Susan B Anderson Workshop 2

Top-Down Seamless Dolls (Mary, Millie and Morgan)

Come knit an adorable folk-style doll seamlessly and from the top down. Susan’s patterns from the Ebook Mary, Millie & Morgan, published by Quince & Co., will be used during class to take students on a super-fun seamless doll knitting adventure! Although students will be working on a specific doll during class, many toy-knitting tips, tricks, techniques, and skills will be shared and demonstrated along the way. Some of the technique demonstrations and skills worked on during class include: casting on a small number of stitches on double-pointed needles; working in the round on a small number of stitches on a small number of stitches; short rows; duplicate stitch; doll hair-tying techniques; face embroidery; picking up stitches; placing stitches on scrap yarn; closing holes and gaps in your toy; gauge; stuffing discussions; and more!

Skills needed:  Knit/purl; cast on/bind off; increase/decrease; working in the round; easy colorwork; experience with top-down garment construction; basic finishing techniques; short rows; casting on and working in the round on a small number of stitches on double-pointed needles; working in the round on double-pointed needles

Pattern: It is recommended that you obtain the Ebook in advance of the workshop.

Registrants may purchase the Ebook pattern on Ravelry for a 50% discount with a coupon code that will be sent to all paid registrants. Please print the Ebook in advance of the class. Ebook pattern link to purchase the Ebook on Ravelry.

Optional: A kit is available for purchase at Quince & Co. website. The kit includes the pattern and yarn (no discount on pattern).

Homework: In your selected sport-weight yarn, knit a sample swatch to get gauge. Please check that your gauge is 6.5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch. For swatch, cast on 20n stitches and work 3 inches in stockinette stitch. The suggested needle size is US 3 (class uses double-pointed needles!).

Supplies to Bring with you to Workshop:

• Needles: One set of 4 double-pointed needles (dpns) in size US 3/3.25mm OR size to obtain gauge.
• Tools: Yarn needle, a large baggie of fiberfill, scissors, embroidery floss, tape measure, detachable stitch markers.
• We won’t get to the outfits during class, but the yarn is listed. If you’d like to use leftover sport-weight yarn for class, bring 100 yards or less each in a skin color, hair color, shirt, leggings, and shoe color.

If you want your doll to be in the selected skin color only, that’s fine as well. If you’d like to knit the same doll as in the photo these are the yarn requirements: 1 skein each in the following colorways : Doll #1 (Millie—blonde doll with white skin): Egret 101, Bird’s Egg 106, Frank’s Plum 114, Storm 104, Winesap 133, Glacier 105, Carrie’s Yellow 125. Doll #2 (Mary—brunette doll with peach skin): Petal 111, Carrie’s Yellow 125, Kumlien’s Gull 152, Gingerbread 120, Crow 102, Lupine 116. Doll #3 (Morgan—black hair with brown skin): Twig 119, Iceland 153, Peacock 109, Crow 102, Winesap 133. Note: Yardage includes yarn needed for outfits.

Note the doll’s finished measurements are 9″/23cm tall when standing, 6″/15cm body circumference, approx 3½”/9cm arm length, and 4½”/11.5cm leg length.

Cost:  $30 for members ($65 for non-members which includes Guild membership through 2019)

How to Register:  Sign up at a Guild meeting or send an email to Programs@SanDiegoKnitters.com.  Be sure to include your name, the name of the workshop, your email address and a telephone number. Payment is requested at time of registration. Your registration is guaranteed upon confirmation of receipt of your payment. In order to receive a cancellation refund, please cancel prior to the beginning of the guest instructor’s Tuesday program.

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