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Saturday, April 22 Yarnover Classes and Vendor Market 7:45 AM Registration 8 AM Market Opens 9:15 AM–12:15 PM Morning Classes 12:15–1:30 PM Lunch in dining room, included with class registration 1:30–4:30 PM Afternoon classes; Continuation of All Day class 5:30 PM Market close Cost: $135 for full day or $90 for half day classes for members. For non member pricing add $30 which covers one-year membership dues to the guild. MINNESOTA KNITTERS’ GUILD Presents the 31 st Annual Minnesota Knit Together Yarnover April 21–23, 2017 Minneapolis Marriott Northwest 7025 Northland Dr N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 Friday April 21 Meet the Teachers Dinner with Key Note Speaker: June Hemmons Hiatt Join us at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, 7025 Northland Dr. N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428, at 6:00 PM for a delicious buffet dinner. Doors open at 5:30 PM Then stay for “Reviving The Knitting Belt” with June Hemmons Hiatt. Questions from the audience will be welcome. Cost: $50.00 Sunday, April 23 10 AM Sunday morning is the monthly Minnesota Knitters’ Guild meeting featuring The Shibaguyz, Shannon & Jason Mullett-Bowlsby "Fiber to Fashion to Photography: a sneak peek inside the design studio of The Shibaguyz." Cost: Free and open to the public. Table of Contents Yarnover Overview .................. 1–3 Instructor Info......................... 3–6 Class Schedule........................... 7 Class Details ........................ 8–23 Borderline Personalities Homework ......................... 25–26 Keep up with the Guild on social media: Knitters.org Visit the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild group at Ravelry.com for the latest information about Yarnover. You will find information about Minnesota Knitters’ Guild, including membership at Knitters.org. Post your photos! The hashtags for Yarnover are #yarnover2017 and #yarnovershawl2017 Yarnover Shawl Contest Rhinebeck may have its fall sweaters, but at Yarnover we see so many beautiful spring shawls. This year we want to award some of those gorgeous shawls in our Yarnover Shawl Contest. Wear a shawl you knit to the Meet The Teachers Dinner and have it photographed during the social hour before dinner. We will have a slide show of all the shawls during dinner and everyone will get to vote for their favorite. The winning shawl, by popular vote, will win a fabulous knitting prize.

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Page 1: MINNESOTA KNITTERS’ GUILD Presents the 31 Annual · PDF fileRhinebeck may have its fall sweaters, ... by Vogue Knitting International, ... and the author of Knitting Lingerie Style

Saturday, April 22Yarnover Classes and Vendor Market7:45 AM Registration

8 AM Market Opens

9:15 AM–12:15 PM Morning Classes

12:15–1:30 PM Lunch in dining room, included with class registration

1:30–4:30 PM Afternoon classes; Continuation of All Day class

5:30 PM Market close

Cost: $135 for full day or $90 for half day classes for members. For non member pricing add $30 which covers one-year membership dues to the guild.

MINNESOTA KNITTERS’ GUILDPresents the 31st Annual Minnesota Knit Together

YarnoverApril 21–23, 2017

Minneapolis Marriott Northwest7025 Northland Dr N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Friday April 21Meet the Teachers Dinner with Key Note Speaker: June Hemmons Hiatt

Join us at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, 7025 Northland Dr. N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428, at 6:00 PM for a delicious buffet dinner. Doors open at 5:30 PM Then stay for “Reviving The Knitting Belt” with June Hemmons Hiatt. Questions from the audience will be welcome.

Cost: $50.00

Sunday, April 23

10 AM Sunday morning is the monthly Minnesota Knitters’ Guild meeting featuring The Shibaguyz, Shannon & Jason Mullett-Bowlsby

" Fiber to Fashion to Photography: a sneak peek inside the design studio of The Shibaguyz."

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Table of Contents

Yarnover Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Instructor Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

Class Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Class Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–23

Borderline Personalities Homework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25–26

Keep up with the Guild on social media:

Knitters.org

Visit the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild group at Ravelry.com for the latest information about Yarnover. You will find information

about Minnesota Knitters’ Guild, including membership at Knitters.org.

Post your photos!The hashtags for Yarnover are #yarnover2017 and #yarnovershawl2017

Yarnover Shawl ContestRhinebeck may have its fall sweaters, but at Yarnover we see so many beautiful spring shawls. This year we want to award some of those gorgeous shawls in our Yarnover Shawl Contest. Wear a shawl you knit to the Meet The Teachers Dinner and have it photographed during the social hour before dinner. We will have a slide show of all the shawls during dinner and everyone will get to vote for their favorite. The winning shawl, by popular vote, will win a fabulous knitting prize.

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Registration informationRegistration includes morning and/or afternoon classes. Please note that some classes may have a materials fee that is payable to the instructor at Yarnover.Early bird registration for MKG members who have paid their 2017 dues on or before Dec. 31, 2016 starts January 07, 2017 at 8:00 AM. Classes will be assigned on a first come–first served basis.General registration (for members who paid their dues after Dec. 31 and non-members) opens Jan. 14, 2017 at 8:00 AM with classes assigned on a first come-first served basis for all remaining open spaces after early bird registration. Advance registration deadline is April 14. Walk-in registration for any open classes is welcome, and must be paid by credit card.Refund for cancellation on or before Feb. 11 is 75 percent; after Feb. 11 and before March 25 is 50 percent. No refunds after March 25.Payment by credit card or PayPal only. You may add a class or dinner at a later date, however any class change or cancellations must be made by contacting Anna Blomster. Anna can be reached at [email protected] or 612-867-8125 phone or text.Registration questions? Call or text Anna Blomster at 612-867-8125 or [email protected]. Other questions, contact Shelley Hermanson at 612-867-5032 or [email protected].

Lunch InformationLunches are provided as a courtesy and are not part of your tuition. If you choose not to have the lunch provided, there will be no reimbursement.Since we cannot accommodate all dietary restrictions it is advised that all attendees with strict dietary requirements be responsible for their lunch as we may not have a suitable option for you. Lunches are provided by a vendor and we cannot guarantee that there is no cross contamination.

KEYNOTE: Reviving The Knitting Belt

Our speaker, June Hemmons Hiatt, author of The Principles of Knitting, will be discussing what she has learned about a very old method of knitting that has been nearly forgotten. A knitting belt is used to support one needle, freeing the right hand to manage the yarn. This device, and others like it, were once commonly used by professional hand knitters — people who knit the socks, hats, gloves, and undergarments that everybody wore for hundreds of years. After the introduction of the knitting machine, hand knitting declined as an occupation, and with it the tools and manner of working. Knitting belts are still used in Shetland, but have disappeared everywhere else. June has knit with a belt for over thirty years, and she will talk about how she learned about the method and her recent decision to begin making the belts in an effort to reintroduce them to contemporary knitters.

