25137 Stranded Knitting: Fair Isle and Bohus
Class | Available
Registration Deadline: 2/2
By using two (or even three!) yarns per row, knitters can fashion fabric that retains plenty of stretch and softness, while adding carefully-placed color variations—or even pictures! Bring a size 4 circular needle 16” or longer, and two or more colors of worsted-weight yarn (WOOL is best!!) to play with. We will discuss how to read color charts and how to “carry” the yarns so that your finished work will lie flat—as well as “yarn dominance” and reasons to work in the round whenever possible. Please bring patterns that have you stumped, or patterns you’d like to sample in class!
AGE: 16 and up
**This Class has a special tuition rate for children. At the top of the page, select Youth Discount. At checkout, a child's tuition will be discounted to $20. The student must be registered as a child in your account profile to receive the discount
Marcia Weinert
Though I learned to knit in childhood, it was not until my homeschooled daughter (then age 9) asked me to learn to knit socks with her that I discovered the wonder of soft engineering that knitting represents. Together, we learned to spin our own yarns and explored the world of felting and weaving. Every technique in the world of knitting can find its place on the tiny and pragmatic sock, which remains a favorite canvas on which to practice my creative craft. My handspun skeins have taken top honors at America's largest fiber festivals and my original sock designs have appeared in print. I also assist with judging for the New York State Fair and teach throughout the northeastern U.S.
I always prefer to let "curriculum" play second fiddle to my students' needs and questions and to find a way to translate pattern instructions and techniques into methods that will best serve and make sense to the person making the project. I welcome students to bring in projects that have them stumped or which they're leery of attempting without guidance. I constantly aspire to have students reach beyond a particular technique, color, shape or pattern into the arena of their own creativity.