Stunt Knitting Safety Lines
About Stunt Knitting Safety Lines
You've seen the stunt knitters' projects — grafting 500 stitches in pattern, hidden cast-ons, smooth pick-ups, elegant edgings, blocking lace in half an hour, and perfect seams on the first try. Learn their savvy tricks! No, they aren't smarter than you. And they haven't been knitting for 50 years. They know how to use waste yarn to hold stitches, provisionally cast-on, make openings, or set-up guidelines for grafting and seaming and picking up along a selvedge and threading blocking wires. Now, you can know these secrets, too!
The capacity for this class is 20 students.
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
homework swatches still on the needles
class yarn in two colors (smooth, non-splitting, light or bright or medium color)
range of needles for working that yarn including needles one size smaller
small-size non-slippery double-pointed needles
circular needles or interchangeable needle cables (optional, helpful)
assorted waste yarn (slippery mercerized cotton is good)
blunt tapestry needle
Materials Fee and Description
No materials fee for this class.
Pre-class Homework
Homework swatch for hem/provisional:
Using contrasting waste yarn and needle one or two sizes smaller than what you would normally choose, cast on 20 stitches.
Work a few rows in stockinette to establish waste tab.
RS: Work a right-side row using a second slippery contrasting waste yarn such as crochet cotton or dental floss.
Join project yarn. WS: purl. RS: knit. WS: purl.
RS: purl (to create fold line).
Change to normal-size needle — WS: purl. RS: knit. WS: purl.
Project part of fabric is 7 rows tall = 3 rows + fold line + 3 rows (blue in picture).
Leave live on needles.
Homework swatch for grafting in pattern:
Using waste yarn in size similar to project yarn, cast on 12 stitches.
Knit back and forth in 2×2 rib for about an inch.
RS: Work one row in slippery waste yarn in pattern — use crochet cotton or dental floss.
Tie on project yarn and work in 2×2 rib for several inches. Swatch should be long enough to wrap around so you can graft the end to the beginning as if making a bracelet.
RS: Again work one row in slippery waste yarn in pattern.
Again knit back and forth in 2×2 rib for about an inch.
Leave live on needles.
Pictures and directions for homework swatches can be found here: https://jolieaelder.blogspot.com/p/stunt-knitting-safety-lines-homework.html
Homework File
Age Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 14
Skill Level
Intermediate
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
Prerequisite: Students should be able to knit, purl, and work in the round. Students should have some experience with Kitchener grafting.
Contact the Teacher
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When
3-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Davis 2
How It Works
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Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
Jolie Elder
Jolie has explored a wide range of needle arts after learning to cross stitch at age four. Her cleverest unvention is a method for working stockinette-based laces reversibly. She has served on the boards of various guilds; published in PLY, Spin-Off, and Cast On; taught at major festivals, and shared her experiments in her blog for over 15 years.
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