Instructors
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, American Swedish Institute, 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
Knitting Skolt Sami Socks
Instructors:
Laura Ricketts
The Sámi are Scandinavia’s only UN-recognized indigenous people. This class will focus…
Thu, Feb 17th, 2022
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Laura Ricketts
Rings True Sámi Mitten: Online Course
Instructors:
Laura Ricketts
Rings True is a Sámi knitted mitten from the far north of Sweden. The museum piece these…
Sat, Mar 5th, 2022 – Sat, Mar 12th, 2022
Two Saturdays, March 5: 2-4:30pm CST; March 12: 2-4pm CST
Two Saturdays, March 5: 2-4:30pm CST; March 12: 2-4pm CST
Instructor:
Laura Ricketts
Sámi Knitted Mitten: False Entrelac
Instructors:
Laura Ricketts
What type of knitting is associated with the Sámi? The majority of traditional Sámi…
Wed, Feb 16th, 2022
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
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
Forest Pond Skolt Sami Mittens: Online Course
Just Knittin’ Beret – First Time Project
Karesuando Mittens: Swedish Sámi Mittens from the Far North
Knitting Skolt Sami Socks: Online Course
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
Skolt Sámi Inspired Hat: Online Course
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
