Lace Knitting Demystified with Fiona
Come along to this class to explore the stitches and techniques that make delicate, light and beautiful knitted lace truly wonderful!
Have you been admiring some of the gorgeous lace projects in our newsletter or on Instagram and think they're too tricky for you? Or perhaps you've found the perfect lace pattern on Ravelry but don't know where to start! Delicate, light and beautiful knitted lace is a technique that attracts makers to knitting. Come along to this class to explore the stitches, tools and techniques that make knitted lace holey and truly wonderful!
In this enjoyable class, Fiona explores lace knitting techniques which will improve your knitting skills and increase your confidence to tackle lace knitting projects.
After the class, you'll have all the tools you need to get started with shawls and other lacey projects, cast on and cast off for lace, breeze through lace stitches, make sense of lace patterns, fix mistakes, and block your project to transform it into its full lacey glory. Plus so much more!
Skill level: you should be able to comfortably make a knit stitch, purl stitch and cast-on and off (advanced beginner).
You will need:
- Light, plain-coloured, smooth wool or wool blend 4ply yarn (so we can see what is going on)
- Removable stitch markers
- 4mm needles: circular (at least 60cm or more to magic loop) or DPNs
- A crochet hook (anywhere from 3.5-4.5mm) or stitch fixer
- Scrap yarn
Pictured (links are to pattern information on Ravelry):
- Donovan by Michele Wang
- Winterfinding Shawl by Georgie Nicolson
- Lovenote by Tin Can Knits in progress
- Deb wears Linho by Joji Locatelli
- Goldfish Memory by Casapinka
- Janine wears Lovenote by Tin Can Knits
- Estonian lace sample from Moonshine by Natasja Hornby
You might also be interested in Cable Knitting Unravelled as lace and cables are often combined together in knitting.
Your teacher: Fiona Donovan
Fiona started knitting at the age of six with the encouragement of her wonderful Nonna. Teddy bears, Sasha dolls and Cindy dolls were all swathed in layers of garter stitch for quite a few years. After some misadventures with berries and beehive cables in her early teens, Fiona's knitting passion lay dormant until 2000, when a job in Melbourne and a wonderful wool shop combined to re-ignite the flame. Since then she has left no knitting stone unturned, and along with the explosion of knitting on the internet has kindled her deep love for sticks and string. Having struggled over the years with twisted cables, gauge errors and unfair isle, Fiona is more than ready to help you find your own way in the world of knitting. There is no right or wrong in knitting - there is only what's best for you and the item you want to tackle.
Terms and conditions
- Full payment is required prior to the start of the class to confirm your spot.
- Minimum numbers - All classes require a minimum of three people in order to go ahead and, depending on the class, a maximum of 10. If your class or workshop does not have the minimum number of students, the class will be postponed and you will be notified within three days of the class date if it has been cancelled or changed.
- We cannot be held liable for travel or any other costs in the event of a cancellation.
- If your class is postponed or cancelled you can use the amount paid to transfer to another event/activity, use it as a store credit, or be issued a full refund.
- Cancelling a class – you are able to cancel, postpone or swap a class up to 7 days prior to the class date to receive a full refund. Less than 7 days prior, we cannot guarantee a full refund unless another booking fills your spot. Once a course has started, we are unable to provide a refund for change of mind or cancellations.
Please see our general Classes & Workshops page for our FAQ.
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