Radical Knitting: Knit with an Active Mind

Lisa Ann Auerbach

September 21-26, 2008

About the Program

Knitting in America is enjoying a renaissance from celebrities to artists. Lisa Anne Auerbach is a leader in this movement. Join Lisa Anne for five days exploring the history of knitting as clothing and art, while also learning the basics of the craft. Participants learn fundamental knitting skills, including garter stitch, stockinette stitch, decreases, increases, gauge and pattern reading. You return home with new skills and a new way of using knitting as not only an art form, but as a tool for communication. Yarn and needles are provided. All levels welcome.

At-a-Glance

The average program size is approximately 16 guests.
The program begins with dinner on Sunday and ends after breakfast Friday.
The program fee is $1350 and includes all instruction, materials, needles, yarn, five breakfasts, four lunches, four dinners and the hotel parking fee.
2008 Sign-Up Specials: Sign up with a friend and receive complimentary lodging for two for 5 nights – a value of $1425 or more! Or sign up alone and receive one night’s accommodations free. Click here for details or contact Reservations at 888-651-2003.

Highlights

Sunday, September 21

Check in to Cavallo Point at your leisure * Gather in the evening to discuss class objective: creating individual interpretation of the Northern California landscape * Feast on a sumptuous group dinner of local, farm-grown cuisine

Monday, September 22

Each day starts with a buffet breakfast * Kick off your project with instruction in purling, casting on and knitting in garter stitch * Get in touch with knitting ancestors through a historical perspective * Break for lunch * Enjoy free time to schedule a massage at the Healing Arts Center and Spa or take an inspiring hike to overlook the Pacific Ocean * Gather with classmates for a private banquet dinner

Tuesday, September 23

Begin the day with an understanding of how to knit in garter and stockinette stitch * Free time to enjoy Cavallo Point * Banquet lunch * Develop knitting skills by learning about gauge, yarn types, needles and reading patterns * Take a group walk at sunset to incorporate textures and colors of nature into knitting * Enjoy free time in the evening to explore the San Francisco Bay Area

Wednesday, September 24

Delve through pattern books for ideas and instructions * Travel to a yarn store to ogle and feel the luxurious fibers with a new appreciation * Return to Cavallo Point for lunch and free time * Gather in the evening for a banquet dinner

Thursday, September 25

Finish your project and discuss how it can inform and inspire the next generation. * Banquet lunch * Enjoy an afternoon free to explore * Assemble for a final gala group dinner to share and recollect

Friday, September 26

Final banquet breakfast

Bio

Lisa Anne Auerbach is in her second decade of radical knitting. With an MFA in Fine Art, Lisa Anne has spent her adult life harnessing the creative and revolutionary power of the knitting needle. She has exhibited her work around the world in solo and group shows, and much of which focuses on social and political movements. Her latest project was knitting a 10-foot-tall yurt for V-Day, the tenth anniversary of the Vagina Monologues.