This e-book includes 5 knitting patterns featuring animal motifs. They are all knit with the Stranded Knitting Technique and require an advanced level of knitting skills.

The ‘essential two color knits’ collection contains four stranded knitting patterns.

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CANDYMELTS is a seamless top down knit and starts with a folded neckline. Using the Stranded Knitting technique and a fading color

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Techniques used: Stranded Knitting in the round, Italian Cast-on, Ladder Back Jacquard. All used techniques are well explained in the pattern.

THE TOPDOWN FEATHER SWEATER will caress you. And the key word is ‘drape’. The most essential thing is to use a very light weighted yarn which will create a featherlike fabric.

THE MUCKY STAR hat is a seamless bottom up design with a stranded motif in star-like shape. For this pattern you do not have to catch floats for the most part. Only for the last couple of rounds. So set yourself up with some good music and a cup of coffee.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

THE AMSTERDAM BAG is inspired by environmental friendliness. With Dutch yarn I designed a bag that uses two of the most common Dutch symbols: tulips and windmills.

LAPIS LAZULI link text is a seamless top down knit. The Stranded knitting part is an arrangement of positive and negative shapes that alternate. They add fundamental depth to the yoke pattern.

SAKURA is a seamless top down knit. The Stranded knitting part refers to growing cherry blossoms and each branch ends with a knitted bobble.

CHESSFLOWER is a seamless top down knit. The Stranded knitting part is an arrangement of positive and negative shapes that alternate. They add fundamental depth to the yoke pattern.

This T-shirt is a top down knit. First, the back and front are worked separably in rows. At the point where the neck and armhole shaping is completed, they are joined and then worked in the round. The set-in sleeves are worked in short rows at first and are then completed with the stranded knitting part. So all color work in knit in rounds.

The construction starts with a provisional cast on at the center of the upper body that is worked sideways and directly flows into the sleeves. Then you pick up stitches to work the other side of the upper body. Once the upper body and sleeves are finished, stitches for the lower body are picked up. For the stranded knitting you can either work...

Most part of this sweater is worked with the stranded knitting technique. It is an inspiring project since you will not use any chart at all. All the color changes are improvised. All you do is changing one or two colors as you go. It is a perfect knit to use up all your stash yarn. There are no limits to how many or less colors you can use. Or...

Even though at first hand this pattern might look intimidating, it is fun and not all too difficult to knit. You begin at the center bottom with only 3 stitches. The center piece features faux cables. Leaves and bobbles are growing along the way up.

This cushion is a wonderful accessory to your home. Your couch will get a very personal touch with this flying bird added to your pillow collection. A new friend for your home.

This pattern is an adaptation of the MOAN sweater, featering some different charts. The gauge also differs which makes this one a quicker knit than the original Moan sweater. It is a top down construction without seems.

This pattern is dedicated to my cat Loekie, who has been with me for 16 years and passed away last August. Really nothing can describe the pain I went through after losing him. His presence has been one of the greatest gifts in my life and he was really special. Imagine, a cat you can take for a walk, into the woods and even to parties without ...

This sweater comes with two options for the collar, a plain collar and an upstanding one. So you can decide which one to knit.

INTRODUCTION

The design of the sweater is timeless and therefore this top is fit to be part of your every day wardrobe. It is knitted bottom up in the round and almost seamless. The comfortable ease especially in the front helps with hiding your belly, if you have one and don’t like to show it to the world. It has a flattering fit for women with a bit of a ...

This cute sweater is knit bottom up in the round and almost seamless. Although it might look intimidating to knit it has a quite simple shape which requires no extraordinary skills.

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The MUHU SHAWL is knit back and forth in rows and made out of eleven colors. It might also be a great project to use up small amounts of yarn from your stash.

The shawl is also available as a yarn kit yarnkit