Fearless Steeking - Andrea Mowry - Sat. 8/9

Saturday, August 10
10:00am - 1:00pm (3 hours)

About the Class:

Shake off the fear of steeking and leave with a wee stack of adorable coasters for all your knit night bevies! In this class we will let our hair down, cut some stitches and learn why cutting our knitting won't make it all fall apart. We will practice crochet reinforcement, picking up our stitches for a tidy edging, and of course, snipping our steeks!

The homework involves knitting stranded colorwork in the round, the actual class will include picking up stitches and knitting in the round.

About the Instructor: After leaving her life as a pastry chef, Andrea's hands found the necessary freedom to begin creating with fiber instead of flour. She focuses on designing knits to fit the modern wardrobe – fun to knit and easy to wear. Andrea has a great love for indulging in new techniques and skills and then sharing them with other knitters thru her patterns and workshops. Her goal is to leave knitters feeling empowered, inspired, and wrapped up in their own beautiful knits! You can find her at www.dreareneeknits.com and everywhere else as DreaReneeKnits!

Skill Level: Advanced

Homework: Students will need to bring in their coaster project already knit and ready for steeking (pattern forthcoming).

Required Materials:

• Small crochet hook - I recommend using a hook at least one size down from the knitting needle size you used to knit your coasters. (Size C or D would be great. Fine, strong, smooth yarn for steeking - fingering weight at the thickest (I will also be bringing thread for them to use, so this is optional.
• Sharp, small scissors. 
• The remaining yarn from their coasters to knit their edgings, along with knitting needles one size down from what they used to knit their coasters (IE US 1 or 2).

Please note - Marketplace tickets are not included in the class price and will need to be purchased separately. You can find marketplace tickets here.

In order to allow our instructors to prepare for their classes, we are not able to refund class purchases if your plans change. However, we are happy to transfer them if you find someone to take your place!