MINNESOTA KNITTERS’ GUILD Presents the 34th Annual Minnesota Knit Together
April 24–26, 2020 Crowne Plaza in Plymouth 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
Friday April 24 Saturday, April 25 Sunday, April 26 Yarnover Dinner with Keynote Yarnover Classes Monthly Minnesota Speaker: Franklin Habit and Vendor Market Knitters’ Guild meeting
Join us at the Crowne Plaza, for a 8:00AM Registration opens “The time is Now!” delicious buffet dinner. Then stay with Susanna Hansson 8:00 AM–5:30 PM Marketplace, free for “Impractical Magic: Oddities 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and Curiosities from Weldon’s 9:00AM–12:00 PM Morning Classes Practical Needlework” with Franklin What does knitting mean to us? Habit. Beginning in the 1880s, and 12:00–2:00 PM Lunch Is it a passion, a purpose, or is it for decades thereafter, the editors included with 3 hour or "just" a way to pass time? of Weldon’s Practical Needlework all day classes Process or product knitting — provided an enormous audience of 2:00 PM–5:00 PM Afternoon Classes; does it matter? Do we value amateur craftswomen with patterns Continuation of All Day Classes. our knitting time? How is that for garments designed to be warm, reflected in what we do? strong, long-lived and, well, practical. 7:30 PM–9:30 PM Yarn Bingo. But Weldon’s had another side, too. Free to attend, cash bar available. There are no right or wrong A side that proposed the knitting of Cost: $180 for full day or $90 for answers but I hope all of you will covers for tennis balls, of knitting half day classes for members. be willing to engage in thinking whips for children, and of covering * about and sharing your thoughts open flames with crinkled tissue *Anyone wishing to attend the paper. In this funny, informative, around some of these questions. dinner on Friday and/or classes on lavishly illustrated talk–not for the Saturday must first become a 2020 Cost: Free and open to the public. faint of heart–we’ll take a look at Guild member at the cost of $30. what our great-great-grandmothers got up to after they’d already knit a sufficiency of Socks for Invalids. Warning: May induce seizures in Yarnover Shawl Contest persons with good taste. Wear a shawl that you knit to the Yarnover Dinner and have it photo- graphed during the cocktail hour. We will have a slide show of all the 5:30–6:30 PM Cocktail Hour shawls during dinner and everyone will get to vote for their favorites. 6:30–8:00 PM Dinner This year we will be giving three prizes: one for favorite colorwork, 8:00–9:00 PM Keynote one for favorite lace or texture, and one random drawing. Please Cost: $50.00,* cash bar available do not enter a shawl you entered in the 2017, 2018 or 2019 contests. Note: We consider a shawl anything you wear over your shoulders, so capes, caplets, ponchos and shawlettes are also welcome.
Yarnover Overview 1–2 • Instructor Info 3–6 • Class Schedule 7–8 • Class Details 9–26 Yarnover 2020 — Page 2
Lunch Information as a courtesy and is not partLunch is provided of fee. If you choose not to have the the registration will be no reimbursement. there lunch provided, Since we cannot accommodate all dietary with strict we advise all attendees restrictions, for their to be responsible dietary requirements lunch as we may not have a suitable option for able to offer lunch options such as you. If we are you will be contacted vegetarian or gluten-free, dates with the choices. closer to Yarnover Registration information Registration and/or afternoon includes morning Registration have classes may Please note some classes. to the fee, payable and/or a materials homework the beginning of the class. instructor at Yarnover members who have for MKG registration Early bird 31, 2019 Dec. dues on or before paid their 2020 starts AM. Classes will January 11, 2020 at 8:00 a first come–first served basis. be assigned on who paid MKG dues (for people General registration at 8:00 AM with 2020 Jan. 18, after Dec. 31) opens for on a first come-first served basis classes assigned spaces open after registration. early remaining bird all deadline is Advance registration April Walk-in15. for any class with space available is registration must be paid by welcome on April 25, 2020, and that day. card credit February 16 Refund for cancellation on or before and on or before is 75%; after February 17th 30th. after March 29th is 50%; no refunds March may add You or PayPal only. card Payment by credit however any classa class or dinner via the website, made by contactingchange or cancellations must be orBecky Huerta at [email protected] 763-535-2918. Becky HuertaRegistration questions? Call or email at 763-535-2918 or [email protected]. Hermanson atOther questions, contact Shelley 612-867-5032 or [email protected]. within 48 hours. Emails and phone calls will be answered
Barb Lind Sue Traczyk Caitlin Maier Becky Huerta Jess Dahlberg Jess Dahlberg Kathy Lewinski Diane Mountford Shelley Hermanson Minnesota Knitters’ Guild Welcome to the to the Welcome . including membership at Knitters.org appreciation for their time and talents. appreciation 2020 Yarnover Committee Yarnover 2020 Yarnover, please take time to express your please take time to express Yarnover, find information about Minnesota Knitters’ Guild, If you encounter any of these volunteers during If you encounter any of these volunteers Online reservations at the group rate at the group Online reservations available here. are Yarnover at the Yarnover link for On line booking to make 1-877-270-1393 . Or call Plaza Crowne MN by asking for the by phone reservations code Z91. Room Block or group Guild Knitter’s Make a weekend of it! a weekend Make for the latest information about Yarnover. You will You com for the latest information about Yarnover. group at Ravelry. Visit the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild group If you like to knit, you’re one of us, no matter where one of us, no matter where If you like to knit, you’re interest promote you live, newbie or expert! We for the art of knitting, and knitting and appreciation come education, and fellowship (socializing!). We together formally every month in Minneapolis. and bars, we gather in coffee shops, Informally, always room for There’s you! on knitting retreats. about the best to find out more Visit Knitters.org knitting association in Minnesota. Yarnover 2020 — Page 3 Long-retired model, fashion Long-retired yarn and never-retired designer, Jeane deCoster and knitting junky, started her yarn company (Elemental Affects) over a decade ago. She tells people that she just wanted to make a better yarn, but Growing up in Belarus, Olga in Belarus, Olga up Growing has learned Buraya-Kefelian her seamstress knitting from young age. It mother at a very that wasn’t until her mid-twenties beyond a her knitting developed the a distraction from and hobby, Jeane deCoster Olga Buraya-Kefelian Olga she secretly wants to convert to a every sock knitter she secretly her experience of garment knitter and loves sharing any figure. can flatter how a sweater that fits properly do this, she has developed several techniques that To make it easy to be confident that you CAN knit (and assemble) a sweater that fits and flatters. hardships of military life, into a career in knitwear in life, into a career of military hardships own brand of knitwear her design. She has created via her website and sold are that patterns, olgajazzy, But you can also see several publications. authored in print as well publications her designs in numerous book, her recent to check as online. Make sure Currently Tweed. Capsule, published by Brooklyn she continues work on in Alexandria, Virginia residing teaching collaborations while her brand and numerous as well as classes and workshops nationwide and Find her work at olgajazzy.com internationally. most social media platforms. across Alissa’s more than 30 years of than more Alissa’s make the teaching experience go to person to “Knitting Fairy” the and tricks for learn all of the tips cast on to bind everything from Accessories to off... From thrills Alissa Sweaters. Nothing I love designing accessories, especially if they use one or two skeins of very special yarn. I’m fond (brioche, lace, entrelac, of texture elongated stitches) and how techniques can be used interesting to make small objects sing.
