Knitting | Introduction

Develop your skills by making actual knitted items, designed to be flexible and newbie friendly.

• Learn the 4 most common, patterned stitches and how to invent your own.

• Master techniques like increasing and decreasing through course, designed exclusively for this course.

• Delight your friends and family with 7 personalized, handmade knits.

• Understand how to read knitting patterns and even create your own patterned charts.

This Knitting course the continental knitting style, which is considered a faster and more accurate way of knitting by many who have tried it. It is especially easy for people who crochet, since we use the left hand to deliver the yarn. We cover short tail cast on, knitting and purling continental style, as well as several cast-off options. Students will explore many tips and tricks to keep the practice fun and are inspired to create their own style and designs.

Materials Needed: US size 8 knitting needles, 2 skeins Karabella 8 worsted weight yarn in Cabernet (or color of your choice); 1 skein Karabella 8 worsted weight yarn in Lavender (or color of your choice), 1 skein Karabella 8 worsted weight yarn in Camel (or color of your choice), 1 skein Karabella 8 worsted weight yarn in Denim (or color of your choice), yarn needle.