Luxor by Anne Hanson
Sunday, April 22, 10 am – 5 pm
Cost is $100 and includes lunch
If you love knitting socks and wish to create your own designs, this workshop will guide you through all the details of making your own pattern!
Skills Needed
- This class is rated “uberchic” – Advanced techniques for knitters with several projects under their belt
- experience knitting socks on multiple needles (DPNs, two circulars or Magic Loop)
- pattern reading
- experience with increases and decreases
- knowledge of various heel formats
- ability to execute the kitchener stitch
Skills Learned
- fit and sizing in socks
- working with textured motifs
- appropriate design choices for the sock architecture
- marriage of design elements
- charting stitch patterns
- pattern writing
Materials to bring
- pen and paper
- calculator
- graph paper
- stitch markers
- one 100 g skein of sock yarn
- sock needles appropriate for yarn gauge
- stitch pattern book (various books are available at the shop)
Homework
- Please come to class with the materials listed above and yarn wound, or plan to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to class time.
- Swatching stitch motifs for your sock design is encourage, but optional
Bio: Anne Hanson / Knitspot
Knitspot owner and designer Anne Hanson, a life-long knitter with experience in the fashion and graphic design fields, enjoys an ongoing conversation with users, incorporating customer feedback into knitspot products wherever possible. Anne also teaches and writes about knitting, spinning, and designing in her “knit spot”, and lives in Ohio with David, who loves wool, too.
Anne’s background as a pattern maker/draper, technical designer, and costumer in New York City’s garment district informs her work, providing a rich source of experience in garment construction and fit, as well as knowledge of a wide range of fibers and fabrics.
