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380-3
Saturday 02/23/2013, 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Skill Level
Intermediate Class Hours
3
Teacher
Melissa Leapman View Melissa's profile and full STITCHES West class list |
Flatter Yourself: Fully Fashioned Secrets of the Pros with Melissa Leapman
In this fun hands-on workshop, learn how designers use fully fashioned shaping to create flattering sweaters. No matter your shape, use your knitting prowess to create knockout pieces that fit and flatter.
Supplies
Four homework swatches with extra yarn; size 8 knitting needles; size 5 dpn; four split ring stitch markers; sticky notes.Homework
Swatch 1 With smooth light-colored worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles, cast on 17 sts. Row 1 (RS): *K1, p1; repeat from the * across, ending with k1. Row 2: *P1, k1; repeat from the * across, ending with p1.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 four times total. Slip sts onto a holder.Swatch 2 With smooth light-colored worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles, cast on 35 sts. Row 1 (RS): *K1, p1; repeat from the * across, ending with k1. Row 2: *P1, k1; repeat from the * across, ending with p1. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 four times total. Row 9: K4, p3, k4, p3, k7, p3, k4, p3, k4. Row 10: P4, k3, p4, k3, p7, k3, p4, k3, p4. Slip sts onto a holder. Swatch 3 With smooth light-colored worsted weight yarn and size 6 needles, cast on 25 sts. Slip sts onto a holder. Swatch 4 With smooth light-colored worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles, cast on 42 sts. Row 1 (RS): *K2, p2; repeat from the * across, ending with k2. Row 2: *P2, k2; repeat from the * across, ending with p2. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 four times total. Slip sts onto a holder. |