Leaf Motifs for Knitters and Crocheters
About Leaf Motifs for Knitters and Crocheters
Leaves make wonderful motifs to use in knit and/or crochet projects or on their own as appliques, facecloths, or home decor. This class will get you started with a pattern to follow, but it will cover ideas and techniques for altering and improvising on the pattern to create variety. Participants can choose between the knitted garter stitch leaf or the crocheted leaf, or they can do both. Lisa will have freeform samples on hand for inspiration on embellishing your leaves and using them in freeform fabrics.
What will students learn:
Knitters will learn how to make a mitered square leaf that can be altered and improvised upon. Crocheters will learn how to make a spiral leaf that can be altered and improvised upon. Using leaves in freeform fabrics and embellishment techniques will be discussed.
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
Bring yarns in quantities up to 50 yards in a variety of colors that you’d like to put into your leaves. You can choose yarns with a future project in mind, or you can focus on making leaves in colors that strike you at the moment. Also bring hooks and/or needles in sizes appropriate for you yarns, scissors, and a yarn needle.
Materials Kit and Kit Description
No materials kit for this class.
Pre-class Homework
Yes, access below.
Homework FileAge Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 16
Skill Level
Advanced beginner (some experience)
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
For crocheters, be comfortable with basic stitches (single, half double, double, treble). For knitters, be comfortable with knitting garter stitch and making increases (kfb) and decreases (k2tog, ssk).
Contact the Teacher
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When
Single 3-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Classroom 10
How It Works
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Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
Lisa Doherty
Lisa Doherty is a fiber artist in Wake Forest, NC, with a particular interest in freeform crochet and knitting. When she’s not playing with fiber, she’s playing violin or viola for weddings, concerts, and musical theater. Visit her Freeform Yarny Things website at ldoherty.substack.com to see her work and sign up for her free newsletter.
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