2026-11-02 Mittens inspired by a Midwestern Landmark (Online)
Class Details
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Schedule: Three Mondays, November 2-16 (6:00-7:30 pm CT)
- Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom.
- Instructor: Laura Ricketts
- Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Description
The Naniboujou Fine Gauge Mittens were inspired by the fantastic dining room in the Naniboujou Lodge and Restaurant on Minnesota's beautiful North Shore of Lake Superior. Just east of Grand Marais, the lodge was built at the end of the Roaring 20s to be a luxurious retreat club with founding members like Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. When the stock market crashed in October 1929 many of the grandiose plans crashed as well, but the main lodge with its gorgeous dining room was nearly finished.
This dining room is a show-stopping example of color and artistic creation. Inspired by Cree Native American designs, painter Antoine Gouffe combined a multitude of clear, vibrant colors to create the wall and ceiling murals.
Join us in an online class to knit this beautiful pair of fine gauge mittens in the vibrant hues of Rauma wool yarn. The stranded mittens are knit in the ribbing to the tip with decreases incorporated into the pattern.
Prerequisites
Students should know how to knit, pearl, increase, decrease, and be proficient in colorwork knitting and knitting in the round.
Supplies
A kit of materials including all the yarn you need and a sweet treat from Vesterheim (a $55 value) will be shipped you.
If you are registering for this class in a location outside the United States, you will need to provide your own supplies. Please contact folkartschool@vesterheim.org when you register for more information about what materials are required for this class.
Additional Supplies
Students will need to provide a computer, laptop, or tablet with a camera and mic as well as a fast, reliable internet connection.
Student will also need to provide
- Set of 5 double pointed, size US 1 / 2.25 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge
- Scrap of smooth waste yarn for thumb markers
- Tapestry needle
Special Instructions
When registering for the class, please make sure to use the mailing and email addresses you'd like the Zoom meeting invitations sent to. You will receive links to the Zoom sessions by email sometime during the week prior to the class. If this class is a gift, please sign up with the recipient's mailing and email addresses or be prepared to forward the kit and all communications.
Enrollment Deadline
October 12, 2026