Have you always wanted to try colorwork? Does stranded knitting intimidate you? Have you started on your Fair Isle journey but are unsure how to grow your skills? Join us for this class and learn stranded colorwork by making a fun holiday stocking you get to design yourself! This class will discuss setting yourself up for success in a Fair Isle pattern, reading a chart, picking colors for a successful project, and adapting your knitting to accommodate gauge shifts.
For all classes, we recommend printing a hard copy of your pattern and a roll of highlighter tape or washi tape, if possible.
Two 2-hour sessions
Doodle Stocking
Skills needed:
- Knitting and purling
- Prior experience knitting in the round and increasing/decreasing
Materials:
- DK-weight yarn. We recommend 100% wool for colorwork projects. This is a good project for scraps!
- Main color (MC): 160 (225) yards
- Total contrast colors (CCs): 215 (295) yards—can be divided into as few as 1 CC and as many as 5 CCs for the purposes of this class
- US#4 (3.5mm) 16″ circular needle
- US#6 (4.0mm) 16″ circular and double-pointed needles
- Stitch markers
- Highlighter tape or washi tape
- Pattern: Holiday Doodle Stocking or, if you already own doodle cards or other doodle designs you want to use, you can purchase the Base Doodle Stocking
Preparation:
Before class, please cast on the stocking, finish ribbing, and be ready to start the chart design.
