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Sock Class Descriptions


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Basic Socks                                    4 Hours

 

Prerequisite: Learn to Knit, Step 2, Hat Class, or Equivalent Skill Level

Knitting a pair of socks is fun and addictive. This is a 4 hour class to learn the basic construction of a sock, by knitting a baby sock, using double point needles. Go from cuff to turning a heel, making a gussett, shaping a toe and grafting. 

  • Basic Anatomy of a Sock
  • Knit each section ~ Cuff, Leg, Heel Flap, Turn Heel, Shape gusset, Foot, & Toe
  • Picking Up Stitches
  • Decreases: K2tog and SSK
  • Finish with Kitchener Stitch

Class Project:  1 Baby Sock

Cost of Class:  $45 plus yarn and needles

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Baby Booties #1

Prerequisite: None

 

You will Learn:

  • Welting
  • Eyelets
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Picking Up 

Class Project:  Infant Bootie

Cost of Class:  $25 plus cost of supplies

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Worsted Weight Socks
This class is scheduled two days, two hours each day, one week apart.  There is homework before each class.  You will learn a basic adult sock with wortsted weight yarn using basic construction techniques including:
knitting in the round with doulble point needles
  • ribbing
  • increasing and decreasing
  • creating a heel flap
  • turning a heel
  • making a gusset picking up stitches
  • shaping a toe
  • grafting a toe with the kitchener stitch
Cost of Class:  $45 plus supplies