You can find her on Ravelry, Facebook and Twitter as Facebook and can find her on Ravelry, You on Instagram. KnittingFairy and as TheKnittingFairy Alissa has taught classes at guilds, workshops, retreats workshops, retreats Alissa has taught classes at guilds, the US since 1990. all around and stores more than finding a new technique or stitch. One of the a new technique or stitch. One of the than finding more for DFW Fiber Fest, Alissa is original instructors the fiber weapon” by many in a “secret considered on her to share rely community who know that they can multiple crafts at a her knowledge and skills across Her Knitting Fairy patterns have been notice. moment’s and many are published in a variety of magazines available on Ravelry. Michele Lee Bernstein Alissa BartonAlissa I blog about knitting, food, and music at PDXKnitterati. can also find me on Instagram, Facebook, com. You on all platforms. I’m PDXKnitterati and Twitter; Ravelry, I teach at local yarn shops, fiber festivals (Madrona I teach at local yarn shops, fiber festivals (Madrona Flock and Fiber Festival, Fiber Arts Festival, Oregon Knitting Live), and Vogue Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat, guild retreats. Yarnover Instructors Yarnover Yarnover 2020 — Page 4 Susanna is a sought-after teacher and speaker who originally learned to knit in the 5th grade in her native Sweden. She has been instrumental in the of interest in the renaissance unique patterned colorwork Bohus Stickning sweaters and her been a popular member of the faculties of such festivals festivals of such faculties of the member a popular been Madrona Events, the Knitting Live!, STITCHES as Vogue Fiber Arts Sock Squam Arts Winter Workshops, Retreat, Festival. Wool and the Taos Summit, world includes in the fiber varied experience Franklin’s Knitting, and design to Vogue contributions of writing Interweave Knits, Interweave Market News, Yarn and regular Collective; Twist PieceWork, Crochet, Magazine, PLY columns and cartoons for Knitty.com, and his popular “Fridays with Franklin” Lion Brand Yarns, Many of his independently for Skacel Collection. feature via Ravelry.com. available are published designs known as the writer of The Panopticon,He first became knitting blogs on the Internet.one of the most popular for a mix of essays, in Readers worldwide continue to drop the Sheep. of Dolores cartoons, and the adventures shamelessly Franklin lives in Chicago, Illinois, cohabiting wheel, three with 15,000 books, a Schacht spinning whenever his looms, and a colony of yarn that multiplies back is turned. @ can follow him online as @franklinhabit on Twitter, You his Facebook page.franklin.habit on Instagram, or through Susanna Hansson collection of vintage garments was the centerpiece of a highly successful exhibit at the American Swedish her collection was Institute (ASI) in 2009. Most recently, exhibited at the Seven Oaks Bohus Stickning Symposium in St. Louis, MO, earlier this year. in her love of technique, work is grounded Susanna’s in her detail, and history which is clearly reflected classes. In addition to teaching at national ‘Stitches’ events starting in 2004, Susanna has taught for guilds, all over North and shops America as well as retreats, in Scandinavia, the UK, and Japan. She has taught at events and is very excited Yarnover several previous to Minnesota for the 34th Anniversary to be returning event in 2020! Yarnover Knitting Sweaters (Socks, Scarves) Designer, teacher, author and teacher, Designer, illustrator Franklin Habit is the author of It Itches: A Stash of Knitting 2008). Cartoons (Interweave Press, A of Yarn: His new book, I Dream Coloring Book was Knit and Crochet out by Soho Publishing in brought Mary Lou has been teaching knitting has been teaching Mary Lou long, time. for a long, and designing she St. Paul, Minnesota, Based in in at the Yarnery teaches regularly other shops and St. Paul, as well as The insight fiber festivals nationwide. teaching plus working gained from Gretchen learned to knit from her learned to knit from Gretchen Dad when she was small, giving her a love of knitted fabric. She has been teaching knitting for over 13 years, and loves talking about techniques, fixing knits, interpreting patterns, and empowering knitters. . World the Around from Gretchen’s designs are available on Ravelry, and in the available on Ravelry, designs are Gretchen’s What Would Life, Knits for Your books; Wearwithall: Knit, Madam Defarge Her classes at the Yarnery are a great place to solve a great are Her classes at the Yarnery and get inspired. problems, Franklin Habit Gretchen Funk Gretchen Mary Lou Egan Mary He travels constantly to teach knitters at shops and the country and internationally; and has guilds across May, 2016 and is in its second printing. May, the shop’s free knitters’ clinic has given her insight in knitters’ clinic has given her free the shop’s knitters face with many the challenges ways to address she likes class to As a teacher, designs and patterns. Project regular Her not stressful. be fun, and the knitting they to bring a project class allows students Workshop knitting time. just some structured need help with or and Dead Easy Knits Mary Lou is the author of Drop Life. She designs for yarn Knits for Your Wearwithall: self-published companies, and has her own line of Craft in Knitty, patterns. Her designs have appeared a day job in Activism, and Shear Spirit. She has horse, Fjord community development, a Norwegian and big garden. Yarnover 2020 — Page 5 Patty Patty is a nationally recognized Patty Patty is a nationally recognized knitting teacher and technique expert the who is known for teaching “why” not just the “how” in her pursuit of training the “mindful in sweater She specializes knitter.” design and sharing her love of the Keith gained a love for knitting at the a love for knitting Keith gained a when he joined age of eleven at school knitting program lunchtime of Haworth,in his hometown New Jersey. major knitting After working at four New York, in Upstate New stores
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Portuguese Style of Knitting - Stranded Knitting INTERMEDIATE (Must know how to work to work (Must know how INTERMEDIATE in the round.) Short Row Fun! ADVANCED BEGINNER Basic Double Knitting Techniques Basic Double Knitting Techniques ADVANCED BEGINNER Customizing Sweater Patterns INTERMEDIATE (Solid knowledge of of (Solid knowledge INTERMEDIATE Should have knit at gauge is require. least one sweater and not fear math.) Stranded Knitting: Unlocking of Locked Floats the Secrets ADVANCED BEGINNER What Not to Knit? FOR ALL KNITTERS ADVANCED BEGINNER Needle Felting Steeks INTERMEDIATE Shawl Builder Workshop INTERMEDIATE (Experience with charts is helpful.) Knitting a Hat from Top Down Top Hat from Knitting a at ANY Gauge INTERMEDIATE 2 Color Brioche Brioche Pastiche: in the Round INTERMEDIATE Cowl Non-Intarsia Wave INTERMEDIATE Ply or Ply Not: Chain Plying for Knitters Knitting to Fit Your Pampered Pet Pampered Knitting to Fit Your ADVANCED BEGINNER PM12 PM13 PM6 PM7 PM8 PM9 PM10 PM11 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 Afternoon
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ADVANCED BEGINNER Portuguese Style of Knitting — Basic Skills Fixing Mistakes with Keith, The Perfectionist! ADVANCED BEGINNER Downside Up Socks ADVANCED BEGINNER Must be fluent and basic lace knitting Must be fluent and basic lace knitting charts.) including working from Reading Between the Lines: What You Sweater Pattern Doesn't Tell Your INTERMEDIATE (Basic knowledge (Basic knowledge INTERMEDIATE of sweater patterns is helpful.)
