← Stitch Dictionary
🖼️
intarsia
Advanced
Colorwork
Intarsia
Also known as: Block colourwork
Large blocks of colour, each worked from its own small ball of yarn, with nothing carried behind — clean pictures on a single-thickness fabric.
How to Intarsia
1. Wind a small ball (bobbin) for each colour area.
2. Work across, changing to the next block's ball on the last pull-through.
3. Twist the two yarns at each change on the wrong side so no hole forms.
💡 Pro Tips
Untangle bobbins at the end of every row.
Common Uses
Picture blankets
sweaters
cushions