Friday 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Steeks: What Are They and How to Make Them
Workshop Fee Per Student:
Early Bird $65 / Full Price $75
Total length of time: 4 hours
Instructor's Name: Mary Jo Harris
Instructor's Business: Harris Caning and Knitting
Description: Fear not! Steeks are not something you’ll dread once you know how to make them. They may actually make your knitting life easier! In this workshop, participants will learn:- What a steek is- Where, when, and how to use a steek- Several Ways to make a steek- How to steek a swatch using one of the methods covered in workshop
Items Included: Handouts, samples, and display.
Student Provides: Homework (see below)
Light Colored Worsted Weight Yarn (can be the same yarn you used for the homework)
Needles in an appropriate size for your yarn (Can be what you used for the homework)
Sharp Scissors
A Measuring Tape or Ruler
Paper for taking notes
Pen or Pencil
Usual Knitting supplies
Portable Light (optional)
HOMEWORK: Using light colored worsted weight 100% WOOL (not superwash) yarn and appropriate size 16” circular needles (probably size 7 – 9), cast on enough stitches to fill the needles. Then join and knit in the round for at least 8”. If you want, you can add a 1” garter stitch border to this which would make this it at least 10” long. Bind off the swatch and bring it to workshop.
Prerequisites: Know how to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and knit in the round. Having basic sewing skills would be helpful but are not required.
Minimum Age of Participants: 13
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