Short Row Logic INTERMEDIATE methods.) (Must know basic short row History, Methods, and Styles Methods, and Styles History, of Lace Knitting with my want me to do WHAT You to Steeks knitting? — Intro ADVANCED BEGINNER Ha ! Fooled You ! INTERMEDIATE (Experience with charts is helpful.) Confident Substitutions FOR ALL KNITTERS (Should have completed than one knitting project.) more to Colorwork Way Cozy Your ADVANCED BEGINNER ner Stitch in Pattern Kitchener Stitch INTERMEDIATE and Beyond! Herringbone Braids Braided Wristlets INTERMEDIATE Brioche and Beyond ADVANCED BEGINNER (Must know how to knit, purl, cast on, cast off, and work in the round.) ( AM11 AM12 AM13 AM7 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM4 AM5 AM6 AM1 AM2 AM3 Morning
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Instructor Yarnover Class Schedule Class Yarnover Yarnover 2020 — Page 8 Beyond Learn to Knit: The Next Steps Beyond Learn to Knit: The Next Steps BEGINNER
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Bohus Stickning Bohus Stickning a chartin the round.) and knit & UP (Must know how to work from INTERMEDIATE Sweater Construction for Real Bodies Yoke INTERMEDIATE The hashtags Learning to Knit in 2 Hours BEGINNER AD1 AD2 All Day Classes All Day : Skills required are basic knit and purl, cast on, and bind off. Class may teach skills such are : Skills required Knitters.org on social media: : Skills required are same as those described in Advanced Beginner, as well as the ability to work basic as well as the same as those described in Advanced Beginner, are : Skills required Keep up with the Guild : Skills required are those described in Intermediate, as well as the ability to work various color work, are : Skills required : Classes for those who have little to no knitting experience : Classes for those who have little to for Yarnover are #yarnover2020 are for Yarnover and #yarnovershawl2020 Post your photos!
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cable, and lace techniques, read charts, Class may teach and use advanced shaping methods such as shortcable, and lace techniques, read rows. while shaping, adapting patterns, and advanced stitches and construction techniques, such as knitting in pattern designing patterns. cables, lace, color work, increases and decreases, and knit in the round (dpns and circulars). Class may teach skills Class may teach (dpns and circulars). in the round and knit and decreases, cables, lace, color work, increases such as knitting and intricate color work patterns, complex shaping methods such as intricate cables or lace, double techniques such as steeking. and finishing short rows, All Advanced Intermediate Advanced Beginner Beginner Anna Sorgert Jill Wolcott Susanna Hansson as basic color work, knitting in the round techniques, basic cables, lace, or stitch patterns, and simple shaping techniques, basic cables, lace, or stitch patterns, and as basic color work, knitting in the round and finishing. Two-hour Beginning Knitting Classes Beginning Two-hour Instructor
Yarnover attendees have told us for years that they wish Yarnover Yarnover the first time, we had learn to knit classes. So for is pleased to offer two-hour classes for beginning knitters, Learn to Knit, 9:00am–11:00am, and Beyond Learn to Knit: The Next Steps, 2:00pm–4:00pm. The cost to take the price of joining one or both of these classes is $30, the Guild. Yarnover Class Schedule, continued Schedule, Class Yarnover Yarnover 2020 — Page 9
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Herringbone Braids and Beyond! Braided Wristlets Wristlets Herringbone Braids and Beyond! Braided the ins and outs of stranded color These wristlets will take you through color knitting, including managing yarn while knitting with 2 colors and yarn learn six distinct braids: Latvian herringbone braids and 2 dominance. You’ll kinds of half braids, all both left and right facing. Materials: 3 50g balls DK or sport weight yarn in contrasting colors, 2 dpns, light and 1 dark, or 2 dark and 1 light. US size 4 (3.5 mm) needles; (Student should be comfortable or magic loop. working small 2 circulars, in the round. circumferences AM2 — Intermediate Michele Lee Bernstein Many knitters avoid Kitchener stitch. It’s NOT hard, you can do you can NOT hard, Kitchener stitch. It’s Many knitters avoid stockinette how to work a basic kitchener in this! Learn not only and garter knitting together in stitch, but how to weave your one in cup cozies, one in garter, will be making 4 patterns. We and one in K1, P1 ribbing, stockinette with garter stitch borders, stockinette stitch, and cables. reverse one with garter borders, cast-on and is shaped with with a provisional Each cozy begins rows If you wish, omit the short to better fit the cup. short rows and you will end up with cuffs or cozies for a water bottle. Materials: weight yarn (small amounts) Worsted • Smooth, light colored • Size 8 needles yarn • Waste • Extra size 8 needles needles • Tapestry • Scissors Homework Instructions Link AM1 — Intermediate AM1 — Alissa Barton Morning Class Information Class Morning Yarnover 2020 — Page 10 Brioche and Beyond and Beyond Brioche • Ever wondered what the difference is and what is in common between common between is and what is in the difference what Ever wondered this work them? Join rib and how to and Fisherman’s Tuck Brioche and them apart methods and know how to tell class to learn these how and cowl reversible We will make this of them. using either to benefit from Reimei cowl pattern options available: methods. (Two using either of 2 your choice on Ravelry, the pattern of Cowl.) Purchase Cowl and Boshoku . Reimei Cowl or Boshiky Cowl Skills learned: • Brioche stitch stitch • Tuck Rib • Fisherman’s them and their best uses • How to differentiate Materials: For Reimei Cowl MC. • 140 yds of chunky weight yarn in CC. • 140 yds of chunky weight yarn in needle, 24” or 36” • US 10 (6 mm) circular hook size G • Crochet For Boshoku Cowl • 240 yds of chunky weight yarn. needle, 24" long • US 11 (8 mm) circular hook size G or H • Crochet For both as well • Stitch marker • tapestry needle pattern Boshoku Cowl or Reimei Cowl NOTE: Please purchase arriving to class (student's choice) before Homework: none. AM3 — Advanced Beginner — Advanced AM3 Buraya-Kefelian Olga Yarnover 2020 — Page 11 Confident Substitutions Confident • • Knitting pattern being considered, and needles • Yarn (if you plan to swatch in class) • Paper/pencil for notes. The biggest secret is that we need to be good at a bit of is that we need to be good The biggest secret ;) math, even if we do not want to be. Materials: There are so-o-o-o-o many yarns available and so-o-o-o-o yarns available so-o-o-o-o many are There way for is no love), but