Finishing Techniques
In this workshop, you will learn the basic skills needed to finish a garment. Topics include basic seaming, weaving ends invisibly, three needle bind off, sewn cast off and blocking.
Instructor: Dotty Pon
| Thursday Nov 18 & 25 | 2 classes (4 hrs of instruction) |
| 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Fee $42 |
Materials
- one skein of worsted weight yarn in a light sold colour
- 4 or 5 mm straight knitting needles
- darning needle
- scissors
- Before the first class, you will be required to prepare a number of swatches:
Swatch A (make 7): Cast on 24 sts
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Repeat Rows 1 & 2 until swatch is 4” tall.
Cut yarn leaving a 1 m long tail.
Place swatch sts on waste yarn.
Swatch B (make 2): Cast on 22 sts
Row 1: k3,(p2,k2) repeat until 3 sts left, p2,k1
Row 2: p1,k2,(p2,k2) repeat until 3 sts left, p3
Repeat Rows 1 & 2 until swatch is 4” tall.
Place swatch sts on waste yarn.