Name
Three French Hens (NEW!)
Date
Friday, January 17, 2020
Time
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Photos
Session Type:
3-Hour Class
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Teacher
Susan B. Anderson
Category
Projects & Patterns, Toys
Class Details:
Join toy-knitting expert Susan B. Anderson to make an adorable pint-size hen that includes a unique bottom-up seamless construction, and simple stranded colorwork. Susan will provide guidance, tips and technique instruction for toy-knitting and the great thing is that the skills found in this project are used in so many other projects way beyond toy-knitting. Three French Hens is the perfect project for beginning colorwork students due to the simple chart and small scale of the project. Techniques covered include exactly how to pick up stitches on a garter stitch edge, several different techniques to do colorwork, a Kitchener stitch tip so you’ll never have to look it up again, and loads of general toy-knitting tips and tricks.
Technique Requirements: knit/purl; increase/decrease; working in the round; chart reading; easy colorwork; basic finishing techniques
Homework:
Come to class with the Base of your hen knit and ready to go! Finished measurements: 3 1⁄2-inches (9 cm) tall, 3-inches (7.5 cm) in length. Yarn: About 30 grams each of fingering weight yarn in a Main Color and two Contrasting Colors Yarn used in photo: Yarn: Barrett Wool Co. Home Fingering Weight (100% American Wool; 370 yards (338 meters)/100 grams), 1 skein each in Picket Fence, Red Flannel, and Peppercorn. Needles: US size 2 (2.75mm) set of 4 double-pointed needles or size needed to obtain gauge. Gauge: 7.5 stitches and 9 rows per inch (2.54cm) Materials: Detachable stitch marker Tape measure or ruler Yarn needle Polyester fiberfill Poly-pellets – Optional: considered a choking hazard for small children! Black embroidery floss for the eyes Scrap yarn to hold stitches Abbreviations: K: Knit Kfb: Knit in the front and the back of the same stitch K2tog: Knit two stitches together P: Purl Rnd(s): Round(s) SSK: Slip two stitches one at a time as if to knit, then pass the slipped stitches back to the left needle and knit the two stitches together through the back loops. St(s): Stitch(es) Base The base is worked back and forth on two double-pointed needles. With the CC1 and using the long-tail method cast on 4 stitches. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: K1, kfb twice, k1. 6 sts. Row 3: Knit. Row 4: K1, kfb, k2, kfb, k1. 8 sts. Row 5: Knit. Row 6: K1, kfb, k4, kfb, k1. 10 sts. Row 7: Knit. Row 8: K1, kfb, k6, kfb, k1. 12 sts. Now work even in garter stitch (knit every row) until you worked 16 ridges (32 rows) from the cast on edge. End after an even row. Begin Decreases: Row 1: K1, ssk, k6, k2tog, k1. 10 sts. Row 2: Knit. Row 3: K1, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1. 8 sts. Row 4: Knit. Row 5: K1, ssk, k2, k2tog, k1. 6 sts. Row 6: Knit. Row 7: K1, ssk, k2tog, k1. 4 sts. Row 8: Knit. Do not turn. We will pick up from here in class. You should have 4 stitches on the needle.
Supplies for Class:
Finished measurements: 31⁄2 inches (9 cm) tall, 3-inches (7.5 cm) in length. Yarn: About 30 grams each of fingering weight yarn in a Main Color and two Contrasting Colors Yarn used in photo: Yarn: Barrett Wool Co. Home Fingering Weight (100% American Wool; 370 yards (338 meters)/100 grams), 1 skein each in Picket Fence, Red Flannel, and Peppercorn. Needles: US size 2 (2.75mm) set of 4 double-pointed needles or size needed to obtain gauge. Gauge: 7.5 stitches and 9 rows per inch (2.54cm) Materials: Detachable stitch marker Tape measure or ruler Yarn needle Polyester fiberfill Poly-pellets – Optional: considered a choking hazard for small children! Black embroidery floss for the eyes Scrap yarn to hold stitches
Materials Fee (to Be Paid Directly to the Teacher):
$0
Day
Friday