The Minnesota Knitters' Guild is having a Special Event and Classes on March 4, 2013

Have you ever knit with Hempathy or Silky Wool? Come meet the lady behind the yarn.
Elsebeth Lavold has spent the last 30 years as a professional designer, starting the Vikings
Knit Project in 1992. She experimented with cable patterns to create a new technique that
visually represents artifacts of the Viking age in knitting. She has 461 patterns on Ravelry,
such as Gudrid, Greip, Atle Beret, Menja and Swedish Thora, to name a few. Please go and
see how she integrates her unique cabling techniques into her patterns.

Workshop 1: - Monday March 4, 1:00 to 4:00PM (CLASS FULL)

Basic Viking Knits - 3 Hours

The focus is on the basic techniques needed to knit the wonderful Viking Patterns. Join Elsebeth as she focuses on the technical aspects of knitting Viking patterns and leads you to understand the grammar of cable patterns. How to read and understand charts. Learn how to cable without a cable needle.
Analyze Viking Interlace ornamentation and start designing your own cable patterns.
Students should know how to do basic cabling. 

Workshop 2: - Monday March 4, 6:00 to 9:00PM (4 SPACES OPEN AS OF 2/20)

Basic Design with Cables - 3 hours - skill level intermediate

How to use the Viking Patterns in your own projects – designing
with cables. Basic garments shapes and calculation, cable and motif
placement. Details such as cuffs and collars and some finishing
techniques will be discussed. Students should know how to do basic cabling and have a basic understanding of garment design.

Registration Information:

The cost for each workshop is $45 ($90 for both). Workshops will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, you must provide a completed registration form and payment to Jennifer Williams at a guild meeting or by mail. Space in each workshop is limited, so register early. Priority is given to paid registrations.  No class spots can be held with an email.

Click here for a registration form

To read more about Elsebeth Lavold, go to the following site: http://www.ingenkonst.se/textile.htm

We meet at the Textile Center, 3000 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

We are starting a new knit night for members. All members and levels of knitting ability are welcome. The kickoff event will be on Wednesday, February 6 at 6:30pm. Come to the Panera Bread in St Louis Park off of Cedar Lake Road near the Shops of West End.

Hope to see you there!

Looking for the perfect way to spend a snowy March weekend? For a few years now, the Minnesota Knitters Guild has been heading north to Camp Knudson for three days of knitting, eating, laughing, yarn selling, yarn buying, comfy lodges, beautiful views, massages, goody bags, knitting help, door prizes, and wonderful new friends.

If you would like to join us, please download a copy of the registration form.

You can also attend an upcoming meeting and fill out a form in person. The retreat will take place on March 15, 16, and 17 in 2013. The cost is $140 with a roommate and $200 if you need a single room. Registration ends on March 1, 2013.

We look forward to this every year; it has become a wonderful part of the Minnesota Knitters Guild tradition.