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6226
Saturday 02/24/2018, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Skill Level
Intermediate Class Hours
3
Teacher
Candace Eisner Strick View Candace's profile and full STITCHES West class list |
Old Shale: Theme and Variation with Candace Eisner Strick
Old Shale is perhaps the most beautiful and beloved of all the Shetland lace patterns. Its beauty and ease of knitting endures, and its variations are almost limitless. It has but one fault: the bind-off does not wave as beautifully as the cast-on. Come to class and learn how to adjust and manipulate Old Shale into dozens of beautiful variations and how to cure that bind-off problem.Note: Must be able to read a charted pattern. Supplies
_About 2 ounces of light colored, smooth, worsted weight wool yarn _appropriately sized needles (American #8). _Knitting Basics: Sharp scissors, Notebook, Pen or pencil with eraser, Stitch markers, Tapestry needles (large and small), Tape measure, Small calculator, Needles and crochet hooks of various sizes Homework
With light colored, smooth worsted weight wool yarn and US8 needles, cast on 33 sts; knit 3 rows (garter st). Leave sts on needle with yarn attached.Questions? Email Candace at Strickwear@gmail.com |