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Introduction to stranded colour work tutorial – Activity 4

Stranded knitting being worked in the round on circular needles using the magic loop. Three rounds of vertical stripe rib are followed by eight rounds of colour work. Stitch markers show the start of pattern repeats.

Activity 4: Knit stranded colour work when knitting flat

You should have completed Activity 3: Catch floats on the knit side of the work and have knit 5 rounds of the motif.

Not all stranded colour work projects are knit in the round, and even those that are sometimes have elements that have to be worked “flat” (backwards and forwards).

Knitting on the private site of the fabric differs in how you handle floats and, of course, managing your yarn is subtly different when you are using purl stitches. This activity gives you practice in working on the private site of stranded colour work.

The instructions for this activity are on page 11 of the handout.

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Running an interactive workshop – notes

Light bulb on left and three circles: the nearest to the bulb is white, the next mid grey and the last dark grey. Below are two images showing the impact on exposure of holding a white sheet of paper near and away from the light source.

Interactive workshop notes: “Running and interactive workshop”

You have attended the workshop “Running an interactive workshop”. Here are some interactive workshop notes to remind you of what you learned,

Contents of this interactive workshop:
Introductions and welcome.
Planning for your interactive workshop.
Planning your virtual workspace.
Running the interactive workshop.
Summary and actions

Duration: 90 minutes.

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Apply for a workshop (KCG priority)

Please use this form to apply for a workshop. Your application is emailed to Teabreak Knitter and not stored on this website. Priority will be given to members of the Knitting & Crochet Guild

Teabreak Knitter will contact you using the email address you provide below.

Conditions

By applying for this workshop you agree to:

  • Make every effort to take part in the workshop activities;
  • Show respect to others in the workshop;
  • Allow others in the workshop to see your email address;
  • Allow Teabreak Knitter to store your contact information for purposes of running the workshop;
  • Acknowledge that the workshop and associated materials are in English;
  • Tell Teabreak Knitter if you will no longer be able to take part.

Apply

To apply for a workshop, fill in the form using the drop-down menu to choose the workshop you are applying for. You may only apply for one workshop at a time.

Applicants may be from anywhere in the world. The application asks for a major city near to you so that Teabreak Knitter can see which time zone you are in.

Apply for a workshop - KCG members
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Name of the workshop that you are applying to join.

After you successfully submit your form you will see a confirmation message above the form (you may need to scroll up). You should also receive an email from Teabreak Knitter. The form will be cleared ready for you to apply for another workshop.

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Running an interactive workshop

Two participants in a video conference session: a Teddy Bear and an adult male.

This interactive workshop is designed for experienced demonstrators and trainers who want to use video conferencing as a tool for delivering workshops.

By the end of the interactive workshop, you will have learned these skills:

  • Identify how delivering a workshop online may differ from delivering it face to face.
  • Plan the structure of your online workshop.
  • Identify how they you use your cameras and video conferencing software.
  • Plan what supporting materials and props you will need.

This is an online interactive workshop with an interactive group teleconferencing session (using Zoom).

This workshop is free.

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Delivering a workshop by video conferencing -pilot

Two participants in a video conference session: a Teddy Bear and an adult male.

This workshop is designed for experienced trainers who want to use video conferencing as a tool for delivering workshops.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • identify how delivering a workshop online may differ from delivering it face to face,
  • plan the structure of their online workshop,
  • identify how they will use their cameras and video conferencing software, and
  • plan what supporting materials and props they will need.

This is an online interactive workshop with an interactive group teleconferencing sessions (using Zoom) supported by a downloadable handout.

This workshop is free.

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