there to knit (and many patterns to guide the shop pro to stock them all, and for your LYS choices. What to do? your substitutions you through a yarn in an existing pattern The minute you substitute you may And, although own designer. you become your to being a it, the second* biggest secret not want to hear … it comes sh-h-h-h, here designer is that … A LOT! SWATCH! We cloth need to understand what your knit For success, you magic no There’s on your body. will do when it hangs Get a jump- formula to know this, other than experience. start that make it easier to substitute for useful techniques your swatches yarns. This is a crash course in evaluating leave you start piece. You›ll knitting the full-sized before class with charts you can apply to your next and numbers to make your swatches substitution and learn some tricks re-useful. more will make welcome. These techniques Hand-spinners are your knit sweaters from it possible for you to successfully hand-spun yarn. * Homework: OPTIONAL consider for Bring a pattern and yarn you might substitution, work a 6x6 (or bigger) swatch in that yarn, swatch on and don’t be afraid to make a second or third yarn. Be wild— needle sizes or even a different different the swatch yarn, if you must. you’ll learn how to re-use AM4 — For All Knitters (Should have completed more than one knitting project.) one knitting than more completed have (Should Knitters All — For AM4 deCoster Jeane Yarnover 2020 — Page 12
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Have you ever been baffled when arriving at the short row section of a Have you ever been baffled when arriving at the short knitters pattern? Knowing the method is only half the battle. Even advanced of the ultimate goal while performing This short always sure rows. aren’t you even begin the pattern and aid class will teach you to map it out before Put know and prefer. methods you already in swapping out the short row the Short Row Logic computer and come out with a full the pattern through understanding of the path you’ll take. Materials: Note taking supplies. Students may bring in patterns they have questions about. Homework: none. AM6 — Advanced (Must know basic short row methods.) know basic shortAM6 — Advanced (Must row Funk Gretchen Do you dream of a making a colorwork yoke sweater, Scandinavian mittens Scandinavian yoke sweater, a colorwork of a making Do you dream stranded colorwork or have new to Whether you’re or a Fair Isle hat? this for more, ready and are colorwork project knitted a simple stranded will prepare get startedclass will help you You and move to the next level. as a cup cozy with an option for steeking by making for your big project time allows. Class will cover: pattern • choosing the right • choosing colors charts like a pro • reading in colorwork and decreasing • increasing • carrying a color in each hand colorwork • working a speed-swatch gauge in • trapping floats for that Norwegian ready to steeking so when you are • Introduction you need! you will have the confidence cardigan, knit/purl; cast on/bind off; working in the round Skill Requirements: yarn, colors of dk or worsted-weight wool Materials: 3 or more in size suitable for yarn weight that 10 grams each, needles approximately using your preferred in a small circumference can be worked in the round needles a size or two smaller, circulars), method (DPNs, magic loop or two hook ( H-L ), sharp scissors. a medium sized crochet Optional: 3 small buttons. Homework: none. AM5 — Advanced Beginner (Must know how to knit, purl, cast on, cast off,on, cast cast purl, to knit, how know (Must Beginner — Advanced AM5 in the round.) and work Lou Egan Mary Yarnover 2020 — Page 13
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History, Methods, and Styles of Lace Knitting of Lace and Styles Methods, History,
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Cutting our knitting may seem like the stuff of nightmares, but in a Cutting our knitting may seem like the stuff of nightmares, a tool that makes following a few simple steps; it’s environment controlled In this workshop we will face our fears while stranded knitting a dream. to steek knitted fabric, and explore learning to master the skills required a beautifully finished edge. Once we have the steps necessary to create by learned a few ways to divide the fabric, we will continue our adventure learning how to install a zipper by hand. Materials: 2 completed knitted tubes (see homework), worsted weight, or HiKoo Kenzie) in the main solid color wool (such as HiKoo Trenzado color of your swatch, and a second partial ball in a color that compliments/ knitting needles one size contrasts with the swatches worked, circular zipper, smaller than those used for your homework swatch, 12” separating G, to match MC yarn, sharp scissors, Size F, sewing needle, thread hook, tapestry needle, and the usual knitting bag filled or H crochet with treasures. Homework Instructions Link AM8 — Advanced Beginner Kyle Kunnecke working from charts.) from working In this three-hour session, we’ll examine the fundamental principles and principles and the fundamental we’ll examine session, In this three-hour Students will learn about the grandest tradition. techniques of knitting’s parts art and the development of the history of lace knitting, of in three in which the craft Estonia, and the Shetland Islands) the world (Russia, will not only discuss, but We the highest level of artistry. was developed to that distinguish with some of the methods and motifs practice and play of lace both modern and view beautiful examples each of these traditions, about lace or a devoted curious merely you are and antique. Whether Participants should something for you to enjoy. will be there practitioner, off, basics of knitting (casting on, binding be familiar with the knitting, charts. to work from and willing decreasing); purling, yarn over, Materials: One ball smooth (non-fuzzy), sport- (example: or worsted-weight Dale Deluxe Worsted, Cascade 220, Cascade 220 Sport, Yarns Universal or another Wool or a light solid color. Baby Ull, or any similar yarn) in white handle wool or do recommended. If you cannot non-slippery animal fiber is a fiber that pleases you. not knit with animal fibers, select needle (16" or 24" or circular One pair straight needles (8" or longer) will give you a drapey gauge in the yarn suggested length)–in whatever size than you would select for knitting of your choice; this will likely be larger plain stockinette. (6), pen (or pencil) and paper for making notes. Notions: Scissors, yarn needle, stitch markers but optional. advised!) Row counter recommended, (In all my classes, note-taking is highly Franklin Habit Franklin AM7 — Intermediate (Must be fluent in basic lace knitting including including knitting lace basic in be fluent (Must — Intermediate AM7 Intro to Steeks Intro Yarnover 2020 — Page 14
