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Kuler App for Knit Picking

kaleidomatic app image of warm plaid tweed in repeat with spot colours

Yes, this post is called Kuler App for Knit Picking; not Cooler App or Colour App.

Kuler is an Adobe app. If you already work with Photoshop or Illustrator, you may know it. The Adobe Kuler app for your phone (or Adobe Kuler for your computer) are fantastic ways to get a colour palette out of an image. The phone app allows you to point your phone at a scene and pull a palette of five colours from it, based on different harmony rules. The image below is another example of a Kaleidomatic repeat of the lichen covered trash can from my previous post. (more…)

Embroidery on Knit Mittens

embroidered fingerless mitt from my upcoming book

mitt from my upcoming book about colourful, decorated mitts

 

My big knitting project at the moment is writing a book about highly-decorated fingerless mitts and mittens.

These are my favourite things to knit and give as gifts. They are quick, easily adapted to suit the recipient, fun to pick colours for, and fun to make. I always hear from the receiver how much they love and wear them.

The book will be packed full of patterns, examples and techniques but I also want to cover some related tips and techniques here on my blog. As well as show some examples that won’t make it into the book. (more…)