Interweave Knitting Lab - part 2

Week 7 = Knitting Conferences and Fairs
Day 7 = February 18, 2014

 

     As I told you on Valentine's Day, I have more information about Interweave Knitting Lab. I want to tell you about the awesome events they're going to have and the classes that my mom picked.

 

     Just a reminder... Here are the 7 classes that I'm taking:

• Four Short Rows for Four Shapes taught by Candace Eisner Strick
• Double-Knitting Cables taught by Alasdair Post-Quinn
• Introduction to Brioche Knitting taught by Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark
• Two Socks in One: The War & Peace Method taught by Kate Atherley
• Math For Knitters taught by Kate Atherley
• Pattern Writing taught by Kate Atherley
• Get Gauge (or Not!) taught by Nancy Shroyer

 

There are 2 main events and 2 special events:

• Main Events
• Friday Evening with Vickie Howell
• Saturday Evening with Clara Parkes
• Special Events
• Thursday Evening Welcome and Knitters' Market Opening
• Silent Auction to Benefit Lab Scholarship Fund

    

Vickie Howell and Clara Parkes

     I am excited to attend all the events and looking forward to seeing what the Silent Auction holds... Because, as this year's scholarship winner, of course, I need to support the Scholarship Fund. No brainer.


    My mom, last Wednesday's guest writer, is also attending the conference with me. Yeah mother/daughter bonding/knitting conference time!! She's chosen some awesome classes, many of which were my second choice. So here is her list.

• Love Your Lace! taught by Annie Modesitt
• Learn the basic theory behind knitting lace, and perfect your lace chart reading skills. Written instructions can have typos, but with a chart, what you see is what you get, which is why it's the best option for knitters who want to "see" what their lace will look like before they take up their needles. In this class, we will knit a few simple lace panels, and move onto a more difficult lace pattern for those who feel ready for a challenge. This class could change your entire knitting outlook!
• Fixing Mistakes taught by Kate Atherley
• Expand your knitting toolkit! This class will teach you how to spot and fix mistakes of all kinds in your knitting. We'll cover the key issues: dropped and slipped stitches, incorrect stitches in a pattern, what to do about splitty yarn, accidental yarnovers, and mysterious holes. We'll share tips for safely ripping out, for fixing mistakes without ripping out and for deciding when you don't need to bother fixing at all. We'll also discuss strategies for fixing issues in completed projects and address common problems that come up when working patterns, like missing increases or decreases.
• Tips, Tricks and Hints taught by Lily Chin
• Learn all the little secrets to make knitting life easier and better. Find out how to cast on in 2-tail method without running out of the second tail. Join a new skein of yarrn or a new color without losing that first stitch. See ways of attaching buttons as you work. Create invisible circular bind-offs on a neck where the beginning and end are absolutely imperceptible. Weave in those little ends that are too short to put through a darning needle. Take away lots of small "fix-its” and improve those details!
• How to Select Color Palettes for Knitting and Other Fiber Arts taught by Nancy Shroyer
• Choosing colors that will go together well in knitting or for any purpose can be confusing or even scary if you don't have that inborn color sense. This class will give you a set of recipes that are easy to follow to build a color palette. All you have to do is choose one color you like and follow the recipe for success.
• Mobius Manipulated taught by Candace Eisner Strick
• The mathematical equation for a mobius is a mile long, but you don't need to know math to knit a masterpiece. Don't worry about the cast on—Candace's version is so simple even her parrot can do it. When a mobius is worked from the center outward, the portion on the top of the spine is the right side of the pattern and the portion on the bottom of the spine is the wrong side. Even though this is a true mobius, you don't have to be content with it, but can manipulate it so both the top and bottom portions come out to be the right side of the stitch pattern. Try some short row shaping, or binding off a portion to make something other than a scarf or stole.
• U-Turns: Short Rows for Shaping & Pattern taught by Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark
• Short rows are an invaluable skill to learn to not only shape garments, but to create color and texture patterns in your knitting. Learn several short row methods, including classic wrap and turn, shadow wraps, and the PGR yarnover method, to create shaping and pattern in your knitted projects.
• Cables with Color taught by Daniela Nii
• Garments with cables are traditionally worked in a single color made popular by Aran sweaters or Bavarian stockings and jackets. Learn how you can add color to your cable work to highlight your cables, or create new looks while not distracting from them. You will be introduced to and will practice three cable-with-color techniques that will open new opportunities for your cable work.

     So, there you have it. I'll be keeping you up to date if anything else unfolds with my scholarship. I am planning on posting details about the homework required for my classes next month. Be sure to look for that.

Question of the day

Which of Mom's classes would be your top choice?

Knitting with Mom,


Victoria