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Fixing Mistakes with Keith, The Perfectionist!Fixing Mistakes with •
With a dark colored worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles, worsted weight With a dark colored keeping onto holder, K1P1 Rib for 1". Slip sts CO 25 sts. Work of yarn still attached. 20 yds approximately With off-white yarn and size 8 needles, or white worsted weight keeping K1P1 Rib for 1". Slip sts onto holder, CO 18 sts. Work 20 yds of yarn still attached. approximately and size 8 worsted weight yarn Using any non-dark colored as Swatch 2. needles, CO 28 sts and work same Keith Leonard “GASP” while ripping out your Have you ever taken that large we will first purposely make knitting? Have no fear! In this class created how mistakes are mistakes. By doing so, we can see You all problems! to resolve and then deconstruct our knitting ways to rip back your knitting, add lifelines, will learn different stitches in multiple twisted stitches, pick up dropped recognize stitch patterns including stockinette stitch, seed stitch, garter our knitting we will learn how to read stitch and lace. Even more, Join this class and learn the skills needed by counting our rows. to master your knitting for years to come. Materials: • 4 colors worsted weight yarn hooks • Size G and/or H crochet • Darning needle knitting needles • 1 Pair of size US#7 OR #8 straight or circular • Scissors • Scrap Paper • Pen Homework: none. AM10 — Advanced Beginner Explore interesting stitch patterns that fool the eye. In class, you'll learn the eye. In class, patterns that fool stitch interesting Explore on top of the that seem to sit cables huge embossed how to create beautiful faux fair-isle involved! Also, learn to knit fabric—with no cabling And, if you've always wanted just one color per row. patterns using (yes) idea of all those pesky yarn tails, but hate the squares to play with mitered simple slip stitches. easy way to make faux ones using come and learn an Homework: Swatch 1: Swatch 2: Swatch 3: yarn still attached; 20 yds homework swatches with the Materials: Three yarn (solid colors); worsted weight each of dark, medium, and light colored 5 dpn; 3 medium-sized safety pins; size 8 needles; cable needle or size scissors; sticky notes. AM9 — Intermediate (Experience with charts with (Experience — Intermediate AM9 is helpful.) Leapman Melissa Yarnover 2020 — Page 15 Downside Up Socks Downside Up Socks • Reading Between the Lines: What Your Sweater Sweater Your What the Lines: Between Reading •
Turn tradition on its head! Use two circular needles to knit a sock tradition on its head! Use two circular Turn the toe up. Start cast-on, form a with an unconventional from perfect that pesky heel without picking up any stitches (and without You'll make a bind-off. hole, too!), and finish with a nice, stretchy mini sock in class, but you'll leave with the information needed to make your own custom-fit toe-up socks! needles, Knitting with two circular covered: to be Techniques foot measurements, shaping, Taking cast-on, Toe Slip knot, Turkish Adding a stitch pattern to a sock, Gusset shaping, Heel shaping, bind-offs. Heel flap, Leg Cuff, Stretchy worsted-weight yarn, Materials: 50 gms smooth, light-colored, needles (any lengths), 3 stitch markers, 2 — US 6 (4 mm) circular Safety pin, Stitch holder. Place stitches on Homework: Cast on 24 stitches. Purl 1 row. Cut yarn, leaving a 10 yd ball of yarn attached. stitch holder. AM12 — Advanced Beginner Sarah Peasley If you knit sweaters, but always follow the pattern exactly, because because pattern exactly, follow the sweaters, but always If you knit the class for how to begin to change it, this is you wouldn’t know the lines of knitting a lot of information hiding between you.There’s and numbers unravel the mysteries of the math patterns. Once you things follow a pattern again. Learn the you will never blindly start you a pattern, like understanding before you need to know your yarn yarn substitution, how to figure sweater shapes, a size to make, and how to read your swatch, what amount from so you know the numbers in the pattern schematic. Understand the things can change them. Finally we’ll explore when and how you look into We’ll tell you how. a pattern tells you to do but doesn’t instructions such as “reverse some of the most frustrating pattern well as “pick up evenly across shaping” and “at the same time” as hiding the secrets and even shaping “in pattern.” Learn the row” inside every sweater pattern! class. Note: This is not a pattern reading patterns or having Some basic knowledge of sweater Skill Prerequisite: but not required. knit at least one sweater is helpful notepad. Materials: Pencil, calculator, Homework: none. Patty Lyons Patty AM11 — Intermediate (Basic knowledge of sweater patterns is helpful.) is patterns of sweater knowledge (Basic Intermediate — AM11 Pattern Doesn’t Tell You You Tell Doesn’t Pattern Yarnover 2020 — Page 16
Portuguese Basic Skills — of Knitting Style
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1 skein of Angora & Merino (50% angora/50% merino 1 skein of Angora & Merino (50% [169 m] each) - 50g/185 yards Yarns wool by Tess = 4 and 26.5 rows OR any yarn that gives 19 stitches inches; needles • size US #9 16 size US #5 16” circular pointed needles; • 3 buttons needles and double circular (optional). Andrea Wong Andrea to knit. way will learn a different Students (or knitting pin), leaving the neck tensioned around will be fed and method. The yarn or English It is not German left thumb only. the needle using looping tensioned yarn around formed by are to hold needles. Stitches hands free is right or left It does not matter if student might use the right thumb instead. student If left thumb is a problem, it takes less maneuvering of much easier on the hands because uses both hands. This method is handed as knitting the work. needles to accomplish to knit and purl using the PortugueseOnce they learn how and all increases going to practice Style, we are working on. the students are on the swatch decreases we will work on the project. done practicing, When we are going we are learning of new skills reinforce To Project: to knit a beret. At this point they will also learn a Portuguese cast on that The beret they might want to use to start the project. includes all skills learned. going students are and Concepts Covered: Key Topics how all decreases, to learn how to knit, purl, all increases, to cast on and bind off Portuguese Style. Homework: none. • Circular Materials: • worsted weight yarn light color or #7 • Basic knitting needles 16 inches long sizes US #6 stitch marker. supplies: scissors, tapestry needle, For Project: • • Fee (optional): knitting pin for $5.00 each. Material Teacher AM13 — Advanced Beginner Advanced — AM13 Yarnover 2020 — Page 17
