When:
March 22, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2017-03-22T18:00:00-04:00
2017-03-22T19:00:00-04:00
Where:
Dances with Wool
1229 Sycamore Square
Midlothian, VA 23113
USA
1229 Sycamore Square
Midlothian, VA 23113
USA
Cost:
60.00
Contact:
Maroo Mitts Stranded Knit Fingerless Gloves
Learn how to work stranded knitting while making these fun fingerless gloves! Play with color for great combinations.
Skills needed: ability to increase, decrease and work in the round
Skills learned: stranded knitting, strategies for yarn management in stranded knitting, thumb shaping.
Wednesdays, March 8, 22, 6:00-7:00 PM
Materials:
- Fingering weight yarn in the following amounts – Main Color (MC): 130 yards, Contrast Color A (CA) 30 yards, Contrast Color B (CB) 30 yards
- US#2 (2.75 mm) and US#2.5 (3 mm) double pointed needles or circular needles to work in the round
- Stitch markers
- Copy of Maroo Mitts pattern, available on Ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/maroo-mitts)
Homework:
Note: we will be making an adaptation of the mitts with patterning at both the wrist and hand.
Work the following directions, from pattern, before class:
With MC and smaller needles, CO 40 [48, 56] sts. Place marker and join to work in the round, being careful not to twist.
Ribbing: *K1, p1; rep to end. Work 4 more rounds of ribbing.