Make a weekend of it!Rooms are available at the Marriot Minneapolis Northwest at a special Yarnover rate.

Call 1-877-303-1681 for hotel reservations and mention the Knitters’ Guild and Yarnover.

Online reservations at the group rate are available here.

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Yarnover InstructorsJanine Bajus is obsessed with the interplay of color in Fair Isle knitting! She loves to teach others how to design their own projects. Janine is the author of The Joy of Color: Fair Isle Knitting Your Way (2016) and has published many Fair Isle designs as Feralknitter on Ravelry. She lives in

Berkeley, California, with her husband, her dachshund Mason, and hundreds of books. She sells Shetland yarns, color tools, and patterns through her store Feral Knitter (www.feralknitter.com).

JC BriarA self-confessed “technique freak” and “skill junkie,” JC dabbles in all kinds of knitting, but has a special fondness for textured knitting and novel construction techniques. If it involves

lace, cables, or seamless construction, it’s sure to catch her eye. She shares her enthusiasm by teaching at shops and fiber festivals, online at Craftsy, and through her book Charts Made Simple. Her latest venture is Stitch-Maps.com, a website for viewing and creating grid-free charts of unparalleled fluidity, authenticity, and beauty.

Lily Chin, named a “Master Knitter” by Vogue Knitting International, has designed knitwear for magazines and yarn companies for nearly 25 years, and she has worked with designers Ralph Lauren, Vera

Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, and Isaac Mizrahi. Her work has been on the backs of celebrities and super models, from Racquel Welch and Vanna White to Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell.

2017 Yarnover CommitteeAnna Blomster

Shelley Hermanson

Susanna Johns

Kathy Lewinski

Barb Lind

Diane Mountford

Sue Traczyk

Shari O’Flanagan

If you encounter any of the people listed above during Yarnover, please take the time to express

your appreciation for their work.

Welcome to the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild

If you like to knit, you’re one of us, no matter where you live, newbie or expert! We promote interest and appreciation for the art of knitting, and knitting education, and fellowship (socializing!). We come together formally every month in Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota. Informally, we gather in coffee shops, bars, and on knitting retreats. There’s always room for you! Visit Knitters.org to find out more about the best knitting association in Minnesota.

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Sivia Harding has worked with fiber and art since she can remember. Obsessed since youth, by adulthood she had dabbled in weaving, spinning, and dyeing among other activities, and came to knitting in the year 2000. Almost immediately, she began to design. She is known mainly for her

exceptional lace and bead designs. Her patterns also include accessories, garments, and imaginative Moebius creations. She has been widely published in books and collections, including Jared Flood’s Wool People series, online magazines such as Twist Collective and Knitty, and on Ravelry as Sivia Harding Knit Design.

June Hemmons Hiatt, author of The Principles of Knitting, grew up near Chicago and spent her twenties in New York City. She then settled in the SF Bay Area where she met her husband, Robert A. Hiatt, a physician who does medical research.

After completing a degree in history at the University of California, Berkeley, June began work on the first edition of her book, published in 1990; the completely rewritten and revised second edition appeared in 2012. She then decided to revive interest in the “knitting belt”, a very old tool that has been nearly forgotten by knitters except in Shetland, where it is still in regular use. June’s son Jesse now makes a redesigned version of the traditional knitting belt, which they offer for sale on their website and at various knitting events around the country.

Patty Lyons is a nationally recognized knitting teacher, designer and writer. She teaches nationally at guilds & knitting shows around the country and her popular classes can also be found online and on DVD at Interweave, Annie’s and Craftsy where her “Improve Your Knitting

Class” was named Craftsy’s most popular class of 2013! Patty’s designs and knitting skill articles have been published in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Knit Purl, Knitter’s Magazine, Cast On, Knit Style, and Creative Knitting magazines, where she also writes a knitter’s advice column called “Patty’s Purls of Wisdom”. Patty’s designs have also been included in pattern collections from Classic Elite, Noro, Cascade, Tahki Stacy Charles and Kollage Yarns.

Joan McGowan-Michael is the founder of White Lies Designs knitting patterns and the author of Knitting Lingerie Style (STC-2007). The thread that runs through all of Joan’s work is the celebration of romance and the feminine form. She believes that all women are beautiful no

matter what their size and strives to help enhance that beauty through the clothing she designs. All of her styles are available in a wide range of sizes from petite to plus. See more at www.whiteliesdesigns.com.

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Mary Jane Mucklestone loves to knit, especially with color. She’s the author of 2 new books featuring stranded colorwork; 150 Scandinavian Motifs: The knitter’s Directory, and Fair Isle Style a contemporary take on colorwork featuring 20

projects from 18 popular designers. Her first book 200 Fair Isle Motifs was an instant classic and has been translated into many languages. Mary Jane travels the world to study traditional knitting techniques and to learn more about the history of the craft. She’s a popular teacher specializing in lively, fun, and informative classes. She feels lucky to be invited to teach all over the world, and is eager to share knitting knowledge with her students. She aims to give students the courage to try something new!

Lucy Neatby is a well known hand-knitter, designer, and teacher, fascinated by colour and technique, but she began her working life with an apprenticeship in the British Merchant Navy. We’ll take a lighthearted look at how her life as a seafarer influenced her current career, and the

impact ships and the sea continue to have on her use of colour, design, and engineering in knitting.

Laura Nelkin lives in upstate New York, where the sunny season is short, leaving plenty of time to be indoors knitting. Despite holding a degree in apparel design from Cornell University, she took to knitting years ago and hasn’t looked back. Laura’s designs and techniques are innovative,

fun and will challenge you to think in new ways about your knitting.

Deborah Newton For more than 25 years, Deborah Newton has designed for all the major craft and knitting magazines, for yarn companies, and for Seventh Avenue, as well as being a regular columnist for Vogue

Knitting. She is the author of numerous books, including Designing Knitwear, which has been in continuous print for more than 20 years, and Finishing School: A Master Class for Knitters. Deborah’s newest book, Good Measure: Knit a Perfect Fit Every Time, was chosen by Amazon as one of their 15 Top Craft Inspiration Books of Fall 2015. She lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island.

