Fifth round of Tour-de-Sock had some interesting colorwork: mosaic knitting. Unlike regular stranded knitting where you work with all colors at the same time, switching between them according to the chart, in mosaic knitting you only use one color at a time. This means that you knit part of the stitches and lift part of the stitches according to the chart. This way...
The first (and hopefully not the last!) Jyväskylä Summer Knit Festival was everything that I was hoping for: interesting classes, gorgeous yarn and an opportunity to meet other knitters. I started my festival with Ysolda's "Beyond the Raglan" class and ended with Jonna Hietala's "Knit Pictures with Stories" workshop. Between classes I managed to buy a bag full of lovely yarn, and also...
Jyväskylä Summer Knit Festival provided an opportunity for bloggers to learn more about taking pictures of knitwear. A three-hour workshop, "Knit Pictures with Stories" by Jonna Hietala included tips and tricks, as well as a recap of Photography 1.0. We also got to do some practice with our cameras. We were instructed to bring some yarn and knitwear to practice with. I thought...
Jyväskylä Summer Knit Festival started on Friday, July 15 with classes taught by knitting super stars. I wanted to continue with my plan to learn from the best, so I signed up for "Beyond the raglan" by Ysolda Teague. The class was about top-down construction and the many different ways to do it. Example of different increases Ysolda started by explaining the different...
The fourth stage of Tour-de-Sock meant that it was time to learn something new again: knitting with beads. The pattern, A Song of Beads and Lace by Sarah Bordelon, is a lovely combination of, well, beads and lace in a nice straight-forward way. Beads are not difficult to work with, but I wouldn't recommend this pattern for the knitting conditions I had this...
The second round of Tour-de-Sock had its kick-off at 2 AM on a Sunday morning. At 10 AM the same morning I headed to the airport, hoping to have plenty of travel knitting time. Unfortunately, I was only flying to Trondheim. That means two short flights with a layover that is spent getting your luggage through customs and checking them back in for the...
Joji Locatelli gave a class called "Approach to Sweater Design" at Titityy LYS in Jyväskylä. This was an inspirational evening filled with tips and tools for knitting and sweater design. If you ever get the opportunity to take a class with her, I'd definitely recommend it! The class covered sweater design from finding inspiration to grading and pattern layout. Joji showed us pictures...
