Name
Introduction to Double Knitting
Date & Time
Saturday, January 14, 2017, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Session Type:
3-Hour Class
Skill Level:
Advanced Beginner
Teacher
Alasdair Post-Quinn
Category
Color, Tips & Techniques
Class Details:
Technique Requirements: Knit/purl; long-tail cast on; previous experience with colorwork and chart following is also helpful but not necessary
Double-knitting is a unique method of making a fabric with no “wrong” side and a built-in reversible colorwork pattern. Significantly different from the standard intarsia and Fair Isle colorwork that are so well known, double knitting is a labor-intensive but wholly worthwhile technique to have in your repertoire. In this workshop, you’ll learn Alasdair’s 2-color cast-on for double-knitting, get comfortable with the techniques involved, then move into colorwork. At the end of the workshop, you should have a motif swatch and be confident that you can tackle a larger standard double-knitting pattern.
Homework:
None
Supplies for Class:
2 contrasting colors of plain yarn in the DK- to worsted-weight range and a pair of straight or circular needles in the proper size.
Length of Class
3 hour class
Day
Saturday