BIO

CLASS OFFERINGS FOR SEMINARS & KNIT CLUB WORKSHOPS

Cables and More Cables:
Cables can be knitted on all machines. This is a hands-on demonstration covering both single bed and double bed cables.

Knitting with Cotton Spandex Yarns:
Learn how much fun it is to knit socks that fit and stay in place. These are the most comfortable socks you'll ever wear, and they are easy to knit. A handout is included with the hands-on machine demonstration.

Tips and Techniques:
This class includes lots of tricks to make machine knitting easier. The demonstration includes ways to use triangle weights, 2-prong weights, colored ravel cord on bobbins, 7-needle tool and many more. Machine cleaning tips are also offered as time permits.

Ribber Refresher:
Many of us put our ribbers aside and forgot about them when the garter carriage came on the market. This class is a fun way to get re-acquainted with our ribbers.

Blocking with Wires:
We go through the process of making and marking swatches before blocking them with wires. We discuss how to take swatch measurements and use them with your body measurements for good-fitting knits.

Assembling and Finishing Garments:
I will have some completed garment pieces, and we will go through how to do the "mattress stitch" for seaming sides of garments, "kitchener stitch" for assembling open stitches in shoulders, toes of socks, etc. and "back stitches" for sewing in sleeves and other parts that need to be attached to a garment.

Knitting Curved Yoke Sweaters :
These sweaters are back in style again and are fun to knit. We will go through the set up of several fairisle designs for a yoke, decreasing evenly across the bed to do multiple decreases and using the garter bar or scrap & ravel cord to fill in decreases before continuing to the next fairisle yoke section. I will bring along knitted front, back and sleeve panels to demonstrate how to attach the yoke to the garment pieces.

Single and Double-bed Buttonholes:
My latest book shows you how easy it is to make buttonholes on our knitting machines. We will go through several different types of buttonholes in this class.

Taking Accurate Measurements and Design-A-Pattern Charting (2 class periods):
This is a complete overview of taking accurate body measurements and applying them to various garment styles using Design-A-Pattern charting programs as a "knitter-friendly" tool. A class volunteer is used for this demonstration, and handouts are included for participants.

I work on Brother and Silver-Reed knitting machines. My daily fees include up to 5 classes (normally one hour each) with separate fees for travel, room and board. Flexible arrangements can be made for local housing and meals in lieu of hotel/motel fees, and travel fees reflect either car mileage or airfares depending on distance from Hannibal, MO.