Classes 1 and 2

Week 15 = Interweave Knitting Lab

Day 2 = April 10, 2014

     Here are classes 1 and 2 that I have chosen to share with you tonight. I have included a picture from the conference website, the course description, my supplies and homework if required.

 

Picture from class listing on InterweaveKnittingLab.com

Two Socks in One: The War & Peace Method taught by Kate Atherley

Date & Time: May 16 • 1:30pm-4:30pm                                                  

Skill Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: For confident sock knitters.
Description: The sock knitter's Mount Everest? This class teaches the legendary technique for knitting two socks at the same time on the same needles, one inside the other, as mentioned by Tolstoy in War and Peace. In the class, we'll work a pair of mini socks using this amazing technique. The design we work is top-down, but the techniques I demonstrate are easily applied to toe-up knitting.

Students Should Bring: Two colors of medium weight yarn and US 6-8 (4-5mm) needles in preferred configuration for sock knitting (DPNs, 1 long circular or 2 short circulars).

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Picture from class listing on InterweaveKnittingLab.com

Get Gauge (or Not!) taught by Nancy Shroyer
Date & Time: May 18 • 9am-12noon                                                        
Skill Level: All Levels
Prerequisites: ability to knit and purl
Description: “Gauge”: a small word, 5 letters, 1 syllable, but it is the KEY to a successful knitting project. It determines the fit, drape and handle. Whose gauge is correct? The listed gauge or the one you got? How does the content, # of plies, structure of yarn affect the gauge? What if you use the same yarn called for in the pattern, but can't get their gauge? What if you want to use a different yarn—how can you get the gauge? We will cover all of these questions and more.

Students Should Bring: #7, #8, & #9 needles, 50 gram ball of worsted weight yarn in a light color, wool or wool blend preferred that was used for the homework. Calculator, tape measure, pen and paper.

Homework: With size #8 (5mm), needles and any worsted weight yarn, cast on 24 stitches. Work 4 rows in garter stitch (knit every row).

Row 1: knit

Row 2: knit 2, purl 20, knit 2

Work 4 inches for the above 2- row pattern, leave the stitches on the needles and bring to class along with size #7 (4.5mm) and #9 (5.5mm) needles.

Question of the day

How do you feel about gauge?

Knitting Gauge,

Victoria