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5233
Saturday 02/24/2018, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Skill Level
Intermediate Class Hours
3
Categories
*Knitting
Teacher
Gayle Roehm View Gayle's profile and full STITCHES West class list |
A Sampler of Japanese Tips and Techniques with Gayle Roehm
Japanese knitting patterns often include an interesting and useful technique. This class will introduce you to an assortment of techniques from Japanese patterns or technique books. The techniques aren't exclusively Japanese, but you'll probably find them useful additions to your skill set. We'll work through: two tubular cast-ons; a vertical buttonhole; Japanese crocheted bobbles; and several variations on the three-needle bindoff. (This class doesn't cover how to read Japanese patterns.)
Supplies
__Small amounts of yarn for swatching and appropriately sized needles; I suggest sport to worsted weight__3.75 to 5mm/US5 to 8 needles __one or two crochet hooks __Knitting Basics: Sharp scissors, Notebook, Pen or pencil with eraser, Stitch markers, Tapestry needles (large and small), Tape measure, Small calculator, Needles and crochet hooks of various sizes Homework
Two swatches: using medium-weight yarn (worsted to DK weight suggested), cast on 20 stitches and work in stockinette for 10 to 14 rows. Don't bind off; leave this swatch on a holder. With yarn of the same weight in a different color, make another swatch in the same way and leave it on another holder.
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