Name
Short Row Colorwork: Explore This New Technique!
Date
Friday, February 20, 2026
Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Session Type:
2-Hour Class
Skill Level:
Advanced Beginner
Teacher
Woolly Wormhead
Category
Color, Knitting, Tips & Techniques
Class Details:

Since Woolly published their Elemental collection in 2017, they’ve been developing their own approach to short-row colorwork, refining the details and methods, and adapting its uses. Now a fully fledged technique, with a first-of-its-kind book available from Sixth&Spring books, you can learn how this new colorwork method works, understand its key skills and principles, and explore for yourself how to create dynamic, attention-grabbing knitting! Woolly will talk you through how short rows create the fabric, the primary concepts, and demonstrate the key skills. You’ll learn all about German short rows, including how to repair them, knit them backward, and graft them. This exciting new technique opens up new ways to explore colour, and effortlessly lends itself to a variety of construction techniques, making it versatile as well as fascinating. Technique Requirements: knit/purl, cast on/bind off, chart reading, have knit a few accessories, easy colorwork, advanced colorwork, basic finishing techniques, short rows

Homework:

None

Supplies to Bring:

Students will need to have oddments of yarn in contrasting colors, coordinating needle sizes, and a crochet hook.