Knitting: Lake Winnipesaukee Hat

Description

2 PART CLASS Spend a few creative hours with us at The League of NH Craftsmen – Meredith Fine Craft Gallery on Saturday, September 8th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and Saturday, September 22nd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM to create an original knitted hat design dedicated to the beautiful unique 72 square mile glacial lake in New Hampshire. with instructor, Maryly Matthewman. This special hat is a colorful motley mix of Romney Ridge hand dyed, locally sourced wool knit in Fair Isle, ancient Latvian patterns, Estonian and textured stitches which mingle to form trees, waves and beautiful mountains. Maryly’s knitting style is relaxed and based on a concept of change, texture, depth, imperfection, irregularity and most importantly, INDIVIDUALITY!! Waves, trees and mountain landscapes are constantly changing, have depth and are not perfect. Make this your creation like nobody else can. You will become a hat designer with splashes of color here and beads there!! This workshop is split into 2 sessions. Session 1: Review of texture stitches, a new cast-on idea, beautiful ribbing, Estonian Nupp, colorwork ideas and how to incorporate beads into your knitting. You will be expected to do some knitting in between sessions. Session 2: How to finish hat top, bind off and folding, various tassel ideas and beads of course!! Class fee: $75 includes 2 -4 hour sessions. Materials fee: $40 Romney Ridge Farm Blend Yarn, hand dyed 50 yd skeins in 5 colors of Lake Winnipesaukee. Pattern for Lake Winnipesaukee Hat. You will have enough yarn for another colorful hat or fingerless mitts. Bead for tassel, bits of unique art yarn for tassel and some glass beads to incorporate into your hat. I will also have additional skeins for purchase. Skills: moderate beginner- advanced Students to bring: #5 16 inch circular needle, basic knitting supplies. Your own trinkets or beads to incorporate into hat. Very small crochet hook Maryly has brought this workshop to many stops in New England, Virginia, Colorado and in October 2018 to Taos Wool Market in New Mexico. To register for this workshop, please call the League of NH Craftsmen – Fine Craft Gallery at (603) 279-7920 or stop by the gallery located at 279 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith, NH. For more details, visit our website at http://meredith.nhcrafts.org/classes/ and our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/nhcraft/