Master Classes aren’t classes for masters; they’re classes with masters! Mark your calendars: Brooke Nico and Franklin Habit are coming to Lion Brand Yarn Studio this fall. Be sure to save the date for this exciting round of Master Classes.
(For a list of Master Classes that are currently on sale, click here.)
On Sale September 1st:
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Inspired by drape and color, Brooke Nico began her designing activities by sewing her own wardrobe. She brought her talents to knitting almost 10 years ago, first exploring modular construct, then lace. Next, Brooke opened Kirkwood Knittery with business partner Susie Kinsella. As a dedicated teacher, Brooke guides knitters through the intricacies of techniques to make their projects as polished as possible. Brooke’s designs have been featured in Vogue Knitting, Knitter’s, and Debbie Bliss magazines. She also teaches at Vogue Knitting Live and Stitches. |
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Introduction to Estonian LaceEstonian lace has been gaining popularity in recent years. In this class, we will learn the tricks of all those wonderful textural stitch patterns prevalent in Estonian shawls. We’ll discuss at length great tricks for creating and blocking nupps.
Sunday, Nov 13th |
 Image via soxophone player (Flickr) |
Fixing Mistakes in Lace Knitting Everyone who knits lace does it eventually: while working a lace shawl you discover a mistake several rows back. What if you haven’t inserted a life line to help you rip back safely? Or what if you don’t want to rip out all 100+ stitches simply to repair some of them? In this class, we will discuss how to fix mistakes big and small in your lace knitting. We’ll practice laddering up stitches in pattern using a crochet hook. We’ll also learn how to rip out a repeat of 10+ stitches, leaving the rest intact, and re-knitting only those stitches.
Sunday, Nov 13th |
On sale October 1st:
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Franklin Habit is a writer, illustrator, and photographer. In February 2005, inspired by the emergence of the online knitting community, he created The Panopticon. What began as a project diary is now one of the most popular knitting blogs on the Internet.Franklin has written for Interweave Knits, PieceWork, Yarn Market News, and Knitty.com. He designed (and earned) the Gold Medal for the 2006 Knitting Olympics, organized by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, the Yarn Harlot. He has recently embarked on a photography project entitled “1,000 Knitters,” a long-term project to (surprise!) photograph a thousand knitters. |
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Photographing Your FiberGet the best possible shots using your camera. Bring your own camera and a project or two to learn the basics of lighting, depth of field, and styling. We’ll cover common fiber photography problems like capturing true color, capturing stitch definition, and photographing lace. We will also learn how to make a light box at home for cheap! No prior knowledge of photography is necessary.
Friday, Dec 2nd |
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Working with Antique and Vintage Knitting PatternsDon’t let the tiny type and archaic language fool you: there’s a gold mine of beautiful, functional designs waiting to be rediscovered within the pages of Victorian and Edwardian books and magazines. In this session, we’ll discuss the history of patterns, the selection of appropriate yarns and needles, methods for deciphering and troubleshooting arcane recipes, and “reverse engineering” from photographs and extant pieces. You don’t need to be a historian or re-enactor to enjoy this class — just a knitter with a curious mind.
Sunday, Dec 4th |
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The History, Methods and Styles of Lace Knitting In this session, we’ll examine the fundamental principles and techniques behind knitting’s grandest tradition. You will learn the basics of beginnings and endings, chart reading, lifelines, nupps, and other fancy maneuvers, edgings, dealing with mistakes, blocking finished work, and more. You’ll also learn about the great national traditions of knitted lace and what makes each of them unique.
Sunday, Dec 4th |
| All classes take place at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, located at 34 West 15th Street, New York, NY 10011. |
