Advanced Beginner

Arne & Carlos

Color, Tips & Techniques

Norwegian stranded colorwork is all about tension. In this class, you will learn the basics of Norwegian-style stranded knitting with two colors from expert Nordic knitters Arne & Carlos, who will show you the easiest and most relaxing way to hold the needles and the yarns, and teach you important techniques and tricks that will help you achieve perfect tension while keeping all of your stitches even and beautiful, in true Norwegian style! We will work with bulky yarn and thick needles and practice our colorwork while knitting a hat with the traditional X and O pattern, which is the easiest Norwegian pattern that you could possibly work with. Whether you are an inexperienced or experienced knitter, if you have ever wanted to learn how to knit stranded colorwork as it is done in the Norway and the other Nordic countries, by master knitters who come from that part of the world, this is the class for you! Important Note: We will be focusing on stranded colorwork techniques, so please do not expect to finish the entire hat in the class, as the hat itself may take longer than 3 hours to complete. However, Arne & Carlos will give you lots of tips to take home with you, so you can finish later. Technique Requirements: Basic knitting skills needed. Participants should be able to knit, purl and decrease. This project is suitable for inexperienced and intermediate knitters as well as advanced knitters who want to learn Norwegian stranded colorwork or who want to improve on their colorwork skills.

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