{"product_id":"82025-roosimine-estonian-inlay-knitting-with-aleks-byrd","title":"8.20.25 Roosimine: Estonian Inlay Knitting with Aleks Byrd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWednesday, August 20th - 2:00pm - 5:00pm \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime to play hooky from work, y'all!  Aleks is coming through town and we figured we'd try out a weekday afternoon class 🤞🏼\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\"\u003eRoosimine \u003c\/span\u003eis an Estonian inlay technique that creates the appearance of embroidery through intentional floats in contrasting yarn on the right side of your knitting. It’s the perfect technique to add some embellishment to your knitting that is easier than intarsia. The name Roosimine translates to “decorating with roses”, which comes from a style of short stitch embroidery done on the Estonian island of Muhu. Students will knit a small swatch in the round.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudents should be comfortable to knit and purl in the round, cast-on, and bind-off.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMaterials To Bring:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS 6 \/ 4mm needles for knitting small circumference (DPNs or circular needles for magic loop)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStitch markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTapestry \/ darning needle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDK-weight yarn (preferably nothing slippery—think yarn you would use for colorwork) in the following approx. amounts:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMC (main color) 20g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCC1 (contrast color 1) 10g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCC2 (contrast color 2) 10g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake sure all yarn is easy to pull from both ends of the ball (for working with two strands at a time)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\"\u003eWe are excited to welcome Aleks Byrd to PortFiber! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAleks is a knitwear designer with roots in Estonia, Canada, and the USA. Aleks’ passion is creating modern patterns with a connection to the past using little-known traditional techniques for unique, wearable designs that are fun and rewarding to knit for all levels of knitters. Her portfolio of designs includes individual patterns as well as those published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\"\u003eThe Knitter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emagazine and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\"\u003eLaine Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her latest book T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"6\"\u003eraditions Revisited – Modern Estonian Knits \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrings together her designs and teaching as an introduction to Estonian knitting, both traditional and traditional-inspired. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClass Cancelation Policy:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you cancel more than 30 days before the beginning of your class, we will offer you store credit in the amount of your class.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCancelation with less than 30 days notice will result in the forfeiture of your entire course fee.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHowever, if we are able to fill your spot, we will offer store credit in the amount of the class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf we cancel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea class\u003c\/b\u003e, you can choose to receive a full refund or store credit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan color=\"#888888\" style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PortFiber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67749157437760,"sku":"heo1791797895234","price":48.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/0787\/1296\/files\/82025-roosimine-estonian-inlay-knitting-with-aleks-byrd_1.jpg?v=1791797900","url":"https:\/\/www.morqavia.com\/products\/82025-roosimine-estonian-inlay-knitting-with-aleks-byrd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}