Recognizing, Fixing, & Preventing Mistakes in Knitting with Dr. Jean
Thu 5/18 & 5/25
3 - 5 pm

Mistakes will happen. It’s inevitable. In every project from your first scarf to your umpteenth Fair Isle sweater, you will experience anything from a minor boo-boo to a fatal disaster. Knowing how to fix it (and when to give up and rip it out) will give you confidence and make knitting more fun. Come learn first aid and some minor surgery from Dr. Jean.

We have separated this class into two parts so that we can cover the most common mistakes. The first session will concentrate on diagnosing and repairing anything we did wrong on the row below. And we will discover the best ways to take out stitches to get ready for a do-over. This will include taking them out stitch-by-stitch (tinking) and row-by-row (frogging) with several options for each. The second session takes mistakes-fixing to the next level. Now we will fix boo-boos that happened many rows ago. (Won’t it be nice to not have to take out 200 stitches to fix one?) Drop stitches with confidence? Yes, you can!

Instructor:  Dr. Jean

Prerequisites:  Basic knitting skills

Homework: None

Skills Learned:  Tinking (knit backwards), frogging, accidental yarnovers, fixing stockinette and garter stitch, recognizing mistakes, lifelines, and so much more!

Materials Required: Please bring a size E, F, or G crochet and something pointed like a tapestry needle or small double-point needle, or else a Handi-Tool®, which has both a hook and a point. Mistakes will be provided.

Class Policies:  All class materials must be purchased from Warm 'n Fuzzy. For class cancellations: if cancellation is made outside of 48 hours of class start time, you will be provided with a store credit to be used on any future purchase with the shop.  There will be no refunds on cancellations made within 48 hours of class start time.