Learn To Knit A Patchwork Jumper with Liz Baltesz

 >> Saturday 22nd November 2pm to 5pm <<
>> £70 per person <<

Learn how to turn knitted patchwork squares into a jumper or cardigan. Use leftover yarn to experiment playfully and build confidence in creating your own patchwork designs.

During the workshop you will go through the steps for making patchwork garments, including:

• Choosing yarn – pros and cons of working with various weights; combining different weights and fibres; colour themes;
• Selecting your basic design – plain or striped garter stitch, mitred squares, log cabin
• Knitting a mitred square
• Knitting a log cabin square
• Swatching for gauge, colour and yarn usage
• Planning your design – based on a garment you love
• Making the central squares, including joining patches and managing your ends
• Making the yoke and sleeves, including short rows
• Finishing touches – knitted seams and edges

You will be given a recipe for patchwork garments which can be used to make a cardigan or a jumper with or without sleeves. During the workshop you will knit two patchwork squares, which could be used to plan your own jumper.

Pre-requisites: suitable for those who know how to knit a garter stitch patchwork square. The patches can be plain garter stitch, garter stitch stripes, mitred squares, or log cabin.

Materials to bring:
• Leftover Aran, DK or fingering weight yarn
• Knitting needles suitable for the yarn, typically 5mm for Aran, 4mm for DK and 3.5mm for fingering.
• If you have any garter stitch squares that you would like to turn into a garment, please bring them

With over 40 years of knitting experience and a deep love for colour, Shetland traditions and bold experimentation, Liz Baltesz brings a playful spirit and thoughtful guidance to every workshop she leads. Liz’s knitting heroes are Kieran Foley, Kaffe Fassett, Stephen West and Kate Davies.