Engineering New Stitch Patterns Saturday, May 1, 9 am to 4 pm. $100.
(Confident intermediate to advanced knitters)
Description: Are you a stitch dictionary junkie? Can you imagine owning a book of entirely fresh, unknown stitches? If you’re an adventurous soul, join us to synergistically and individually birth new stitch patterns by recombining the basic structural elements of knitting, by using images as inspiration for knitterly reinterpretation, and by following generative pathways Cat will map out. We’ll also choose a few stitch patterns to turn into a family of related stitch patterns, perfect for combining on one garment. You’ll leave class knowing how to generate original stitches suitable for any kind of knitted garment or accessory. This class will keep your brain cells lively and bright, and we will have a great deal of fun.
Class supplies and homework: Needles (any kind you like, except for circulars with unyielding cables; I recommend Addi Turbo Lace) and high quality yarn (absolutely no acrylics please – it is the least cooperative of all yarn) for swatching your ideas. Yarn should have excellent stitch definition, be a light or bright color so it can be seen well indoors, and in a weight (dk or heavier) that lets you see stitch pathways with ease I recommend one multicolor and one single-color or shaded-solid colorway. Please also bring a variety of stitch markers, scissors, a darning needle, graph paper, a set of colored pencils, a mechanical pencil, an art-gum eraser, and a stitch dictionary you are fond of, as well as any or all of the following: a clear photo of an intriguing and mysterious stitch element on a knitted garment cut out of a magazine or catalogue (see someone in a crowd with a great sweater? Pull out your camera phone and sneak up behind them to take a photo!); a knitted garment with an unfamiliar stitch pattern, clippings/ photos/ sketches of beautiful patterns found in architecture, tilework, wallpaper, fences, anywhere you see something that might become a stitch pattern . . . you get the idea. If we reverse engineer stitches from garments you bring in, we will not copy them, rather use them as creative springboards. If you photograph stitches, if possible, also photograph the inside as this may give important clues. Please come well-rested and with a happy brain, ready for delightful adventures.
A Knitted Peace Inc. 5654C S. Prince St. Littleton, CO 80120