Pick of the Bunch
Tired of 'wrapping'? 'English style' cramping your style? RSI 'throwing' you for a loop? Then try Continental knitting - aka picking.
We'll cover the basics of knit and purl to get you going and see if it's for you. We've also got great advice to share that may help with the challenges of switching from 'how you've always done it'.
Continental knitting helps some knitters increase their speed, allows for holding two colours, one in each hand while doing colourwork, and gives your body a rest by using different muscles.
Supplies:
- 20g Prosper hand dyed Mini Skein
- knitting needles (provided/available to purchase or bring your own)
- scissors (provided/available to purchase or bring your own)
- date: Wednesday, 17 April
- time: 5:45 to 7:45pm
- location: Prosper Yarn 54 Ponsonby Road
People of all ages, genders, ethnicities, religions, sexualities and abilities are welcome.
We try our best to make our photos as accurate as possible but every screen displays colour slightly differently, so we cannot guarantee complete accuracy. Hand-dyed yarns vary from one batch to the next so there will always be some variation between the photo and each individual skein.
Part of the hand dyed allure is each skein's individuality. This gives final objects depth and nuance. With this in mind we recommend alternating skeins (every other row in flat knitting and every row in circular knitting) on larger projects creating a more cohesive blend.