Steeking for Knitters, Saturday, April 4, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Cut your knitting!? If you’ve ever wanted to try steeking, this is your chance.

Steeking is a technique used to safely and securely cut your knitting to create openings where you need them—often for sleeves or cardigans. It’s commonly used in colorwork garments because stranded colorwork is much easier to knit in the round.

For this class, you’ll knit a coffee cozy ahead of time—think of it as a mini sweater vest for your coffee cup. In class, we’ll focus on the exciting part: learning how to reinforce the steek by hand, cutting your knitting, and then picking up stitches to knit a button band. It’s a great way to gain the confidence to steek a cardigan by starting with a small, manageable project.

Homework: This must be done before you come to class.
Knit the cozy before class. We’ll begin by reinforcing the steek and then cutting. Yes—really! 🧶✂️

Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced. Must know colorwork. The coffee cozy must be knit before class!

Materials:

• Pattern: Coffee Cozy

• NON-superwash wool. You want a yarn that has some "grip" to it.

  Worsted weight yarn

  Color A: 100 yards

  Colors B, C, D: 100 yards total

• US 5, 16” needles to knit in the round

Class price: $60

Class Size: 6 person max. Must have 2 registered for class to occur.

Registration: Register above, call the shop 732-820-6676 or email hello@thecreativeknot.com. You must register to attend. Cancellation policy is 48 hours in advance. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL NOT OFFER REFUND OR EXCHANGE FOR MISSED CLASSES.

Christine is your instructor for this class.

Christine has been knitting for almost 20 years and crocheting for close to 30. While she makes all things ranging from socks to shawls to stuffed toys, her favorite thing to knit is a sweater. On the rare occasion she is not knitting, you can find Christine gardening, baking sourdough, running, or at Disney.