Knit Maker 102

Are you a beginning knitter ready to advance your skills? Join Vickie Howell and learn how to knit advanced beginner projects like hats, mittens, and chunky lace cowls.

This class will give you both the confidence and the practical tools you need to take the next steps in your knitting process. As you build on your basic knitting skills, you’ll learn how to:

• Work with advanced tools, like fancier yarns and double-pointed needles
• Pick up stitches and knit in the round using double-pointed needles
• Read a knitting chart
• Increase using the M1 and kf&b methods
• Decreasing using the k2tog and ssk methods

Vickie will guide you through the creation of bobble stitches, cable knits, mosaic color-work, how to block your projects, and basic lace knitting.  

Don’t be afraid to try out more complicated projects and produce more elaborate knitted goods! You’ll leave this class in it to knit it, with the confidence and tools you need to create gorgeous work.

• Class Introduction
• Class Introduction
• How to Increase Using M1, YO, and kf&b Methods
• How to Basic Cable Stitch
• How to Use Mosaic Colorwork Stitch Pattern
• How to Lace Diamond Stitch Pattern & Read Chart
• How to Block
• How to Bobble Stitch
• How to Pick Up Stitches
• How to Knit in-the-round Using Double Pointed Needles