Beginner machine knitting
Each course is 10 weeks, includes the use of the knitting machine, all equipment required, and all instructional materials required
• Do you have a knitting machine that you’ve never used?
• Have you always wanted to learn machine knitting?
• Nervous about buying a machine, and want to try knitting before you make a purchase?
• Not sure what type of knitting machine t
o buy?
• Want to design and create your own sweater?
• Want to stop buying sweaters, but knit them yourself?
• Want to include sweaters as part of your collection?
• Want to stop buying knit instructions?
• Frustrated with knitting manuals?
• Tired of knitting sweaters that don’t fit?
• Want to meet new and exciting creative people, like yourself?
• Does your new job require knitting skills and knowledge?
• Want to knit sweaters for family and friends? Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M4B 1E3
TO REGISTER
• Mon-Fri 9:30 am -5:00 pm
• Sat 10:00am-3:00 pm
• Sunday CLOSED
• PHONE: 416-752-1828
• FAX : 416-752-0760
• E-Mail: [email protected]
DIRECTIONS FROM MAIN SUBWAY STATION
• Take the 23 Dawes northbound towards St. Clair, departs Main Station every 13 minutes
o 9:18
o 9:30
o 9:40
o 9:50
• Get off at Brenton Street (stop # 13621)
• Walk northbound 1 block ( aprox 1 minute) to Gower Street
• Cross Dawes road, follow Gower westbound, a few doors in
*Please arrive early to the first class to complete registration, and to be assigned a machine, and yarn
Beginner swatches,
What you will learn this term?
• Into to the machine
• Jersey cast on on/off
• Stripes
• Tubular hem
• Picot hem
• Needle out of work
• Increase /decrease
• Fully fashion increase/decrease
• Watch pocket
• cables
• Pointelle
• Bulking, stranding, plating
• Neckline shaping
• Neckline trim
• Tension swatch
• Working with radar, or other shaping devices, creating ½ scale patterns
• Final sweater (time will be allotted to create a sweater using the knowledge gained)
