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Joji Locatelli

Accessories, Tips & Techniques

Let Joji show you how to mix and match yarns and use up your stash into fun and stylish projects! These garments and accessories use 2 or more colors and give us the opportunity to combine our favorite shades—without having to buy all new yarn! Maybe all we need is right there, hidden in our stashes. Let’s try to find the best ways to combine color and texture to get the most of it. In this fun workshop we’ll discuss: What different textures can yarn have? (e.g., fuzzy, draped, textured, plied); how to identify yarns with similar texture; when to make texture match, and what happens when we don’t; how to identify a yarn’s weight (thickness); determining how much yarn I have left and what is it enough for. We’ll delve into how to use Ravelry’s database to search for projects that you have enough yardage for, discuss how to combine colors, including how to tone down yarns that are too bright or how to brighten colors that are too dull. Joji will give an overview of some of her designs that use several colors, including the 3 Color cashmere Cowl, 3 Color Cashmere Shawl, Party on My Needles, A Girl Thing, and Peeping Cowl. Technique Requirements: Knit/purl; cast on/bind off; increase/decrease

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