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Raglan Yokes: Design and Perfect Fit with Joji Locatelli

This workshop with Joji is focused on mastering the art of raglan yokes. It is perfect for advanced beginners or experienced knitters who want to create beautifully fitting raglan sweaters. We’ll discuss the essentials of raglan yoke construction, including how to calculate increases tailored to your measurements for a perfect fit. You’ll also learn how to seamlessly divide stitches for the body and sleeves, and we’ll explore adding simple decorative touches to your raglan lines for a personalized look. By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a sample swatch or mini yoke, along with all the knowledge you need to design and knit your own custom raglan sweater.

Supplies to Bring:

Please bring yarn and circular needles that you enjoy working with, plus stitch markers, a tape measure, and something to jot down notes. Join us for this engaging class and walk away ready to create your own custom raglan sweater that fits perfectly and looks amazing!

Shawl Evolution With Veera Välimäki

A 3-hour class, all levels of knitters
Shawls are like the playground of knitting: all the fun and only a few little limitations! Shawl Evolution workshop begins with the basic shawl shapes and quickly moves towards new shapes and constructions. In this workshop you will learn the most common constructions of shawls and how to take your shawl knitting to a whole new level. We discuss all types of shawls, wraps and scarves and look into more modern ways of building your own! We also look into how to play with color, stitch patterns or different lace patterns.

During this workshop you will learn:
- All about shawl construction
- How to shape your shawl
- How to add color
- How to add patterns or textures
- Finishing your shawl for best result

A worksheet on basic shawl construction methods will help you get the most from this class.

Supplies to Bring:

Small balls of yarn, for example leftovers from previous projects, in small variety of colors. Needles suitable to work with you yarn.

 

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