Classes

Art For Your Feet

Art for your Feet takes sock design beyond perfect fit and a pretty face.  It draws a picture; it tells a story; it means something.  The sock is a perfect miniature canvas for grand ideas; a haiku in yarn.  The Art Sock begins and ends with concept - and concept is all around you.  Open your mind to them, and the ideas will find you.  After that… it takes focus, discipline, a little magic, and just a touch of gall to take those ideas and make them into wondrous three-dimensional art that perfectly fits the foot. So - what makes a great idea for a sock?  What makes a great idea INTO a sock?  That’s what we will discuss: how to capture your concept and wrestle it to the ground; how to handle it with humor and grace; how to translate it into structure, color, texture, technique, and accessories.  In short, how to transmute inspiration and atmosphere into knitting - knitting that nestles gracefully into the framework of that funny little tube with a bend in the middle.

Lisa Grossman

Class Level:Intermediate
Class Skills:Students should have some working knowledge of sock construction and techniques; should be comfortable knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing.
Cost:$75
Class Length:3 Hours
Class Materials:

Please come prepared to swatch, sketch, and/or scribble: bring needles and yarn, and whatever else you might need to take notes or capture ideas - pen, notebook, sketchpad, etc.

Simply Socks Yarn Company Blue Moon Fiber Arts The Fold Knitter's Magazine WEBS Wool2Dye4 Louet Soak The Loopy Ewe skacel