Mosaic Knitting with Ann Weaver (OCT 12)
OCT. 12 (THURS. 1 PM–4 PM)
Expand your color-knitting skills and learn how to knit two-color patterns using slipped-stitch techniques. Ann Weaver’s energetic teaching style will keep you joyfully humming through complex patterns and textures using only one color per round! This is also known as mosaic knitting. In this workshop, you’ll begin a cowl that uses slipped-stitch patterns, moving from basic to moderately complex. Working simple to moderate mosaic patterns from written directions and charts.
Skill Level: Advanced beginner. Students must be able to knit in the round on a circular needle. Please see below for a complete list of supplies needed for this class.
Materials needed:
Two colors of worsted-weight yarn, 200 yards each
Size 7 24-inch circular needle
Stitch marker
A copy of the pattern Mosaic Cowl (available for purchase online through Ravelry for $5)
Homework: Using the color you’d like as the bottom border of your cowl, cast on 124 stitches. Join to work in the round and place marker to indicate beginning of round. [Knit 1 round, purl 1 round] 3 times. You’re ready to start mosaic knitting!
Single Rooms, $70 Per Night
Please note, the boarding house is for class participants only.
With spectacular views of town from its third-story perch, our boarding house offers bright, airy accommodations just a few minutes’ walk from the studio, shop, and general store with cafe. Year after year, returning students remark upon the peaceful camaraderie they enjoy winding down after class in the spacious common areas, and the fun conviviality of cooking family-style dinners in the kitchen. In addition to a living room, dining area, and full kitchen, the boarding house has six bedrooms and two full bathrooms.
Built in 1853, Cheshire Mills Boarding House provided lodging for workers at the mill for over 100 years. Today, Harrisville Designs is dedicated to maintaining an economical nightly rate to help ensure the cost of lodging is affordable during workshops and classes throughout the season.
Harrisville Designs is happy to provide towels, sheets, and pillowcases for an extra $20 per stay (please order ahead). However, students are more than welcome to bring their own linens. Pillows and blankets are provided. Reservations can be made while signing up for class. We do apologize, it’s an old building. There is no elevator and two flights of stairs. Please pack accordingly.
Alternative Housing & Dining
Harrisville is a small village (pop. 1200) with a post office and general store/cafe across the street from the studio and Boarding House. Harrisville is a short drive from Peterborough (15 minutes away) and Keene (20-25 minutes away); both offer a nice variety of hotels, shops, and restaurants.
Additional accommodations in Harrisville are available at Aldworth Manor and the Harrisville Inn. Peterborough accommodations are available at Cranberry Meadow Farm, the Jack Daniels Motor Inn, and the Little River Bed and Breakfast. Options in Keene include the Carriage Barn Inn, the Best Western Plus, the Fairfield Inn & Suites, the Holiday Inn Express, the Courtyard by Marriott, and Days Inn. We also suggest searching Airbnb and Vrbo.
Location
About Our Workshops
Nestled in the heart of a historic textile village, workshops at Harrisville Designs take place in the Bethuel Harris Mill. Built in the 1830s as a spinning mill for locally raised wool and located at the end of the canal, it originally operated on water power. Today, it’s home to our first-floor retail store and spacious second-floor workshop studio. Year after year students are greeted by sunlit windows, fresh air, and tranquil views of the mill pond and preserved industrial brick buildings.
Workshops vary in skill levels and lengths. Enrollment is limited to ensure each student is immersed in the atmosphere of a working studio rather than a classroom. Most scheduled classes meet from 9 am to 4 pm; however, the studio is open to students 24 hours a day while their class is in session. Looms are provided in the weaving classes, and woolen yarn and other materials are included unless otherwise noted in the materials lists online. While taking a class, students receive a 10% discount on all items in our store, including looms! (Excludes sale and consignment items)
Withdrawal/Refund Policy
Please note our 2023 cancellation and refund policy includes a non-refundable $100.00 registration fee per workshop. In the case must withdraw, you have 8 weeks prior to class for a full tuition refund, less the registration fee. After this date all payments are non-refundable, no exceptions. Thank you for your understanding!
COVID-19 Protocols
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we reserve the right to cancel a class at any time for safety reasons. We strongly encourage all teachers and students are up-to-date on all CDC recommended COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, as eligible. Masks may be required at teacher discretion. Policy subject to change.
Have a question about a HD workshop or class order? Call 603-827-3996.