Build color skills and learn Log Cabin knitting with Ann Weaver!

Whether doing stranded knitting, intarsia, stripes, or modular patterns, knitters are constantly faced with color choices. Build your color vocabulary and confidence with guest instructor Ann Weaver and her Albers Cowl design, a perfect opportunity to experiment with color by using small amounts of yarn and simple techniques.

This workshop will present the basics of color theory—including lightness, hue, and complimentary colors—from a fine art perspective. Each student will receive a color wheel for future use. After a discussion of color theory, the workshop will focus on the Albers Cowl and Log Cabin knitting techniques. Knitters will learn how to measure gauge in garter stitch, neatly pick up stitches from both horizontal and vertical edges, and keep it all really square. If time allows, the workshop will also cover the sewn bind off and mattress stitch (used to join squares). Although the only stitch used is the knit stitch, this class is a great chance for knitters to learn and improve finishing techniques while beginning an Albers project.

Skills needed: Casting on and knitting garter stitch; experience knitting with fine (fingering-weight) yarn on small needles. PLEASE NOTE: This class requires homework detailed below.

Saturday, May 16, 10:00am - 1:00 pm
Coffee and light snacks will be provided. Please feel free to bring additional drink or snack.

Cost: $150.00 per student, 9 student capacity*

Yarn: Fingering weight yarn in at least two colors. Students are welcome to bring stash yarn/scraps from home. A wide variety of fingering weight yarns are also available to purchase at Sister-Arts.

Materials: US size 2 straight or circular needles. Scissors, tape measure, and darning needle.

Pattern: Purchase Albers Cowl by Ann Weaver on Ravelry. Bring a printed copy or a tablet you’re comfortable working on to class.

Homework: Knit the center square of one of the blocks (cast on 30 sts and knit 59 rows, then bind off).

About Ann: When she is not traveling to teach or exploring thrift stores and estate sales, you will find Ann Weaver in West Baltimore, where she works as a freelance editor and writer and runs Plied Yarns. Ann has been studying and applying color theory and fiber arts techniques for decades, beginning with a studio art degree and continuing through over 15 years of designing, writing, and teaching in the fiber industry. Knitting, mending, dyeing, sewing, and piecing—she uses all her skills to inspire her students in her laid-back workshops and presentations.

*Class fee for this event is non-refundable. We reserve the right to cancel or substitute a class with low registration numbers.