Knitted braids are the perfect embellishment for any project! The Baltic countries of Latvia and Estonia have many different styles of braids that have added interesting details to mittens, gloves, socks, and sweaters. Learn the about three styles of braids, the basic foundation, and experiment with color combinations and directionality.

Technique Requirements: knit/purl, cast on/bind off, working in the round, chart reading, easy colorwork, basic finishing techniques

This is a in person workshop at Knit with Friends festival in Porto, Portugal.

SKILL LEVEL:
Intermediate - Students should be comfortable knitting in the round and knitting with two colours at a time

MATERIALS:
4mm / US 6 needles for knitting small circumference (Double pointed needles or circular needles for magic loop)

Stitch markers

DK yarn in 2 contrasting colours approx. 20g of each colour