Shaker arts and crafts are known for striking, innovative, and functional designs. Textured knitting shares these qualities. It can be used to create beautiful, intriguing fabric with a range of performance features like stretch, breathability, durability, moisture wicking and extra warmth. And your knitting doesn’t have to be complicated to create stunning, textured pieces. It can be as simple as combining knit and purl stitches in unique ways; or employing increases and decreases in repetitive patterns that take your knitting to the next level. In this workshop we will explore a range of knitting stitches and techniques. Most are easy to learn and they all produce fabrics full of beautiful texture. We will begin with work on small pieces, designed to develop skills and best practices. Once learned, you will apply these skills to create a knitted item of your choice. The instructor has designed several textured knitting charts that can be incorporated into your project. You will receive the full collection of knitting charts during the workshop, so you can continue developing your textured knitting skills at home and integrate the charts and stitches into future projects. This workshop is a great opportunity to get an early start on knitted gifts for the holidays.
In the workshop, you will learn:
Design considerations for textured knitting: how to select the right yarn, needles and color for your texture projects, including advantages and disadvantages of different choices
Different techniques to create texture in your knitting, including: knit/purl combinations, assigned pooling, lace, combining different fibers, and simple cables
Combining more than one texture in a project
Knitting “rhythms” and how they can be used to increase accuracy and reduce “tinking” and “frogging”
How to read and work with textured knitting charts
Many tips and tricks throughout the day as well as cameos about Shaker fiber art and crafts.
Skill Level: Basic - Intermediate. You do not need textured knitting skills/experience to attend this workshop, but you should have basic to intermediate knitting skills, and enthusiasm and patience for learning new knitting techniques.
Cost:
$75.00 to register for the workshop, plus the materials fee $35. Due at the time of registration.
Please bring your own lunch. Water and light refreshment will be provided.
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