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Knitters' Guild NSW Inc

Knitters Guild Camp 2011

It's getting to be that time again! The Guild are happy to announce that the 2011 Knitters Guild Camp will be held at Kurri Kurri Conference Centre from Friday evening 30th Sept to after lunch Monday 3rd Oct.

Cost: $410 Members ($450 Non-Members) for weekend or $40($60)/day for Day visitors ($10 less on Mon).

Enquiries to Eleanor Goldfinch 02 9639 9706 or email Anne at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Download Forms

You can download the 2011 Camp Application Form and Workshop Details in Microsoft Word format. (The workshop details are reproduced below.)

Workshop Details

In all sessions there is the option to do your own knitting or have a break.

Saturday Morning There are 3 Workshops running. Select a workshop from 1, 2 or 3. Note that 1 & 2 are all day workshops.
Saturday Afternoon There are 3 Workshops running. Select a workshop from 1, 2 or 4. Note that 1 & 2 continue on from the morning.
Sunday Morning There are 3 Workshops running. Select a workshop from 5, 6 or 7. Note that 5 & 6 are all day workshop.
Sunday Afternoon There are 3 Workshops running. Select a workshop from 5, 6 or 8. Note that 5 & 6 continue on from the morning.
Monday Morning There are 2 Workshops running. Select a workshop from 9 or 10.

 

# Title Tutor Level Time
1 Entrelac Lynne Byass All levels Sat all day
2 Achievement Certificate help, Finishing Techniques and Problem Solving Val Quarmby All levels Sat all day
3 Colour combinations and invisible cast-on Terry Scott All levels Sat morning
4 Using the mobius cast on for other things Sue Wise All levels Sat afternoon
5 Filet Crochet (must know basic crochet stitches Yvonne Fazzolari Intermediate to Advanced Sun all day
6 Intarsia Terry Scott All levels Sun all day
7 A Brief History of Lace Knitting Fiona Donovan All levels Sun morning
8 Lace Knitting Techniques Fiona Donovan All levels Sun afternoon
9 Knitting a double-sided leaf Yvonne Fazzolari All levels Mon morning
10 Design your own triangular lace shawl Fiona Donovan Advanced (see note below) Mon morning

 

Further Explanation:

Entrelac is knitting which creates a diamond pattern in 1 or more colours. There are no long loops of wool carried across the back of the knitting. Once the basic technique is learned it has lots of applications.

“Achievement Certificate help” refers to the Level I, II and III Achievement Certificates offered by the Knitters Guild so you can learn from basic tension swatches and cast on and cast off methods through to advanced techniques. Check the website or ask your local Convenor about the certificates if you have not heard about them already.

A Mobius is a circle with one twist in it. Many members have made mobius shawls. Sue will show you another way to use the mobius cast on to make a lovely neck warmer. This is a great way to revise the mobius cast on.

Filet Crochet uses basic crochet stitches to produce patterns used for curtains, doileys, tablecoths etc. This workshop not suitable for anyone who does not already know the basic crochet stitches. Yvonne Fazzolari is available by arrangement on Saturday if you need to learn basic crochet before Sunday’s workshop. Please make a note of this on your application.

Intarsia knitting makes patterns using multiple colours. You do not carry the wool across the back as you would do if knitting patterns in Fair Isle knitting.

Lace Workshops: The 2 Sunday workshops work best if you attend both, but there is the option to attend only one if you have knowledge in the other area. The Monday workshop is for those who have completed the Sunday afternoon workshop and advanced knitters who already know how to knit lace patterns.

Workshop Requirements

In late August or very early September, all those attending the camp will receive by mail or email a list of the workshops they will be doing and a list of what you need to bring to each of those workshops along with basic camp information.