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Full Day Workshop: Cecelia Campochiaro’s Reversible Knitting Event
June 21, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cecelia Campochiaro’s Reversible Knitting Event, June 21, 2025
Author and designer Cecelia Campochiaro is coming to Colorful Stitches Fine Yarn in Williamsburg, VA to launch her new book, Reversible Knitting and provide her hands-on experiential day-long workshop. This is the perfect next step to her earlier-released books, Sequence Knitting and Making Marls. Join us for her book signing event and to attend the workshop.
Full-day Workshop
When: Saturday, June 21, 2025, 9:00am-4:00pm, including a break from 12:00-1:00pm (lunch is on your own; not included in the workshop)
Location: Colorful Stitches Fine Yarn store, Merchants Square, 409 W. Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185 (If registrations exceed our in-store space, we will notify registrants of a relocation to the learger nearby site).
Workshop Fees:
Workshop ONLY (2 classes): $150.00, no tax
Workshop + Reversible Knitting book: $198.15, including tax on book
Reservations:
Pre-registration and pre-payment are required for attendance. Deadline to register is June 13, 2025.
Online reservations: Add your prefered booking item in the drop-down menu to your shopping cart and check out in the normal manner.
Offline reservations: Call Toll Free 833-825-1172 or visit the Colorful Stitches Fine Yarn store.
Workshop Details: The day-long workshop includes two classes:
- Introduction to Reversible Knitting, 9:00am-12:00pm, 3-hour class.
This class is about textured stitch patterns where both sides look the same and is also an introduction to the book Reversible Knitting. The class will cover a range of topics including one-row patterns, sequence knitting, how reversible patterns are created,how to use charts for flat knitting or knitting in the round. As a bonus, we will also discuss some reversible selvedges that make nice finished edges. You will have a chance to swatch a couple of stitch patterns to get a feel for two different approaches to creating reversible textures. These patterns can be used for scarves, shawls, blankets or anything where you want both sides to look the same. - Making a Winterview Scarf, 1:00pm – 4:00pm, 3-hour class. This is a project-based class about how to make a Winterview Scarf. Winterview uses sequence knitting to create a beautiful textured triangle, and woven slip-stitch pattern to create the decorative edging. Each student will receive the pattern as a part of the workshop and will make a swatch of the shawl pattern. A scarf-sized yarn kit is available to purchase in-store. During class, we’ll discuss how to work the pattern, what yarns are best suited to the pattern and quantities and ideal yarn characteristics so you will be ready to cast on right after the class. The pattern is very flexible and can be worked as a small neckerchief up to a big shawl.
Skill Level: Advanced beginner knitters and beyond.
Prerequisites: Students must be able to cast one, bind off, knit, purl, increase and decrease without assistance, and should be able to read their knitting. If you can make a 4×4″ ribbed swatch without laddering, you will be fine.
Homework: None
Materials Fee: None.
The Reversible Knitting book is available as an optional add-on to the workshop fee. The Winterview Scarf yarn kit, based upon your personal yarn andcolor choices, will be available to purchase in-store.
Bring to Class: Students should bring their basic knitting kit including notions, scissors, notepaper, pen/pencil, small ruler, etc.
For the morning class, bring 2 balls of solid-color yarn of any weight with appropriately-sized needles for swatching.
For the afternoon class, bring 2 balls of fingering or sport yarn: one ball for the main color of the scarf and the other ball for the contrasting color. For the contrast color, only a few yards are needed. It can be the same weight or a lighter weight than the main color yarn. Needles appropriately-sized to the yarn for swatching.
