Skill Builder: Fixing Mistakes for Knitting

Frustrated by dropped stitches? Tired of starting over when a cable goes awry? Practice your fixing skills and learn how to fix the most common mistakes for all your projects. Bring any existing projects you may have, and we will work through techniques to keep you knitting.

One 2-hour class

Instructor: Kerry, Alex

Skills needed: advanced beginner

Ability to knit, purl, cast on, and bind off required.

Skills learned:

• Picking up dropped stitches,
• fixing twisted stitches,
• reading your knitting,
• untwisting cables
• putting in life lines

Materials:

• Swatches or samples of mistakes you have or yarn with needles for gauge
• Crochet hook or stitch fixer (size US G or smaller)
• Scrap yarn
• Locking stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Homework:

Please bring any samples of mistakes you are dealing with. If you have a specific repair request, please contact the instructor in advance.

Craft: knitting