Two-Handed
Two-Color Knitting
Learn this fast, time-honored method of knitting color patterns without having to drop each color and
pick up the next. Students will practice both the Continental and
English methods of knitting, allowing them to hold two colors of yarn simultaneously.
The technique of knitting steeks and cutting for armholes and neck openings
will also be discussed. (3 hrs)
Helix Knitting
Knit circular stripes with absolutely no jogs. No one will ever find your beginning and end of round.
Use as few as two colors or as many as you like. This technique produces perfect interlocking spirals of each color.
Great technique for handpainted yarns. Class will cover introduction to circular needles
and double pointed needles as needed, casting on, shaping, design possibilities and i-cord. The Helix Hiker Socks use this technique. (3 hrs)
Knitting in All Directions
Free yourself from conventional knitting! Tired of always knitting from the bottom up?
Learn new ways to cast on, how to avoid binding off, and techniques for picking up stitches
and joining pieces that allow you to start anywhere, pick up where you began, and continue
in any direction. This class is designed to add to your "knitter's bag of tricks," giving
you flexible ways to create new garments and fix or add to old ones. (3 hrs)
Bring out the Best in your Variegated Yarn
Bring out the best in your variegated yarn. Learn to avoid stripes, highlight desired
colors, and emphasize texture. Review a variety of yarns and learn their properties,
while knitting swatches to experiment with textured stitches, multiple
strands, and stitch count. (3 hrs)
Knitting Shapes: Breaking Away from the Ordinary
Students will learn easy guidelines
for knitting circles, triangles, mitered squares, pentagons, hexagons,
octagons, and other many-sided shapes. Class will also cover how to use
these techniques independently to create facecloths, dishcloths, place
mats, or rugs; how to incorporate them into the body of garments as shaping;
designing shaped borders; using these shapes as building blocks for other
fabrics. Techniques to be covered will include single and paired decreases,
on both the right and wrong sides of the fabric. (6 hrs)
Mitten Workshop
Mittens are fast and fun to knit. Students will have the option of making child-sized,
Orca Whale mitten, or a choice of cabled, traditional, and from-the-finger-tips-down mittens.
During the class, everyone will be exposed to the basics of all three mitten architectures. (6 hrs)
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