DATES

Friday February 7, 2025 | 1:30 - 2:30

DESCRIPTION

Have you ever worked a neckline that was too tight or too loose?  Did you follow the pattern instructions for picking up button band stitches only to have it pull or sag out of shape?  Why do some patterns tell you a total number of stitches to pick up and others tell you to pick up so many stitches for so many rows?

Never fear, Nancy V will answer these and any other questions you may have about picking up stitches.  There is a simple ratio that you can figure out for yourself, based on your knitting, that will help you pick up stitches like a pro.  

Working from a sample swatch (see below), we will pick up stitches along horizontal, vertical, and slanted edges.  We will measure personal stitch to row gauge and use that to calculate how many stitches should be picked up for a neat, lay-flat edge.  

HOMEWORK (Required!!!!!)

Using smooth, light colored worsted or DK weight yarn, and needles appropriate for that yarn, cast on 30 stitches and knit Stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) until your swatch is at least 3 inches tall. Then work a slanted edge as follows:

Row 1 (RS): K1, SSK, k to end.

Row 2 and all WS rows: Purl.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 9 more times.   10 sts decreased, 20 sts remain.

Bind off all sts and cut yarn. 

MATERIALS NEEDED 

• Your swatch, needles, and yarn
• Tapestry needles and scissors
  

SKILLS LEARNED

• Picking up stitches on horizontal, vertical, and slanted edges.  
• Calculating stitch-to-row gauge for perfect, lay-flat edges

SKILLS NEEDED

You should already know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off.

About the teacher:
Nancy Vandivert happily admits to being a knitting nerd. She is a TKGA certified Master Hand Knitter and has had patterns published in CAST ON, Interweave Knits magazines, Knitty, Knit Picks, Blue Moon Fiber Arts Rockin’ Sock Club, and Twist Collective. She has taught knitting and crochet in the Rochester, NY area for over 20 years. 

THE FINE PRINT: 

1. Our classes can sell out quickly. If you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible so we can fill your spot with someone from the waiting list. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within 48 hours of the first class. 

2. If fewer than 3 people sign up for any given class, we reserve the right to cancel the class altogether. In this event, you will be notified & issued a full refund.