Name
Learn Continental Knitting
Date & Time
Friday, January 13, 2017, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Session Type:
3-Hour Class
Skill Level:
All Levels Welcome
Teacher
Lorilee Beltman
Category
Tips & Techniques
Class Details:
When you learn Lorilee’s brand of continental knitting, you will minimize your hand motions for a more comfortable, and perhaps speedier, way to knit. Each finger has a job to do. Understand exactly what motions have a bearing on stitch gauge. (It’s not what you think!) Learn to create even knitting by sizing your knits and purls equally. Learn how your choice of tools affects your outcome. Practice the knit stitch then move on to purl, increases, decreases, and ribbing, where efficiency really pays off.
Technique Requirements: Knit/purl
Homework:
Cast on 24 stitches and knit 4 rows. If you do not currently know how to knit, ask a friend to help you get your homework done or arrive at class 15 minutes early to receive help from the instructor.
Supplies for Class:
50 grams of smooth, light-colored, worsted-weight, multi-ply wool. No cotton, acrylic, single-ply, nor splitty yarns. 24–40" long circular needle, US 5/3.75mm to US 7/4.5mm; slippery metal preferred. No straight needles, as they will hinder the learning process.
Day
Friday