Discover how to translate the patterns, textures and visual structures of woven fabrics into knitted designs using stranded colourwork.

In this creative, technique-led workshop, we will explore how woven textiles can inspire knitted patterns, focusing on how colour, geometry and pattern repeats can be interpreted through stranded knitting. Through practical design exercises, you will learn how to translate a woven fabric into a knitted stranded colourwork motif.

We will explore how the arrangement of colours and stitches can be used to recreate the visual effects of woven structures, exploring how different approaches to charting and pattern development can influence the final design. Along the way, we will consider the differences between woven and knitted fabrics, and how these can inform the design process.

Whether you are an experienced knitter looking to expand your design skills or a textile enthusiast interested in the relationship between weaving and knitting, this workshop offers an opportunity to develop your understanding of stranded colourwork as a design tool.

By the end of the session, you will have explored practical approaches to translating woven inspiration into stranded colourwork charts, with ideas and techniques to take forward into your own knitting and textile design projects.

Please bring to the workshop:

• 3.5mm needles or DK-weight gauge-size needles

Yarn will be provided

Students should be comfortable with or have tried stranded colourwork knitting before.