Slot 4 Archives - Knitting & Crochet Guild

‘Stranded knitting’ with Steve Foreman

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‘Top-down Jumpers’ with Rachel Lemon

Leader: Rachel Lemon
Craft: Hand Knitting
Experience: Beginner
Summary: We’ll consider different types of top-down jumpers – raglan, yoke, with fitted sleeves. .

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Photo credit: Lynda Fiendly

‘Knitting patchwork shells’ with Lynda Fiendley

Leader: Lynda Fiendley
Craft: Hand Knitting
Experience: Confident beginner
Summary: We will knit small shell shapes and learn how to join them to make a larger item.

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‘Stripes in the round’ with Rachel Lemon

Leader: Rachel Lemon
Craft: Hand Knitting
Experience: You need to be comfortable with knitting in the round.
Summary: We will explore the practicalities of knitting stripes in the round in dealing with ends and jogless joins. We will look at many different stripe sequences and in particular using Fibonacci.

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‘Knitting with wire’ with Lynda Fiendley

Leader: Lynda Fiendly
Craft: Hand knitting
Experience: Basic knitting skills
Summary: We will use knitting to make a wire bracelet, adding beads
for variety.

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Assortment of machine knit swatches laid on a knitting machine

Photo credit: Vikki Haffenden

HP is SO saucy with Vikki Haffenden

Tutor: Vikki Haffenden
Craft: Machine Knitting
Experience: Intermediate / Advanced
Room: Mulberry Hall
Summary: A practical, inspiring workshop exploring the potential of holding position for short rows, 2D and 3D surface pattern and shaping. The technique is possible on all single bed machines that have holding position (HP), including the simple, plastic-bed models such as the Silver Reed KL150 and Brother KX390/395.

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