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
Forest Pond Skolt Sami Mittens: Online Course
Instructors:
Laura Ricketts
These beautiful Skolt Sami mittens are based on a pair held in the The National Museum of Finland. The original was knitted by Satu Moshnikoff and obtained from Sevettijärvi, Finland (the homeland of the Skolt Sami) in 1987. According to the museum records, this mitten was inspired by one made…
Sat, Dec 11th, 2021 – Sat, Dec 18th, 2021
1-3:30 pm CST on two Saturdays, December 11th and 18th
1-3:30 pm CST on two Saturdays, December 11th and 18th
Instructor:
Laura Ricketts
Knitting Skolt Sami Socks: Online Course
Instructors:
Laura Ricketts
The Sámi are Scandinavia’s only UN-recognized indigenous people. This class will focus on the Skolt Sami, whose traditional homeland lies at the junction of Norway, Finland and Russia. Instructor Laura Rickets wrote the pattern for these historical socks and they were featured in the Jan/Feb 2018 historical knitting edition of…
Wed, Dec 1st, 2021 – Wed, Dec 8th, 2021
6:30-9 pm CST on two Wednesday evenings December 1st and 8th
6:30-9 pm CST on two Wednesday evenings December 1st and 8th
Instructor:
Laura Ricketts
Past Courses Offered by Laura Ricketts
Advanced Sámi Knitting Techniques
Casting On: Skills for Knitters (Online Course)
Forest Pond Skolt Sami Mittens
Just Knittin’ Beret – First Time Project
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
Sámi Knitting Traditions: Birch Leaves Mittens Online Course
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
