Wrap It Up Shawl Challenge

Shave 'Em to Save 'Em Initiative

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In this course, you'll learn to knit a shawl with rare breed wool listed on The Livestock Conservancy's Conservation Priority List. This course includes

  • 5 recorded Facebook Live sessions with Margaret Radcliffe. Sessions include best breeds to use, getting started with patterns and casting on, fabrics and pattern stitches, liberating yourself from patterns, and finishing your shawl.
  • Beginners-intermediate knitting patterns

Thank you for supporting the Shave 'Em to Save 'Em Initiative and those who raise rare breed sheep and make products from their fiber! Your support helps save heritage breed sheep from extinction.

Learn more about the Shave 'Em to Save 'Em Initiative at RareWool.org


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Your Instructor


Margaret Radcliffe
Margaret Radcliffe

Margaret Radcliffe is the author of the bestselling Knitting Answer Book, The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques, Circular Knitting Workshop, and The Knowledgeable Knitter. Margaret has taught knitting since 1991 and began publishing her designs in a line of knitting patterns under the name Maggie’s Rags in 1997.

Margaret’s books explore knitting techniques in a depth well beyond what’s usually presented, in a way that makes both the techniques and their appropriate uses clear to readers. As a designer, her specialty is rewarding garments that look complicated but rely on the simplest knitting techniques. As a publisher, she focuses on patterns that help knitters learn new techniques and improve their skills. As a teacher, Margaret enthusiastically teaches everything from beginning knitting to garment design, and is acclaimed for her ability to help all knitters to develop their independence and creativity.

Margaret's many teaching venues include the John C. Campbell Folk School, the Madrona Fiberarts Winter Retreat, The National Needlearts Association (TNNA) trade shows, the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF), Knitters’ Day Out, Houston Fiber Fest, the Schooner J&E Riggin out of Rockland, Maine, and shops and fiber guilds across the U.S. and into Canada.

Like many knitters, Margaret has a varied background. She has degrees in Medieval Studies and English Literature, has been an internal auditor, computer programmer, business executive, research administrator, dancer, and editor.


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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