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Knit a Steeked Sweater: “Kids Porty Cardigan” by Gudrun Johnston
Teacher: Mary Brandau
Cost: $160
When: Tuesdays, April 22, 29, May 20 & 27, 6:00–8:00pm
Description: The Kids Porty Cardigan, designed by Shetland-born Gudrun Johnston, is a top-down, circular-yoked cardigan worked in fingering weight yarn. The smallest size is a perfect practice piece to level up your stranded colorwork! In this class, master knitter Mary Brandau will guide you through working from a chart, securing and cutting a steek, picking up sleeve stitches, knitting i-cord button bands, and sewing on buttons. The class will also cover fiber choices, swatching in the round, weaving in floats, and pattern evaluation.
Prerequisites: This class focuses on advanced techniques, including steeking, and is designed for knitters who are already comfortable knitting stranded colorwork with two colors. Students should also be comfortable with small-diameter knitting in the round (using DPNs or magic loop).
Homework: None
Min/max number of participants: 4/8
Materials to bring along:
- Yarn: a non-superwash fingering weight yarn, the “stickier” the better, purchased from Spun. We suggest BC Garn Bio Shetland or Kelbourne Woolens Camper. For the smallest size you’ll need 450 yards of your main color and 40 yards each of four contrast colors. We do not recommend making a larger size since it may be difficult to complete the homework between classes.
- Needles: US3 and US4, 16” circulars, plus your needles of choice for small diameter knitting (DPNs or a long circular for magic loop), in both sizes
- Notions: scrap yarn/stitch holder, stitch markers, tapestry needle, crochet hook (size USC), and three 13mm buttons
- A printed or digital copy of the “Kids Porty Cardigan” pattern by Gudrun Johnston (purchase from Ravelry here - make sure to get the child’s pattern; there is also an adult-sized version)
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