Beautiful Silks Workshops presents:

Lynne Johnson Knitting: Knit the winter storms

7th & 8th August 2010 Booking code LJK01

Knitting & laughing, sometimes even crying! or raving and storming...winter is a time of relection, when we go to our hands things get simple again!......and mixing it up from spun yarn to cloth inserts, Lynne will introduce one of her shawl patterns in this workshop whilst we talk, knit, talk, knit.... more about Lynne link here

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Lynne Johnson loves knitting with beautiful yarns -many of the different silk yarns are among her favourites. She enjoys using them together in her pieces and she enjoys mixing them with equally beautiful wools, mohairs, alpacas and other such luxury yarns. Lynne has developed new techniques based on traditional knitting ideas to create excitingly colourful textured and interesting fabrics to use in wearable items and fashion accessories.

Workshop Plan

Mixing different yarns to produce different knitted fabrics and effects.

Lynne will introduce one of her shawl designs that will enhance these effects.

Learning stitches that enhance the beauty of the silk yarns and designing simple items that are enhanced by a variety of silk fabrics.

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Lynne tells me .............I am planning to use strips of silk fabric to knit in with the yarns ........... have a few samples but any fabric and yarn off cuts -coloured dyed or plain - you have would be fun to experiment with too.

Requirements:

  • The ability to cast on, cast off, knit plain and purl rows.
  • Knitting needles. Any or all of the following: 3.75mm, 4.00mm or 4.5mm. Circular or straight.
  • Your favourite 'toolbox' containing wool needle, scissors or clippers and tape measure. Don't buy these especially - we'll share.
  • Some yarns if you wish. You will be provided with enough yarn for small projects each session but you might like to bring any left over yarns to augment those provided. We will be using mainly 8 and 12 ply yarns and some 4,5,6,14s etc. They can be wools, mohairs, silks, cottons, occasionally synthetics, finger ply, crepes, boucles, ribbons, combinations etc.

Total cost includes refreshments but not lunch (bring your own) $220.00

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Hats knitted by Lynne Johnson

Lynne Johnson

A knitting genius with a good tale or 2 to tell in the making - you'll have a lot of fun and time to share while you make that special item.