Two-Color Brioche and Circular Bavarian Twisted-Stitch Knitting with...
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Two-Color Brioche and Circular Bavarian Twisted-Stitch Knitting with Sarah Solomon Saturday, July 20 th , 2019 10 AM –1 PM: Two-Color Brioche 2 PM –5 PM: Circular Bavarian Twisted-Stitch Knitting Vera Bradley Studio 411 West Broadway (NOT Broadway) at the Corner of Spring Street Conference Room New York, NY 10012 We are happy to offer two half-day workshops with Sarah Solomon, who this past fall released her first designer sweater collection with Manos Del Uruguay and Fairmont Fibers on the 50 th Anniversary of the Manos mission. Sarah is a frequent speaker and teacher at Knitty City, Vogue Knitting Live and other venues. She loves to design and especially to teach finishing sweaters, from fit before the first stitch is cast on, to button bands and everything in between.
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Two-ColorBriocheandCircularBavarianTwisted-StitchKnitting
withSarahSolomonSaturday,July20th,201910AM–1PM:Two-ColorBrioche
2PM–5PM:CircularBavarianTwisted-StitchKnittingVeraBradleyStudio
411WestBroadway(NOTBroadway)attheCornerofSpringStreetConferenceRoomNewYork,NY10012
Wearehappytooffertwohalf-dayworkshopswithSarahSolomon,whothispastfallreleasedherfirstdesignersweatercollectionwithManosDelUruguayandFairmontFibersonthe50thAnniversaryoftheManosmission.SarahisafrequentspeakerandteacheratKnittyCity,VogueKnittingLiveandothervenues.Shelovestodesignandespeciallytoteachfinishingsweaters,fromfitbeforethefirststitchiscaston,tobuttonbandsandeverythinginbetween.
Two-ColorBriocheSaturday,July20th,10AM–1PM
ClassDescription:Two-ColorBriocheBriocheKnittingincorporatesadistinctivefamilyofstitchesthatproducealofty,three-dimensionalfabricusingacombinationofslippedstitchesandyarnovers.Briochetechniqueinvolvessomestitchmanipulationsthatmaybenewtoyou,aswellasasystemofterminologyallitsown.Inthisthree-hourclasswewilllearnthebasicsofone-colorbriocheribknitflat,payingspecialattentiontounderstandingthestructureofthestitchsothatyouareabletotellwhereyouareintheworkandfixmistakes.Thenwewillmovetoworkingatwo-colorbriocheribcowlintheroundwhichwillhelpsolidifyyournewskills,useupscrapsandexperienceoneofthemostintriguingaspectsofbriocheknitting–experimentingwithcolor.IntermediateLevel–TechniqueRequirementsKnit/purl;caston/bindoff;increase/decrease;mustbecomfortableidentifyingknitandpurlstitchesClassSupplyListFortheclassswatch:
• Smallamountofworsted-weightscrapyarnintwohigh-contrastcolors• Circularneedlesinsize4.0mm(US6)or4.5mm(US7)
o Suggestedneedlelengthforcomfortableflatknitting:24”• Lockingstitchmarkers
Forthecowlproject:
• MainColor(MC):200yardsworsted-weightyarninasolid(darker)color• ContrastColor(CC):200yardsworsted-weightyarninalighterorvariegatedcolor• Exactyarnamountsarenotcritical,andyoucanuseasmanycolorsofscrapsasyou
desire;inclassyouwilljustneedtwocolorsbutyoucanbringasmanyasyoulike• One16”or24”circularneedleoneortwosizessmallerthanyouwouldnormallyuse
withthisweightyarn(youmayusewhateverlengthofneedlethatcomfortablyfitsacastonof100stitches)
o Suggestedneedlesize:4.0mm(US6)or4.5mm(US7)• One16”circularneedleoneortwosizeslargerthanyouwouldnormallyusewiththis
weightyarntocastonandbindoffo Suggestedneedlesize5.0mm(US8)
• Ringstitchmarker(forbeginningofround);lockingstitchmarkersforfixingmistakes• Tapestryneedle
Anoteonyarnchoice:Briochefabricisveryyarndependent,thoughittendstobelooseingeneral.Abouncywoolyarnisidealtopracticewith.Yarnoverstendtosliparoundinbriocheknittingandastickierwoolwillbeeasiertomanage.Althoughagoodcontrastbetweenyourcolorsishelpfulfortwo-colorbrioche,justmakesureyourdarkcolorisn’ttoodarkforyoutoreadyourknitting.ThesampleinthephotoisknitwithManosdelUruguaySilkBlend(50%Merino,50%Silk),whichworksnicely.HOMEWORK!Piece1:WithsizeUS6or7needlesandlight-coloredworsted-weightyarn,caston18stitches.Row1:*(K1,p1);repeatfrom*toendofrow.Repeatthisrowtoform1x1Rib.Workin1x1Ribuntilworkmeasures1”fromcast-on,endingwithawrong-siderow.Leaveyourstitcheslivewithyarnattached,andbringtheswatchtoclass.Piece2:UsingMC(darkercolor)andlargerneedle(size5.5mm/US9)looselycaston100stitchesusingthelong-tailmethod(youmaycastonovertwoneedlesifpreferred,thenremovesecondneedleaftercast-on).Theobjectistocreatealoose,stretchycast-on.Switchtothesmallerneedle(size4.0mm/US6andplacemarkerforbeginningofround.Work4roundsingarterstitchasdirectedbelow:Round1:Purlallsts.Round2:Knitallsts.Leavestitchesliveonneedlewithyarnattachedandbringtoclass.
