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Sheep’s
Clothing
knitting supply
Saami Mittens
and
Norwegian Purl
A Weekend
Workshop with
Beth Brown-Reinsel
July 2014
Saturday,19
Sunday, 20
9am to noon &
1:30 to 4:30pm
each day
W W W. K N I T D O C T O R . C O M
S H E E P S C LO T H I N G VA LP O
TO REGISTER FOR
CLASSES CALL
219-462-1700
Sheep’s Clothing
To register for classes call
219-462-1700
knitting supply
Saami Mittens
indigeonous European
people that live in the northernmost areas
The Saami are
Skill Level: Must be proficient with
double point needles, Magic Loop, or
of the Scandanavian countries. Beth will share with
working with two circulars. Stranded
us their
color knitting experience helpful.
lively mitten knitting
tradition. We’ll spend 9 class
hours on the project. Most knitters will find
Supply List:
that they are able to
• For Adult Sized pair: 2 oz each of
complete one
mitten and make a start
on the second mitten.
Learn the special details of mitten construction
of the nomadic Saami peoples, by
knitting a mitten in multiple colors, circularly on
double pointed needles. Make a three color braided
cast-on, create the classic
afterthought
thumb (without a gusset), work different
bands of patterning, and the
pointed tip shaping at the end of the mitten. Some
motifs will require three yarns to be
worked within one round. A simple finger
braiding technique will be demonstrated for
the traditional cord. Handling multiple
yarns and designing will be discussed.
of the
4 colors of worsted weight yarn
(traditional colors are white, red,
yellow, green and/or blue.)
Yarn kit available for Saami class in
traditional colors at additional cost of
$20.00
• One set of dp needles each US sizes
6 or 7 (4.0 or 4.5 mm) Approximate
gauge is 24 sts and 28 rnds/4 inches
or 10 cm.
• Tapestry needle, stitch markers, sticky
notes or magnetic board for reading
the charts.
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Norwegian Purl
Homework:
Skill Level: knitting supply
All. It is helpful to have
the ability to knit Continental–working
variation
of the conventional
The Norwegian Purl, a
yarn in the left hand–but it is not
mandatory.
Continental purl, is noted for its
superior tension
control, and ease of
execution. The yarn always stays behind the work,
making ribbing a breeze and twocolor textured knitting a pleasure. A
swatch will be knitted in class to practice this
technique and its
applications
:
Proper tensioning of the yarn, the conventional Continental
Class Supplies
• Two contrasting colors of the same
weight yarn, either sport or worsted
weight.
• A pair of appropriately sized circular or
short straight needles. (Example: Size
4.5 mm or 5 mm for worsted yarn, size
3.75 mm or 4 mm for sport yarn.)
purl and knit stitches, the Norwegian purl, purl garter stitch,
Norwegian purl on the
right side and on the wrong side, the
ribbing with the
Scandinavian method of working with two yarns in the left
hand (knitting, purling, and weaving the floats) on the right
side and the wrong side of the work, as well as corrugated
ribbing on the right side and the wrong side of the work.
3 hours Sunday
afternoon learning Norwegian Purl.
We’ll spend
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Homework:
None.
Sheep’s Clothing
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219-462-1700
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Sheep’s
The Instructor:
Beth Brown-Reinsel has been passionately teaching
Clothing
historic knitting workshops nationally,
knitting supply
as well as internationally, for over 20 years. Her book
60 West Lincolnway,
Valparaiso, IN 46383
219-462-1700
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Th
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Sa
12 to 7
10 to 7
12 to 9
12 to 7
10 to 5
Teachers:
Heidi Yelich,
Susan Brobst,
Kate Schroeder,
Debbie Teibel,
Paula Strietelmeier,
BJ Licko-Keel
Design: Kristina Rost,
Art: Susan Childress
knitting supply
Knitting Ganseys has been deemed a classic. She
completed her first DVD Knitting Ganseys and she
has since made two more on Color
Stranding Techniques, and
. Her articles and designs have appeared
Scottish Sanquhar Gloves
in Threads,
Cast On, Interweave Knits, Knitting Traditions,
Piecework, Shuttle, Spindle, and Dye Pot, Vogue Knitting,
Knitters magazines, as well as The Knitter, a magazine of the UK.
She
continues to design for her own pattern line Knitting Traditions. Beth’s website,
blog, and email newsletter can be found at www.knittingtraditions.com. She lives
in Vermont and loves winter!
This will be Beth’s
4th summer teaching at Sheep’s Clothing. Our
customers have enjoyed her gentle and thorough teaching style. We love how
she inspires us to keep these worthy knitting traditions alive.
Workshop cost: $220.00
Yarn kit available for Saami class in traditional colors at additional cost of $20.00
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