Small Stakes Steeking

Cutting into a knit garment sounds absolutely terrifying! Let’s take away the terror in a low-stakes class with a little steeking swatch instead of a full-blown sweater that you spent hours of your time knitting! There are plenty of steeking methods to use, and this class will help  unveil the mystery, ease the anxiety, and bring all the joy of creating a cardigan from a pullover, inserting afterthought thumbs in mittens, and pockets in cardigans, and making you more comfortable with sweater surgery! Once you get comfortable chopping up your knitwear, who knows if you’ll stop? 

SKILLS NEEDED: Knitting knowledge, very basic sewing skills (or the ability to learn them!), and an open mind about cutting your knitting in half 

CLASS DATE:  March 29nd 10am-1pm

TEACHER: Ren

COST:  $50 plus cost of supplies for class (Class supplies purchased at Cream City Yarn are eligible for a 10% discount)

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THE CLASS: 

• PATTERN: Provided after class purchase. (Please knit prior to class. Knit as many as the techniques you want to practice. We’ll discuss sewn steeks, crocheted edges, and felting.)

• YARN: 100%  non superwash wool
• NEEDLES: whatever size needle matches your yarn size for  whatever you prefer for small circumference knitting
• OTHER TOOLS: stitch marker for beginning of round, scissors, tapestry needle, long strands of waste yarn for sewn steek method, crochet hook to match your yarn gauge and contrasting yarn for crocheted edge method.