Experience Level: Intermediate - experience knitting garments in the round on circular needles necessary. Short rows experience also required as they will not be taught in class.
If you are inspired by the variety of patterns and beautiful colours in colourwork knitting but don’t know where to start, or if you have tried before and not been happy with the results, this is the perfect workshop for you. In this class you will knit a Celeste Sweater Junior by PetiteKnit and our experienced and award winning tutor will teach you how to read a stranded colourwork chart, different ways to hold the yarn, how to ensure the unused yarn is not carried too tightly, catching floats, and how to strand and weave in the yarn. You will also learn how to do the Italian cast on and Italian cast off, which give your garments a professional finish.
Dates: Wednesday 7th October 7.00pm - 8.30pm, Wednesday 14th October 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Wednesday 4th November 7.00pm - 8.30pm.
Duration: 5 hours over three lessons held over three different weeks with homework included.
Maximum class number: 6
Materials required:
-Main Colour Yarn: Woolstok by Bluesky Fibres (50 g = 112m) in amount required by chosen size
-Contrast Colour Yarn: 1x 50g skein of Woolstok by Bluesky Fibres (50 g = 112m) in each of the 4 colours
-Celeste Sweater Junior Pattern
-4 mm 60cm and 80cm circular needles
-3.5 mm 40cm, 60cm and 80cm circular needles
-Optional for the colourwork if you are a tight knitter: 4.5 mm 40 and 60cm circular needles.
Materials needed for this class are available from our Bianca Lorenne Store, 311 Devon Street East, New Plymouth at a 10% discount after booking.
Class Location: Bianca Lorenne Studio – 9/477A Devon Street East, New Plymouth.
Parking:
Weekday daytime classes - please park on Devon Street as there is no parking within the complex during the week.
Night and weekend classes - you are welcome to drive down and park in the complex.
Payment
100% deposit is payable on registration. Your place in the classes will not be confirmed until full payment is made.
Cancellation policy
Full refund of payment or eligibility to move your class to a different date will only be allowed if your spot can be filled on the original booking date. Failure to attend the class without prior notification will not be eligible for a refund or to have your spot moved to a different date. Please be considerate. Should we not reach the minimum numbers required to run the class we will either cancel or postpone the class to another date. We reserve the right to cancel a class due to unusual and unforeseen circumstances. We will try to avoid this wherever possible however sometimes this cannot be avoided. In this situation we will of course offer a full refund. We are sorry but we cannot be financially responsible for extreme weather conditions or any other situations that are out of our control.
