Skills Exchange Mini-Workshops
Posted On February 18, 2009
February 18, 2009 is our annual Skills Exchange meeting. We have invited guild members to present a knitting or crochet skill that can be taught in 15 minutes. Eight learning stations will be set up around the auditorium. Members who wish to participate will gather at a particular station, learn the skill presented and then move to the next station. It is a fun evening out, with many great skills being shared this year by the following DKC Members:
| 1. | Short Rows (Wrap & Turn) presented by Gloria Williams. | No supplies needed. ________________________________ |
| 2. | Weaving In Ends at Colour Changes presented by Mairi McKissock | Prepare a small Stocking Stitch Swatch: Cast On 15 stitches and work 4 rows. Leave the live stitches on the needle, ready to practice Weaving In Yarn Ends. Bring a contrast colour of yarn. ________________________________ |
| 3. | Single Crochet for Buttonholes & Button Bands presented by Catherine Osborne | Please bring a sample square of knit fabric (at least 4″ square) + yarn and a contrasting colour the same weight for the band + a crochet hook 2 sizes smaller than the needles used to knit the square. (If you used a 4.5mm knitting needle to work the square, bring a size 3.5 or 3.7mm Crochet Hook). ________________________________ |
| 4. | Continental Knitting (Working Yarn Held In Left Hand) presented by Dorene Jenner | Please bring knitting needles and a suitable weight of Yarn for the needle size. ________________________________ |
| 5. | Cabling Without A Cable Needle presented by Julia Bryant | Please Cast On 14 stitches and work 6 rows of the following rib: Right Side Facing: P2, K4, P2, K4, P2. (Wrong Side Rows: Knit the knits and Purl the purls). End with RS facing. Leave the live stitches on the needle, ready to practice Cabling Without A Cable Needle. ________________________________ |
| 6. | Figure 8 Cast On For Toe-Up Socks presented by Maja Orlic | Please bring appropriate size Double Point OR Circular Needles and Self-Striping Sock Yarn or a variegated yarn with a long colour run. *Note: It is easier to identify the cast-on sides if the yarn colour codes itself. ________________________________ |
| 7. | Cast On In Ribbing presented by Mary Pat McDonald | Please bring knitting needles and a suitable weight of Yarn for the needle size. ________________________________ |
| 8. | Fur Stitch presented by Robin Hunter | Please Cast On 20 stitches & work in Garter Stitch for 4 rows. Leave the live stitches on the needle, ready to practice the Fur Stitch. |
About The Author
