Essential Techniques Every Knitter Should Know + DVD & Planner
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At a Glance:
In-depth Instruction; over 200 mins
On-demand video access anytime
Bonus downloadable PDF resources
Access to class Q&A
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Description
Learn essential knitting techniques no knitter should be without. Join knitwear designer and author Sally Melville and find out how to create perfect gauge swatches for work that fits flawlessly. Select and knit the best cast-ons and bind-offs for any project. Create invisible or eye-catching seams with different selvage stitches. Get the most professional look with the right increases and decreases for any stitch pattern. Seam row-to-row, stitch-to-stitch and stitch-to-row for a beautiful finish. Master picking up and knitting to work wonders along row edges, V-neck pullovers and around curves. Choose and use smart techniques for the best results in any knitting situation.
NOTE: You’ll receive this Class video instruction in two forms: As on-demand streaming video (in your TKC Account); and NOTE: You’ll receive this Class video instruction in two forms: As on-demand streaming video (in your WWGOA Account); and as a physical DVD, mailed to you.
Knit & Crochet Project Planner ($20 Value)
This delightful planner is designed especially for knitters and crocheters so that you can track multiple projects throughout the year-because let’s face it, who doesn’t have lots of projects going at once?! Set your project goals, track your progress, and manage your time and works-in-progress (WIPs). Each project has four pages to track and record all the critical details: pattern info, yarn requirements, gauge swatches, due dates and tasks, your supply list, and more. Plus flip to the back of the planner for knitting and crochet terms and abbreviations, a needle inventory tracker, and other handy resources.
Class Sessions
Introduction
3:55
Meet your instructor, designer and author Sally Melville, and learn more about the essential techniques covered in your class. You can watch the lessons in order or skip to the ones that interest you most. Use this class as a reference whenever you want to learn or review any technique!
Gauge
23:37
Even if you hate math, a few simple calculations will help you achieve the correct gauge -- and garment projects that actually fit. Sally shares tips on knitting a gauge swatch and what to consider when you want to use a yarn different from what the pattern specifies. If the yarn you love isn't a perfect match, you can do a little math to modify the pattern. Sally shows you how!
Casting On
24:54
There are myriad ways to cast on, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. Sally covers the most common -- the long-tail cast-on -- and shows two ways to do it, but she also encourages you to explore alternatives such as the e-wrap, cable and crochet cast-ons, which may be more appropriate, and prettier, for your particular project.
Bind-Offs
19:57
The bound-off edge should complement your knitting, without being too tight, too loose, too knotty or sloppy. Learn how to do the typical chain bind-off with a few extra steps that will make it look great. Or try the sewn bind-off for a super-stretchy finish, such as on the cuff of a toe-up sock. The three-needle bind-off also has its place, as Sally explains.
Selvages & Tails
28:29
The selvage of your knitting can be decorative -- as the finished edge of a piece -- or functional -- the point where you will add a seam. Sally shows how slipped stitch, garter stitch and stockinette selvages look in your work and discusses factors you should consider when choosing one over the other, regardless of what a pattern specifies.
Increases
21:53
Knitting into the front and back of a stitch is the easiest way to make an increase, but it's not always the prettiest. See how make-one and lifted increases might be a better choice for your project. Sally also shows how to use increases to make knitted bobbles that don't droop.
Decreases
15:57
Sally walks you through the leaning tower of decreases, with a handy trick for remembering which ones lean left and which lean right and where to use them. Need a centered double decrease? Sally shows you how to make it!
Seaming
36:39
Seaming is not as hard as it seems, if you follow Sally's guidance. She'll walk you through row-to-row, stitch-to-stitch and stitch-to-row seams for a beautiful finish.
Picking Up & Knitting
23:44
You'll gain confidence in picking up and knitting stitches when you can see just how to do it with a close-up view. Sally demonstrates how to pick up and knit along a row edge and along a curve such as an armhole or neckline. No more fumbling and guesswork with Sally's techniques in your toolkit.
Your Instructor
Sally Melville
In more than 50 years of knitting and 35 years of teaching, Sally Melville has taken hundreds of finished garments off her needles and taught hundreds of different classes. Today, she is the author of seven knitting books including Sally Melville Styles, The Knitting Experience series and Knitting Pattern Essentials. Her gift for making knitting simple, useful and fun has long made Sally a beloved instructor. Sally is dedicated to helping knitters make pieces they'll be proud to show the world!
Bonus Material
Essential Techniques Every Knitter Should Know - Technique Information
Download and print this PDF as a helpful supplement to your Class video.
Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.
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