Learn how to turn knitted patchwork squares into a jumper or cardigan. Use leftover yarn to experiment playfully and build confidence in creating your own patchwork designs.

During the workshop you will go through the steps for making patchwork garments, including:

• Choosing yarn – pros and cons of working with various weights; combining different weights and fibres; colour themes
• Selecting your basic design – plain or striped garter stitch, mitred squares, log cabin
• Swatching for gauge, colour and yarn usage
• Planning your design – based on a garment you love
• Making the central squares, including joining patches and managing your ends
• Making the yoke and sleeves, including short rows
• Finishing touches – knitted seams and edges

You will be given a recipe for patchwork garments which can be used to make a cardigan or a jumper with or without sleeves. During the workshop participants will knit a patchwork square and use this to plan their own jumper.

Materials required:

• Leftover aran, DK or fingering weight yarn
• Knitting needles suitable for the yarn, typically 5mm for aran, 4mm for DK and 3.5mm for fingering
• If you have any garter stitch squares that you would like to turn into a garment, please bring them

Suitable for those who know how to knit a garter stitch patchwork square. The patches can be plain garter stitch, garter stitch stripes, mitred squares, or log cabin.