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Susquehanna Valley Spinners & Weavers Guild


  • Central PA Chamber of Commerce Building 30 Lawton Lane Milton, PA, 17847 United States (map)

Sat. June 8, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Workshop Colorwork: Luminosu Hat or Cowl Pattern with Tanis Gray

Luminosu Hat or Cowl – Ms Gray will use this project to teach us traditional stranded colorwork.

Please visit www.tanisknits.com for pattern descriptions and yarn suggestions.

All of these patterns use DK and/or sport weight yarn. DK (Double Knitting) yarn is in between sport and worsted weight on the yarn weight spectrum. DK is less bulky than worsted weight. Ms. Gray recommends Emma’s Simply Spectacular DK which can be found online at $28/100 gm 255 yard skein of merino nylon blend. ANY DK WEIGHT WOOL BLEND WILL WORK FOR THESE DESIGNS. Check your stash too.
 You must pre-pay to register for the workshop.  Payment of $55 per member.  Non-Guild members $75.

Workshop to be held at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce Building located at 30 Lawton Lane,  Milton PA 17847.

Sat.  June 8, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Workshop  History of Knitting Lecture and Bow Tie Pasta Mosaic Fingerless Mitts by Tanis Gray

This workshop includes a brief lecture on the history of knitting before she begins the Mosaic Knitting workshop.

Mosaic knitting: Fingerless Mitts

Bow-Tie Pasta Fingerless Mitts – This project will teach us how to knit the shortcut to stranded color called mosaic style.

​All of these patterns use DK and/or sport weight yarn. DK (Double Knitting) yarn is in between sport and worsted weight on the yarn weight spectrum. DK is less bulky than worsted weight. Ms. Gray recommends Emma’s Simply Spectacular DK which can be found online at $28/100 gm 255 yard skein of merino nylon blend. ANY DK WEIGHT WOOL BLEND WILL WORK FOR THESE DESIGNS. Check your stash too.
 You must pre-pay to register for the workshop.  Payment of $55 per member.  Non-Guild members $75.

Workshop to be held at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce Building located at 30 Lawton Lane,  Milton PA 17847.

 

Sun. June 9, 9 am - 12:00 pm:   Estonian inlay A Short Reprise Hat by Tanis Gray

A Short Reprise Hat – this hat is made using Estonian Inlay and Estonian Braid. Estonian Inlay is a technique where a design appears to be embroidered but is actually strands from underneath the design pulled to the surface.

​All of these patterns use DK and/or sport weight yarn. DK (Double Knitting) yarn is in between sport and worsted weight on the yarn weight spectrum. DK is less bulky than worsted weight. Ms. Gray recommends Emma’s Simply Spectacular DK which can be found online at $28/100 gm 255 yard skein of merino nylon blend. ANY DK WEIGHT WOOL BLEND WILL WORK FOR THESE DESIGNS. Check your stash too.
 You must pre-pay to register for the workshop.  Payment of $55 per member.  Non-Guild members $75.

Workshop to be held at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce Building located at 30 Lawton Lane,  Milton PA 17847.

 
 

June 9, 2:00 pm: Guild Meeting  The Science of Color Theory presented by Tanis Gray

Knowledge of color theory is essential for all fiber artists, not just knitters. We hope to see many weavers and spinners at these presentations also.

Meeting to be held at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce Building located at 30 Lawton Lane,  Milton PA 17847.