Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Lily Chin
Materials Fee: $1 - Please pay instructor on site
Fee Includes: 5-page handout
Skill Level: Advanced
Supplies to bring: 1- any favorite garment you want to "copy" (can be non-knit/non-crochet). 2- If you have it, graph paper is always useful, gauged and with large boxes like 4 sts and 5 rows to the inch or 4.5 sts and 6 rows to the inch or 5 sts and 7 rows to the inch. 3- OPTIONAL: Any paper SEWING pattern. 4- Assorted colored pencils. 5- Eraser. 6- Homework swatches.
Special Skills Required: A playful attitude.
Description: How often have you worked some fancy stitch pattern but became stumped when it came time to shape the neckline? What do you do if you want a classic set-in sleeve instead of the dreaded drop shoulder? How can you create a refined fit and nip in for the waist/ full for the bust? This class will clue you in on how to work within the stitch structure of a fancy pattern and still add the necessary garment shaping. Find out trade secrets from my ready-to-wear experience.
Homework: Work out any fancier stitch pattern like scallop st or lace in any yarn with any hook to about 8" x 8" or larger. Xerox the swatch so that the stitches show up. Make 2 or 3 copies. With worsted wt yarn and appropriate hook, ch 32 and work in shell st as follows: Row 1- Sc in 2nd ch from hook, *skip 2 ch, 5 dc in next ch, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across = 5 shells. Row 2- Ch 3 and turn (counts as dc), 2 more dc in first sc, * skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, skip 2 dc, 5 dc in next sc; rep from * but end last rep with only 3 dc in last sc = 4 full shells and a half-shell at each end, do not fasten off.
