Description
Introduce yourself to a world of colorwork with Slip Stitch Method! The particular method developed by Olga will take you through the technique full of tips and tricks to ease your way into it. You will become the master of the tension and will be able to manipulate your fabric regardless of your yarn choices to achieve the most consistent and perfect results! We will work on several swatches in different stitch patterns using this technique. Or you can also start to work on Winter Suns Shawl.
Skills learned:
- Slip Stitch Colorwork basics
- Picking correct yarns and textures for working colorwork
- Special method for trapping long floats in colorwork for maintaining perfect tension
- Reading slip stitch colorwork chart and building your own
Homework
None, unless working on Winter Suns Shawl, then work Stockinette Stitch section prior to class
Bring Along
- 100-200 yds of fingering weight yarn in 2-4 colors for swatching
- 100-200 yds of DK weight yarn in 2-3 different colors for swatching
- US 3 (3.25 mm), US 4 (3.5 mm), US 5 (3.75 mm) needles
For Winter Suns Shawl
- Size Small: approx. 980 yds / 890 m of fingering weight yarn for MC and 250 yds / 220 m or DK weight yarn for CC.
- Size Large: approx. 1150 yds / 1050 m of fingering weight yarn for MC and approx. 320 yds / 290 m of DK weight yarn for CC (95 yds / 85 m for CC1, 110 yds / 100 m for CC2, 115 yds / 105 m for CC3).
- US 5 / 3.75 mm 24” / 60 cm or longer circular needle for the stockinette stitch section, US 4 / 3.5 mm 36” / 90 cm or longer circular for colorwork section and an extra US 5 / 3.75 mm needle or DPN for i-cord bind-off. US size F-5 / 3.75 mm crochet hook, scrap yarn, tapestry needle.
- Purchase Winter Suns Shawl pattern and bring to class.
Prerequisites
knit, purl, cast on, bind off
Level
Intermediate
Language
English
