Advanced Fearless Finishing* - V - Fall 2024

*This class fulfills the Advanced Fearless Finishing Requirement for WEKP.

Advanced Fearless Finishing will make sure you are ready to take the next step in finessing your finishing techniques, enabling you to forge on to pockets, zippers, steeks, facings and edging options. We'll experiment by making samplers to learn techniques and design choices you can use in designing pieces and finishing your work. Be prepared for homework between classes - your hard work will be rewarded when you apply these techniques to your future knitted garments for a professional-looking finish. In order to take this class, you will need the following skills as well as the prerequisite classes: Picking up stitches (horizontal, vertical, and at an angle), knitting in the round on circular and double-pointed needles with one and two colors, experience with the following crochet stitches: slip stitch and single crochet, hand sewing on knitted and fabric projects including mattress stitch and whip stitch on knits, picking up dropped stitches with a crochet hook, and sewing in ends on knitted projects. There is one required text (Cast On, Bind Off by Leslie Ann Bestor), and several recommended texts for this class. Please check the website or call Customer Service to make sure you purchase the correct books. Note: You will make your first project BEFORE your first class. Check homework and materials lists carefully.

You will receive the Zoom link 1-2 business days before the virtual class.

Prerequisite: Fearless Finishing
Materials Required:

Yarn: 2 skeins of Valley Yarns Northampton in a light color (white, beige, yellow, pale pink, etc.); this will be main color (MC) for projects and swatches.

1 skein of contrasting color (CC) yarn in same weight; stash yarn can be used for this. Avoid very dark colors as they are hard to “read.”

Small amount (few yards) of sock weight yarn in MC for steeks / Knit and Crochet Tool Kit

Needles: Double pointed knitting needles: US 6 (must be 8”)

Small amount (few yards) sock weight cotton yarn for provisional CO.

Circular knitting needles: Two US 7 (16 inch length is fine)

Optional: US 7 14” straight needles

You may use either straight or circular needles for the pieces that are worked back and forth but you will need circulars for parts of each project. Notions: Darning /seaming needles Scissors (sharp pointed will work for steeking as well as general cutting) Crochet hook size E or F

Stitch markers

 Your Knitters Tool kit

 Sewing thread in color to coordinate with steek project yarn color.

 7” separating zipper and Knit Picker

 Books:

 Required: Cast On, Bind Off by Leslie Ann Bestor

 Suggested: Principles of Knitting by June Hemmons Hyatt

 Finishing School: A Master Class for Knitters by Deborah Newton

 Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques by Nancie M. Wiseman

 Knitting Workshop by Elizabeth Zimmermann

 Big Book of Knitting by Katarina Buss (out of print, but a treasure if you find it)

 PLEASE NOTE: You will make your first project (Project 1) BEFORE your first class.

HOMEWORK:

Make project 1 from PDF - file:///C:/Users/rparizo/Downloads/Advanced%20Fearless%20Finishing%20PDF%20HOMEWORK%20(1).pdf

When possible, please buy your materials from WEBS.

Cancellation Policy: For all classes, payment of full tuition is due at time of registration. Tuition will be refunded only if the class is cancelled by WEBS, or if there is a waiting list and your spot can be filled.

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Note: If you are purchasing more than one unit of the same class, please call Customer Service with that person's name and information.