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Steeks: What Are They and How to Make Them

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Updated: Mar 11, 2024



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Steeks: What Are They and How to Make Them

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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