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Cozy-along KAL: Pemberton Pullover
2020 has been a real doozy, hasn’t it? To kick off a fresh new year, we have decided to partner with Blue Sky Fibers for their latest knitalong, the Pemberton Pullover. Knit in soft and warm Blue Sky Woolstok, this pullover features simple textures that are easy to create. Designed for a relaxed fit, it’s a project that works for both men and women and it’s sized up to 66”. About the knitalong: The KAL will kick off on January…
Manos del Uruguay Alegria Grande Trunk Show
The same easy-care blend of superwash merino and polyamide as the tremendously popular Alegria, Alegria Grande is a worsted-weight for bright, beautiful, durable knits of all kinds: baby blankets, kids' sweaters, thick socks, colorful scarves . . . you name it. Like all Manos yarns, Maxima is produced by a a fair trade cooperative in South America. This trunk show of colorful accessories and garments is sure to inspire your stitching! Yarn details: 75% superwash Merino, 25% polymide 197 yds…
Top Down Socks – a virtual workshop with Ann Budd
In this session online class, Ann Budd will guide you through knitting a basic top-down sock, following the basic instructions in her book Getting Started Knitting Socks. Beginning with a flexible cast-on at the top of the leg, through a flap-and-gusset heel, and ending with Kitchener stitch at the toe, Ann will demonstrate every step necessary to make a pair of socks that you’ll love to wear. Homework is required, see below. Skills needed: Students should be comfortable knitting small…
Top Down Socks – a virtual workshop with Ann Budd
In this session online class, Ann Budd will guide you through knitting a basic top-down sock, following the basic instructions in her book Getting Started Knitting Socks. Beginning with a flexible cast-on at the top of the leg, through a flap-and-gusset heel, and ending with Kitchener stitch at the toe, Ann will demonstrate every step necessary to make a pair of socks that you’ll love to wear. Homework is required, see below. Skills needed: Students should be comfortable knitting small…
Top Down Socks – a virtual workshop with Ann Budd
In this session online class, Ann Budd will guide you through knitting a basic top-down sock, following the basic instructions in her book Getting Started Knitting Socks. Beginning with a flexible cast-on at the top of the leg, through a flap-and-gusset heel, and ending with Kitchener stitch at the toe, Ann will demonstrate every step necessary to make a pair of socks that you’ll love to wear. Homework is required, see below. Skills needed: Students should be comfortable knitting small…
Top Down Socks – a virtual workshop with Ann Budd
In this session online class, Ann Budd will guide you through knitting a basic top-down sock, following the basic instructions in her book Getting Started Knitting Socks. Beginning with a flexible cast-on at the top of the leg, through a flap-and-gusset heel, and ending with Kitchener stitch at the toe, Ann will demonstrate every step necessary to make a pair of socks that you’ll love to wear. Homework is required, see below. Skills needed: Students should be comfortable knitting small…
Happy Heels – a virtual workshop with Ann Budd
In this one-hour online workshop, Ann Budd will demonstrate three popular types of sock heels—the round heel, the short-row heel, and the afterthought heel. While the round heel is most easily fitted when worked from the top down, both the short-row and afterthought heels can be worked equally well from the top down or from the toe up, and both are great for adding spots of contrasting colors. All three types are interchangeable. A handout of the three techniques will…
Cutting and Securing Steeks – a virtual workshop with Ann Budd
Learn how a steek can be added to a simple stranded two-color pattern that’s knitted in the round. Ann will show you how to stabilize the stitches with slipstitch crochet (no sewing machine!), cut open the tube, and secure the cut edges so that button bands (or a zipper) can be added. An illustrated handout will be provided. Skills needed: Students must be comfortable knitting small circumferences in rounds (they'll need knit a tube if they want to follow along),…
Intro to Brioche – a virtual workshop with Ann Weaver
Intrigued by brioche stitch projects but intimidated or confused by instructions? In this virtual workshop, you’ll learn one-color and two-color brioche stitch with the help of designer Ann Weaver. After two hours of doing brioche, you will feel like a master and will be ready to take on more complex brioche projects if you like. The workshop includes a detailed photo tutorial on working brioche stitch and suggestions for avoiding and fixing mistakes in brioche stitch. We also will discuss…
Intro to Brioche – a virtual workshop with Ann Weaver
Intrigued by brioche stitch projects but intimidated or confused by instructions? In this virtual workshop, you’ll learn one-color and two-color brioche stitch with the help of designer Ann Weaver. After two hours of doing brioche, you will feel like a master and will be ready to take on more complex brioche projects if you like. The workshop includes a detailed photo tutorial on working brioche stitch and suggestions for avoiding and fixing mistakes in brioche stitch. We also will discuss…