Laura Ricketts
Rochester, IN
Laura loves to play with color and design, and the knitting of the Sámi peoples in northern Scandinavia fits that bill while exciting her historically and culturally. She knits, crochets, spins, and quilts. Lately, she has lectured and taught at Finnfest, Vesterheim Norwegian-American museum, ASI, and the Nordic Knitting Conference in Seattle. In between writing articles and patterns, she chases her three school-age kids, shuttles them about town, and tries to attend all their events.
Current Courses Offered by Laura Ricketts
2 Days
Sámi Knitting Traditions: Birch Leaves Mittens Online Course
Instructors:
Laura Ricketts
What type of knitting is associated with the Sámi? The majority of traditional Sámi clothing was made of reindeer skin or wool felt. Very little was knit, except for mittens. This online course will explore the knitting motifs of the Skolt Sámi, whose traditional homeland lies at the junction of…
Fri, Feb 19th, 2021
2-4 pm CT on Fridays for two weeks
2-4 pm CT on Fridays for two weeks
Instructor:
Laura Ricketts
Past Courses Offered by Laura Ricketts
Advanced Sámi Knitting Techniques
Casting On: Skills for Knitters (Online Course)
Karesuando Mittens: Swedish Sámi Mittens from the Far North
Quilting the North Woods: A Seasonal Block of the Month Quilt
Sámi Knitted Mitten Online Class
Sámi Knitting Techniques
Sámi Knitting Traditions- Skolt Sámi Sampler
Sami Knitting Traditions: Kautokeino Child's Mittens
Sami Knitting Traditions: Skolt Mittens
Skolt Sami Inspired Hat
The Red and the Black: Swedish Sami Mittens by Skaite-Maria
Twined Knitting Intro: Let's Get Twisted
Twined Knitting, Advanced: Squared Off
Twined Knitting: Online Course
Two-Thumbed Arctic Fisherman’s Mittens
