Swatch Your Vacation
About Swatch Your Vacation
Knitting or crocheting an improvised log cabin square inspired by a vacation or a backyard garden or a beloved work of art is a great way to use small amounts of yarn to experiment with colors and textures while creating a small keepsake. Use your square as a swatch for a future fiber project, or use the experience as a way to quietly meditate on the memories of a special location or treasure.
What will students learn:
Log cabin square construction in knit or crochet, adjusting for different gauges of yarn, incorporating favorite stitches into the “logs,” combining knit and crochet if desired.
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
Choose a photo of a memory or location or treasure and bring small amounts (10-25 yds each) of yarns from your stash in colors that represent the subject matter. If you don’t have the perfect color, choose a substitute that’s the same intensity as the inspiration. Bring hooks and/or needles in sizes appropriate for your yarns. Also bring scissors and a yarn needle.
Materials Kit and Kit Description
No materials kit for this class.
Pre-class Homework
Yes, access below.
Homework FileAge Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 16
Skill Level
Advanced beginner (some experience)
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
For crocheters: how to crochet the basic stitches in rows (sc, hdc, DC, TR). For knitters: how to knit in garter stitch (Knit every row) and how to pick up stitches.
Contact the Teacher
Send a direct message from the teacher's profile page with any questions you might have about the class.
When
Single 2-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Classroom 10
How It Works
Register and enroll above. Enrollment is not complete until payment is made on the next page, by credit card or Paypal via our secure platform. Enrolled students will receive an immediate email confirmation of enrollment..
Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
Lisa Doherty
Lisa Doherty is a fiber artist in Wake Forest, NC, with a particular interest in freeform crochet and knitting. When she’s not playing with fiber, she’s playing violin or viola for weddings, concerts, and musical theater. Visit her Freeform Yarny Things website at ldoherty.substack.com to see her work and sign up for her free newsletter.
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Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for over 500,000 music, language, and arts lessons and classes online. The 20th annual Carolina FiberFest is March 13-14, 2026 at the NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh NC. Workshops will be held Thurs. March 12 - Sat. March 14, 2026.