No Class: September 27

Most knitters know that their craft is both outwardly utilitarian and inwardly satisfying. This course attempts to explore each of those dimensions through the writings and work of eight published knitters: Mary Thomas, Elizabeth Zimmermann, Barbara Walker, Mary Walker Phillips, Kaffe Fassett, Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, Dave Cole, and Linda Skolnik. The course will help participants appreciate the authors’ contributions to the craft – in the tools and techniques of knitting, its topology and structure, the beauty and utility of knitting, the endless array of stitch patterns, the use of color in knitting, knitting as art, knitting as a public statement, and the act of knitting as mindful practice. Participants will receive readings from each of the eight subject knitters. Participants will also be encouraged to knit sample knitting patterns representative of each. The course will be offered over eight weeks; each session will include a presentation on the subject knitter, an opportunity for participants to try out knitting patterns, and plenty of time for the sharing of knitting experience. The course is open to all interested persons, both novice and seasoned knitters, as well as those interested in learning a new craft.