Openwork Skill Developer Class

Sulaire Shawl patterncard kit design by Alice Starmore in Hiort yarn

Cluaran patterncard kit design by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply yarn

Sulaire Shawl patterncard kit design by Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply yarn in Pebble Beach

Sulaire patterncard kit design by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply yarn

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Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply pure new wool hand knitting yarn

Description

The Openwork Skill Developer Class gives you a complete introduction to the openwork technique, taking your skill level through from beginner to intermediate while making two beautiful shawls. If you are a complete beginner to knitting add the optional Beginners Yarn Pack to your order below. This will provide the extra yarn required for practising your basic techniques. Use our free Video Tutorials section for step-by-step guidance on cast-on methods, and how to knit, purl, and cast off. When you are comfortable with these basic techniques you will be ready to start your Sulaire Shawl, which will introduce you to openwork. By the time you have completed the Sulaire you will be ready to move on to the more complex motifs and edging of the Cluaran, and you will be confident in your openwork ability. This class does not include needles, you will require 1 pair of 40cm-long 4mm needles and 1 pair of 40cm-long 3.25mm needles

Sulaire Measurements:
Small (ex. picot edging) – Length at centre point 60 cm. Width across top 115cm.
Medium (ex. picot edging) – Length at centre point 78 cm. Width across top 125cm.
Large (ex. picot edging) – Length at centre point 91cm. Width across top 152cm.

The Sulaire Video Class Kit includes online access to 43 mins of detailed video tutorials, a colour-printed patterncard with full instructions, and all the Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply yarn required to make the Sulaire Shawl in your chosen colour and size. The online video tutorials cover all the key points of the design. This project requires a basic knowledge of knit and purl stitches.

Cluaran Measurements:
Small (ex. picot edging) – Length at centre point 58 cm. Width across top 112cm.
Large (ex. picot edging) – Length at centre point 87cm. Width across top 148cm.

The Cluaran Video Class Kit includes online access to 1hr and 24 mins of detailed video tutorials, a colour-printed patterncard with full instructions, and all the Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply yarn required to make the Cluaran Shawl in your chosen colour and size. The online video tutorials cover all the key points of the design. This project assumes previous experience with an openwork project, and is an ideal progression on in skill level from the Sulaire Video Class Kit.

The Sulaire and Cluaran can be made in any of our available Hebridean 2 Ply colours. Click here for a digital shadecard.

From: £104.00

The Queen of the Waves Hand Knitwear Design Collection by Alice Starmore

Sulaire Video Class Kit

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Cluaran Video Class Kit

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Hebridean 2 Ply Moorland Colours by Alice Starmore

Beginners Yarn Pack

Add for £24.00 – £42.00

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Purchase Information

Our pattern-inclusive kits are made up in skeins of varying weight, according to the amounts required for each project. Every project on our website has been knitted here at Virtual Yarns, so we know precisely how much yarn is required to make them. Each kit contains that amount plus an extra 8 per-cent more yarn. This is enough yarn to knit a swatch and the project, PROVIDED THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOLLOWED FOR THE SIZE ORDERED. The extra 8 per-cent allows reasonable leeway for knitter error. Kits are made up by hand to order, and each yarn amount is carefully weighed.

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Washing Instructions

Please note that all of our yarns are supplied washed and therefore do not require to be washed or fulled after knitting, unless you have an accident. Generally speaking, your garments should not require cleaning/washing any more than a coat would.

All of our designs are made with 100% pure new wool yarns and should be washed either by hand with pure soap in hand hot-water, or in a front loading washing machine which has a specific wool programme using a small amount of non-biological detergent. We do not recommend the use of any fabric softeners or any additives that will remain in the fabric after rinsing.

If hand washing, dissolve a small amount of pure soap flakes – or if using a pure soap bar, grate the required amount – into hand-hot water. Ensure that the soap has thoroughly dissolved before immersing the piece. Use a gentle squeezing motion to wash; do not cause any friction by rubbing or scrubbing as this will cause the fibres to felt. Gently squeeze out the excess soapy water and rinse well in warm water. It is important to remove as much excess water as quickly as possible as the longer moisture is left in wool yarn, the more likely it is to shrink or felt.

The best method for removing water is to spin in a washing machine, but if you prefer to remove the water by hand then gently squeeze the piece to remove the main water load and then lay the piece flat on towels and roll up, squeezing out as much water as possible into the towels. You will have to use several towels and repeat the process to remove as much moisture as you can.

Alternatively, spin to remove the excess water. If using a top loading machine it is important to place the piece in a suitable pillowcase (white cotton is best) so that it does not wrap around the spindle and become distorted. For both top-loading machines and front-loading machines, it is vitally important to remove from the spinner as soon as it has stopped: otherwise the piece can become permanently creased.

In all cases, dry flat on towels away from direct heat/sunlight, and smooth gently into shape. You can place small towels – or even better, cut and finish old towelling into the garment shapes, such as sleeves etc – and place inside the garment so that the two layers are separate. This will greatly help speed up drying process.

For straight, dropped-shoulder pullover styles, a woolly board is an excellent method of drying as the garment is placed on the board and dried to size allowing air to circulate inside. The board can also be used for cardigans in this style so long as you tack the front bands closed using a strong cotton thread, which you then carefully remove once the garment has dried. Glove boards can also be used for gloves which will allow them to dry in perfect shape.

Once your Openwork kits have been dispatched you will recieve an email with a username and password for our steek dot scot video tutorial website. You can use your personal login information to access your Video Classes. If you are buying this as a gift please get in touch with us beforehand as classes are linked directly to your order details.

Optional Shadecards *
50g Hebridean 2 Ply Choice 1 *
50g Hebridean 2 Ply Choice 2 *
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