Date: Friday, January 24th
Time: 3-5 pm
Location: Stage Classroom #1
Instructor: Jennifer Miller
You’ll love this fun beginning class for knitters who are itching to make a lace shawl! Using the Ashton Shawlette pattern by Dee O’Keeffe, we’ll get started on an easy-to-follow lace pattern. This content-rich class will include information on:
Basic shawl construction and geometry; Beginning a shawl using the garter tab method; Reading a lace chart, including symbols, tips, and tricks; How to make a shawl bigger or smaller with confidence; Easy and stretchy bindoff methods; Creative ideas for shawl colorwork; Working with handpainted and tonal yarns to show them off beautifully.
Price: YAC members $40 / non-members $42
Registration closes at 12 pm (noon) on January 22nd. No refunds will be given after this time.
Experience Level: Class participants should know how to cast-on (any method), knit, purl, yarnover, ssk.
Materials Needed: One or two skeins of fingering weight yarn (tonal or solid; not a high contrast handpaint). Straight or double point needles, sizes 4,5,6; 24” circular needles, sizes 4,5,6; usual assortment of knitting notions, including stitch markers. Please download or print Ashton Shawlette by Dee O'Keeffe. Download here!
This class is part of the 2025 Fiber Festival. All classes are held at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center, which is located at 413 S. 14th St. Oxford, MS 38655 on the corner of University Ave. and S. 14th St. Visit the festival's website!
