From 1:30 pm until 4:30 pm
At Brigid's Loft
$150
The class is designed for the knitter who loves stranded colorwork and those drapey shawls that can make an outfit. Is it possible to combine these two loves into one garment? Yes, it is, with the use of steek stitches. Have you never used steeks before? This is a great way to get started!
In this class, students will learn to take shapes popular with lace knitters and create colorful shawls and stoles using stranded knitting techniques. Working with miniatures, we will look at rectangular, triangular, and crescent-shaped shawls with simple stranded motifs that can be expanded into larger garments.
Covered in this class: review of stranded colorwork knitting, using steeks to convert classic shawl shapes to work in stranded knitting, charting stranded shawls, review of reading charts for stranded knitting
Required skills: familiar with stranded colorwork knitting techniques
Homework: required.