Someone I know is opening a yarn store at the end of the summer, and she wants me to teach some classes. She said to think about what I'd like to teach. I'll probably do at least one beginning class since there are tons of people wanting to learn to knit right now, and a sock class. What else do you think there might be interest in?

OH the sock class sounds fun. I'd like to learn working with multiple colors, intarsia (sp?) and fair isle. I think it would be nice to have an open ended type time with a few experience teachers where you could just go your own pace and get help when you need it (does that make sense?)

I'd like a sort of supplimental beginner's course. I know how to do knit and purl (just assuming that the beginner's course is knit, purl, cast on and off) it's the next level of stuff to do some easier patterns: yarn over... knitting in front and back... picking up dropped stitches and maybe joining (like adding a sleeve?).

~amey

I'd want to learn how to do cables. Especially the celtic cables. They are so gorgeous. :D

I'd want to learn how to pick up dropped stitches, how to bind off and join seams in different ways, which cast on works best in which situations, using circs for knitting in the round, felting, dying, and lots of things I can't think of right now.

I think a class on making sweaters from the top down would be great!

yk what? I'd want to learn weird stuff....like, more than one way to cast on/off....

how to read a chart...i've looked and asked librarians, and knitters, and they don't have it. I can only find how to knit books, not the intermediate stuff.

I want to know how to do a perfect 'finish'. I don't think mine are good enough.

I want to learn that seam where you're sewing like the yarn would go if you were knitting them together. Grafting? I forget what it's called....

*sigh*

I need more books I guess!

jessica

Oh yeah, a finishing class would be good, about blocking, sewing , grafting and all.

How about a pattern design class that goes through how to change patterns around -- what you need to know if you need to revamp a pattern, use a different yarn, maybe go through common proportions in baby sweaters vs. toddler vs. youth vs. adult. How to make Mommy and Me hats/mittens/socks/sweaters. When to use 1x1 rib, 2x2 rib, etc., what adding a cable does to the guage and fit, what does intarsia do to the fabric.

Jessica, I find a lot of the advanced knitting technique stuff buried in other books and in magazines. I have various explanations of grafting and kitchener in books like Twisted Sisters sock book (forget the title), and in some of Nicky Epstein's books on embellishments and edges. I also have a book on finishing that was, frankly, a real disappointment, since it didn't have that many cast on/cast off techniques -- I've found more in magazines and other books. And I'm pretty sure I have a magazine article around here somewhere that explains chart knitting.

For a great explanation of the kitchener stitch you might want to try Little Turtle Knits. A great explanation came with the pilot cap pattern.


I get a monthly newsletter from a knitting shop that is unfortunatly located in another city, but I want to take all of their classes. They offer classes on a variety of things like: beginning knitting by making a scarf or shawl, finishing and seaming, top down sweaters, felted bags and knap sacks, Nordic and Fair Isle sweaters, felted slippers, and one class that I really want to take which is how to make hats with any size needles and any type of yarn that fit babies through adults.