Stranded Colorwork 101: Cup Cozy with Myranda Cole

With a history nearly as old as knitting itself, distinct styles of stranded colorwork can be found in cultures around the globe. While the style and motifs vary from culture to culture, the mechanics of the technique are fundamentally the same. 

In this workshop we’ll start small with a simple seasonal cup cozy designed by Jamie Lomax, the owner and designer behind Pacific Knit Co. (of Doodle Deck fame, check those out HERE!). These patterns are accessible to beginners, cute and customizable. We’ll explore charts, yarn choices, various ways to hold your yarn, and how to carry and catch floats.

This workshop is for the advanced beginner and beyond. You’ll want to be confident with the basics, and comfortable with small circumference knitting in the round.

Required Materials:

• A printed copy of your choice of the Doodle Cup Cozy Pattern. Find them on Ravelry here: Autumn Cup Cozy - Holiday Cup Cozy. 
  
• US 4 and US 5 knitting needles- DPNs, Shorties, FlexiFlips, or longer circular needle for Magic Loop. 
• Stitch markers
• At least 3 colors of DK weight yarn in the colors of your choosing. 

Details:

• Workshop will be held from 3-5pm at the Cashmere Goat 21 Mechanic Street in Camden, your selected date.
• Deadline to sign up is 72 hours before workshop.
• Minimum of 3 participants. Participants will be contacted 48 before class, if class will be canceled due to attendance.
• Cancellations are fully refundable 72 hours prior to the class date.
• Workshop fees are non-refundable if you cancel after 72 hours prior to the class date, or if you don’t show up.
• If there is a cancellation due to weather or other emergency, you will be given as much notice as possible and a full refund will be issued.

About the Instructor:

Myranda has been knitting for as long as she can remember. Self-taught beyond the basics, she has spent decades making and fixing mistakes, and “inventing” new techniques. Colorwork has always been a favorite (which, it turns out, she did NOT invent), used to add neon zig zags to all her hats and scarves as a teen and to knit beautiful colorwork sweaters for her family as a Grown-Up(™).