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1121
Thursday 02/21/2019, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Skill Level
Intermediate Class Hours
3
Price
$85.00
Categories
*Knitting Knitting techniques Tips & hints
Teacher
Lorilee Beltman View Lorilee's profile and full STITCHES West class list |
The Cast-on That's Pure Magic with Lorilee Beltman
Estonians have been using it since the 1970s. Americans were turned on to it when Judy Becker taught us via Knitty in 2006. If you haven't learned it yet, here's a perfect opportunity to learn and apply the Magic Cast-On. What's exciting is all the possibilities it offers to knitters! We will learn it, then work our way through ways to apply it.Symmetrical lace scarves? You don't have to use and pick out waste yarn. Shawls that start with a garter-stitch tab? You don't have to pick up stitches on that icky cast-on edge. Toe-up socks? You don't have to tighten up loose stitches from Turkish or figure-8 cast-on, plus we will learn a common wedge-toe and a rounded-toe version. Infinity loop cowls? You don't have to pick out the waste yarn of a provisional cast-on. Hems? You don't have to sew down, and you don't have to pick up bumps of a long-tail cast-on and wonder if you're in the right column. This is general knitting knowledge you will apply to many areas of your knitting life. Lorilee can work with conventional knitters, mirror-image left-hand knitters, and combination knitters in a way that suits you. Note: If you have taken Lorilee's Professional-Looking Cuffs class in the past, there will be some overlap. Supplies
__About 50 grams (#4) worsted-weight wool or wool blend yarn in a light color where the stitches can be easily seen.__One 32- or 40-inch long circular needle. (24" is too short.) Bring a needle kit or three needles in the range appropriate for the yarn. Gauge is not critical for class. __Blunt tapestry needle __Scissors. Homework
None.
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