Christmas Special Colourwork Sock Workshop – with Charlotte Stone (Stone Knits)

This Christmas special colourwork sock workshop will help give you the skills and confidence to knit stranded colourwork on small needles. Knitting colourwork socks can initially be challenging but very rewarding and fun and will create beautiful results. This workshop aims to give you the confidence to tackle any colourwork but will be concentrating on the perfect for the holidays “Winter Deer” sock pattern designed by Charlotte. Together, with Charlotte’s support, we will knit the colourwork section of her Christmas pattern together. Charlotte will also demonstrate techniques for knitting the colourwork heel which includes purling colourwork.

Together we will learn various techniques for you to be able to knit colourwork in small circumferences. We will discuss putting colours together for colourwork, revisit techniques for knitting colourwork (English “throwing” style and continental), learn more about gauge and tension to get your socks to fit well, long floats management, fixing mistakes and Charlotte’s own personal tips and tricks for knitting her own colourwork sock designs.

After attending this workshop you should have the skills and confidence to complete your own pair of “Winter Deer” socks in time for the holidays and be confident enough to start working on other colourwork knitting patterns which require small needles (e.g., socks and mittens).

Charlotte Stone:
Charlotte Stone is the creator behind Stone Knits and is internationally known for her love of knitting whimsical colourwork designs, particularly for colourwork socks. Her designs can be found online on Ravelry and photos of her work on Instagram. Knitting since she was a small child In England with her grandma, she started designing original colourwork patterns in 2017 and has never looked back. Charlotte lives currently with her family in the hills above Zurich and is inspired everyday by the beautiful Swiss scenery.

Duration total:
3 hours

Direction:
Charlotte Stone

Languages:
English

Level:
Intermediate level required: knitting plain socks

Number of participants:
min. 6, max. 10

Price:
CHF 95 (including knitting pattern, snacks, tea, giveaway)

Please bring wool and sock needles with you:
Main colour: fingering weight sock yarn, approx. 50 g
Contrast Colour 1 (CC1, for heels and toes): approx. 20 g
Contrast Colour 2 (CC2, for deer and star pattern): approx. 15 g

You can find beautiful, sustainable sock wool for example at MariMar Strickcafé.

Needles for socks: needle size you need for knitting plain socks of 64 stitches and the needle size above. For example: If you knit plain socks with sock needles in size 2.25 mm you will need size 2.5 mm for the colourwork sections.

Homework in advance:
If possible – cast on 64 sts with CC2 and knit ribbing K1, P1 for 1 rnd. Change to main colour and continue ribbing for a further 14 rnds.

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