Intermediate KNITTING WORKSHOP: Bridge Skills
Sunday October 11th from 3pm to 6pm
Intermediate Level Class*
Age 14+ (minors must accompany an adult)
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This class is designed for students who have learned basic beginner knitting skills, and want to "bridge the gap" to more advanced techniques. This class is NOT intended for newbies. To learn the basics, check out our beginner knitting workshops.
*Prerequisites: Students must have a good grasp on beginner knitting techniques including:
- Casting on and binding off
- Working knit stitches
- Knowledge of purling is recommended
In this workshop, you’ll get an introduction to intermediate knitting skills by making your choice of either a cup cozy or an ear warmer.
The patterns used in this class are the “Common Room Coffee Coozie” by Dragon Hoard Designs and the “Everyday Ear Warmer” by Angela Dykman. Skills used in both projects include the long-tail cast on technique joining and knitting in the round and ribbing. If you choose to knit the cup cozy, you’ll also practice knitting with small-circumference needles and reading from a chart.
Materials you’ll need for your choice of project:
CUP COOZIE
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Pattern: Common Room Coffee Coozie
- 1 skein of DK-weight yarn
- 1 set each of size 2.5 and size 5 needles for preferred method of small circumference knitting, such as 9-inch circular needles or double-pointed needles
- Other basic notions including scissors, tapestry needles and stitch markers
EAR WARMER
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Pattern: Everyday Ear Warmer
- 1 skein of super bulky yarn
- 1 set each of 16-inch circular needles in size 13 and size 15
- Other basic notions including scissors, tapestry needles and stitch markers
This is a make and take workshop, with the aim to have you feeling confident enough in your new skills to finish whichever project you choose on your own. You may even finish it in class if you pick up the skills quickly!
About the instructor:
Julia Cardi is a knitter and crocheter based in Detroit. Her love for knitting began as a solitary hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic (the scarf of dubious quality she made from a kit as a nine-year-old notwithstanding), but what hooked her is the community fiber arts naturally creates, and the respite it provides from her day job.
