About Your Instructor:
Lucy Neatby is a passionate knitter and designer, fascinated by colour and technique. Her knitting patterns, books and technique tutorial videos are used and loved by knitters around the world. She also shares her expertise in the art of hand-knitting by giving live workshops around N. America. Lucy has won many design competitions, including The Knitting Guild of America’s International Design Challenge. Her work has been exhibit- ed widely. She is a former Merchant Navy navigating officer metamorphosed into the owner of Tradewind Knitwear Designs Inc. Lucy is the author of “Cool Socks Warm Feet”, “Cool Knitters Finish in Style” , A Little Book of BIG Holes for Handknitters and the 16 title “Learn with Lucy” DVD series. She is easily recognized by her exuberant haircolour, but always remembered for her phenomenal teaching skills.
FF2014 - Lucy Neatby - Taking the Plunge
Launching Into Your Own Designs
Let your knitting fill your needs. Working from your intended yarn and / or ideas we will develop a game plan for your design. Exploit all the advantages of designing your own knitting. How to define your ‘canvas’ and make every stitch count. Develop strategies for handling the intimidating blank piece of paper. Set limits and use the defined parameters to spark off new ideas. Sensitize yourself to design sources and let the yarns speak to you. The importance of swatches and playtime. Creating a yarn pallette from your stash.
SUppLieS
• Soft-leaded pencil
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Eraser
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Coloured pencils (optional)
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Ruler
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A few sheets of paper - plain and squared
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Please bring small quantities of yarns that you may
have in mind, pictures that please you or any other
material, object, or a book that fascinates you.
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Needles of appropriate sizes for your yarn
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Usual knitting paraphernalia
HOmeWOrK
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