SHETLAND MEETS THE SOUTHWEST:
Exploring Colorwork Through the Color Lens of
Ghost Ranch and Georgia O’Keeffe
with Mary Jane Mucklestone
Join Mary Jane for a relaxed study of color inspired by the landscapes that captivated Georgia O’Keeffe. We will draw from the rich, earthy hues of desert cliffs, sagebrush plains, and vast southwestern skies. Using the principles of Shetland’s Fair Isle knitting—also deeply connected to its natural surroundings—we will create our unique personal color palettes.
Through discussions on color relationships and the importance of value, we’ll learn skills to improvecolor perception and take away concepts that can be applied to all your future colorworl projects. Mary Jane will provide a basic hat pattern and a basic cowl pattern to use as our swatch.
While we focus on color selection, Mary Jane will also offer guidance for those who wish to refine their stranded knitting technique. Whether you’re new to Fair Isle or an experience knitter seeking deeper color knowledge, this class will leave you with greater confidence in your color choices.
Mary Jane Mucklestone is a beloved knitting teacher who always creates a lively, fun, and informative class. Mary Jane loves to knit with color. Her specialty is stranded knitting and she has spent her professional career learning about the traditions behind the discipline, eslecially Fair Ilse, Scandinavian,Maine, and the Maritime Orovinces of Canada.
Mary Jane has written two colorwork stitch dictionaries: 200 Fair Ilse Motifs and 150 Scandinavian Motifs. Both are knitting design essentials and have been translated into several languages. She also has written four other books: Fair Ilse Style; Geo Knits; Fair Ilse Weekend, and Grand Shetland Adventure Knits, which she co-authored with her goodfriend, Gudrin Johnson.
Mary Jane travels internationally studying traditional techniques, exploring knitting history, and teaching knitting workshops. Her home is in Portland, Maine.
We are so delighted and excited to have Mary Jane joining us at Ghost Ranch for what we know will be an amazing workshop.