Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Lily Chin
Materials Fee: $1 - Please pay instructor on site
Fee Includes: Handouts
Skill Level: Advanced
Supplies to bring: At least 6 oz. or 4 50g balls of worsted-weight yarn in a light color, appropriate sized hook (though to complete a full sweater, student should ideally have at least 1.5 lbs). Have yarn wound in 4 separate balls or skeins OR have 4 balls of the same yarn available. Smooth, contrasting scrap-yarn for marking work, tape measure, square graph paper 6 boxes per inch or more (8 per inch, 10 per inch, etc.), calculator, pencil & eraser, gauged graph paper if available (but this is optional). Bring homework samples along with extra yarns and hooks to the class.
Description: Do you hate to seam sweaters? Want to try on your work as it progresses to ensure proper fit? Don’t know if you have enough yarn and want to end a sweater “when it’s long enough? The answer to these and other questions/problems lies in creating sweaters beginning at the neck and working your way down. This is not limited to just raglans. We will also go beyond the ubiquitous and less-than-flattering drop-shoulder. Learn how to deal with other fitting issues in the process as well. You won’t have to stand on your head to make garments upside-down! Students must know how to increase and decrease in all the basic stitches, have a total grasp concept of gauge with the ability to convert measurements into stitches and rows when given a gauge, be comfortable with directions, including symbols charts.
Homework: Click here to open Homwork PDF.
