Students will explore an inventive approach to color and pattern drawn from the blanket design featured in The New Color Work (December 2025) by Margaret Holzmann. Known for her clear, thoughtful teaching style and her passion for geometric knitting, Margaret will guide knitters through a process that produces bold, graphic results without traditional stranded colorwork.

This class focuses on geometric knitting: an elegant method that combines familiar techniques in unexpected ways. Only one strand of yarn is used at a time, yet the finished fabric is rich with movement, contrast, and visual depth. The stitches are straightforward, easy to memorize, and satisfying to knit—making the results feel almost magical.

While working a Currents block, students will discover how shaping, directional knitting, and strategic pick-up-and-knit can transform simple garter stitch into a dynamic motif. The block is highly versatile and can be arranged on its own, combined with related blocks, or mixed with additional motifs (included in the handout) to create countless layout possibilities. The design is inspired by a classic quilt pattern that has been beloved for more than a century, reimagined here through knitting.

By the end of the class, students will leave with a deeper understanding of geometric construction in knitting, new tools for creative design, and the knowledge to make other geometric constructions, including the full Currents blanket.

Skills Required: Comfort with basic knitting skills, including a knitted cast-on, knit stitch, and knitted bind-off. Familiarity with decreases (k2tog, ssk, cdd) All these techniques and more will be demonstrated in class.

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