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Knitting a Hat from Top Down at ANY Gauge Down Top Hat from Knitting a
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Brioche knitting is the current “it knit” and you can do it too! “it knit” and you can do it Brioche knitting is the current than flat, and even Brioche knitting is easier in the round learn basic one. We’ll easier with two colors rather than and decreases increase brioche rib, and then move on to the also learn how to fix in my Brioche Pastiche Hat. We’ll common mistakes in brioche knitting. heavy and one dark colored Materials: One light colored each (example: worsted to aran weight yarn, 100 yards needle and 16 inch US 6 circular Malabrigo Worsted), (no magic loop or dpns for first time brioching, please), one stitch marker for beginning of round. loosely cast on 72 (78) sts for Homework: With dark color, 18” (19”) hat using long tail cast on. Join to work in the round, and leave it hanging there. Bring yarn to front then K 1 round. Brioche Pastiche: 2 Color Brioche in the Round Brioche Pastiche: PM2 — Intermediate Michele Lee Bernstein Pick up any yarn and go for it. We will discuss picking the right needles, will discuss and go for it. We Pick up any yarn incorporate stitch patterns and how to ways to increase several different for a truly personal creation. into your designs Bulky 100 Materials: (Choose one weight) 200 yds, Worsted yds, Aran 150 yds, 300 yds DK 250 yds, or Fingering on the label of the yarn Needles indicated a center you have chosen in a style to work 16” or longer each, start (so, DPN, 2 circs 40” or longer for magic loop). one circ Removable stitch markers. One “unique” marker for beginning of round. Homework: none. Alissa Barton PM1 — Intermediate PM1 — Afternoon Class Information Class Afternoon Yarnover 2020 — Page 18
Non-Intarsia Wave Cowl Wave Non-Intarsia • Olga Buraya-Kefelian Olga when you will discover The answer you without bobbins? intarsia create possible to if it’s ever wondered Have you will have an utilize partial colorwork and modular style Cowl, using You short-rows. knitting as well as Wave knit this this cowl to your liking. optional tassels and customize option to implement Skills required on, bind off• knit, purl, cast Skills learned On Chain Cast • Crochet • German Short Rows into your knitting in ends directly • Weaving stitch • Mattress Materials of fingering weight • 490 yds in MC and 200 yds in CC light or bright semi-solid colors yarn, preferably needle, 24-36” • US 4 (3.5 mm) circular (3.75 mm) Hook size E (3.5 mm) or F • Crochet • Stitch markers needle • Tapestry Cowl (hand) pattern before Wave • Purchase arriving to class Homework: needle size or • Make a gauge swatch on suggested = 4” in 38 rows use size to obtain gauge 24 sts and and once washed Stockinette stitch worked flat, measured blocked needle, Chain method, CC, and larger • Using the Crochet 25 sts, place marker CO a total of 116 sts as follows: CO sts, place a differently- 4, CO 8 sts, place marker 3, CO 25 place marker for center of piece, CO 25 sts, colored marker 2, CO 8 sts, place marker 1, CO 25 sts. PM3 — Intermediate PM3 Yarnover 2020 — Page 19 What Not to Knit? Not to Knit? What Ply or Ply Not: Chain Plying for Knitters Ply or Ply Not: Chain • •
Up to 4 garments (sweaters-purchased or handknit would be great be great or handknit would Up to 4 garments (sweaters-purchased
Do you pick up gorgeous lace weight or hand-dyed fingering yarn and put lace weight or hand-dyed fingering yarn Do you pick up gorgeous too skinny!”it back down, because “It’s Chain plying is a fun, simple and don’t have to be a spinner ply as you knit, and you useful technique where without the tangled a triple thickness of yarn, to use it. Chain ply to create fine yarn into than one ball. Turn using more from mess that can result without adding new yarn, but simple texture interesting worsted, create combining yarn weights to move even adjust for self-striping yarn. Explore the yarn out of your stash and into your FO pile. The class will demonstrate a shawl pattern and technique and some variations. Students will receive instructions for a hat. Materials: Lace weight or fingering weight yarn, at least 50 grams, grams), fingering or sock weight self striping yarn – one skein (at least 50 8 or 9 (4.5 to 5.5 mm) long enough to work magic needles US 7, circular loop or a 16” needle in the same size. PM5 — Advanced Beginner Mary Lou Egan but are not required.) If not, just bring something you wear in the following If not, just bring something you wear in not required.) but are you hate to wear, 1 that - for any reason, categories: 1 that you love to wear have questions about. Bring an open and up to 2 others that you might on the something you commonly wear attitude and don’t be too shy! Wear strip down to in class and change in bottom — and something you can (ie. camisole, or whatever). Homework: none. “I don’t like rules about body types because no matter what, we can each find we can each find no matter what, types because rules about body “I don’t like it worse. If our labels just makes Attaching our body.” with wrong something feel good wearing them. So don’t fit or flatter us, we don’t hand-knit garments like trying again. them away and may not feel we gift them or stash fit analysis for with a personalized (or crochet)” decide “What not to knit Let’s ease, guidelines (not rules) about I will share the way, each student. Along a more to knit or crochet shoulder lines that you might use length, neck, and for yourself. successful garment welcome! Any level knitting and shapes and curves are All sizes, genders, class. this will benefit from experience crochet Materials: PM4 — For All Knitters All — For PM4 deCoster Jeane Yarnover 2020 — Page 20 Needle Felting Steeks Felting Needle Knitting to Fit Your Pampered Pet Pet Pampered Knitting to Fit Your • • Custom sweaters for four-legged friends are among the most rewarding most rewarding among the friends are Custom sweaters for four-legged do challenges. How of its greatest in all of knitting–but also one projects dane—or vice a design for a dachshund and to fit a great you resize versa? How do you make something just right for a special mutt, or— a brave sort–for a special kitty? if you are of the process class, Franklin will guide you through In this lecture-based measuring, calculating, and designing simple but effective garments to you a stronger not just fun, it can make suit any animal companion. It’s for knitter–because these