All About Texture: Fancy Knitting Stitches For Textural Connoisseurs
FRIDAY, MAY 8 • 5- 8 pm
Ready to spice up your knitting repertoire? In this workshop we’ll explore some of the more complex and intricate textures like Estonian braids, slipped stitch patterns, nupps, bobbles, and Japanese wrapped stitches. While preparing to work on a beautifully textured shawl, we’ll talk about nuances of these stitch patterns and the best ways to use them in other projects. If you enjoy a creative challenge and elaborate texture, this class is for you!
Students need to bring
DK weight yarn in solid light color for swatching in class. The whole shawl requires 700yds of DK weight yarn.
US 6 / 4mm straight or circular needles (adjust if needed to obtain blocked gauge of 22 sts and 32 rows in 4″ / 10cm in stockinette).
Crochet hook matching the needle size.
Experience level
Intermediate level skills.
Students should have some experience knitting basic textures and reading patterns, know how to cast on / bind off, directionally increase / decrease, knit / purl through back loop.