Steeking in Style: a workshop with Aleks Byrd
October 11 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tackle the scary steek and open a whole new world of possibilities with your knitting! Together we will explore two different styles of steek edges from the fun of a knotted fringe steek great for a shawl and the all round great reinforcement method with crochet. We will finish off with the perfect and super neat steek sandwich band that makes a great finishing touch hiding your steek on a cardigan.
Homework:
Students will be sent directions to knit a swatch ahead of the workshop to steek. The swatch should take approx. 1 hour to knit
Skill level: Intermediate
Students should be comfortable knitting and purling in the round with two colors, knitting easy colorwork, cast-on, bind-off
Materials:
- 2 sets of 5mm / US 8 needles for knitting small circumferences (Double pointed needles or circular needles for magic loop)
- Stitch markers
- Sharp scissors
- 3-5 mm crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn in 3 contrasting colors in the following approx. amounts:
- MC (main color used in homework swatch) 20g
- CC1 (contrast color 1 used in homework swatch) 20g
- CC2 (contrast color 2 used for crochet and steek sandwich band) 10g
About Aleks Byrd:
Aleks Byrd is a knitwear designer with roots in Estonia, Canada, and the USA. Aleks’ passion is creating modern patterns with a connection to the past using little-known traditional techniques for unique wearable designs that are fun and rewarding to knit for all levels of knitters. Her portfolio of designs includes individual patterns as well as those published in The Knitter magazine and Laine Magazine. Her latest book Traditions Revisited – Modern Estonian Knits brings together her designs and teaching as an introduction to Estonian knitting, both traditional and traditional-inspired.