Intarsia Knitting Tutorial - Vertical Colorwork for Beginners

Welcome to The Blue Mouse Knits! Today I will be teaching you how to knit vertical colorwork, also called Intarsia knitting. Intarsia knitting is perfect for knitting blocks of color vertically instead of being confined to working horizontal stripes. It's a little bit more challenging, but I do my best to break it down for you.
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[skyhuckelberry]

Anyone else been doing this all along & didn’t know that it had a name? Lol😅

I must say though: This is an excellent knit tutorial video though. It’s one of the best that I have come across on YouTube so far for both knitting and crocheting. The overall speed is perfect; I’m not yelling at the screen to go faster, nor am I having to rewind the video at all. Also, I like how the instructor is succinct yet explains what they are doing very well. Additionally, the contrasting colors make the color transitions more easily identifiable. Major kudos to the creator, instructor, and editor!🤓💕💕I think I will start referring to this channel in the future, rather than just relying on random YouTube search results!😂😅

[ooohlaa]

i love the tip about knitting 2 sts, THEN tighten; i had been tightening after the first st or totally forgetting to tighten at all, resulting in a lot of wonky sts. Working on my first somewhat complicated intarsia of 2 colors only but lots of strands I did not realize. Lots of tinking but now going well. Thanx, I love your instructive style and you inspired me to make a blanket to use up all my waste yarn ... it will be fun to make it up as I go along with different squares and rectangles. I was always so intimidated by intarsia. thanx thanx thanx

[DarthYall]

This is lovely but how would I BEGIN using two colors like this?

[janegriffith]

I have always hated intarsia and found this video so helpful thank you

[christinekou]

thank you for the clear instruction, and love the background music

[i_am_a_freespirit]

I need to see the beginning as well...

[lindaferrier]

Thank you for very clear easy instructions

[MightyMeg]

1:16 for knit change colors
3:34 for purl change colors

[suzannebrewer]

Can this be done knitted in the round? For example, start off with blue in the round, then there is a blue block section in the middle joined to red and white stripes then the top is finished with red in the round? Or would I have to knit just the full blue block section after the blue in round section then attach the stripes knitting back & forth and finish the red top section to it while knitting in the round? I'm trying to knit an USA flag beanie with all knit stitches. Sorry for any confusion. Just a little hard to explain.

[Hannylanny]

I have a question do you do the same on the other side?

[cherry]

i forgot to twist my old yarn over a couple of rows back and have found a hole...how do i fix it?

[allywar.s]

How do I start with two or more color blocks in the first?

[Afeefahmed_]

The link for the cardigan is missing! Could you add that

[cateelisabethlsn]

The difficult part is to start a new color, the first stitch, you already have a few rows when you show how to join