Class Schedule After taking a class with Vivian Høxbro at the Nordic Knitting Symposium in Sweden in the summer of 2002, I have become addicted to domino knitting! The technique offers a fun, easy way to knit in modules and in my opinion, Vivian has revived and refreshed mitered/modular knitting and made it both elegant and sophisticated. Her book, Domino Knitting from Interweave Press, (2002), offers many examples of this. Even a large project like my “boy” blanket (for now college student Alexander who at 6’4” will require a very large blankie) feels manageable because each square is finished before a new one is started. For multicolor projects you knit with one color at a time, weaving in the ends as you go so when you’re done, you’re done! As you learn to navigate squares and triangles, and to go around corners, you will come to understand the directional aspects of domino knitting and appreciate the design opportunities they afford. Color placement and its impact on balance within a knitted piece is a critical aspect of this technique and we will spend quite a bit of time discussing that in the workshop. In addition to using modular knitting to create garments, dominos lend themselves well to scarves, wraps, shawls, bags (felted or otherwise) and pillows. At first, I wasn’t sure about knitted home décor but I’ve grown very attached to my domino pillows and think I may need to make a few more.       Vivian’s collaboration with the very talented designer and editor Akiyo Murono brought domino knitting to Japan. All the projects in the Japanese domino book were designed by Vivian but the knitting, layout and photography were done in Japan under Akiyo’s supervision. I instantly fell in love with the fabulously colorful mohair scarf in the Japanese book and now that the book is available for purchase in America (Acorn Street Yarn Shop, Churchmouse Yarns & Teas and So Much Yarn), I am very excited to be able to offer a class focusing on the construction techniques of this scarf. And once you have worked from one Japanese pattern, you may be ready to tackle others; you don't need to know Japanese to use them since they rely on charts and graphs rather than words. As with all domino projects, the scarf is done in modules and you knit with one color at a time, weaving in the ends as you go so when you’re done, you’re done!