Class #:
202
Class Title:
Joy of Finishing
Status:
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Teacher:
Christine Bylsma
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Description:
Knowing the secrets of finishing can beexciting and empowering. Learn the joy of sleek shoulder lines, invisible seams, picking up the perfect number of stitches without counting, beautiful buttonholes, “shortening” sleeves, taming sleeveless armholes, and other touches. If it’s worth knitting, it’s worth finishing beautifully.
Basics:
Basics*: Sharp scissors; blunt tapestry needles (large & small); small calculator; pen/pencil/eraser; notebook & paper; stitch markers; flexible tape measure; crochet hooks of various sizes.
Supplies:
Basics*; swatch yarns; 26” or longer circ ndl 2 sizes smaller than swatch ndls; tapestry ndl; a few varying size buttons (optional).
Homework:
Swatches 1 & 2: Cast on 30 sts and work in St st for 8” using a plain, light color yarn at 4-5 sts/inch. Bind off. Create a neckline on a third swatch (think of a bear-size sweater): Cast on 30 sts, work 5”, bind off center 6 sts, then dec 1 st each neck edge every other row 3 times, work even until 8”. Bind off. Do not block swatches.
Sunday am:
8:30-11:30 am
Class Length:
3 Hours
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