Knit Ardent Wrap with Jewell of Northknits (Series)

Is there anything more lovely than a garter/brioche stitch scarf to bundle up in during December? You don’t have to be a hopeless romantic to learn how to knit this lovely knit wrap, taught by Jewell Washington, maker and designer of northknits.

This 2-tier weekend workshop will focus on brioche knitting and color work, and is an ideal fit for the student ready to fall head over heels for learning and expanding their brioche stitch experience. And with just a bit of courage and understanding/experience with easy level knitting, Jewell is a skilled teacher that will knit along with even a beginner student to help knit her Ardent Wrap scarf pattern that they’re sure to wear and fall in love with, all Autumn long. The Ardent Wrap was designed and knit around inspiration to love ardently, meaning with unconditional passion and romance. It is knit in Lion Brand Yarn’s Re-Tweed for a classic textured worsted weight wrap.

Prerequisite: Casting on yarn and knitting easy stitches/patterns

Dates of the 2-Part Series: Saturday 12/11, 12/18

Supplies You Will Need

• 5.5mm • US 9 • 24 in. tip to tip needles
• Weight 4 Medium/Worsted Yarn (4 skeins of LBY Re-tweed available here)
• Suggested yarn substitutes:
  • Lion Brand Yarn ™ Wool Ease • ≈ 197 yds/skein
  • Lion Brand ™ Vanna’s Choice Solids • ≈ 170 yds/skein
• Notions: tailor’s tape, scissors, stitch markers, tapestry needle, buttons (suggested: buttons by idlewild)

About the Artist

Jewell Washington learned to knit in college and launched northknits in 2014. She pursues simple living through her passion for DIY, pattern design, stacking her yarn shelf, and providing business and entrepreneurial advice to fellow crafters. She is the founder of Our Maker Life, an international maker movement and has connected more than 120,000 fellow fiber creatives in the knit, crochet, and yarn industry. Jewell resides in Chicago, Illinois.

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