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In this full-day workshop, Aleks Byrd will give you a taste of Estonian knitting by helping you make a wristlet showcasing four traditional techniques:- Knit fringe
- Knit braids
- Bobbles
- Roosimine
This workshop is an introduction to Estonian knitting exploring knit fringe, knit braids, bobbles, and roosimine inlay knitting. We will travel across Estonia learning these different techniques that are much easier than they look.
This class goes for 6 hours. It will be taught in two three-hour sessions, with a 1-hour break in between. Please bring your own lunch.
A great way to get to grips with many of the techniques covered in Aleks Byrd’s book Traditions Revisited: Modern Estonian Knits.
SKILL LEVEL
This class is great for an intermediate knitter. This class is for you if you're comfortable knitting and purling in the round with two colours at a time (easy colourwork), reading from charts, casting-on and binding-off.
WHAT TO BRING
Please bring along the below items to this class:
- US 6 / 4mm needles for knitting small circumference (Double pointed needles or circular needles for magic loop)
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Knit Fringe tool (available from Aleks Byrd) or flat stick / card approx 0.5” / 1.5 cm wide for wrapping fringe yarn loops
- DK yarn (preferably nothing slippery - think yarn you would use for colourwork) in 3 contrasting colours in the following approx. amounts: MC (main colour) 20g, CC1 (contrast colour) 10g, CC2 (contrast colour 2) 10g
ABOUT ALEKS BYRD
Aleks Byrd is a knitwear designer with roots in Estonia, Canada, and the USA. Aleks’ passion is creating modern patterns with a connection to the past using little-known traditional techniques for unique wearable designs that are fun and rewarding to knit for all levels of knitters. Her portfolio of designs includes individual patterns as well as those published in The Knitter magazine and Laine Magazine. Her latest book Traditions Revisited – Modern Estonian Knits brings together her designs and teaching as an introduction to Estonian knitting, both traditional and traditional-inspired.
Aleks teaches workshops to demystify the deceptively easy techniques used in her patterns all over the world in the UK, Europe, Canada, the United States and Australia. Most notably with sold out workshops at Vogue Knitting Live in New York.
Aleks especially loves sharing traditional knitting techniques from Estonia with knitters around the world to expand their view on what knitting can be. She works with yarn shops and knitting event organizers to bring engaging workshops to your knitting community.
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16 Smith Street., North Hobart, TAS, Australia, Tasmania
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