Knit Together: Social knitting time with support - Friday Dec. 18th 5:30-8:30pm
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
In this 3-hour evening session, we'll get together to work on our knitting projects. In this session, you can expect:
- Expert advice on your knitting project - whether you are stuck on something or would just appreciate someone nearby in case you run into an issue
- Social time with fellow knitters
- A cozy cup of herbal tea
We're excited to welcome Ashley Adams as your instructor to help guide you and provide support on your knitting project! Ashley is a knitwear designer and instructor with 30+ years of knitting experience. Under her guidance, you're sure to learn tips and tricks she's picked up over the years as you grow the confidence to improve your craft.
Group size is limited to 6 participants.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS WORKSHOP
- Adults (16+)
- All skill levels: This class is suitable for folks who are just starting their knitting journey to experts who are just in it for the hang.
WHAT TO BRING/ WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Please bring all of the necessary supplies to work on your knitting project.
INSTRUCTOR
Ashley of Design by Sew & Sew
THINGS YOU CAN GET SUPPORT ON
Getting started
- Casting on (long-tail, knitted, cable)
- Knit and purl stitches
- Binding off
Fixing mistakes
- Picking up dropped stitches
- Tinking (un-knitting stitch by stitch)
- Frogging and getting stitches back on the needle
- Using lifelines
- Fixing twisted stitches
- Fixing tension problems
Patterns and planning
- Reading knitting patterns and abbreviations
- Reading charts
- Knitting a gauge swatch and checking gauge
- Adjusting pattern sizing
- Tracking rows and repeats
Shaping and techniques
- Increases (M1L/M1R, kfb, yarn overs)
- Decreases (k2tog, ssk, cdd)
- Short rows
- Picking up stitches along an edge
- Buttonholes
Knitting in the round
- Your options: DPNs vs. magic loop
- Joining without twisting
- Avoiding ladders
Texture and colour
- Ribbing and seed stitch
- Cables (with and without a cable needle)
- Lace and reading lace charts
- Stranded colourwork and managing floats
- Intarsia
- Stripes and joining new yarn
Project-specific help
- Sock heels (heel flap and gusset, short-row) and toes
- Sweater construction (top-down, bottom-up, raglan, yoke)
- Hats, mittens, and thumbs
- Grafting with Kitchener stitch
Finishing
- Seaming (mattress stitch, three-needle bind-off)
- Weaving in ends
- Adding edgings and borders
- Advice for blocking at home
WORKSHOP LOCATION
NEW: The Sewing Club Workshop Space
1839 Fairfield Road, Victoria, BC, Canada
Please enter off Irving Road beside Hide and Seek Coffee Shop.
DATE(S) AND TIME(S)
Friday, December 18th
5:30-8:30 pm
Our workshops are held in small groups and usually sell out far in advance. It can be very difficult to fill a cancelled spot on short notice. In order to ensure we can continue running a viable business, the following cancellation policy applies to all workshop purchases.
We understand people get sick, child care cancels, and other emergencies come up. We ask that you please read this policy before booking a workshop, and understand that we must adhere to it. Please be understanding of our limitations as a small, independently run business, and don't ask us to make an exception to our policy.
If you can provide over 72 hours notice:
For individual bookings, if you need to cancel your spot and are able to give over 72 hours' notice, you will receive a digital store credit that can be used for a future workshop, to shop online, or to shop in person. Store credits never expire, and will be issued to the email used to book the workshop. See below for details on private group bookings.
To cancel, contact us.
If you cancel within 72 hours of the start time:
It is very difficult for us to fill workshop spots on short notice. If you cancel within 72 hours or do not show for the workshop, you are not eligible for a store credit, and you are not able to pick up workshop materials.
If you are able to find someone to take your place in the workshop, contact us and we can try to arrange that they take your place. This is not guaranteed, especially if they require any custom pattern adjustments.
To cancel, contact us.
Private Group Bookings
Private group bookings must be cancelled at least 7 days from the workshop start time. If cancelled with over 7 days' notice, a store credit will be issued. If cancelled within 7 days of the workshop start time, no credit will be issued.
Arriving Late
If you arrive one hour (60 minutes) or more after the scheduled workshop time, that will be considered a no-show, and you will not be able to join the workshop, receive a store credit, or a refund.
Multi-Day Workshops
Partial refunds are not available for missed sessions or if you can't finish your workshop. If you can't attend workshop dates, contact us and we can arrange for you to finish the project during a co-working session or take it home.
If you must schedule a follow-up session because you missed a class, there will be a charge for additional teaching hours. If you must return because you could not finish your project in the scheduled time and you attended all sessions, there is no charge for the additional teaching time.
Agreeing to this Policy
When you sign up for a workshop, there is a checkbox to acknowledge that you understand and agree to this policy that you are required to select in order to sign up for the workshop. By checking this box and signing up for the workshop, you are agreeing to this policy.
The Sewing Club's new workshop space is located at 1839 Fairfield Road. Please enter in the back of the building off Irving Road beside Hide and Seek Coffee, NOT the entrance off Fairfield (Colin Harper Architect's office).
There is free, non-residential parking along Irving Road a few blocks from the space, and more non-residential parking on Lillian Road
Bike racks are located on the corner of Lillian & Fairfield.
We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory The Sewing Club is located and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.
Unfortunately, our new workshop location is not wheelchair accessible due to multiple steps throughout the space.
If you have other accessibility requirements we may be able to accommodate, please let us know in the checkout notes or contact us before the workshop.
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Knit Together: Social knitting time with support - Friday Dec. 18th 5:30-8:30pm
