Name
Finish Your Knits! (NEW!)
Date & Time
Sunday, January 14, 2018, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speakers
Photos
Session Type:
3-Hour Class
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Teacher
Andrea Rangel
Category
Finishing
Class Details:
Learn to give your projects a professional finish. This class will cover all the topics needed to make a beautiful finished project. Learn to create clean, straight seams using mattress stitch. Invisibly weave in your ends using duplicate stitch. Learn bind-off methods including 3-needle bind-off and Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off. Practice grafting using Kitchener stitch, and get information about blocking. You worked hard on that project; finish it flawlessly. To help support your finishing after you leave the class, I'll provide you with a booklet of photo tutorials for every technique you'll learn.
Technique Requirements: Knit/purl; cast on/bind off; increase/decrease
Homework:
Bring 10 small Stockinette swatches to class, all worked in the same yarn. I recommend DK- or worsted-weight yarn so your stitches are large and easy to see while practicing new techniques. For 6 of the swatches, don't bind off, but instead place the live stitches on holders or waste yarn. The other 4 should be bound off as usual, but there's no need to weave in your ends. Each swatch should be about 2 inches square.
Supplies for Class:
• A small amount of the yarn you used for making your swatches
• A small amount of contrasting color yarn in the same weight
• Appropriate knitting needles for your yarn
• Set of double pointed needles in the same size
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• A small amount of contrasting color yarn in the same weight
• Appropriate knitting needles for your yarn
• Set of double pointed needles in the same size
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
Materials Fee (to Be Paid Directly to the Teacher):
5
Day
Sunday