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Irish Aran Workshops |
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Seamless Arans, 6 hours
Class Description: Arans are the well-loved sweaters from Ireland which are characterized by creamy white yarn, cables, bobbles and other deeply textured patterns. Students will knit a mini-sweater in class to learn to work from a chart while creating different traditional patterns. Emphasis is placed on the saddle shoulder style of construction used for flat-knitted and circularly-knitted Arans. Knitting from the neck down will be discussed briefly, and designing Arans will conclude the class.
Supply List: • 3 to 4 oz. light colored heavy worsted weight yarn • One 16" circular needle, US size 7 or 8 (4.5 mm or 5.0 mm) • One set 7" long (or shorter) dp needles, US size 7 or 8 (4.5 mm or 5.0 mm) • Stitch holders, st markers, cable needle, tapestry needle • Magnetic board or sticky notes to keep your place on the graph. • Optional: If you are not used to working with Aran charts, you may want to bring three differently colored high-lighters to mark the symbols on the chart. PRE-CLASS WORK FOR THE ARAN CLASS
Two Ways To "Cable 2" Without A Cable Needle: 1. True Cable- Knit into second st on left needle, do not remove from needle, knit into first st on left needle, slip both sts off. 2. Barbara G. Walker's Baby Cable- Knit 2 sts tog, but do not remove from needle. Knit into the first st again, remove both sts from needle.
C4B- Sl 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back of work, k2, k2 from cable needle. C4F- Sl 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front of work, k2, k2 from cable needle.
1. Sleeves: MAKE TWO With dp needles, cast on 20 sts and join circularly.
Rnds 1,2,4: K1, *p2, k2*, p2, k1. Rnd 3: K1, *p2, C2B*, p2, k1. Rnds 5 and 6: Rep rounds 1 and 2 once more. Rnds 7 and 9: K5, p1, k8, p1, k5. Rnd 8: K5, p1, C4B, C4F, p1, k5. Rnd 10: K1, inc 1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, inc 1, k1. (22 sts) Rnd 11: K6, p1, k8, p1, k6. Rnd 12: K6, p1, C4B, C4F, p1, k6. Rnd 13: K1, inc 1, k5, p1, k8, p1, k5, inc 1, k1. (24 sts) Rnds 14 and 15: K7, p1, k8, p1, k7. Rnd 16: K1, inc 1, k6, p1,C4B, C4F, p1, k6, inc 1, k1. (26 sts) Rnd 17and 18: K8, p1, k8, p1, k8. Rnd 19: K1, inc 1, k7, p1, k8, p1, k7, inc 1, k1. (28 sts) Rnd 20: K9, p1, C4B, C4F, p1, k9. Rnd 21: K9, p1, k8, p1, k9. Rnd 22: K1, inc 1, k8, p1, k8, p1, k8, inc 1, k1. (30 sts) Rnds 23-28: Work even in patt (no increasing). Leave on needles or waste yarn.
2. The Ribbing (or "Skirt"): With dp needles, cast on 56 sts. Join, being careful not to twist sts, place marker at beg of round, and work ribbing as follows:
Rnd 1, 3, 4: *K2, p2* Rnd 2: *Cable 2, p2*
Repeat rnds 1 -4 once, then 1 -3 once. Total: 11 rnds. Leave sts on needles. Seamless Arans, 12 hours
Class Description: Arans are the well-loved sweaters from Ireland which are characterized by creamy white yarn, cables, bobbles and other deeply textured patterns. Students will knit a mini-sweater in class to learn to work from a chart while creating different traditional patterns. Emphasis is placed on the saddle shoulder style of construction used for flat-knitted and circularly-knitted Arans. Knitting from the neck down will be discussed briefly, and designing Arans will conclude the class. Supply List: • 3 to 4 oz. light colored heavy worsted weight yarn • One 16" circular needle, US size 7 or 8 (4.5 mm or 5.0 mm) • One set 7" long (or shorter) dp needles, US size 7 or 8 (4.5 mm or 5.0 mm) • Stitch holders, st markers, cable needle, tapestry needle • Magnetic board or sticky notes to keep your place on the graph. • Optional: If you are not used to working with Aran charts, you may want to bring one or two differently colored high-lighters to mark the symbols on the chart. Homework: None. |
