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This class will introduce basic techniques used in knitting socks. Students will learn to work with double pointed needles, cast on, bind off and graft.
This is a 3-day class. Classes meet from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Mondays from September 10 to 24.
Day 1: Learn to work with double pointed needles and cast on using Judy's Magic Cast On.
Day 2: Continue to practice using double pointed needles and learn to bind off using Jeny's Super Stretch Bind-Off
Day 3: Learn to graft live stitches using the Kitchener Stitch.
Required Materials: Students must bring the following materials to complete the project:
Note: Basic knitting skills (including casting on, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, and binding off) are necessary to start this project. New to knitting? Check out our beginning Knit It series of classes at www.ocls.info/classes.
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