CircularBavarianTwisted-StitchKnittingSaturday,July20th,2PM-5PM
ClassDescription:CircularBavarianTwisted-StitchKnittingBavarianTwisted-StitchKnittingisabeautiful,ornatestyleofknittingfeaturingstitchesthataretwistedandcrossedinpairstomakedelicate,sculpturaldesigns.Patternsforthistypeofknittingarealwayschartedratherthanwrittenout,andthevariouschartingmethodsfeatureanarrayofsymbolsandconventionsnotcommonlyseeninothertypesofknittingcharts.Thisclassusesacowlprojecttodemonstratehowtoreadachartforthistypeofknittingaswellashowtoworkstitchesintheround.Wewillbeginusingacableneedletocrossthestitches,butwewillalsopracticeworkinginthetraditionalmanner,withtheuseofacableneedle.Bavarianstitchesaresomeofthemostrefinedofallthetraditionalstitchpatternsandwellworthaddingtoyourrepertoire.IntermediateLevel–TechniqueRequirementsKnit/purl;caston/bindoff;increase/decrease;mustbecomfortableknittingintheroundoncircularneedlesandreadingcharts
ClassSupplyListYarnfortheclassproject:
• Approximately275yardsofworsted-weightwool(Woolstok,BrooklynTweedShelter,Cascade200,Quince&Co.Lark,O-WoolWorstedrecommended)
• Abouncyyarnwithnolessthan80%woolandplentyofspringisideal
NeedlesandTools:
• 20”or24”circularinsize4.5mm(US7);aneedlewithsharptipisrecommendedforeaseofworking
• Cableneedle,ringstitchmarkersformarkingpatternrepeatsandbeginningorround,stitchmarkers;apencilorhighlighterpenortapecanbeveryhelpfulformarkingcharts
HOMEWORK! Youwillworktheribbedbandofyourcowlbeforeclass,soyoucantaketimetocastonandpracticetheactionoftwistingstitchesatyourownpace;thisensuresthatwecanustheclasstimetogethertobestadvantage.Beawarethattheribisnotaregularpattern,asitflowsdirectlyintothestitchpatterns.Ifyouhaveanydifficultyworktheribbing,wewilladdressitinclass.NOTE:Twistedstitchestaketimetowork,especiallyiftheyarenewtoyou,bepatient,andyou’llberewardedwithabeautifulresult.NOTE:Allinstructionsforthistypeofknittingarechartedonly,butwrittenandchartedinstructionsfortheribbingaregivenbelow.Inclasswewillonlybeusingcharts. Directions:With20”or24”circularneedleinsize4.5mm(US7),caston156stitches.Joinintheround,beingcarefulnottotwist.
Round1:*P1,k1tbl,p2,k1tbl,p1,k1tbl,p2,(k2tbl,p2)twice,k1tbl,p1,k1tbl,p2,k1tbl,p1,k2tbl,pm;repeatfrom*5moretimes.Yourlastmarkerwillbeyourbeginningofroundmarker.RepeatRound1fivemoretimes.K1tbl=knitonestitchthroughthebackloop,twistingthestitchK2tbl=knittwoconsecutivestitchesthroughthebackloop,twistingeachoneindividually.P=purlPm=placemarker
Eachworkshopislimitedto16students,soregisterearly!
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26-stitch repeat; work 6 times per round over 156 stitches.
K1tbl: Knit one stitch through the back loop, twisting it.
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BAKGWorkshopsAnnouncementandRegistrationSaturday,July20th,2019(10AM–5PM)Instructor:SarahSolomonAdvanceRegistrationRequiredPleasenoteourworkshoplocation:VeraBradleyStudioConferenceRoom411WestBroadway(NOTBroadway),attheCornerofSpringStreetNewYork,NY10012
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