KNIT TO FLATTER AND FIT A knitter who spends the time and energy to make her own clothes should be rewarded with a result that makes her happy and proud. It should fit, it should flatter, and there should be no mystery as to how this happened. But sadly, and too often, this is not… Read More »Sally Melville – Knit to Flatter and Fit
LEARNING TO LOVE INTARSIA Intarsia (also known as picture knitting) is glorious stuff but not without its challenges. This workshop will explore techniques to create beautiful fabric, tricks to minimize the ‘mess’, and possibilities to design your own. SKILL LEVEL intermediate SUPPLIES TO BRING more homework yarn + part ball of light-colored yarn, same weight: colorful magazine… Read More »Sally Melville – Learning to Love Intarsia
ESSENTIAL SKILLS No matter how advanced and accomplished we are, there are habits or holes in our knitting repertoire. Perhaps we rely upon the same cast-on, the same increase, the same decrease; perhaps we are confounded by selvage stitches; perhaps we knit without the awareness that we have choices. This workshop explores and explains the many… Read More »Sally Melville – Essential Skills
BORDERS AND BUTTONHOLES This workshop explores the best techniques for these finishings that make such a difference in our knitted garments. It covers basic maneuvers, four or more basic edging stitch patterns, and the very best buttonholes. Participants will never again struggle with instructions to "pick up and knit 137 sts along right front" nor… Read More »Sally Melville – Borders and Buttonholes
