Alice Beret Class

Saturday 15 March 2008
1:00 - 4:00 PM
$30
Instructor Susan Wells

Skill Level: Intermediate

By popular demand we are teaching a technique class for Alice Beret from Knitting Little Luxuries: Beautiful Accessories to Knit which will enable you to complete Louisa Harding's "jaunty tam" reminiscent of the 1920s.

We learn to do the picot cast on, knit stripes of color, and install bias binding for a professional finish.

"The soft, chalky pastel stripes of this jaunty tam remind me of 1920s bathing suits and swimming caps, while its shape hints at the cheeky fashions of the Flapper era. The bright picot edge adds light and texture around the face, while a knitted bow stitched on the side completes the delicate but sassy look.

"Because some people can't wear wool next to the skin, this hat is designed to be knitted in cotton, but cotton yarns have no elasticity. A traditional millinery trick - bias binding sewn inside the brim - makes the hat hold its shape."

- Louisa Harding, Knitting Little Luxuries

Materials (available at The Grove)

• Knitting Little Luxuries (10% discount to class participants)
• 6 skeins Nautical Cotton by Louisa Harding
• US sizes #3 & #5 straight knitting needles
• tapestry needles
• 22" of 1" bias binding
• sewing thread to match binding
• sewing needle
• scissors/thread cutter