Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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A short video showing you how to estimate how much yarn you will need, when working intarsia. The video also shows how to join in a new colour.

The pattern mentioned in the video is the Watercolor Cowl, designed by Kaffe Fassett, from MDK Field Guide No. 16 Painterly.
To purchase the pattern book, visit: moderndailyknitting.com/shop/mdk-field-guide-no-16-painterly

Other tutorials in this series:
Intarsia Joins: youtu.be/QO-4ZpxFCf8
Weaving in Ends in Intarsia: youtu.be/YxX-Tl-rQ34
Felted Join: youtu.be/SQXUB62ctfY
More to come...

0:00 Introduction
0:52 Figuring Out How Much Yarn You'll Need
1:20 Wrapping Yarn to Determine Length of Ten Stitches
1:52 Folding Yarn to Determine Total Length Needed
2:04 Adding a Bit Extra
2:22 Measuring Additional Colours
2:55 Introducing the New Yarns
5:27 Checking We Got the Right Length of Yarn + Lessons Learned
6:00 A Note on Tidiness