Alasdair Post-Quinn is a computer technician in the Boston area who spends much of his spare time as a knitting designer, focusing specifically on double-knitting, which is a technique that creates a fabric with no wrong side. Until recently, a typical double-knit fabric

was either tubular or reversible with the opposite side showing a mirror-image design in opposite colors. Over the past few years, people here and there have been pushing the boundaries of double-knitting to include more complex color and structure variations. While he cannot claim to be the only one pushing these boundaries, Alasdair is among those on the forefront of innovation in double-knitting. His 2011 book, entitled Extreme Double-Knitting, documents a snapshot of his repertoire of esoteric double-knitting techniques (as well as being a guide for beginning double-knitters), but he is continuing to develop techniques and apply them to new designs. Alasdair has been teaching double-knitting around North America since 2005, and he adds new techniques to his workshops regularly so that even experienced double-knitters or veterans of his previous workshops will have something new to learn. He also has a Craftsy class that covers some of the contents of his workshops but there’s often no substitute for face-to-face learning.

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The Shibaguyz, Shannon & Jason Mullett-Bowlsby are the DIY duo known as The Shibaguyz behind the design studio of Shibaguyz Designz and Shibaguyz Photography. Shannon’s award winning crochet & knit designs have been featured in and on the covers of both US and

international publications and he currently has over 300 published patterns and 9 books credited to his name since his first design was featured on the cover of a magazine in 2010. Shannon has been teaching adults for 20+ years and is a Craft Yarn Council certified instructor. His quirky sense of humor and relatable teaching style have made him a sought after teacher in both local and national venues and he has a wide range of online classes available from Craftsy, Crafty University, and Interweave. Jason is a professional fashion and portrait photographer whose fashion photography can be seen in many of the Shibaguyz’ pattern books. Jason also works as a freelance book-packaging designer and photographer for indie knitwear designers as well as major publishing companies like Sterling Publishing, Leisure Arts, Quayside, and Creative Publishing. Jason is known for his candid style of photography in his portrait work and is sought after in the fiber arts community for his insights into what it takes to show an artist’s work at its best. Jason travels nationally sharing his photography skills and teaching design classes with Shannon. Jason also has photography videos and workshops available online through Craft University and Interweave.

Theresa Schabes As a teacher, Theresa enjoys the process of creating ‘thinking yarnies’ – knitters or crocheters who have a strong base of knowledge of techniques and the insight to choose the best application for their projects. As a designer, her work has appeared

in every major knitting magazine and several crochet publications, as well as self-publishing through Ravelry. As a recognized expert in both plaid knitting and working with color-changing yarns, she is excited to bring these classes to Yarnover 2017.

Lars Rains Even though Lars Rains has been knitting for over twenty years, he still learns something new with each project he completes. He firmly believes that every knitter has the potential to become a fabulous designer with the proper tools and techniques.

His design work has been featured in Vogue Knitting, Knit Simple, Knit Edge, Chicago Knits, and Knitty. His patterns have also been included in collections for Malabrigo Yarns, Noro Yarns, and Cascade Yarns. Lars published his first book of Icelandic patterns, Modern Lopi: One, last year and one of his designs from that book won the Grand Prize at the inaugural Independent Designers contest at the leading yarn industry association’s fashion show this year. He can be found on Ravelry as ModernLopi or online at www.modernlopi.com.

Laura Ricketts is a knitter, knitwear designer, teacher, and author. A history teacher by profession with a Master’s degree in education, she has combined that love for history, literature, and textiles in her handcraft teaching. Some of her literature-inspired

patterns have appeared in Cooperative Press’ Defarge book series. It is the beauty and precision of Nordic, stranded knitting, however, which has become her passion. Inspired after teaching and living among the nomadic peoples of Mongolia, Laura was intrigued by the handcrafts of Scandinavia’s nomadic peoples, the Sámi, and asked the question, “What have the Sámi contributed to Nordic Knitting?” The answer has turned into a wonderful quest, and has blossomed into visits, friendships, and wonderful knitwear. Piecework and Knitting Traditions have published her articles about the Sámi knitting tradition, as well as BÁIKI: The North-American Sámi Journal. After an extensive visit to Sapmi, the Sámi traditional homeland, Interweave published her ebook on Sámi mittens from across the region. She lives in north-central Indiana and can be found at www.LauraRickettsDesigns.com, and is LauraRicketts on Ravelry.

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Schedule Morning Afternoon

JC Briar AM1 “Beginning Brioche” PM1 “Multi-directional Scarves”

Lily M. Chin AM2 “Knit-Weaving” PM2 “Borderline Personalities”

June Hemmons Hiatt PM3 “Stitch Gauge”

Patty LyonsAM3 “ Build a Better Fabric:

Combination Knitting”PM4” If You Can Draw it, You Can Design It:

From Graph, to Math, to Sweater!”

Joan McGowan-Michael AM4 “Konquering Krista” PM5 “Vintage Knitting”

Mary Jane Mucklestone AM5 “Fresh Fair Isle” PM6 “Andean Accents”

Lucy NeatbyAM6 “ Bubbles Scarf Double Knit

Techniques”PM7 “ Almost Saintly Knitting –

It’s So HOLEY!”

Laura Nelkin AM7 “Beading 101”PM8 “ Laden: An Exploration of

Reversible Cables”

Deborah Newton AM8 “Scandinavian Design” PM9 “Transforming Cables”

Alasdair Post-Quinn AM9 “Multi-Color Double-Knitting” PM10 “Intro. to Double-Knitting”

Lars RainsAM10 “ Design Your Own Icelandic

Sweater”PM11 “Icelandic Yoke Design”

Theresa Schabes AM11 “Mad for Plaid”PM12 “Color Made Easy: Working with Long Color-Changing and Gradient Yarns”

The Shibaguyz, Shannon & Jason Mullett-Bowlsby

AM12 “ Couture Finishing for Crochet & Knitting”

PM13 “ Stitch & Click – Photographing your Fibers”

Schedule All Day Classes

Janine Bajus AD1 “The Fair Isle Tam: Learning to Use Color”

Sivia Harding AD2 “Moebius and the Mysterious Stitch Mirror”

Laura Ricketts AD3 “Jokkmokk Flowers — A Swedish Sámi Handgarments Class”

