Get Knitting: Find It, Fix It!
In this hands-on knitting class, you will practice picking up dropped stitches, fixing holes, untwisting stitches, correcting stitch mounts, and reversing rogue knits or purls. You will learn how to use a lifeline and how to move stitches to a double pointed needle (dpn) or waste yarn for ease in managing live stitches. We will focus on the most common stockinette and garter stitch mistakes, so if you can confidently knit or purl, you can fix mistakes?
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Please Note: This class will require pre-work swatches. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PRE-WORK INSTRUCTIONS.
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
| Skill Details: | Confidence with the knit and purl stitches |
| Requirements: | - Class pre-work swatches (pre-work will be 3-4 "mistake" swatches using size 8 needles and worsted weight yarn) - The knitting needles you used to knit your pre-work swatches - A set of double pointed needles the same size as above - Medium sized crochet hook (H, I, or J will work) - 2 stitch holders - A few yards of scrap/waste yarn - Tapestry needle - Your knitting juju FIND IT, FIX IT CLASS PRE-WORK (3 small swatches) | PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN. YOU WILL NOT BE BINDING OFF ANY OF YOUR SWATCHES (you will need the live stitches for fixing the mistakes). | ABBREVIATIONS Cast on (CO) Double pointed needles (dpn) Knit (k) Purl (p) Right side (RS) Stockinette stitch (St st) ( knit the right side rows, purl the wrong side rows) Wrong side (WS) Yarn over (YO) | Swatch 1 (Dropped Stitch): CO 10 stitches Row 1 (RS): Knit Row 2 (WS): Purl Row 3: Knit Row 4: Purl Row 5: Knit 4 stitches; pull the next stitch off your left needle and let go of it (do not place it on the right needle). Knit to end of row. Row 6-10: Continue to work in St st. You will finish ready to knit a RS row. DO NOT BIND OFF. Leave live stitches on needles or place the onto a dpn or stitch holder. | Swatch 2 (YO Hole): CO 10 stitches Row 1 (RS): Knit Row 2 (WS): Purl Row 3 (RS): Knit Row 4 (WS): Purl Row 5: Knit 4 stitches; bring the yarn to the front between the needles and lay the yarn over your right needle to the back (this is a YO). Knit to end of row. Row 6-10: Continue to work in St st. You will finish on a RS row (knits). DO NOT BIND OFF. Leave live stitches on needles or place the onto a dpn or stitch holder. | Swatch 3 (Lifeline Practice): CO 10 stitches Rows 1-6: Work in St st Rows 7-12: Work in garter stitch (knit every row). DO NOT BIND OFF. Leave live stitches on needles or place the onto a dpn or stitch holder. |
| Instructor: | Lynette Elliott |
| Instructor Bio: | Lynette is a cable-obsessed sweater knitter and professional sewist. She lives in Dallas, TX with her husband Dan and their menagerie of rescued animals. She tutors private students and teaches knitting, sewing and jewelry making classes all across the DFW area. Lynette loves teaching, inspiring and encouraging makers of all ages so they can feed their souls with the best kind of fiber. |
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