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August 27th – 30th/31st .|.

NB: Wednesday to Saturday/ Sunday

EVENT: Work on one of Erika's Exquisite Designs
Host for Friday workshop: Erika Knight

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Erika Knight is a highly respected British knit and crochet designer, as well as the creator of the Erika Knight yarn collection. Originally from a Fine Art background, with a successful career in the fashion industry, her trend forecasting work reignited her passion for the handmade. With her ‘simple’ ethos, Erika has a unique interpretation of craft: her mission is to simplify and communicate her insight and passion for handknitting with accessible yet enticing projects in order to inspire everyone to experiment and about all enjoy creating. The author of numerous highly acclaimed books on knit, crochet and craft, Erika has lectured at the V&A Museum in London, as well as leading art institutions and universities.

We are thrilled to be welcoming this powerhouse of design; a matriarch of the knitting industry. Opening up a wealth of creative possibilities for designers, as well as innovative uses of traditional techniques.

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September 4th - 7th/8th .|.

EVENT: Beginner Brioche
Host for workshop: Anniken Allis

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Brioche knitting remains very popular. In this workshop you will learn single and two colour brioche starting with a basic brioche rib and moving on to increases and decreases, reading brioche patterns and how to fix basic mistakes.

The technique is fun but complex; it's not easy, which is why it is so perfect to have a few focused days really getting to grips with the basics. Then getting your head around the more complex increases/decreases and moving sts. Anniken Allis will hosting a brioche workshop on Friday and Belinda + Brenda will be consolidating techniques etc... on Saturday. Brenda (all things tech. knitting/crochet whizz) and I are here for nearly 2 whole days. So you will have an experienced soul on-hand to help and support you through the challenging brioche experience. Please bring: DK yarn (two colours), 4mm or 4.5mm needles and knitting notions.

Skills needed: Confident basic knitting skills: knit, purl, cast on and cast off.

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October 2nd – 5th/6th .|.

EVENT: Gorgeous Beaded Clutch Bag/Project Bag
Host for a one day workshop: Anniken Allis

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MATERIALS NEEDED
Dk yarn (I used merino/cotton), 120m per 50g x 2 balls
Size 6 seed beads 300 beads - can use one or more colours
3.25mm circular needles (60cm long)
0.75mm crochet hook
Tubular clutch frame, 10x20cm
75x50cm/30x20in felt fabric (or cotton fabric with interfacing)

Basic sewing kit (needle or a sewing machine & pins) - I hand sewed one lining & machine sewed another. Easy enough to hand sew but machine is quicker but not essential.

BEFORE THE WORKSHOP PLEASE KNIT THE BASE

Base
Using 3.25mm needles & dk yarn, cast on 45 sts.
Row 1 (WS): P to end.
Row 2 (RS): K to end.
Continue working in stocking stitch for a total of 10cm (4in), ending with a RS row. Should measure approx 18cm wide x 10cm long. DO NOT cast off.

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October 16th – 19th/20th .|.

EVENT: Introduction to Fairilse and Steeking + Norwegian Fairisle Selbu Mittens
Hostfor a two day workshop: Anniken Allis

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October 30th – November 2nd/3rd .|.

EVENT: Knitted Collage or A Built World
Host Georgia Farrell - for one or two day workshop (TBC):

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Georgia Farrell is a British designer, with a passion for creating architecturally-inspired design for hand knitting and beyond. Georgia combines a methodical approach to visual research with a more organic approach to creative exploration, and she loves to share the stories and concepts behind each of her designs.

'Knitted Collage' this is a very accessible creative class with the added knitting content of intarsia and combining intarsia with texture. Using architectural images as inspiration, we will get creative with coloured paper and pencils to create graphic collages that we will then translate into chart form, ready to make your own unique knitted collage from. We will cover how to translate basic blocks of colour and texture from your collages, into a knitting chart, the basics of intarsia, and how to combine colour and texture to add depth to your design. This class will give you a real insight into how I created many of the designs from my collection 'Abstract'.




Coleman Street (an example of GF's work)

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November 20th – 23rd/24th .|.

EVENT: Professional Finishing Techniques
Host for a one day workshop: Anniken Allis

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It is often the finishing details that make the difference to a garment and this workshop will show you techniques to make sure your garment has a professional finish. You will learn how easy it is to sew up all your unfinished projects using mattress stitch. Topics include: How to sew up various styles of garment, mattress stitch, shaping to make sewing up easier etc..

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December 4th – 8th .|.

EVENT: Festive Frolics - Selbu knitted gloves (colourwork) + fun knitting and crochet projects in your gift bags
Hosts: Belinda Harris-Reid, Maria Heron and Jo Ellis

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We are hosting a festive frolics at a large tutor house in Bournemouth with 12 beds (with their own bathroosm), some twin, some for one (double beds, wooden sleigh bed and two bedrooms with 4 poster beds) ... fab house with huge Drawing Room.

We will go to Bournemouth Christmas market, chill, be fed by Nicola (our TKH chef - she is coming with us), fish and chips by candlelight and make lovely things and chat and hang out together in a fab house + the option of going to The Ivy for dinner one night (paid for by guest).

We will bring lots of fun projects for you to make; think joy and merriment, crackers and carols and there is a hot-tub too... ooo I'm getting excited. 9 mins walk to the sea. Jo and Maria (two delicious women) will join us to wind yarn, chat and sing/dance (!) and make us all tea etc...