Yarnover Class Schedule

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Beading 101Number: AM7Instructor: Laura NelkinDescription: This class teaches multiple ways of working with beads. It is the PERFECT introductory class! You will learn how to place beads with a crochet hook or superfloss, how to work with pre-strung beads in a variety of ways, and how to work with beads on bind-offs and i-cord. We’ll discuss choosing beads and yarn, along with how to look at an existing pattern in your library and how to add beads to it. This is a class for those with basic knitting skills who are ready to add a little bling to their knitting! Skills gained in this class will translate over to any pattern that incorporates beads!Class size limit: 25Skill Level Required: How to knit and purl, the desire to learn!Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Approx. 40 yards fingering weight yarn, US Size 3 (3.25 mm) needles, approx. 10 grams size 6/0 beads to match your yarn. Laura will supply dental floss threaders and super floss in class, and will also have beads available for those that can’t find them!Homework required: none

Beginning Brioche Number: AM1Instructor: JC BriarDescription: Brioche knitting creates cushy fabric suitable for comfy garments and all sorts of cozy accessories. Done in two colors, it creates vertical stripes, even though only one color is used at a time. Take this class to learn all the basics: working brioche rib in one or two colors; maintaining tidy selvedges; fixing mistakes; working pretty increases and decreases; and casting on and binding off effectively. You’ll practice by knitting a small sample in class, but take away the skills needed to complete a lovely patterned scarf.Class size limit: 25Skill Level Required: basic knitting experience.Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: smooth, plain, worsted-weight yarn in two solid colors; one circular needle or a pair of dpns (not straights), size US 6 (4mm); crochet hook, roughly size G.Homework required: none

Morning Class Information“Yarnover Class Schedule”

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Bubbles Scarf Double Knit TechniquesNumber: AM6Instructor: Lucy NeatbyDescription: An introduction to two-colour, negative/positive double layer knitting, to cover all the techniques used in my fun Bubbles Scarf pattern. How to establish a two-layer, two colour fabric and finding your most efficient method of handling two yarns. How to read DK charts, build patterns and keep edges closed and neat. Adding dimension to your fabric by stuffing your bubbles. Tubular cast-on in two colours and it’s matching Tubular bind-off (if time permits).Class size limit: 22Skill Level Required: Intermediate/AdvancedSupply Fee: $5.00 for copy of the Bubbles Scarf pattern.Supplies Required: • Two brightly contrasting solid colours of smooth

worsted weight (4 - 5 sts per inch) practice yarns.• One pair of lightweight dpns (or a circ.); in a size

appropriate to your yarn.• Scissors • Crochet hook • Blunt darning needles • Usual knitting paraphernaliaHomework required: none

Build a Better Fabric: Combination KnittingNumber: AM3Instructor: Patty LyonsDescription: Have you tried learning continental, but the purl messes you up? Do you feel like you often have uneven tension? Do you have rowing out (your purl row is taller than your knit row)? Or perhaps you are already a combination knitter and you’ve ever been told you knit “wrong”, or been asked “what are you doing”, take heart…there are no wrong ways to knit as long as we control our stitches. A combination knitter works through the back loop to knit, and the front loop to purl. It can be a fast and easy way to knit, but simple adjustments must be made to follow Western patterns, like how to knit in the round, and understand left and right slanting increases and decreases, and how to work twisted pattern stitches. If you are a Western knitter, then learn the amazing advantages to this knitting method and how and when you would combine it with your own. If you are a Combination Knitter, learn how to make stitches better and easier for your style. If time allows we will even explore different ways to cast on to avoid the first twisted row of knitting. Class size limit: 30Skill Level Required: Must know how to knit, purl, cast on, bind off. Recognize the knit and purl stitch and be able to work them in a pattern without supervision. Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Yarn — Any worsted or chunky weight, non splitty yarn in a light color, needles — Whatever needle works with your yarn.Homework required: CO 20 stitches using long tail cast on.

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“Yarnover Class Schedule”

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Couture Finishing for Crochet & KnittingNumber: AM12Instructor: The Shibaguyz, Shannon & Jason Mullett-BowlsbyDescription: Master sewists and finishers work for years to perfect their finishing skills and they are sought out by couture designers for those skills to give their work the flawless finishes it deserves. Likewise, you’ve worked hard on making your stitching skills the best they can be so you can produce FAB fabrics for your handmade projects, now it’s time to bring those finishing skills up to the next level.There is no arguing the point that FAB finishing is the key to producing handmade projects that have that extra little something that makes them stand out from the crowd. In our Couture Finishing class, we will share with you the professional finishing skills we use every day in our design studio to create the Shibaguyz Designz line of garments, accessories, and home décor.We will break down each step of the finishing process from blocking to weaving in ends to flawless seaming and will take the drudgery out of finishing to help make the finishing process just as much fun as the stitching. Imagine your satisfaction when you stand back and look at the flawless finishing techniques that make your project look like it was made by the hands of a pro!Yup… we’re going to share it all… our professional finishing secrets learned from years and years of couture hand sewing will be revealed to YOU! You will be able to use these professional finishing techniques to take your skills from good to great… even FAB!Class size limit: 30Skill Level Required: Must know how to read a written pattern and should have a basic understanding of how a garment is put together (i.e. A garment is made up of separate parts that are put together to make one finished wearable). Previous garment construction experience not necessary!Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: • Knit or crochet kit with various knitting needle and crochet hook

sizes, yarn needle and scissors.• Light colored, non-variegated, smooth (no novelty, fuzzy, furry,

or fancy pants yarns) worsted weight yarn (no kitchen cottons or similar types of cotton yarns).

Homework required: 4, 6x6” unblocked swatches in light colored, non-variegated, smooth (no novelty, fuzzy, furry, or fancy pants yarns) worsted weight yarn (no kitchen cottons or similar types of cotton yarns).

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Design Your Own Icelandic SweaterNumber: AM10Instructor: Lars RainsDescription: In this workshop, we will examine the various components of a bottom-up, seamless yoke sweater. After we have recorded the body measurements required for this type of garment, we will work through all of the steps (and the math!) needed for you to leave with a personalized pattern that you can take home to create your own Icelandic lopapeysa. An assortment of yoke patterns and motif bands will be provided for you to incorporate into your design. Questions pertaining to designing yoke patterns and top-down construction methods will be considered as time permits.Class size limit: 20Skill Level Required: Basic understanding of sweater construction.Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Homework swatch and measurements (to be recorded on Handout 1). Measuring tape and calculator (usually found on most smartphones and tablets).Homework required: Homework will consist of preparing a 5” by 5” in gauge swatch in stockinette stitch using either Álafosslopi or Léttlopi. Body measurements may also be taken ahead of time.

