Are you curious about the intarsia technique, but not sure where to start? Would you like to knit your first intarsia project but need a little hand-holding? Textile designer and intarsia expert, Anna Husemann, shares her way of creating colourful knitwear designs, using the intarsia technique, giving us some incredibly useful advice that any knitter needs to know.
If you are new to intarsia or want some tips to take your projects to the next level, then you’re in the right place. Anna will be sharing her tricks of the trade to help you confidently tackle your first intarsia project.
This session will cover:
· The tools you’ll need to get started
· Anna’s top tips on yarn management.
· How Anna first got into the technique and what she enjoys most about it.
· If you’d like to explore the technique deeper, Anna will share how she combines the intarsia technique with other knitting techniques, such as brioche or marling, to create interesting modifications and variations.
· Samples and real-life examples of the technique in beautiful projects and patterns.
Get inspired to be creative, experiment, and have fun using the intarsia technique!
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Tutor Bio:
Anna Husemann is a textile and knitwear designer based in Hamburg, Germany. Her work is all about colour, shapes, and blending different materials, discovering how they interact with each other. She interprets the traditional craft of knitting in a modern, abstract way, taking a step back from small, repetitive motifs to instead create an expressive and pictorial character. In doing so, the intarsia technique is her favourite tool.
She is always on the lookout for interesting surfaces, structures, or textures that she can use as inspiration for her designs. Her biggest source of inspiration is nature, especially the seaside. In the natural world, she finds endless inspiration for motifs and compositions, as well as beautiful colour combinations and special tonal nuances.
Anna published her first book INTARSIA KNITS in October 2024, which contains 12 exclusive knitting patterns as well as many tips and tricks for mastering the intarsia technique.
@anna_husemann | www.ravelry.com/designers/anna-husemann
