Lily Chin
Saturday AM
Learn all the little secrets to make knitting life easier and better. Find out how to cast on in 2-tail method without running out of the second tail. Join a new skein of yarn or a new color without losing that first stitch. See ways of attaching buttons as you work. Create invisible circular bind offs on a neck where the beginning and end are absolutely imperceptible. Weave in those little ends that are too short to put through a darning needle. Take away lots of small “fix-its” and improve those details.
My most popular class of all time, this is the one you NEED no matter what project you are working on. You'll have tons of ah-ha "light bulb" moments & "why didn't I think of that" experiences.
Skill Level: Intermediate.
Student Supplies:
Brign to class:
* All homework.
* Extra dpn’s, crochet hooks of various sizes, tapestry needles, extra circular needles, worsted wt. yarn of various light colors, a shank button, dental floss (4", waxed preferred).
Homework:
1 - With worsted/aran wt yarn and appropriate sized double-pointed or short (12 or 16”) circular needles, cast on enough sts to go circs or minimal amount of sts on dpn’s (maybe 12). Join, being careful not to twist. Work in 1 x 1 rib circularly for about 1”, begin to bind off leaving last 2 or 3 sts unbound, leave on needles to be completed in class.
2 - With worsted/aran wt yarn and appropriate sized needles, cast on about 8 sts, work for about 1” in any st, leave on needles to be completed in class.
3 - With worsted wt yarn and appropriate sized needles, make a swatch of about 3” x 3” in stockinette, end ready to work a knit row, do not bind off, leave stitches on stitch holder.
4- Familiarize yourself with the long tail cast-on.
5- Familiarize yourself with what is known as a left-slanting decrease or ssk.
6- Get to know how to do a basic chain with the crochet hook.
Materials Fee: None