Fresh Fair IsleNumber: AM5Instructor: Mary Jane MucklestoneDescription: Liven up your Fair Isle knitting! Spend the morning with Mary Jane, author of 200 Fair Isle Motifs: A Knitter’s Directory, exploring and inventing fresh new color combinations. This course will introduce the basics of color theory and how to use its principles to guide your color choices. We will learn about the use of color over the years in traditional Fair Isle knitting and move beyond, developing our own personal color schemes. We’ll analyze how different color combinations can completely change how a motif looks. Knitting a simple stranded wristlet or fingerless glove will quickly illustrate new concepts.Class size limit: 20Skill Level Required: Experience working small diameter stranded color work projects in the round. Knowledge of reading charts.Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Between 3 and 8 colors (or more! more colors = more fun!) of fingering-weight wool yarn (Shetland Wool preferred), 25–100 yd of each color—make sure to include lights and darks. US 3/3.25mm dpns or your preferred needles for working small diameter pieces in the round. Tapestry needle; scissors; stitch markers. Graph paper and colored pencils, if desired.Homework required: With any color fingering-weight yarn you like, CO 48 sts. Place marker, join without twisting for working in the round. Work k1, p1 rib for 1”/2.5 cm.

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Knit-WeavingNumber: AM2Instructor: Lily M. ChinDescription: Sometimes referred to as Swedish Weaving or Inlay, learn this technique of applying a separate strand of yarn to your work without actually knitting it. Instead, this “weaving yarn” goes through the knit fabric and sits on either surface (either in front or in back). This means an added layer of warmth. This also entails a fresh and easy way of getting color patterning without having to learn Fair Isle Knitting. The bonus is that this imparts a texture that mimics weaving. Use up scrap yarns, find a use for that “problem” yarn, deal with scratchy yarns. Get to chart up your own patterns in the process.Class size limit: 22Skill level required: Intermediate, knowledge of 2-handed knitting helpful.Supply Fee: noneSupplies required: Bulky Weight yarn of yet another color and/or some textured/novelty yarn of any weight. Graph paper, pencils (preferably in several colors), eraser. Tapestry needle. Homework swatches and needles.Homework required: With any sport weight yarn and size 6 needles, cast on 17 stitches and work in k 1, p 1 rib for 1”. Leave stitches on needle or stitch holder to be picked up and worked later.

Konquering KristaNumber: AM4Instructor: Joan McGowan-MichaelDescription: Do you love the look of knitted lace but afraid it’s over your head? Have you always knitted accessories but have yet to venture into knitting a garment? The Krista Tee is the perfect starter project!Joan will teach you the ins and outs of making and fitting this very lovely top that will add a special feminine touch to your wardrobe. Learn to measure for and choose your proper size, read a simple lace chart, and what and where to tweak for a perfect fit.By the time we’re finished you’ll be so surprised and delighted at how simple Krista really is that you’ll want one in every color and fiber! Class size limit: 22Skill Level Required: Cast on/bind off, knit/purl, inc/dec, yarn over.Supply Fee: $8, retail copy of Krista Tee.Supplies Required: Size 9 and size 7 needles, 1 skein smooth worsted weight yarn 100 yds.Homework required: none

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Mad for PlaidNumber: AM11Instructor: Theresa SchabesDescription: Plaids are a traditional woven fabric pattern which can be replicated in knitting via several techniques: slip stitches, two-stranded intarsia, applied crochet chain and surface weaving. We’ll learn a few, including some where the pattern is worked as you knit, and some where the color work is added after the knitting is completed. A highlight is applied crochet chains, a neat trick to create plaids or embellish any knitted garment. Class size limit: 25Skill Level Required: Intermediate to advanced knitter. Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Worsted or DK weight yarn in assorted colors (leftovers are fine). If possible, bring a light, medium and dark yarn in the same color. Appropriately-sized needles for your yarn, as well as needles two sizes bigger. Tapestry needle, scissors, crochet hook size G or H.Homework required: Two swatches: 1) With worsted or DK weight yarn, knit a garter stitch (knit every row) swatch 24 sts wide and as tall as it is wide. Optional: spice it up with two row (one ridge) stripes in two or more colors. 2) With worsted or DK weight yarn, work a stockinette stitch square with vertical channels of purl stitches as follows: Cast on 24 sts. Row 1 (RS): (K4, p1) four times, k4. Row 2 (WS): (P4, k1) four times, p4. Repeat Rows 1 & 2 until swatch is as tall as it is wide. Bind off.

Multi-Color Double-Knitting Number: AM9Instructor: Alasdair Post-QuinnDescription: Bored with only two colors in your double-knitting? Add a third – or a fourth! With more than two colors per row in double-knitting, the rules change a bit – learn how to choose a color rotation and maintain it throughout a three-color pattern. In this workshop, you’ll get to play with three-color single-pattern as well as two-pattern double-knitting – and open new doors to design possibilities that were previously impossible (or at least improbable). You’ll also learn how to integrate the third color into a foolproof double-knit selvedge, and a bind-off that mirrors the cast-on.Class size limit: 20Skill level required: Intermediate (previous experience required in standard double-knitting and reading charts).Supply fee: $1.00 to offset copy costs for handout.Supplies required: 3 contrasting colors of plain yarn in the DK to worsted weight range and a pair of straight or circular needles in the proper size.Homework required: If you’re not already familiar with my cast-on, please learn it before the workshop so we can move right into new techniques. The cast-on we’ll be doing is subtly different from the one currently online but it’s best if you have a solid foundation. You can find a video tutorial on Youtube. Also, please bring a sample or photo of your previous double-knitting work, if handy.

