MRS. BEETON'S WRIST WARMERS

Workshop Information

From the pattern: "In the spirit of Victoriana, these little wrist warmers are the essence of romance, with soft ruffles that look ever-so charming under a jacket sleeve, and beads that catch the light and sparkle at your wrists. In the spirit of Mrs. Beeton, they are quick to knit, make great low-cost gifts and, as they cover a pulse point on your wrist, they actually do keep you warm. Pretty. Practical. Frugal. Economical. Oh, how Mrs. Beeton would have smiled at that."

Make a set of these lovely, lovely, wrist warmers and learn: the long-tail cast on and the cable cast on; how to thread beads onto knitting yarn; how to work with beads in knitting, i.e. properly "place" beads in a knitted stitch; or review the following techniques: ssk, k2tog, psso; to break off and rejoin yarns; a modified three-needle bind off method to join the two ruffles together seamlessly; and finishing with a picot bind off.

Materials Required

1 skein lightweight variegated yarn such as Mist Alpaca Suri Silk and 1 ball of Rowan Kidsilk Haze; 1 set 4.5mm (wood) double-point needles; 1 set 4mm (wood) double-point needle; 108 seed beads, size 11/0; 18 pyramid beads, size 8/0; and Dental floss threader or large-eye beading needle (kits are available in store as well).

Skill Level 3: Advanced

You've successfully completed more complex projects (e.g. a sweater or socks) that required shaping or reading charts (e.g. lace knitting). You're comfortable working on a variety of needles sizes (2.0mm-15.0mm) and you've knit in the round on both circulars and double pointed needles. You can follow a pattern and learn from a reference book but you prefer to ask questions and you're not concerned by the concepts of "pre-work" and "homework".

$45

  • 2 x 2-hour session
  • Materials extra

Dates and Times

  • 2 Sundays, April 22 and 29 from 1–3pm (Southside)
  • 2 Sundays: May 20 from 1–4pm, and May 27 from 1–2:30pm (Southside)

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