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Knitted lace being blocked, pinned out to dry.

Lace knitting for beginners – workshop

Photo of Steve Foreman — Photo: Steve Foreman

Tutor: Steve Foreman

Craft: Hand knitting
Experience: Confident beginner
Description:
By the end of the workshop attendees will be able to knit simple published openwork (lace) patterns, either charted or written. You will knit a bookmark with the traditional Shetland “Field of flowers” motif.

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Machine knitting videos

Did you know that the Guild has published videos on machine knitting that are available for members to view?

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Pattern, swatch, pencils, measurement template, and other items used in adapting a pattern

Image credit: Steve Foreman

‘Adapting to fit’ with Steve Foreman

Leader: Steve Foreman
Craft: Hand Knitting, Crochet, Machine Knitting
Experience: Beginner
Summary: By the end of this workshop we will have identified the steps you would need to go through to modify an existing pattern to create the a garment that was a different size or used a different yarn weight than the original. We will also have identified some on-line resources that you can use to help you with the decisions and calculations needed.

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Photo of Steve Foreman's Reichenbach openwork shawl in autumn colours with photographs of the Reichenbach Falls (Switzerland) superimposed.

Image credit: Steve Foreman

‘From Inspiration to design’ with Steve Foreman

Leader: Steve Foreman (Replaced ‘Getting started with designing by Angharad Thomas at Convention 2025)
Craft: Hand Knitting, Crochet, Machine Knitting
Experience: No specific experience needed
Summary: This workshop will be a fun, hands on introduction to designing your own fabrics starting from pictures or inspirations of your choice – it could be images – postcards, rubbings, wallpapers, or things – pebbles, flowers, stalks and so on ….. Your unique collection of stitches can then be used to make a scarf, a garment, a throw or blanket …. the choice is yours.

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Three blue balls of yarn made from old T-shirts.

Photo credit: David Griffel

Making and using T-shirt yarn with Clare Griffel

Tutor: Clare Griffel
Craft: Hand Knitting, Crochet
Experience: Basic
Summary: Learn the best way to make old T-shirts into yarn, and make a start on knitting or crocheting an item using the yarn.

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Photo credit: Steve Foreman

Casting on – let me count the ways with Rachel Lemon

Tutor: Rachel Lemon
Craft: Hand Knitting
Experience: Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Summary: You don’t have to cast on or off in the same manner for every item you knit – how stretchy do you want your rib? Fancy knitting toe-up socks? We’ll cover ribs, crochet and casting-on in two directions at once. I’ll have samples so you can choose which to try.

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Two bags made with Tunisian Crochet. Shown with a Tunisian Crochet hook.

Tunisian crochet – it’s in the (little) bag with Pam Mitchell

Tutor: Pam Mitchell
Craft: Crochet, Machine Knitting, General
Experience: Confident Beginner / Intermediate
Summary: Learn Tunisian Crochet.

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Photo credit: Steve Foreman

Let’s learn intarsia together with Steve Foreman

Tutor: Steve Foreman
Craft: Hand Knitting
Experience: Confident Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Summary: After this workshop you will be able to use a chart, plan your intarsia project, and knit motifs using intarsia when knitting flat. If you are experienced in knitting in the round and knitting flat intarsia there may be time for you to learn intarsia in the round.

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Photo: Kelly Ferguson

Corner to corner crochet

Corner to corner crochet or c2c as its commonly known is a fairly new crochet technique and is based on various slanting diamond or brick patterns. The workshop covers the basics of c2c crochet including increase rows, decrease rows and colour changing. Skill level: Beginner/intermediate

Photo: Alison Ellen

Stitches for shaping knitting

Different stitches in knitting produce different textures and patterns, but also affect the way the fabric pulls up, pulls in, makes it thicker or thinner, and therefore can be a great design tool for shaping your designs from within the structure. Explore how you can use this in your knitting. Skill level: all. Tutor: Alison Ellen

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