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Knitters’ Basic Toolbox I
Class Description
Never
knit a stitch? No worries. This
two-session class is designed with the beginning knitter in mind. Students will
be introduced to knitting needles and yarns, learn how to cast yarn onto the needles, and practice knitting in garter stitch. In the second class, students will learn how to make a finished edge, create button
holes, and weave in loose ends of yarn. The completed project is a set of simple dishcloths.
Prerequisite Skills
· None
Skills Covered
· The Knit Stitch
· Casting on / binding off
· Simple finishing:
seaming and weaving in ends
Class Fee $40, includes materials
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Summer Cloths
Pattern
Design: KrisKnits
Images:
KrisKnits
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Knitters’ Basic Toolbox II
Class Description
This three-session class is designed to follow the Basic Toolbox I class, or for knitters who have not
knit in a long time, or are self-taught. Students will quickly review the garter
stitch, then learn how to purl and how to stitch simple knit and purl combinations.
Students will learn basic techniques for shaping, seaming and sizing, and how to correct mistakes! The completed projects
are a set of patterned dishcloths, including your choice of Spring Cloths or Summer Cloths by KrisKnits.
Prerequisite Skills
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Knit and Garter stitch
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At least one type of cast on and bind off.
Skills Covered
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The Purl Stitch
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4 Basic Knit & Purl patterns (Stockinette, Ribbing, Seed Stitch and Moss Stitch)
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Working a project with multiple pattern variations in each row
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Casting on / binding off in the middle of a row (Creating a button hole!)
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Simple finishing: I-cords and weaving in ends
Class Fee $55, includes materials
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