Kate Atherley
Kate Atherley is a designer, knitting editor for A Needle Pulling Thread magazine and technical editor for Knitty and Knitty Spin. Author of Beyond Knit and Purl, she is also published in many North American and UK books and magazines. Kate is known for her revolutionary new approach to learning knitting! www.wisehildaknits.com
Elizabeth Zimmermann's Baby Surprise Jacket , Kate Atherley
Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Baby Surprise Jacket (20) Adv Beginner to Intermediate
Its clever construction and unusual decreases make this popular jacket a challenging pattern. Kate guides you through a mini version of the pattern making the process quick and easy. Learn all the key skills – decreases, increases, tracking and picking up stitches, working buttonholes and finishing. Learn to choose yarns, size and customize patterns by adding hoods and collars and using multiple colours. Pre-requisite: Comfortable with knitting & decreasing. Bring: 50g of a worsted weight yarn and 4.5mm needles (short circular recommended)
3 Hour Workshop
Entrelac Scarf, Kate Atherley
Entrelac Scarf (20) Adv Beginner
Entrelac is a beautiful and mystifying knitterly art! Learn everything you need to know to create your own one-of-a-kind scarf with some new techniques for increasing, decreasing and picking up stitches. You’ll start with a practice piece worked with scrap yarn, then get started on the scarf itself. Pre-requisite: Proficient with knit & purl. Bring: 4.5mm needles (straight or short circular), scraps of worsted or aran weight yarn. If you’d like to start your scarf in class bring bring 3 balls of yarn Noro Silk Garden or Kureyon recommended).
3 Hour Workshop
Introduction to Colourwork: Fair Isle & Intarsia, Kate Atherley
Introduction to Colourwork: Fair Isle & Intarsia (20) All Levels
Kate tells all to work with multiple colours and confidently handle both Fair Isle and Intarsia techniques. Learn how to tell the two apart and work with both written and chart instructions. Then try 6 to 8 different stitch patterns. Explore Fair Isle using one-hand and two-handed stranded methods and see how (and when) to handle long floats and ensure your gauge is even. Bring: 4.5mm needles & 50g worsted weight yarn in 2 colours.
3 Hour Workshop
Designing Your Own Custom Fit Socks, Kate Atherley
Designing Your Own Custom Fit Socks (20) All Levels
Liberate yourself from pattern books! Learn how to create a custom fit sock pattern for any yarn and any foot using gauge information and two key measurements. We’ll cover both the top-down or toe-up styles and modify the basic templates for special fit needs like wide or narrow ankles, very pointy or wide toes, knee and over-the-knee lengths, pattern stitches and colourwork. Plus, what to look for in a yarn that’s not specifically designed for socks! Pre-requisite: Worked at least one pair of socks. Bring: Paper, pencil, tape measure & calculator.
3 Hour Workshop
Class registration will begin July 30, 2012. Check out our website for additional details on classes, packages and registration information. www.creativfestival.ca