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Fair Isle Taster Workshop with Gudrun Johnston

April 11 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join Shetland born designer Gudrun Johnston for an introduction to Shetland wool and its suitability to stranded knitting. Shetland wool included in class fee.

In this class, we will dip our toes into the world of Fair-Isle knitting! We will look at choosing colors, color dominance, stranding the yarn, speed swatching in the round, and even do some steeking (cutting into our knitting)! We will be working with a tried-and-true product: 100% Shetland yarn, traditionally used for Fair-Isle knitting.

This class is intended as an introduction to Shetland wool and its suitability to stranded knitting. You can be a beginner or seasoned colorwork knitter.

Skills needed:

Basic knitting skills

Materials:

  • 6 balls of Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift provided in class fee
  • US 4 / 3.5mm or US 3 / 3.25mm 24-inch circular needle (if you are a loose knitter use the smaller size)
  • Stitch markers
  • scissors

About the instructor:

Gudrun Johnston is a Shetland-born knitwear designer currently based in Massachusetts. She is known for accessible modern-day patterns that are greatly inspired by her heritage. She frequently returns to Shetland, where she loves spending time with her family on the Westside.

With her friend Mary Jane Mucklestone, they host popular once in a lifetime trips to Shetland and together they have co-authored Grand Shetland Adventure Knits, published through Laine.

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Date:
April 11
Time:
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Venue

fibre space
1319 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314 United States
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