Classes

Jane’s Knitting Classes at Charlotte Yarn

To sign up for a class, call or visit Charlotte Yarn, 1235 East Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203 | 704-373-7442 | info@charlotteyarn.com

Please pay for classes at the time you sign up.  This will prevent classes being cancelled due to too few students.  Thanks.

To contact Jane about questions you may have, email jane@jpknits.com

 

Continental Knitting

Sun., May 20, 1:00 – 2:00 pm $15

Reasons to knit continental: 1. Faster, 2. Makes Fair Isle and other colorwork easier, 3. Makes knitting backwards easy. (for those who hate to purl) If you plan to ever do any colorwork, you want to take this class.

Materials: 100 grams of Cascade 220 Superwash yarn in a light color of choice; US 8 needles, straight or circs. We will learn the technique and make a small gift at the same time.

The Magic Loop Technique

Sun. May 20, 2:15-3:15pm  $15

Forget about double pointed needles.  Learn to knit small circular pieces faster and easier using the Magic Loop method.  This technique also eliminates the need to have circular needles in different lengths.  A 32” cable can knit baby hats to manly sweaters both in the round.  Far less fiddly than double pointed needles, and did I mention fast?

Materials:  Worsted weight wool in a solid light color.  I recommend Cascade 220 Superwash.

Size 7 or 8 32” or 40“ circular needle.

Seaming and Sewing on Your Knitting

Sun., May 20, 3:30-5:00  $20

Learn to love to sew seams because your finished product looks so-o-o-o-o good!
This class will address planning your selvedges so the only stitch you need to ever seam is Stockinette.  We will sew, invisibly, stitches to stitches, rows to rows, and stitches to rows.

If time allows, we will learn to embroider or applique on knitted garments. There are tricks to keeping the tension even and embellishing for a more finished look.

Homework and Materials: Use smooth, light colored worsted weight yarn and needles sized 6-8 to knit the following swatches. You may lightly steam or block the swatches if you wish.

1. Cast on 26 stitches and knit in stockinette stitch* until the swatch is 3 inches long. Bind off.
2. Cast on 15 stitches and knit in stockinette stitch until the swatch is 3 inches long. Bind off.

*Stockinette stitch—*Knit a row, then purl a row; repeat from * for three inches.

Bring swatches, the needles you used, a tapestry needle, and scissors to class.

 

Short Rows & Wingspan

Sun, May 27, 1- 3pm  $25

If short rows confuse you, maybe you are using the wrong technique.  In this class we will look at several different ways to knit short rows.  You will choose the one that makes most sense to you.

The free pattern Wingspan on Ravelry is the perfect pattern to practice on.  It is knit in garter stitch which will camoflage any tension errors as you master this technique.  This may be a good project to start your Holiday knitting.

Materials needed for class:

A copy of the pattern Wingspan, four ounces of soft  fingering weight or sock yarn.  PLEASE have yarn wound before Sunday if it is in a loose skein.  Circular needle in size 4.

You may use a larger yarn and needle for this pattern, but the final project will be larger than the pattern stipulates.