fundamental principles of knitting to fit work humans, too! This class will best serve knitters who have reached Prerequisites: the at least the advanced beginner level. Students must be fluent in all and decreases. fundamentals of knitting, including increases or pen for making Materials: Notebook and pencil with eraser (preferred) notes. Calculator or calculator app (optional) Homework: none. PM7 — Advanced Beginner Habit Franklin An innovative way to steek knitwear invented by Alice Adams and taught by Gretchen Funk. In this class Funk. In this and taught by Gretchen by Alice Adams knitwear invented way to steek An innovative about cutting anxiety reduce knits, and greatly secure felted steeks to quickly to use needle you’ll learn this technique will have With can conjure; in ends, and anything your mind uses like mending, fixing knitwear. patterns for consultation. Future to bring completed items and invited ideas. Students are you whirring with during class. and for the students to purchase kits will be available to borrow Needle felting supply (homework) for Materials: Completed swatch of the main yarn you class, Scissors, Leftovers swatch. used for the homework block in advance Homework: Please make and not be will completed, there and bring to class time to work on this in class. colors of yarn: 1 1/2 or more • 2 different ounces each, sport, worsted wool, DK, or light not super-wash. per 4 inches • Gauge between 20–24 stitches size • DPNs or magic loop needle in a using, knitters for the yarn you are appropriate choice. • Stitch markers. Homework Instructions Link PM6 — Intermediate PM6 Funk Gretchen Yarnover 2020 — Page 21
Shawl Builder Workshop • Stranded Knitting: Unlocking the Secrets Secrets the Unlocking Knitting: Stranded •
Melissa Leapman even thousands, of beautiful Imagine hundreds, see In this class, shawl designs within your reach! wedges mix and match shawl how interchangeable nearly endless design possibilities. Learn to create side borders, different about starting tabs, three to design truly one- and how to use your creativity of-a-kind masterpiece shawls. Materials: DK or worsted weight scrap yarn size knitting for mini sampler shawl; appropriate hook, size G or H; stitch markers; needles; crochet scissors; sticky notes. Homework: none. PM9 — Intermediate (Experience with chartsPM9 — Intermediate (Experience is helpful.) Students should have basic knitting skills, including the basic knitting skills, including Students should have Prerequisites: color work charts. read and knit/purl, increase/decrease, ability to cast on, and see of a stranded, hand-knit garment side” “wrong Ever looked at the floats and make wonder what was done to hide those no floats? Do you refer be what some The answer may very well it so beautifully finished? The technique is or what I call “Locked Floats.” to as “Armenian Knitting”, a wonderfully we will first even fabric. In this class, simple, and creates of the work (traditional), and the back floats across how to carry review in a beautifully woven “wrong technique that results then learn this simple “in pattern”, and cover and decreasing increasing will address side”. We leave with a polished. You’ll look more tricks that help to make projects this technique, along with a series of good understanding of how to work reference. future swatches you’ll be able to use for weight yarn (Solid-color, Materials: One skein each of 2 colors of worsted work best), appropriately-sized wool yarns, with medium to high contrast sizes or an interchangeable knitting needles (bring a few different circular taking materials, sticky notes or stitch markers, note needle set), ruler, to keep your place on the chart, bag filled with its knitting magnetic board usual treasures. Homework: none. Kyle Kunnecke Kyle PM8 — Advanced Beginner — Advanced PM8 of Locked Floats Floats of Locked Yarnover 2020 — Page 22 Short Row Fun! Short Fun! Row • Customizing Sweater Patterns Customizing Sweater • How many times have you thought, “I’d like that sweater How many times have you thought, math to change basic but I wish it had…?” Learn the simple pattern as a base, we will sweater elements. Using a simple neck to a V neck, changing changing a crew work through Learn and more. the sleeve length, adding waist shaping gauge can be to your how working a sweater in a different advantage. Make every sweater pattern your own! Must know how to knit, purl, cast on, bind Skill Prerequisite: off. Should be familiar with sweater knitting, sweater patterns and have knit a couple of sweaters. Solid knowledge of math of gauge required. paper & pencil Materials: Accessories – calculator, Homework: none. PM11 — Intermediate (Solid knowledge of gauge is required. knowledge of gauge is required. PM11 — Intermediate (Solid one sweater and not fear math.) Should have knit at least Lyons Patty hort row fun anyone? In this class Keith will teach you how teach you how class Keith will fun anyone? In this Short row colors of different using two work short rows to properly turn into a that combined 1 of 24 squares yarn to create Learn how short Ridge.” “The Lizard beautiful afghan called them in different to use and where build your knitting rows will be hard Once started, Disclaimer: this project projects. and bursts for addiction, laughter to put down. Be prepared has no homework. of color! This class Materials: Needles (straight or circular) • Size #7 or #8 Knitting colors weight self-striping yarn OR 2 • One skein worsted of worsted weight yarn • 9 stitch markers • Pen Homework: none. PM10 — Advanced Beginner Advanced — PM10 Leonard Keith Yarnover 2020 — Page 23
Basic Double Knitting Techniques Double Basic Portuguese Style of Knitting — — Portuguese Style of Knitting • •
Stranded Knitting Stranded Knitting
