notes:
 Classes with a picture icon have images on the class detail page
 Crochet-friendly class
levels:
No skill required
Basic Know basic stitches (knit, purl or single crochet, double crochet).
Easy You should know the basics, how to increase and decrease, and have made at least one project.
Intermediate You should have worked with a few stitch patterns and should be familiar wtih basic garment shaping.
Advanced You should have made several garments in various stitch patters and should comfortable making minor changes to patterns. Advanced is fun and challenging for thinking knitters.
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Susanna Hansson
Susanna grew up in Sweden and learned to knit in the fifth grade, as did all young Swedish girls in the early 1960's. She has been an instrumental influence in the renaissance of interest in the unique patterned colorwork Bohus Stickning sweaters and her collection of vintage garments was the centerpiece of a highly successful exhibit at the American Swedish Institute (ASI) in 2009. In addition to teaching at all four STITCHES events, Susanna takes her workshops on the road to guilds, retreats, and shops in North America, Scandinavia, Japan, and the UK. Her work is grounded in her love of technique, detail, history, and culture. She loves to teach as much as she loves to knit!
For more information about Susanna, please visit her website at www.oneofsusannas.com.
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STITCHES West 2012 Classes
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NEW
Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
449-3 Easy Jogless Fibonacci Stripes
Your swatch for this class becomes a cute baby hat—striped to perfection!
We will cover how to add rhythm to
stripes including using the Fibonacci sequence of numbers and practice the four steps
necessary for creating perfect 'jogless' stripes every time you knit in the round.
Note: You are expected to know how to knit in the round.
Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm SOLD OUT
627-6 Advanced Bohus Stickning
The story of Bohus is a story of couture knitting, sociology, women's history,
social justice, and cultural legacy all in one. Learn more about the Bohus movement, its
background and history. Discuss differences between this and other multi-color techniques
and discover what it is that makes the Bohus patterns 'sing'. Participants will be able to
examine in detail several vintage pieces from Susanna's collection. The class project is a pair
of wristlets worked in a 50% merino/50% angora yarn from Sweden.
Note: You are expected to know how to knit in the round.
Materials fee: $25.
NEW
Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am SOLD OUT
551-3 Easy Lovers and Runders
Many knitters are familiar with the knitted braids that are typical decorative elements on mitten cuffs from the Baltic and Nordic countries. However, they can make a great design element on a sock cuff as well as on the brim of a hat. Worked in bright colors they can add a pop of color to the sleeve cuff of an otherwise plain sweater.
Learn about the 'anatomy' of the braids and then build your own multicolor versions. Depending on how you use your colors, your braids can look rounded or pointed like chevrons. Susanna developed some special tricks for creating balanced braids and she'll share all of them with you so you can create perfect looking braids every time.
The class title is a mnemonic to help you remember how they are made—you'll never have to refer back to word explanations again!
Note: You are expected to know how to knit in the round.
Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm SOLD OUT
313-3 Intermediate Japanese Short Rows
Short rows are an elegant way to shape your knitting and are the perfect way to
finish off shoulders and build collars that lay flat. Japanese short rows are done without using
the wrap-and-turn. Although they are a little tricky to learn, 'stair-step' shoulder bind-offs
will be a distant memory once you master this technique. Complete your short rows with an
elegant Japanese bind-off.
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