Foundations of Colorwork Knitting

with Katrina Geurkink

Saturday, September 13th, 2025

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Join other knitting enthusiasts for a full day of knitting and learning at the Enfield Shaker Museum, a vibrant place with a rich history of art, craft, and community. Participants will work individually and together on several small pieces, designed to develop colorwork skills and best practices. Once learned, you will apply these skills to create a knitted item of your choice, ranging from simple to complex. The instructor has designed several colorwork charts with Shaker-inspired motifs that can be incorporated into your project. You will receive the full collection of these knitting charts during the workshop, so you can continue your colorwork at home and integrate the motifs in future projects. This workshop is a great opportunity to get an early start on knitted gifts for the holidays.

In the workshop, you will learn:

• How to select the right yarn for your colorwork projects, including advantages and disadvantages of different yarns
• How to apply color theory when selecting colors for your projects
• Five different types of colorwork: stranded (including Fair Isle), intarsia, duplicate stitch, and two ways to create striping
• Different styles of knitting and tools that can be used for colorwork; including ways to adjust and maintain tension to create high quality fabrics; and working flat and in the round
• Design considerations for colorwork
• How to read and work with colorwork charts
• Strategies for managing your yarn: to reduce twists and tangles; working with floats; and transitioning between different colors horizontally and vertically
• Many tips and tricks throughout the day as well as cameos about Shaker fiber art and crafts.

Workshop participants will need to bring their own knitting needles and other tools (scissors, etc.) and pay the materials fee in advance. This fee covers all the colorwork charts, yarn, some supplies and handouts for the workshop. Participants will have the option to purchase additional yarn, colorwork patterns, tools and other supplies on the day of the workshop.

Skill Level: Basic – Intermediate. You do not need colorwork skills/experience to attend this workshop, but you should have basic to intermediate knitting skills, and enthusiasm and patience for learning new knitting techniques.

Cost:

$75.00 to register for the workshop, plus the materials fee $35. Due at the time of registration.

*Please select the quantity of tickets you would like before clicking on the “Get Tickets” button.

Please bring your own lunch. Water and light refreshment will be provided.

You will receive more information (including a detailed list of what to bring) via email when you register and pay for the workshop.

Who Is Katrina Geurkink?

Katrina is a consultant, designer and fiber artist living in Lebanon, NH. She has taught, studied and worked with organizations and learning communities for over thirty-seven years. She is a skilled facilitator, consultant, coach, teacher and graphic recorder and has a wonderful way of interweaving these different abilities in her work with clients and other artists. She has traveled to many countries around the world, leading projects, giving presentations at conferences, designing learning experiences and consulting with a variety of organizations and communities.

She first started playing with fiber when she was five years old. She learned how to knit and sew from her mother and grandmother, and occasionally from her older sister. They were strong role models and a constant source of inspiration, demonstrating over and over the incredible things one could create with one’s own hands. She started adapting knitting patterns as a teenager and creating her own knitting, sewing and other designs when she was in her early twenties. She has played with many different disciplines in the realm of fiber arts: knitting, crochet, beading/wire working, sewing, surface design, origami, and visible mending to name a few. She is an artist member at AVA Gallery and is currently developing online courses and a YouTube Channel to help a wider audience learn from demonstrations of fiber art and craft techniques.

Location: North Family Laundry Building – Stone building at 410 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748

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