Knitting With Gotland Yarn: A Beginner's Journey with Sarah Solomon
Fiber Tales | Live, Hands-On Virtual Class
Taught by Sarah Solomon, hosted by Six Dutchess Farm
During the class, you will learn about the special qualities of Gotland wool, what makes it so prized among hand-spinners and knitters, and how best to work with this exceptionally light and fine fiber in your knitting projects.
Sarah will share with you her experiences knitting with Gotland yarn, how to select a knitting pattern the works best with this fiber's natural bloom and halo effect, and how to choose needles and blocking strategies that will enhance your final product.
During our time together, we'll start knitting The Pebble Scarf, casting on together, and working our way through one or two skeins of yarn. Through the option of a third add-on class, for those who would like to finish the scarf in February, we can bind-off together and talk about final washing and blocking.
This class is recommended for Beginners or Lapsed Knitters with some level of experience, even if very limited. However, if you are a total beginner, and one of your 2021 goals is to learn how to knit, we welcome you and will help you cross over to the wonderful world of knitting!
This class will be limited to 15 registrants, first-come, first-served.
CANCELLATIONs
Please note, no refunds are given should you decide to cancel your registration, but we do provide class credit up to ten days prior to the class (for use in 2021). After this time, if you are unable to attend, we encourage you to gift your class to a friend or loved one, who can share the experience with you.
About the Instructor | Sarah Solomon
Meet Sarah a knitwear designer, writer, and teacher based in New York City.
In addition to her self-published patterns, her designs and articles have appeared in Interweave Knits, Knitscene, knit.wear, Wool Studio, PomPom Quarterly, and Vogue Knitting, and in collections by Manos del Uruguay, Woolfolk, Kelbourne Woolens, and Yak. As someone who learned to knit as an adult, she still remembers the frustrations of the learning process and loves helping people to improve their knitting skills and explore new techniques.
She enjoys teaching traditional techniques of all kinds, including cables, colorwork, and twisted-stitch knitting, as well as modern garment construction with a particular emphasis on details and fine finishing. She teaches regularly at Purl Soho and Annie & Co in New York City, as well as at retreats and knitting events around the country. Sarah is also an avid sewer and spinner and loves handwork in many forms. In her design work, she focuses on creating garments and accessories from exceptional yarns, grounded in tradition but suited for modern life, that are knittable, wearable, and designed to last.
Follow her work on Instagram at @intothewool and at intothewool.wordpress.com.