Intermediate Knitting: Knit Your Own Mittens (Cambridge)

Name: Intermediate Knitting: Knit Your Own Mittens (Cambridge)
Brand: Craft Loft
Price: 65.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Have you knitted scarves and want to take on something else more interesting? Learn how to make a fuzzy and warm pair of mittens! Whether you prefer a full cover or half cover mitten, we'll go through the techniques and tips for a successful project. The techniques we cover in this workshop are essential for small diameter projects such as mittens, gloves and socks. The topics covered include:

How to knit ribs
How to pick up stitches
How to increase and decrease stitches
How to use double-tipped knitting needles
Pros and cons of double-tipped knitting needles vs. circular needles
Understanding gauge and how to adjust stitches. If you're making a pair of mittens for someone else, please bring measurements (or better yet, the outline) of their hands
Closing mitten tops
Basic color work (Fair Isle)
How to read patterns

This workshop is for intermediate beginners who are already familiar with knit, purl, casting on and off, knitting in the round, or having made a hat. If you're comfortable making scarves, this workshop is a great next step!

If you'd like to bring your own materials, we recommend using a bulky yarn in size 5 or 6 (106 yrds, 170g) and two sets of double-tipped knitting needles in 8mm and 10mm sizes. You need at least 4 of each size of the double-tipped knitting needles. If you choose to have materials included, we will provide the needles and yarn required to complete the project.

Note: We will focus the workshop time on the techniques required to complete the project. Attendees will leave with patterns and a new found confidence to finish the project at their own pace.

Measurements needed for hand size if making mittens for someone else:

wrist circumference
width of the hand (not including thumb)
length of the hand (as measured from base of the wrist to tip of middle finger)
length of the thumb (as measured from base of the thumb to tip of thumb)
length of the middle finger (this will tell us how far to go for fingerless gloves)
distance from base of the wrist to start of the thumb

The easiest way to get the measurements is to trace the hand of the intended recipient on a piece of paper. We recommend having them open the thumb and close the other 4 fingers together for the trace. Trace the entire outline of the hand and also the beginning of the wrist. See photo.

Duration: 1.5hr

Parking: Street parking or garage. Unfortunately, we don't validate parking vouchers.

Location:
Craft Loft
100 CambridgeSide Pl, 2nd floor near TJ Maxx
Cambridge, MA

*Please see our refund/reschedule policy here.

Tipping is not expected but always appreciated!