SATURDAY, 19th AUGUST 2017
2 – 4 PM
£35
Visit us at the Yorkshire Museum of Farming, and LEARN TO KNIT PORTUGUESE-STYLE!
Portuguese knitters work with the yarn tensioned round their neck, or secured on a hook attached to the chest. No special equipment is needed, but you can use a knitting pin (as in the pictures, here).
Knit and purl stitches are both made with the yarn at front of the work. Come along & learn how!
Portuguese-style knitting is efficient and comfortable. You can use this technique to knit on two needles or in the round; ordinary, bog-standard everyday one colour knitting or stranded knitting with two or more colours. Everything on my Ravelry project pages was knitted using Portuguese style knitting; ganseys, Fair Isle, vintage style knits – the lot.
All you need to bring is a current single colour knitting project you have going, on its needles.
Learn from one of the UK’s few experienced Portuguese-style knitters, (me!)
To book your place email: penelopehemingway@gmail.com
No deposit, just pay on the day. But there will be limited places, so email to book early. If the workshops proves popular, we will re-schedule another.
We have a small stock of Portuguese knitting pins available for sale, on the day. So if you have always wanted to learn this technique – now’s your chance!
If this date doesn’t suit you, I’m available to teach Portuguese Knitting one to one, any weekday evening or weekend half day, with a little notice. Email and ask!
Where: Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park, York, YO19 5UF
PENELOPE HEMINGWAY 
2 replies on “LEARN TO KNIT PORTUGUESE- STYLE WORKSHOP”
I wish I could fly to England for this class!
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This would be fun to do, but given that I’m back from a week’s camping in Cornwall the Monday before, then the Thursday and Friday just before I’m down to Winchester and back for Summer School, I think I’ll be desperate for a day at home. Laundering.
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