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Scandinavian DesignNumber: AM8Instructor: Deborah NewtonDescription: Designer Deborah Newton will present and explain all the types of motifs and patterns from her favorite Scandinavian knitting, part of her Swedish heritage. Blocks, stars, roses and leaves — and fascinating trellis patterns! Dancing figures, horses and reindeers! Wavy borders and fretwork divider patterns. And large single motifs, as well as allover patterning, are part of this rich knitting tradition. Share Deborah’s enthusiasm for these lively and unique patterns as she shows many interesting swatches from her large collection.Deborah will also show a slide presentation of Scandinavian patterns in her own designs as well as traditional garments. Everyone will also see how different yarns affect pattern, and how to adapt Scandinavian colorwork patterns to garments and other projects. Deborah will also share technical tips for knitting your stranded colorwork! Students will choose from a variety of charted motifs and patterns that Deborah has gathered for your use, to incorporate into a small project that she has designed especially for this class. Class size limit: 25Skill Level Required: advanced beginner on upward-- working knowledge of fair isle knitting technique — stranded colorwork — is helpfulSupply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Bring worsted weight yarn in 2 contrasting colors. Bring a range of needle sizes for worsted weight yarn, in circular (16”) or double pointed needles, as well as straights.Homework required: none

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Almost Saintly Knitting – It’s So HOLEY!Number: PM7Instructor: Lucy NeatbyDescription: It’s an ongoing source of fascination to me as to how to capture significant quantities of nothingness within knitting, in larger than traditional lace holes. We’ll take a look at single and double yarn-over lace holes and a series of different methods of making larger holes and how they can be employed to give a variety of effects. We’ll look at using waste yarn to create openings, with a crochet chain to hold the edges and the versatility of the marvelous scallop hole, which may be used for an all over fabric, for detailing and as a method for increasing and decreasing. How to handle multiple yarn overs and create new stitches. Even if you don’t currently plan to make holes in your knitting, there are many useful mainstream spinoffs for these techniques.Class size limit: 22Skill Level Required: IntermediateSupply Fee: noneSupplies Required: • Double pointed or circular needles in a size to suit your yarn.• Smooth worsted weight yarns in at least two bright, solid colours.

(Precise yarn weight is not critical.)• Crochet hook • Scissors and your usual knitting paraphernalia.Homework required: none

Andean AccentsNumber: PM6Instructor: Mary Jane MucklestoneDescription: Some of the most interesting elements of Andean knitting are the decorative edge treatments found on the classic men’s hats or chullos. We will learn to make a charming checkerboard edging, a darling scalloped edging, and cheerful instant popcorns, which can be knit in as you go, or added as an afterthought. By knitting a sweet wristlet we will learn to bend our minds and manipulate our fingers and yarn in interesting new ways.Class size limit: 20Skill Level Required: Intermediate – willingness to bend their minds and do things a little differently.Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: 1 set size US6/4mm double pointed needles, size F or G crochet hook, scissors, stitch markers, tapestry needle. A smooth DK weight yarn is best for learning these techniques. I suggest bringing lots of different odd bits from your stash. Both solid colors and variegated colors work beautifully. The Scalloped Edging: 10 yds each of 3 different colors. Checkerboard: 20 yds each of 6 colors. Popcorns: 5 yards of one color.Homework required: none

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Borderline PersonalitiesNumber: PM2Instructor: Lily M. ChinDescription: Borders and edgings differ from trims in that they are very often worked separately, usually in a different direction. The main knitting is then picked up from this border or edging and worked upwards. This separation means more possibilities for variations of materials, gauge, stitch, etc. Then there’s the problem of how to join the same border or edging along vertical sides, curved edges, and garment tops. Get to know more possibilities for adding interest to knit garments or even “dressing up” store bought items with bits of knitting. Also included are novelty add-ons.Class size limit: 22Skill level required: IntermediateSupply Fee: noneSupplies required: Swatches as prescribed by homework Several other colors of worsted weight yarn Crochet hooks of several sizes Scissors Needles 1 and 2 sizes larger & smaller than those used in homeworkHomework required: Detailed instructions on page 25 and page 26.

Color Made Easy: Working with Long Color-Changing and Gradient YarnsNumber: PM12Instructor: Theresa SchabesDescription: How are long color-changing and gradient yarns easy? The hard work of choosing coordinating colors has been done for you. The challenge is in selecting stitch patterns and project shapes that show them at their best. We will play with stripes, slip stitches, stranded color work and modular knitting. With over a dozen published designs using these yarns, Theresa has plenty of tips and tricks to share to lead you to color success. Class size limit: 25Skill Level Required: IntermediateSupply Fee: noneSupplies Required: A long color-changing yarn, such as Noro, and/or gradient yarn (ball or set), a coordinating solid of the same weight, 24" circular needle appropriately sized for your yarn. Homework required: none

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Icelandic Yoke DesignNumber: PM11Instructor: Lars RainsDescription: In this workshop, we will look at what to consider when choosing colors for a stranded project and discuss the importance of yarn dominance. We will define various terms from color theory and understand how they can affect colorwork projects. We will examine existing motifs available in source materials and draft our own examples on chart paper. We will discuss swatching in the round and leave with a swatch of our very own yoke design.Class size limit: 20Skill Level Required: Basic understanding of stranded colorwork.Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Homework swatch. • Measuring tape and calculator (usually found on most smartphones

and tablets). • Needles used for the swatch and needles two sizes smaller for

ribbing (optional). • 2 or 3 contrasting colors of the same yarn used for the swatch.Homework required: Homework will consist of preparing a 5" by 5" gauge swatch in stockinette stitch using either Álafosslopi or Léttlopi.

If You Can Draw it, You Can Design It: From Graph, to Math, to Sweater!Number: PM4Instructor: Patty LyonsDescription: Learn how to design any shape no matter how complex. We’ll start by going over my five steps to the basics of design. We’ll learn how to calculate the rate of increase and decrease and we’ll start with some simple shapes. Then we’ll move on to more complex compound shaping. Using a dolman sweater as an example, we’ll learn how to break things down into shaping zones to figure out how to knit them. Once we decide on what our shaping is, we will shift our focus to knitting and discuss how to decide where the shaping will go. Finally we’ll go over the use of short rows to create things like shirt tail hems and shawl collars. Remember, if you can draw it, you can design it! Class size limit: 30Skill Level Required: A firm knowledge of the math of gauge required. Basic sweater pattern knowledge is helpful. Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Graph paper (knitter’s graph paper found here: http://www.sweaterscapes.com/images/graphpaper-123.pdf Please print several pages to play with), calculator, pen, paper and pencil. Homework required: none

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Intro. to Double-KnittingNumber: PM10Instructor: Alasdair Post-QuinnDescription: Double-knitting is a unique method of making a fabric with no “wrong” side and a built-in reversible colorwork pattern. Significantly different from the standard intarsia and Fair Isle colorwork that are so well known, double-knitting is a labor-intensive but wholly worthwhile technique to have in your repertoire. In this workshop, you’ll learn my 2-color cast-on for double-knitting, get comfortable with the techniques involved, then move into colorwork. At the end of the workshop, you should have a motif swatch and be confident that you can tackle a larger standard double-knitting pattern.Class size limit: 25Skill level required: Beginner (must know knit and purl; some colorwork experience useful but not necessary).Supply fee: $1.00 to offset copy costs for handout.Supplies required: 2 contrasting colors of plain yarn in the DK to worsted weight range and a pair of straight or circular needles in the proper size.Homework required: none

