Name
Cross Stitch on Knits
Date
Friday, January 26, 2024
Time
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speakers
Alexandra Davidoff
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Session Type:
3-Hour Class
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Teacher
Alexandra Davidoff
Category
Knitting, Tips & Techniques
Class Details:

In this class you will learn the NEW technique of applying cross stitch to mesh knitting. It is based on my designs Mia hat and Rose Cardigan from Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2019, which is featured on a two-page spread as Trending Now: Embroidery on Knits! “If knitting is the canvas, embroidery is the paint. Combining the two fiber arts yields spectacular results”. The concept is to knit a garment, or an accessory and use it as a canvas for cross stitch embroidery on top. Note: homework is required. You can find the designs with this technique on my Ravelry page, all linked below.

ROSE CARDIGAN: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/08-rose-cardigan
MIA: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mia-37

Class overview
• Skill level: intermediate
• Learn how to create firm and uniformed cross stitches over knits
• Learn blocking technique applicable for this, or similar designs
• Get inspired by the presentation of the multiple samples in array of fibers and colors.

Included in the class
• Electronic Cross Stitch on Knits Swatch pattern

Need for the class

  • 9” x 9” inch “mesh” pattern swatch (the pattern is provided as a free separate file) made of cotton, or cotton blend in DK weight yarn in white, or cream color.
  • 20 yards of fingering weight yarn, or DK, or worsted in each color - Deep Pink, Medium Pink, Light Pink, Green, Light Green  (your rose could be blue, or yellow, or any color you want)
  • removable stitch markers, tapestry needle, scissors

Please print Cross Stitch on Knits Swatch pattern prior to class, or have it open on an electronic device.

Homework:

• Please complete the swatch prior to class (click here to download the swatch pattern)
• Please print Cross Stitch on Knits Swatch pattern prior to class, or have it open on a secondary electronic device.

Supplies for Class:

• Students need to know how to “cast on”, “knit”, “purl” and “yarn-over”
• 9” x 9” inch “mesh” pattern swatch (the pattern is provided as a free separate file) made of cotton, or cotton blend in DK weight yarn in white, or cream color
• removable stitch markers, tapestry needle, scissors
• Please print Cross Stitch on Knits Swatch pattern prior to class, or have it open on an electronic device.

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