Sock Summit 2009
Taking Sock Knitting Almost Too Far!
August 6-9, 2009
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
Classes
Socks Without Wool
Handknit socks are a pleasure to make and wear if wool is in your fiber vocabulary. But what if you or the future sock wearer is allergic or sensitive to wool, or simply chooses not to wear it? Then what? Give up on handknits? Heavens, no!Handknit socks are a pleasure you need not deny yourself. This class will teach you what you need to know about the yarns, fibers and knitting techniques that make the most of non-wool yarns, whether they were meant to be sock yarns or not. We’ll also investigate a variety of non-wool sock yarns, hands on, to see what they’re like and what they do best.Students will leave with a copy of Amy’s favorite sock recipe, which combines the best techniques she’s found for non-woolly socks, and gives you room to improvise a little, too.
This class is taught by: Amy R Singer.
| Class Level: | Experienced beginner. |
| Class Skills: | Students should be comfortable working in the round and confident with increasing and decreasing. |
| Cost: | $70.00 |
| Class Length: | 3 hours |
| Class Materials: | |
Choose a yarn – one that contains no wool or animal fiber—that you want to wear on your feet or are curious about. Bring 400 yards of that yarn. Needles: bring an assortment of sock-sized needles; the more sizes you have, the better. DPNs or 2 circulars are recommended for this class. | |
| Homework: | |
practice and be comfortable with Judy’s Magic Cast-on written instructions with illustrations: http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html video instructions, courtesy the lovely Cat Bordhi: | |