Laden: An Exploration of Reversible CablesNumber: PM8Instructor: Laura NelkinDescription: Laden is chock-full of texture and techniques. Heavy cables play against this delicate lace stitch, creating an unexpected fabric that flows around the neck and shoulders beautifully. This faux Mobius cowl (or “fauxbius”) starts with a provisional cast- on. Then a length of reversible cables and beaded double-sided lace is knit. We’ll work on this lace without beads and then with beads, teaching you secrets for adding beads to double sided lace!Class size limit: 20Skill Level Required: How to knit and purl, how to read a pattern, how to knit lace comfortably.Supply Fee: Books and Laden Swatching kits will be available in class. Knockout Knits is $23.00 and Swatching kits which include 30 yards of yarn and Size 8/0 beads are $10.00.Supplies Required: Approx. 30 yards fingering weight yarn, a smooth yarn in solid or semi solid in a light or bright color would be best (for swatching), US Size 4 (3.5 mm) or 5 (3.75 mm) needles, approx. 5 grams size 8/0 Japanese seed beads (instructor will have some in class). Copy of Knockout Knits (pattern is only available in the book). We will discuss how to choose yarn for working with beads and alot about bead purchasing at the beginning of class, therefor please just bring yarn and beads for swatching and learning with you!Homework required: none

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Multi-directional ScarvesNumber: PM1Instructor: JC BriarDescription: Turn variegated yarn into striking scarves with this new form of multi-directional knitting. Learn to form triangles and diamonds from a continuous length of yarn, and to join them together without sewing any seams or picking up any stitches.Class size limit: 25Skill Level Required: basic knitting experience.Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: handpainted, self-striping, or other variegated yarn, DK weight or heavier (aim for a yarn with color sections of 6" to 18"); needles of a size appropriate for your yarn; stitch markers.Homework required: none

Stitch & Click – Photographing your FibersNumber: PM13Instructor: The Shibaguyz, Shannon & Jason Mullett-BowlsbyDescription: Nothing is more disappointing than finishing a FAB fiber project and not being able to take an equally FAB photo of it. In Stitch & Click we will show you how to take great photos that show off your stitch and fiber work.Don’t have an expensive camera or fancy photography studio equipment? No worries! We will show you simple tips and tricks to use what you have around the house to create photos that will really show off all that hard work you put into your stitching project.Bring your digital camera, (ANY digital camera!) and we will play with lighting techniques and tools to help you learn to take the best photos of your fiber work. We’ll also teach you how to make smart choices for picking good basic lighting and DIY photography equipment without breaking the bank.Class size limit: 25Skill Level Required: Should understand the basic settings on your digital camera.Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Any digital camera you have: DSLR, mobile device (cell phone or tablet), point and click.Suggested: Any project, yarn, or swatches you want to photograph.Homework required: none

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TRANSFORMING CABLESwith Deborah Newton

Stitch GaugeNumber: PM3Instructor: June Hemmons HiattDescription: Learn June Hemmons Hiatt’s unique and innovative approach to calculating a truly accurate gauge. Ms. Hiatt considers Stitch Gauge the most important chapter in her book, The Principles of Knitting; learn how to make this comprehensive method work for you. In this hands-on class, you will discover for yourself how gauge really works, and learn several different approaches to making a swatch and calculating gauge depending on the type of project you plan to knit. Also included are suggestions for what to do if you cannot match the gauge called for in a pattern, using a swatch to learn about the yarn and the stitch or color pattern, and how to determine yarn requirements for a new design or pattern alteration. This class is for knitters who are not entirely convinced of the importance of gauge, or who faithfully do one only to be disappointed in the fit of their garments; it is for designers who want to write more accurate patterns, and for those who want a new and better approach to teaching it. The class is suitable for knitters of any skill level but could be challenging for beginners.Class size limit: 30Skill Level Required: MediumSupply Fee: noneSupplies Required: You will need a 12" straight ruler, a basic calculator, and some method of taking notes.Homework required: Please make one or two 6–8 inch square swatches with any stitch pattern — do not use Stockinette or Garter Stitch, and one 3x3" swatch in single or double ribbing; do not wash or steam swatches.

Transforming CablesNumber: PM9Instructor: Deborah NewtonDescription: Do you love cables, or want to learn more about cables from an expert knitwear designer? Would you like to learn to change easy traditional cables in small ways, to transform them into unique one-of-a-kind cables? Join designer Deborah Newton for this fun hands-on workshop using worsted or bulky weight yarns. Learn how to turn simple cables into something special by adding interesting texture and other knitted elements. Deborah will also teach you how to incorporate them into a project. Add variety-- and your own touch to your sweaters and accessories by learning Deborah’s techniques!Class size limit: 25Skill Level Required: any level of knitter who knows and can knit Stockinette stitch and Reverse Stockinette StitchSupply Fee: noneSupplies Required: Bring a skein of worsted or bulky weight yarn. Bring a variety of knitting needles for knitting swatches with your choice of worsted or bulky weight yarn. Sizes 8-10 should be perfect. Bring a couple of cable needles or double pointed needles.Homework required: none

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Vintage KnittingNumber: PM5Instructor: Joan McGowan-MichaelDescription: Learn about the history of knitting and fashion from the early 20th century to present day. What’s old is new again and with just a little tweaking, knitters can use those wonderful retro styles to add vintage flavor to their sweater wardrobe. Knitters will work on a mini vintage sweater and learn some techniques from the past.Class size limit: 22Skill Level Required: Intermediate or advanced beginner with some lace experience.Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: 1 pr size 7 needles, tapestry needle, 1 ball of smooth worsted weight wool, 100 yds.Homework required: Gauge — 6 sts per inch over 2 x 2 rib.Beginning at lower edge, cast on 70 sts and work in k2, p2 ribbing for 1 1/2". Bind off 20 sts at each end of needle 1 time.Continue to work in 2 x 2 rib until piece measures 4 1/2". Bind off.

