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Knit in Color (3-part Series)
Confident Beginner to Intermediate Level
2024-09-03 10:00:00
2024-09-03 11:45:00
America/New_York
Knit in Color (3-part Series)
Looking to add some color to your needles? Learn various techniques to broaden your knitting skills and achieve endless possibilities for creating vibrant designs.
Winter Garden Branch - Winter Garden - Technology Lab
Tuesday, September 03
10:00am - 11:45am
Winter Garden Branch
Winter Garden - Technology LabLooking to add some color to your needles? Learn various techniques to broaden your knitting skills and achieve endless possibilities for creating vibrant designs.
This is a 3-class series (2 weeks per class) running Tuesdays, August 6 through September 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
If you want more than one color in your project, that’s Colorwork. It’s important to note that not all colorwork techniques are suitable for every project. We'll explore 3 techniques, look at the advantages and how each is best suited for specific projects. Learn how to incorporate leftover scraps of yarn for Intarsia (creating blocks of color), or use that not quite full skein for Mosaic (slip stitch lines of color) or Stranded (simple to complex patterns of color - also known as Fair Isle knitting).
Session 1: We'll focus on Intarsia which creates blocks of color. Sometimes called “picture knitting”, we'll discover how to switch colors mid-row to create large areas of color to knit a square swatch with a heart motif.
Session 2: Using Mosaic knitting, only one color is used per row and by using slip stitches, we'll create a beautiful design block that can be used as a coaster, dishcloth, potholder or afghan square.
Session 3: The most complex color technique is Stranded or Fair Isle knitting. We'll look at different techniques on how to hold two different colors of yarn as we incorporate color into an intricate pattern.
- Class Duration: 2 weeks per Color Technique (1 1/2 hrs each week)
- Age Requirements: Adult
- Recommended Prerequisite: None
- Required Skills: Someone who grasps the most basic stitches and can finish simple patterns with aid.
**Required Materials: students must bring the following materials to complete the project:
- Yarn: Size 4/medium weight yarn in two colors
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Needles: Size US 8 (5 mm)
Ring/round stitch markers
| Level | Description |
| Beginner | Someone who grasps the most basic stitches and can finish simple patterns with aid. |
| Confident Beginner | Someone who easily handles standard stitches and can follow simple patterns. |
| Intermediate | Someone who can follow most patterns with ease, is able to read stitches and charts, and to whom working in the round is no longer a challenge. |
| Advanced | Someone who can adjust patterns to their own preferences, substitute yarn, and produce neat results consistently in flat, round, lace, and three-dimensional projects. |
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Maker/DIY | Arts & Crafting |
TAGS: | tech-fiberarts | tech-creative | knit | fiberarts | diy |
Winter Garden Branch
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About the branch
LYNX Bus Link 105 West Colonial
LYNX Bus Link 612 NeighborLink 612 / Winter Garden
Built in 2005, Winter Garden branch sits at the westernmost part of Orange County. This was the last branch opened before the Great Recession of 2008. Interestingly, this is the only branch in the county built on donated land. Two acres were donated by the family of former citrus grove owner, Sylvester C. Battaglia. S.C. Battaglia’s philosophy, as stated by his son, was to “give back to the community.” The branch’s formal name S.C. Battaglia Memorial Branch, honors his contribution.
Winter Garden Branch has all the charm of a small town library plus all of the resources available through Orange County Library System. Noted for friendly and helpful staff, the branch is now serving a third generation of patrons.