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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Patchwork knitting is a technique that is simple, multi-directional, good for using remnants of yarn and makes good use of colour.
Skill level: Beginner.
Tutor: Lynda Fieldley
A steek is the area around a cut in a knitted fabric. This workshop gives you the skills to make your cut with confidence.
Skill level: Intermediate.
Tutor: Steve Foreman.
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