from Fourvière to the Knit Eat Festival.
From the meeting point on the esplanade of Fourvière, a 4 km stroll through history and panoramas, from the Roman Lugdunum to today's Lyon with Renaud Ducher, landscape architect passionate about the history of Lyons.
4 km from Fourvière to the Knit Eat Festival.
Duration 2 hours. approximately.


COMPLETE !

Thanks to the principle of stitches slipped over stripes, mosaic knitting allows you to create two-tone patterns that look like jacquard without having to manage 2 yarns on the same row.

Easy and fun, have fun with colors and create original patterns.

During this workshop, Céline invites you to approach the technique of mosaic knitting which allows you to create patterns by playing with colors.

You will make a sample from a mosaic pattern grid that you have created yourself.

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• BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting, knit stitch and purl stitch.

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  3.5 or 4 mm needles (circular or straight), small scissors and yarn needle.

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COMPLETE !

Shawls are the favorite accessories of knitters! Large and enveloping or small and refined, there is something for everyone!

Julie invites you to discover how to make your own shawl design: materials and textures, mathematics of the construction of different popular shawl shapes (triangle, crescent, half-moon and rectangle), possibilities offered by shortened rows and modularity._cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_

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• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting, knit and purl stitches, increases.

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  Circular needles 3 mm to 4 mm, marker rings.

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COMPLETE !

From a "mood-board" (inspiration board) on the theme of your favorite season, you will draw your own jacquard patterns that will make up the design of your collar.

  During this workshop, Céline invites you to embark on the creative process and express your creativity.

The first part of the workshop will be devoted to an exercise in creativity which will allow you to design the jacquard grids. The second part will allow you to sample your designs and calculate how to place them harmoniously on the collar.

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• BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting, knit stitch and purl stitch.

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  Circular needles 60 cm n°4.5 mm. 

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45 €

Aurélie proposes, during this workshop, to start knitting an ethnic-inspired tote bag with jacquard patterns. Different techniques will be discussed: jacquard sample in the round, provisional assembly, joining a knit in the round and knitting in the circular, vikkel braid, jacquard in the circular, two-tone icord.

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To knit the entire tote bag, Aurélie used Andes yarn from Drops (or a Worsted yarn): 3 balls of main color and 2 balls of contrasting color. You can come with it for the workshop or test the techniques with the yarn provided.

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• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting, knits/purls.

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques as well as the model created by Aurélie.

• TO BRING
  5.5 mm circular needles (60 or 80 cm recommended), 5.5 mm or 6 mm crochet hook, two marker rings of two different colors, jacquard bobbins (not obligatory but recommended).
   

COMPLETE !

The brioche point tempts you but you find it too complicated?

Bérangère learns to knit the two-tone brioche stitch, increases and decreases to then knit all the pretty patterns specific to this stitch. At the end of this workshop, the brioche point will have no more secrets!

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• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting (knit and purl stitches)

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  Circular needles (essential) of 3.5 or 4 mm with a cable of at least 60 cm. 
  
  
  COMPLETE !

Swiss darning or duplicate stitch is a technique that reproduces exactly the shape of the knitted stitch. Olivia shows on a sample how to use it as a purely decorative technique or as reinforcement for worn stitches. This step will allow you to master the technique and improvise patterns by playing on colors or stitch heights. In a second step, Olivia discusses the use of this technique to repair a more or less important hole, using an auxiliary thread.

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• BEGINNER LEVEL

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  knitted sample, small assortment of darning colors, auxiliary cotton yarn.

• TO BRING
  small embroidery scissors, yarn needle (large eye, rounded tip).
   

COMPLETE !

Have you always dreamed of getting into sock knitting but you don't dare? Grab your needles and get started with one of the authors of "Knitting your socks, all the techniques" Ed. Eyrolles.

During this workshop, Elodie takes you by the hand to help you discover the essential techniques for knitting socks from the ankle.

Discover the truly elastic assembly, the reinforced gusseted heel and the grafting technique to close the toe of your sock.

Elodie will teach you how to calculate the ideal size of your socks based on your sample and you will knit a mini study sock together.

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• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting, knit/purl stitches, and increases/decreases.

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques as well as a model of your choice in Elodie's Ravelry shop.

• TO BRING
  a circular needle size 2.5 mm, length 60 or 80 cm, and your good mood!

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COMPLETE !

Caroline Tardy - Agence Fibers Collection, will provide an overview of aa rapidly changing industry in search of more ethical, eco-responsible and supportive products.

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COMPLETE !

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Do you really want to get into a circular jacquard yoke sweater but you don't dare?
During this workshop, Christelle will teach you what pulled thread jacquard is and above all how to manage the tension and have the threads follow when working with several colors using the two-handed jacquard technique.

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• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting (knit and purl stitches).

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  4 mm needles (short cable circular or any other method for knitting on small circumferences), markers and something to note.

