Workshop: Portuguese Style of Knitting with Andrea Wong

Workshop: Portuguese Style of Knitting with Andrea Wong

Sunday November 10, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Registration will open October 2nd, 2024

Topic:  

Students will learn a different way to knit. It is not German or English method. The yarn will be fed and tensioned around the neck (or knitting pin), leaving hands free to hold needles. Stitches are formed by looping tensioned yarn around the needle using left thumb only. If left thumb is a problem, student might use the right thumb instead. It does not matter if student is right or left handed as knitting uses both hands. This method is much easier on the hands because it takes less maneuvering of needles to accomplish the work, purling is easier than knitting, it is fast and ergonomic.

Once students learn how to knit and purl using the Portuguese Style, we are going to practice all increases and decreases on the swatch the students are working on. As a bonus you will learn a Portuguese cast on and bind off.

Skill Level: Basic knitting skills: cast on, knit, purl, bind off.

Supplies: worsted weight yarn in light color. Needles of preference sizes US #6 or 7.

For Project Beret (optional) :1 skein of Angora & Merino (50% angora/50% merino wool by Tess Yarns - 50g/185 yards [169 m] each) OR any yarn that gives 19 stitches and 26.5 rows = 4 inches; Needles size US #5 ,16” circular needles and size US #9 16 circular needles and US #9 double pointed needles; 3 buttons for decoration.

Teacher Supplied Material and fee (optional): knitting pin for U$5.00 each, pattern for beret.

Homework:  None

Location: Holiday Inn Express, 610 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI

*The Madison Knitters' Guild has a no refunds policy.*

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