Shawl Construction with Melanie Berg

Teacher: Melanie Berg

Language: English

Have you been dreaming about designing your own shawl but don’t know how to get started?

This class will teach you basic shawl layouts. You will learn how different shapes are being constructed: Circular and semi-circular shawls, triangular shawls, symmetrical and asymmetrical shawls and others, and we’ll cover basic operations like gauge and size calculations.

You’ll learn special cast on techniques and I’ll walk you through the single steps that lead to bringing your shawl ideas to life.

• Time: Saturday 9:00-12:00, 25th April 2020

• Class length: 3 hours

• Number of participants: 12

• Place: Near Iðnó in downtown Reykjavík. Participants will get an email with details in time before class starts.

• Skill Level: Intermediate.

• Homework Before Class: None.

• Supplies to bring: Please bring knitting needles and some yarn.

• Materials Fee: No.

• Price: 19.900 ISK

Melanie Berg

In 2012, Melanie Berg quit her job as an IT specialist to live her passion: She's designing knitwear. Melanie combines texture and color into wearable modern designs that are both playful and beautiful. She designs to surprise -- from matching cheeky stripes with elegant lace, to choosing unexpected color combinations. Her patterns have been published by yarn companies and knitting magazines large and small, and with "Shawls" and "Colorwork Shawls", her first two book have finally been published. mairlynd.de