Intarsia Knitwear Design and Creation
How to Start
A course by Laura Dalgaard , Knitwear Designer
About the video: How to Start
Overview
“I will teach you how to do the ribbing in two colors. ”
In this video lesson Laura Dalgaard addresses the topic: How to Start , which is part of the Domestika online course: Intarsia Knitwear Design and Creation. Learn how to knit with multiple colors and combine organic shapes to create custom clothing.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to Start In this lesson, I'll show you how to start the sweater and how to cast on in two colors. You have chosen which size you want to knit and the diagram will vary on each side. I'll knit a small sweater because of the time. It takes me 24 hours to knit a sweater like this, so I'll do a small version. In my diagram, I need 20 stitches of the blue one, which is color 2. You see here, Co2, which is this one. Then, I need 14 stitches of the white with dots, the unicorn one, which is this one. I'll start. Now, I got my yarn and needles and I'm casting on on the needle number 8. Because ...”
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Course summary for: Intarsia Knitwear Design and Creation
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Category
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Areas
DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Knitting, Textile Design
Laura Dalgaard
A course by Laura Dalgaard
Laura Dalgaard is a knitwear designer from Copenhagen, Denmark. She grew up in a family of artists, surrounded by creativity, before going on to study fashion knitwear at the Royal Danish Academy of Art. While studying for her MA, her work began receiving attention and attracting freelance projects that kick started her career.
Since graduating in 2018, Laura has built her own brand where she sells ready-made knitwear, knit kits, and knitwear patterns. She has also collaborated with clients including Anthropologie, The Maritime Museum of Denmark, and the Danish fashion house, Baum und Pferdgarten. She seeks to tell stories through color and composition in her designs, which she shares with over 30K followers on Instagram.
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