches. Now, im sure but going to ask, those stitches are not used in the pattern. those are only on the edges, right? the middle stitches are repeated until reaching the end. This always messes me up in graphs, haha.

[@Knicoleknits]

Not dense at all! You’re correct - in most charts there are stitches on either side of the pattern repeat. These stitches are worked only at the beginning and end of the row. UNLESS you’re working in the round, then you omit the edge stitches altogether. Clear as mud? 😁

[@Bethabara9]

@@Knicoleknits thankyou. I tried mosaic knitting once. I struggled, mostly when I walked away & picked it back up. Your video came up other day. I was subscribed but good old you tube had unsubbed me. I've resulted & am following your guidance. Now, where did I set my martini, haha

[@bettygannon6828]

I am brand new to mosaic knitting. I have only made a dish rag that turned out way smaller than it was supposed to. I guess I'm a TIGHT knitter😂

[@Knicoleknits]

Try going up a needle size or two. If I'm doing mosaic with a DK yarn, I will use a 4.5mm/7 needle, for example 😊

[@inesalonsoruiz5523]

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[@gela9649]

Pattern with martini recipe, please.❤❤🤣🤣

[@Knicoleknits]

Yikes! I can't believe I forgot!!! Thanks so much for jogging my martini-addled memory. I'll post the link to both in the description box right this minute.

[@JoanEB]

Bought the Walker book and was surprised to see how many swastika patterns are in it. I guess at the time it was published, folks didn't mind ancient Nordic motifs, but now I would be castigated for producing anything in those patterns. I personally know people who have been accused of heinous beliefs because they bought and wore trim based on historic Nordic motifs like these.

[@Knicoleknits]

Hmm…I hadn’t thought of that. I’ll make note for next time I talk about her books.

[@karenmilligan3590]

Excellent but when demonstrating your hands and needles are on the edge of the bottom of the screen. It would be helpful if you raised your work up the screen on camera. Regocus camera. Thanks. You have me intrigued.

[@Knicoleknits]

Thanks for your kindness and patience. I’m new at this and still trying to figure out how to do overheads well. Bear with me - I’ll get there 😋

[@susansouthard]

To take a picture with your iPhone you don’t even need to take the picture. Actually you can just go to the color filters and view it in mono you don’t actually have to take a picture on the iPhone I don’t know about other phones but on the iPhone you can just switch your color filters tomorrow and look at it through the lens. You don’t need to take a picture.

[@Knicoleknits]

Really? Cool! Thanks so much for this tip 😁