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All Day Class InformationThe Fair Isle Tam: Learning to Use Color Number: AD1Instructor: Janine BajusDescription: Have you wanted to design your own Fair Isle but were afraid because it looks too complicated? In this class you will design your own classic tam using a predefined color way so you don’t have to worry about choosing colors. I will demonstrate the underlying principles of Fair Isle design; class time will be spent swatching and discussing different arrangements of color. Then I will walk you through the steps to fill in the entire tam chart the way you want. I’ll also demonstrate how these skills translate to designing a traditional Fair Isle sweater. Class size limit: 24Skill level required: Some experience in stranded knitting and knitting in the round. Supply Fee: Supply fee and items included in the fee: $45.00 for a yarn pack in chosen color way and handout. The yarn pack includes 7 balls of Jamieson Spindrift Shetland yarn and a mini skein; this pack will knit at least 3 tams. Students can choose from 6 different color ways. Supplies Required: Size 3 24–32” circular needle for swatching; bring a selection of sizes from 2–4 if you aren’t sure of your gauge with fingering-weight yarn.Homework required: none

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Jokkmokk Flowers — A Swedish Sámi Handgarments ClassNumber: AD3Instructor: Laura RickettsDescription: The Sámi are Scandinavia’s only United Nations-recognized indigenous people. This class will focus on one town in northern Sweden – Jokkmokk, and one family’s interpretation of a common flower motif. Join us in exploring some of the staples of Swedish Sámi knitting in the creation of a miniature mitten and some of the problems inherent to them: two ways to knit a larger scale, stranded-flower motif, three ways to manipulate yarn in long floats, and duplicate stitches, as well as how to make the 4-strand rounded braid and a tassel. Through it all, we will take an in-depth look at the culture and festivals in Jokkmokk, and natural beauties and environmental tragedies close by. Class size limit: 25Skill level required: Basic knitting skills of knitting and purling, knitting in the round and stranding experience.Supply Fee: noneSupplies required: Students bring fingering weight, wool yarn in four colors of approximately 10g each and appropriate sized double-pointed needles or magic circle equivalent. I recommend Rauma’s Finnulgarn knit on US 0 / 2 mm. Pattern will be provided in class.Homework required: After swatching to get gauge, cast on 36 sts in the round and work a k2, p2 ribbing for 1.5 inches in whatever of the four colors you wish (or in stripes). Leave on the needles and bring to class.

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Moebius and the Mysterious Stitch MirrorNumber: AD2Instructor: Sivia HardingDescription: Come explore the mysteries of the knitted Moebius with me!The knitted Moebius is a beautiful, graceful, and endlessly fascinating form, made popular in the knitting world since Cat Bordhi presented her brilliant (and easy) Moebius cast-on technique several years ago. I have been entranced by the possibilities of this knitted form for many years now, and one of my favorite things is designing and working with this simple, yet mysterious form. The experience of Moebius knitting is easy, accessible, and soothing, just like knitting in the round. The real fun begins when seeing what happens to various stitch patterns when worked in this form. In this class, we learn about what stitches do as they interact with the structure, in which, amazingly, patterns appear to be mirrored and reversed on either side of the cast on round. What stitches will reliably produce symmetry? There are some guidelines, but there are also ways to bend the rules and make many stitch patterns work once you understand the structure. Not all will result in symmetry, but all are interesting and beautiful!We cast on and work a sampler cowl in worsted weight yarn. I guarantee that students will have many “aha” moments as we see simple stitch patterns develop in amazing and sometimes unpredictable ways! I have many Moebius cowls and garments to show the class as inspiration.We also talk about shaping in the Moebius form, which gives birth to even more possibilities, including shaped shoulders, necks, and potentially other parts as well! Class size limit: 24Skill Level Required: Basic knitting and purling, basic increasing and decreasing, experience knitting in the round on a circular needle, an open mind and a ready imagination!Supply Fee: noneSupplies Required: • US 8/5 mm circular needle, 47” long• Stitch markers in 2 colors• Post it notes, magnetic chartkeeper, or other method to keep your place on a chart• Pencil with good eraser• Graph paper• If beads are desired (optional), bring steel crochet hook, size 13 or 14 (0.6 or 0.75 mm)

and approximately 25 size 2 seed beads or equivalent to fit on worsted weight yarn.Homework required: Watch Cat Bordhi’s YouTube video to watch the steps of the Moebius Cast On. You can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmTKtHQoSPc.Please don’t feel that you must learn the cast on from the video. Some people find it easy to do this type of thing and some people do not. We will go over the steps in detail in class, and I have a slightly different way of explaining it than Cat does in her video. I guarantee that you will learn it!! I have never failed yet and I have been teaching the Moebius cast on for several years.

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BORDERLINE PERSONALITIES HOMEWORK 1. With light-colored, worsted weight yarn & appropriate needles for medium tension, cast on 16 sts. Work 1-2" in Seed St, 1" Stockinette, 1-2" Garter St, 1" Stockinette, 1-2" Reverse Stockinette, 1" Stockinette, then patterns A, B, C, & D (each should measure about 2"), bind off. (Both verbal instructions and charts are given)

= K on RS, p on WS

= P on WS, k on RS

= slip st as if to p with yarn to RS

Pattern A: Begin on RS row. Row 1- * k 1, sl 2 with yarn in front (wyif), k 1; rep from *. Row 2- p 2, * sl 2 with yarn in back (wyib), p 2; rep from *, end sl 1 wyib, p 1. Row 3- k 3, * sl 2 wyif, k 2; rep from *, end k 1. Row 4- p 1, sl 1 wyib, * p 2, sl 2 wyib; rep from *, end p 2. Rep rows 1 thru 4 twice more for 12 rows total, then k 2 rows St st. Pattern B: Begin on RS row. Row 1- * k 1, p 2, k 1; rep from *. Row 2- p 2, * k 2, p 2; rep from *, end k 1, p 1. Row 3- k 3, * p 2, k 2; rep from *, end k 1. Row 4- p 1, k 1, * p 2, k 2; rep from *, end p 2. Rep rows 1 thru 4 twice more for 12 rows total, then k 2 rows St st. Pattern C: Begin on RS row. Row 1- k across. Row 2- * p 1, k 2, p 1; rep from *. Rep rows 1 and 2 five more times for 12 rows total, then k 2 rows St st. Pattern D: Take special care with yo's before and after p sts, begin on RS row. Row 1- p 1, * yo, k 2 tog, p 1; rep from *. Row 2- k 1, * yo, p 2 tog, k 1; rep from *. Rep rows 1 and 2 five more times for 12 rows total, bind off.

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= yarn over or yo = k 2 tog on RS, p 2 tog on WS

SUPPLIES TO BRING TO CLASS: 1. Swatches as prescribed by homework. 2. Several other colors of worsted weight yarn. 3. Crochet hooks of several sizes. 4. Scissors. 5. Needles 1 and 2 sizes larger & smaller than those used in homework.

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