Mini Faroese Shawl
With Greg Cotton
Wednesdays, November 19, December 3 and 10, 7-8:30
$55 + Supplies
Square,
circular, triangular...shawls come in lots of shapes. Long ago the
incredible knitters of the Faroe Islands came up with a sophisticated
and very cool variation on the triangular shawl, with shaping around a
center gusset and more shaping at the edges, along with very subtle
shoulder shaping. And because of that shoulder shaping, a Faroese shawl
won't fall off your shoulders! No need for a shawl pin.
In
this class, we'll knit a miniature version of a Faroese shawl--a
neck/shoulder shawl with all of the sweet Faroese shaping. We'll do all
of that unusual shaping and will add in a sweet little lace pattern.
Your shawl will use about 50 grams of a sportweight yarn (100% wool is
always best, of course...), which we'll knit loosely on perhaps a #7 or
#8 needle (Greg suggests a 24" circular needle). Skills (which will be
taught if you don't already know them) involved will be left- and
right-leaning decreases, reading a lace chart, and (possibly) some form
of provisional cast-on.
supplies needed: 50 grams of sportweight yarn, #7 or #8 needle
(3 session Class)
