Stripe Tricks: Nifty Tips and Design Inspiration for Knitted Stripes
About Stripe Tricks: Nifty Tips and Design Inspiration for Knitted Stripes
This fun class covers basic techniques then progresses to design approaches and inspiration. Explore techniques for knitting single-row stripes without cutting the yarn, learn to manage multiple balls of yarn, and how to create reversible striped patterns. Discover creative ways to design your own appealing striped patterns, embed coded stripes into your knitting, and integrate stripes with textured pattern stitches, plus creative ways of dealing with ends. Enjoy hands-on practice swatching and designing to practice these techniques, with breaks for demonstrations and short lectures. Note that there will be homework to be completed between the two class sessions.
A handout will be provided.
This class is suitable for adventurous beginners and up. Students must know at least one cast on, how to knit, purl, and bind off.
The capacity for this class is 25 students.
Class Materials
Students will want to provide:
• Smooth, solid-colored, worsted weight yarn in at least 4 colors for technique swatches. More colors, if desired, for designing.
• Pair of double pointed needles or a circular needle in size appropriate for yarn (about #7 US/4.5mm).
• Scissors
• Several 3x5” cards or pieces of stiff cardboard cut to about 1x5”
• Colored pencils, crayons, or pens.
• Graph, lined, or blank paper for charting striped patterns.
• Clear or masking tape
Homework
No pre-class preparation is required for this course, but there will be homework between the two class sessions.
Age Range
Teens and Adults
Skill Level
Open to adventurous beginners and up. Students must know at least one cast on, how to knit, purl, and bind off.
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When
The class will meet for two weekly 2-hour live online sessions.
Enrolled students receive 30-day access to the video recordings of the classes.
How It Works
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Margaret Radcliffe
Margaret Radcliffe is the author of the Knitting Answer Book, The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques, Circular Knitting Workshop, and The Knowledgeable Knitter. She has worked professionally as a knitting teacher since 1991 and as a designer since 1997.
MAFA - The MidAtlantic Fiber Association
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