Students will learn how to purl Portuguese Style and start going to work the are We working on the hat project. (very easy in this hat inside out by purling every round the tension of the yarn with both method) and controlling another color to we introduce hands. By the 4th round going to talk about color are practice stranded knitting. We dominance and trapping the floats. Lastly we will discuss to finish the project. decreases Material Fee (optional): knitting pin for Teacher US $5.00/each. Victoria hat. Project: Materials: • yarn in light and dark color gauge 18 STS needles 16 inches = 4 inches • Circular and 28 rounds long sizes US#7 and double pointed needles same size • Basic knitting supplies: scissors, tapestry needle, stitch marker. 16 inches long, Homework: Cast on for the hat: Using Main Color and size US#7 needles Rib 1X1 for 10 rounds. Work cast on 96 stitches. Join circularly. PM13 — Intermediate (Must know how to work in the circularly.) PM13 — Intermediate (Must Wong Andrea Double knitting is pure magic. Using one method, a piece worked flat method, a piece magic. Using one is pure Double knitting another method, Using knit in the round. as if it had been opens up will appear in reverse of the fabric on the front the image created a small bag and a Learn both methods to create image on the back. cast-on, bind-off, and practicing appropriate while two-sided coaster, techniques. chart-reading single-color tube, Double knitting a to be covered: Techniques double cast-on (two colors), Two-color Double-strand Counting rows, a chartknitting, Reading mistakes, Double- for double knitting, Fixing cast-on in ends, Optional: Single-color strand SSK bind-off, Weaving bind-off, knitting, Optional: Condensed for two-color double Optional: cast-on, Optional: Double-strand garter Optional: Tubular selvedge, bind-off. Tubular in main color (MC) Materials: 50 grams #4 (worsted-weight) yarn in contrasting color (CC) Double- 50 grams #4 (worsted-weight) yarn 7” for yarn chosen, approximately pointed needles in size appropriate safety pin F (3.75 mm) or G (4 in length Blunt darning needle Coilless hook mm) crochet Homework: none. PM12 — Advanced Beginner Advanced — PM12 Peasley Sarah Yarnover 2020 — Page 24
Bohus Stickning Bohus Stickning
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Susanna Hansson Susanna work as a relief is all those things. What began and cultural legacy - the Bohus story history, women’s Sociology, knitted the exquisite Bohus Stickning hand influential high fashion industry as in 1939, developed into an organization of thirty the world over the course years. around department sold in the finest stores sweaters were Sweden. While the from on small needles with fine yarns you will be working portionFor the hands-on of the day, on the right side can make Bohus row as well as purl stitches not difficult, multiple colors in a single actual knitting is you will begin to get a sense ones. As you work on your wristlets, for knitters, even experienced patterns challenging seeing them come alive. “built” and enjoy of how the Bohus patterns are her collection of original vintage Bohus bring pieces from and Susanna will also will be two slide presentations There with you. Think of that part of the class as a textile excavation journey! Stickning garments to share should know how of knitting. You and culture in the history who have an interest This class is for knitters and beyond a chart and be comfortableto work from knitting in the round. the Swedish company wristlets, using yarns from is a pair of Blue Shimmer kit: The class project Class project to 40% compared of approximately a savings The cost of the kit, $42, represents Angoragarnet, www.angoragarnet.com. to pay instructor. website. Please bring $42 in cash Angoragarnet’s listed prices for wristlet kits on current Materials: working in the round. • Needles in a variety of sizes for will be working with yarn that may 8.5 - 9 stitches/inch. You is approximately The gauge in genuine Bohus garments needles in multiple sizes. Susan Bates makes a set of 20 Double that you bring be new to you, so I recommend the sock set could be helpful. If knitter, a loose is very economical. If you are Pointed needles in 4 small sizes that than those included in the Sock Set. to bring needles in sizes larger you may also want you knit very firmly, for keeping track of rows. • Highlighter tape or some other tool Optional supplies light source. have collected or made. A battery powered • Any Bohus stories or garments you Homework: none. AD1 — Intermediate & Up (Must know how to work from a chart to work from know how & Up (Must Intermediate AD1 — round.) and knit in the All Day Class Information Class All Day Yarnover 2020 — Page 25
Yoke Sweater Construction for Real Bodies for Real Bodies Construction Sweater Yoke
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The return to fashion of beautiful yoke sweaters is yoke sweaters to fashion of beautiful The return looking at who is always to me as someone fascinating some are There being created. to the fabric fit in addition can be made to designs to make simple changes that the the body wearing them, but increase them not only fit wearing comfort of this style of sweater. some non-knitterly thoughts to your I’m going to bring which construction of these sweaters, thinking about the are easily to your garments once you can be translated comfortable them. with in (presented look at these areas Let’s alphabetical order): • Armhole shaping and Back neck depths and shapes • Front • Short rows • Sleeves • Underarm bind offs shaping • Yoke for encouraged to bring their own work Students are questions and solutions! wool Materials: Students should bring worsted weight and of the exact same (or wool blend) in two light colors sized needles for your sets of appropriately weight. Two 7(4.5mm)], and one knitting style [size 5(3.5mm) to size Longer dpns can set of needles one or two sizes smaller. tapestry Also bring stitch markers, be used throughout. holders. or bent-tip needle, waste yarn or stitch instructions knitted swatches from Homework: Two Homework Instructions Link provided. AD2 — Intermediate AD2 Jill Wolcott Yarnover 2020 — Page 26 Beyond Learn to Knit: The Next Steps The Next Steps Beyond Learn to Knit: Learn to Knit in 2 Hours Knit in 2 Hours Learn to • •
This 2-hour class is perfect for the new knitter ready to learn This 2-hour class is perfect the new knitter ready for and decreasing, this class will cover simple increasing more, and how to find further to pattern reading, an introduction will be samples in class for students to There resources. This class is for practice knitting on - no homework required! ages 13 and up for students that know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off.(If you take the morning Learn to Knit class, this class will expand on that.) Supplies: US 10 needles, Bulky yarn for practicing, or if desired, US 8 needles and cotton yarn for a dishcloth Homework: none. Beginner Anna Sorgert This 2-hour class will cover the basics of knitting, including how to cast on will cover the basics of knitting, including This 2-hour class binding off the knit stitch, the purl stitch, and (start (finishing) a a project), also be discussed. yarn types and knitting tools will Understanding project. perfectthe house or to use in practiced on a coaster, These skills will be ages 13 and up piece. This class is for students as a decorative display on knitting. to knit or need a refresher that want to learn or wood material preferred) Supplies: US 10 needles (bamboo 75 yds bulky weight yarn Homework: none. Anna Sorgert Anna Sorgert Beginner Two-hour Beginning Knitting Classes Knitting Beginning Two-hour