Thursday Afternoon, Nov 7 Fixing Mistakes Class with Mary Lou Egan

This class will be Thursday, November 7 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.  at the Fiber Frolic Retreat!

Description:

It happens to the best of us.  One minute you're knitting along happily, and then you look down and notice that something doesn't look right.   Don't panic -- problems happen to everyone and they're usually easy to fix with a few tricks and a little patience.   This class will help you take a deep breath, identify the problem, and learn how to fix it.

• Dropping Down to Fix a Stitch:  turn knits into purls (and vice versa), how to pick up dropped stitches with a crochet hook in garter, stockinette and stitch patterns
• Picking up a Dropped Edge Stitch
• What are those extra yarnovers?
• Ripping Out Rows
• Placing a Lifeline
• Fixing a Split Stitch
• Preventing and Fixing Twisted Stitches
• Fixing a twist in circular knitting after joining
• Duplicate stitch to the rescue

Class Supplies:

Smooth, light colored Sport, DK or Worsted weight yarn;

needles appropriate to the yarn weight (US 4-8);

double pointed needles (US3-6);

split ring markers, coil-less safety pins or locking stitch markers

tapestry needle

crochet or repair hook

Class time: 3 hours

Class size: maximum 16