Intermediate Knitting–Advancing Your Skills

Cost:

$80 plus materials

Instructor:

Linda Hull

Dates:

Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, February 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2010

Description:

Your know how to knit and purl, have knit your first scarf or small project, and are ready for a new challenge–advance your skills with our Intermediate Knitting program.  You’ll learn all about gauge swatches, pattern reading, understanding pattern requirements, shaping techniques, correcting mistakes, creating decorative stitches and finishing techniques.  A bit of homework is required in this course.

Materials:

One skein of light-coloured worsted weight yarn with ball band and appropriate needles.  We recommend Cascade 200 or Mission Falls 1824 Wool and 4.5 – 5 mm needles.  Other accessories as required, including darning needle, cable needle and stitch markers.