Join us for this special in-store event where Aleks Byrd teaches how to steak (eeek!).

Tackle the scary steek and open a whole new world of possibilities with your knitting! Together you will explore two different styles of steek edges from the fun of a knotted fringe steek great for a shawl and the all round great reinforcement method with crochet. You will finish off with the perfect and super neat steek sandwich band that makes a great finishing touch hiding your steek on a cardigan.

Skill Level

Intermediate knitter; students should be comfortable to knit and purl in the round, should be comfortable knitting stranded colourwork / Fair Isle, cast-on, and bind-off.

Materials needed:

• 2 sets of US 8 / 5mm needles for knitting small circumference (DPNs or circular needles for magic loop)
• Stitch markers
• Sharp scissors
• 3-5 mm crochet hook
• Worsted weight yarn (preferable non-superwash - think yarn you would use for colorwork) in 3 contrasting colors in the following approx. amounts
  • MC (main color used in homework swatch) 20g
  • CC1 (contrast color 1 used in homework swatch) 20g
  • CC2 (contrast color 2 used for crochet and steek sandwich band) 10g

Homework
Students will be given instructions to complete a knitted swatch ready to steek. Swatch should take approximately one hour to knit.

Instructor

Aleks Byrd is a knitwear designer with roots in Estonia, Canada, and the USA. Aleks’ passion is creating modern patterns with a connection to the past using little-known traditional techniques for unique wearable designs that are fun and rewarding to knit for all levels of knitters. Her portfolio of designs includes individual patterns as well as those published in The Knitter magazine and Laine Magazine. Her latest book Traditions Revisited – Modern Estonian Knits brings together her designs and teaching as an introduction to Estonian knitting, both traditional and traditional-inspired.

Aleks teaches workshops to demystify the deceptively easy techniques used in her patterns all over the world in the UK, Europe, Canada, the United States and Australia. Most notably with sold out workshops at Vogue Knitting Live in New York.

Aleks especially loves sharing traditional knitting techniques from Estonia with knitters around the world to expand their view on what knitting can be. She works with yarn shops and knitting event organizers to bring engaging workshops to your knitting community.

Cancellation Policy

Classes require a minimum of 4 students. An emailed notification of cancellation will be sent 2 days before the class if the minimum is not met. In the case of shop cancellation, all registered students will be refunded the class fee. Any additional fees including materials and the shipping of materials are non-refundable. Student cancellations, missed classes or no-shows can not be refunded, exchanged or transferred.

**CLASS IS IN PERSON AT OUR STORE ON 1117 SE DIVISION ST, PORTLAND, OR**