Two Colour Knitting - Let's Begin!
Two Colour Knitting - Let's Begin!
Saturday 15th September 10am-4pm
In a relaxed setting, Mary Jane introduces you to the world of stranded colorwork, often called Fair Isle knitting.
In this technique class we will learn the basics, covering several methods of holding your yarns, reading charts, how to introduce new colors, what yarn dominance is, how to avoid tangled yarns, weaving in those pesky ends, and finishing techniques.
This class is for absolute stranded knitting beginners and those looking to brush up on their technique. We will begin knitting a stranded colorwork headband or hat.
Class Level: Advanced-Beginners/Intermediate
Technique Requirements: Experience working in the round.
Supplies to bring: 2 or more colors of worsted weight yarn - make sure the colors have high contrast, 50-100 yards each. 16” circular needles in US 6 (4mm) and US7 (4.5mm), one set of dpn in US 7 if making a hat.Your usual ditty bag of knitting notions, including stitch markers, tape measure, scissors and tapestry needle. Paper and pencil for notes.
Homework: On smaller needle cast on 84 stitches. Join for working in the round, taking care not to twist stitches. K1, p1 rib for 1 inch.
Location: Chippendale, Sydney
Included: This workshop with Mary Jane runs from 10am-4pm. The day includes all day coffee&tea, as well as a delicious afternoon tea.
NB: You are welcome to bring your own lunch or purchase lunch from a local cafe.
So I wrote last week a post asking “Is my making fast fashion?”. And then I did a video on Instagram discussing similar topics in a slightly different way. And as always, you lovely humans have helped me clarify some of my thinking with your thoughtful, clever commentary.
And while I think there is so much more to discuss, here are four key possibly-more-meta ideas that have come up for me out of those conversations.
In using the quote last week that suggested that there was no single answer, and suggesting that this was freeing, I really did mean that we should sit in the grey. Not that the lack of “an” answer to this question should mean we get to ignore the question but rather that the lack of “an” answer means that we need to keep asking bigger more beautiful questions. And keep asking them.
Is my making fast fashion?
Am I living my values or merely thinking them?
And how can I make those two things a little more aligned in this moment?
These are my big beautiful questions.
Yours might be different.
And importantly this leads to point 2.