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COMPLETE !

This technique is based on a simple weaving technique. It can therefore be used to repair any textile, but to use it on knitwear, a few useful tips will help to better integrate the repair. Olivia learns how to repair a hole using a darning stitch (weaving), working on the right side then on the wrong side of the work, and finally on a ribbing. Olivia then explains how to play with colors and weaving techniques to create patterns.

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• BEGINNER LEVEL

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  knitted sample, small assortment of darning colors.

• TO BRING
  small embroidery scissors, yarn needle (large eye, rounded tip).

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COMPLETE !

Do the elegant hammer armholes impress you? Come and discover how to knit them stress-free with Alice! During the course you will see the different ways to work them and you will knit a mini sweater, top-down, to practice before embarking on a life-size project, the pattern will be provided to you._cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_

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• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

  PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting, having already made several knitting works.

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  4 mm circular needles, marker rings, something to take notes. 
  
   

COMPLETE !

The double-face knitting, "double-knitting", makes it possible to knit at the same time a complementary two-tone face and back, both of equal beauty! An ideal technique for scarves with colorful patterns or reversible decorative knitting. 

Julie will have you knit a sample to learn how to cast on and bind off your stitches, understand the technique, read a chart and manage your yarns. 

• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting (knit and purl stitches).

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  3.25 mm or 3.50 mm needles and 2.25 mm or 2.50 mm needles. 
  
  
  COMPLETE !

During this workshop, Solène clarifies the secrets of the construction of top-down models (from top to bottom) by taking her model of the little Lilås sweater as a learning support. You will see with her the fundamentals and the technical subtleties of this construction system, by working two types of armholes: raglan and hammer.

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• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  master the technical basics of knitting, knits/purple stitches, and increases/decreases.

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  The model pattern and wool for learning and training in workshop techniques.

• TO BRING
  4.5 or 5 mm needles / 8 stitch markers.
  
   

45 €​

Are you tired of endless rivers of jersey & you dream of a sweater with a pretty pattern? Come and discover the multitude of possibilities offered by knitting!

Whether using a crochet hook, a tapestry needle or cable needles, Charlotte will introduce you to the practice of creative knitting.

During this course, you will make colorful patterns, bobbles & other relief stitches, or asymmetrical twists.

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• LEVEL: BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting (knit and purl stitches).

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  a 5 mm crochet hook, an eye needle, cable needles and a sample of at least 10x10 cm knitted in stocking st (with 5 mm needles).
  
  
  COMPLETE !

Start knitting socks from the toe! Alice will teach you how to tame the Turkish cast-on, to shape the heels from bottom to top and to cast off the stitches in a very elastic way. You will leave with a short guide to knitting socks and a pattern to knit a pair for the whole family!

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• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting (knit and purl stitches).

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  2.25 or 2.5 mm circular needles with a minimum 80 cm cable, marker rings, enough to take notes. 

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COMPLETE !

on a loop from the Knit Eat Festival
A tour in the heart of a new district emerging from the ground, between wasteland, construction sites, contemporary architecture and the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône.
Duration: approximately 2 hours.

COMPLETE !

The brioche point tempts you but you find it too complicated?

Bérangère learns to knit the two-tone brioche stitch, increases and decreases to then knit all the pretty patterns specific to this stitch. At the end of this workshop, the brioche point will have no more secrets!

​​

• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting (knit and purl stitches)

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  Circular needles (essential) of 3.5 or 4 mm with a cable of 60 cm minimum. 
  
   

COMPLETE !

Do you love knitting socks but suffer from an acute form of second sock syndrome? Do you want to optimize the quantities of wool used for your socks or don't like having leftovers?

Come and learn how to knit your two socks at the same time from the tip with Elodie, one of the authors of the book "Knitting your socks, all the techniques" Ed / Eyrolles.

Elodie will guide you to make your assembly from the point, manage your two threads by limiting the knots and will teach you how to make a really elastic flap at the ankle.

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• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting, knit/purl stitches, and increases/decreases.

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques as well as a model of your choice in Elodie's Ravelry shop.

• TO BRING
  a circular needle size 2.5 mm, length 80 or 100 cm, a big button and your good mood!
   

COMPLETE !

A ribbed edge that doesn't ripple, a soft collar & sleeves that fall impeccably... These little details can enhance your knitting, or on the contrary, ruin it!

In this workshop, Charlotte offers you to learn some techniques to refine your knits: Italian finish, elastic cast on, grafting & casting off stitches with 3 needles... You will also discover some simple tips to make your creations perfect!

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• LEVEL: BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE

• PREREQUISITES
  Master the technical basics of knitting (knit and purl stitches).

• INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP
  Wool for learning and training in workshop techniques is included in the workshop.

• TO BRING
  an eyed needle & double pointed needles between 4 & 6 mm.
   

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COMPLETE !