Building Blocks: The First 6 Months

Building Blocks: The First 6 Months

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Confidence by the Block

Build your knitting skills one square at a time—literally.

Ready to feel really good about your knitting? Join us for this monthly class where we’ll knit a new block each session, focusing on different techniques to stretch your skills without snapping your sanity. Think: cables without fear, lace without panic, and a year-end blanket that says, “I made this.”

Join us for Cindy Dell's Building Blocks, our monthly confidence-building class. Explore new stitches and create 6 Making texture using knit & purl stitches by reading a chart with our expert, Cindy. Each month, you'll learn unique skills and create something amazing. Perfect for beginners but experienced knitters with enjoy as well

Beginning July 12 - : Making chevrons using using knits and purls

August 9: Making texture using knit & purl stitches by reading a chart

September 13: Making lace using yarn overs and bobbles

October 11:  Making Simple lace using simple decreases and yarn overs

November 8: Making Cables

December 13 :Making pretty texture using a right twist stitch

Second 6 months to be scheduled at a later date.

MATERIALS:
Building Blocks Book
12 skeins of an aran weight.  Each block requires about 140 yds of aran.  
Size 10.5 needles
Stitch markers
Ruler (12 inches)
Blunt tapestry needle
Cable needle

SKILLS REQUIRED:
Cast on and Bind off, Knit, Purl, The rest will be taught.

SKILLS YOU WILL LEARN:
Measuring Gauge • Reading patterns • Decreases and increases • Reading charts • Yarn over stitch • Bobble stitch • Cables • Twisted stitches • Mock cabling • Slipped stitches • SSK & K2tog • Make 1 stitch• Central Double Decrease • Mattress stitch


Cindy Dell Bio
Cindy Dell has been knitting for over 50 years and was taught to knit by her Norwegian
Grandmother. She is a TKGA Certified Master Knitter and enrolled in the TKGA Certified
Knitting Instructor course. She has been in the fiber arts for many years, as a quilt
maker, knitter, crocheter, spinner, weaver, knitwear designer, and dyer. If you have a
Ravelry account, you can find her as CindyAnn there, and see some of the things she
has knit and designed. She also moderates the Yarn Bar Patrons Board on Ravelry.
Cindy has a doctorate in adult learning and taught in the College of Education at Montana State University Billings for 30 years.




 

MATERIALS:Building Blocks Book, 12 skeins of an aran weight.  Each block requires about 140 yds of aran.  Size 10.5 needlesStitch markersRuler (12 inches)Blunt tapestry needleCable needleSKILLS REQUIRED:Cast on and Bind off, Knit, Purl, The rest will be taught.SKILLS YOU WILL LEARN:Measuring Gauge • Reading patterns • Decreases and increases • Reading charts • Yarn over stitch • Bobble stitch • Cables • Twisted stitches • Mock cabling • Slipped stitches • SSK & K2tog • Make 1 stitch• Central Double Decrease • Mattress stitch

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