Finishing Details
One 3-hour session · $30
(project materials not included)

Experience Level: Advanced Beginner

Class description: Learn all of the tricks you need to make this phase of knitting fun instead of frustrating. In this three-hour workshop, we will cover sewing seams, knitting shoulders together, picking up stitches, weaving in ends, blocking, and buttonholes. New to this class: I have added a few tips I learned while studying with Jean Wong, Nihon Vogue Certified Knitting Instructor.

Supplies needed:
Smooth, light colored worsted-weight yarn and three sets of needles; one, the size used for knitting your swatches; one, one size smaller; and one, one size larger.

If you don't have the sizes, don't worry. You can still learn the technique. Bring a blunt yarn needle, curved tip if you have it.

Homework:
Knit seven swatches as follows:
· Two swatches in stockinette, two swatches in garter (four total). Cast on 10 stitches and knit for approximately 6 inches.

· Fifth swatch: Cast on 25 stitches, knit in stockinette for approximately one inch. Starting with a knit row, bind off 10 stitches, knit across row then purl back. Next row: Knit 1 then decrease 1 stitch. Knit across, purl back.
Next row: Repeat previous row twice more. Work even for another two inches and bind off.