CLASSES WITH BRISTOL IVY

WINTERLONG COWL

SHORT ROWS

SLIP IT, FLOAT IT, TUCK IT!

Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer, teacher, and author from Bangor, Maine. Her work has been published with PomPom Magazine, amirisu, Quince & Co., Making Magazine, and her own eponymous pattern line. She has taught at such events as Squam Art Workshops, Edinburgh Yarn Festival, and Vogue Knitting Live, as well as yarn shops worldwide. Her recent books, Knitting Outside the Box and Knitting Outside the Box: Drape and Fold, both with PomPom Press, explore her lifelong commitment to breaking rules and finding beauty in unexpected places. When not knitting, she’s sewing, running, watching far too many British murder mysteries, and baking a mean loaf of oatmeal honey bread. Find her online at bristolivy.com and on Instagram and X as @bristolivy.

Bristol will teach three classes at K1 Hike2 2024. The first is a project class for the Winterlong Cowl which will be our retreat project. She also will teach Short Rows and Slip It, Float It, Tuck It!

WINTERLONG COWL

The Winterlong Cowl is a warm, cozy bit of squishiness that employs some interesting techniques to create a flowing, organic shape. In this class, we’ll explore the techniques necessary to create it, and discuss the rhythms and patterns inherent to the design that make it so addictive to knit. Pattern will be provided.

•Experience: knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, comfort reading a chart or following a written pattern

•Materials: Please bring 450 yards of heavy worsted weight or aran weight yarn and US 7 [4.5 mm] and US 8 [5 mm] needles, as well as smooth, non-wool waste yarn and crochet hook for provisional cast on, writing implement to take notes

SHORT ROWS

Short rows are a very handy way to add shaping to your knitting in both conventional and unexpected ways. Use them to turn a heel on a sock, better tailor a garment to your shape, or add unexpected twists and turns to accessories. In this class, we’ll discuss the mechanics of short rows, try out different short row techniques, and think about when and where to use them.

•Experience needed: decreasing

•Homework: Students should cast on 24 stitch-es with smooth, light-colored worsted weight yarn and a US 7 [4.5 mm] circular needle and work about an inch in stockinette prior to class, ending ready to work a RS row. Do not bind off. Make sure to leave at least another 70yards [64 m] of yarn attached

• Materials: writing implement for taking notes

SLIP IT, FLOAT IT, TUCK IT!

Knitting is based off of two fundamental stitches, right? We knit, and we purl. But what happens if we. . . Slip? In this class, we’ll discuss how slipping (and slipping’s compatriots, floating and tucking) stitches instead of working them can lead to a pattern of their own and add texture, dimension, visual interest, and structure to our knitted fabric. We will start with a small swatch to understand the concepts, but by the end of class you’ll have the skills you need to create your very own slipped stitch masterpiece!•Experience needed: knitting, purling, decreasing

•Materials: 50 yards [46 m] of smooth, light-colored worsted weight yarn and appropriate needles (typically US 7-US 8 [4.5mm-5 mm], writing implement for taking notes. Stitch markers may also be useful, but are not mandatory.