Name
Ziggurat Cardigans (EXCLUSIVE!) (Part 1 of 2)
Date
Friday, January 17, 2020
Time
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Session Type:
3-Hour Class
Skill Level:
Experienced
Teacher
Åsa Söderman
Category
Projects & Patterns, Tips & Techniques
Class Details:
We will knit a mini version of a seamless, tailored top down cardigan with the clever Åsa Tricosa Ziggurat method. You will learn the German Short Row, how and where to pick up stitches for sleeve caps, how to read the Helpful Table, the winding provisional cast on, crochet cast on for a perfect neckline. And more. • Provisional Winding Cast On • Crochet Cast On • The basic Ziggurating steps adapted to cardigans with built-in button bands • Tricks for picking up cap and shoulder stitches to create neat, seamlike edges • Why the pick up and purl is really a pick up and knit • The Åsa Tricosa buttonhole • Underarm cast on and pick up with no gaps • How to choose correct size • How to read and make good use of the Helpful Table • The beauty of non-cut, no-seam, all-in-one top-down knitting that fits Technique Requirements: Knit/purl; cast on/bind off; increase/decrease
Homework:
None
Supplies for Class:
1 ball DK/Worsted weight yarn (smooth, bright, solid or semi-solid) 1 circular needle: US 6 / 4 mm (32" – 40" / 80– 100 cm) with a flexible cable 1 smaller circular needle: US 2-3 / 2.5-3 mm circular needle (short or long) 5 stitch markers
Materials Fee (to Be Paid Directly to the Teacher):
$0
Day
Friday