Name
Various Variegations
Date & Time
Friday, November 4, 2016, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Session Type:
3-Hour Class
Skill Level:
Beginner
Teacher
Lucy Neatby
Category
Color
Class Details:
How often does a beautiful skein of hand painted yarn knit up to be a disappointment? Discover new ways of knitting with your hand painted yarns. Look at the styles of variegated yarns and for which purposes they are most suited. Try stranded patterns, slipped stitches, intarsia, bobbles and assembled knitting. Garment/project planning, how to tackle garments to avoid blotching and mismatching of sections.
Technique Requirements: Knit/purl; cast on/bind off; increase/decrease
Homework:
None
Supplies for Class:
Two sets of 5 dpns in of sizes to suit your yarns. If you prefer working in the round on circular needles (one or two) bring a suitable selection. Bring variegated yarns you have to use (or wish to examine) along with some similar weight plain color yarns (ideally one contrasting with and one similar to the variegated yarns you plan to use in the workshop). Blunt darning needles. Scissors. Usual knitting paraphernalia.
Day
Friday