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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Your Instructor Session Overviews Materials & Patterns Resources Index Credits
WELCOME
Hi, Everybody! Welcome to Knit Lab! If youve been longing to join the fun of knitting, this is the course for you. Were going to start from zero and cover the basics, knitting a lacy scarf together as you build your repertoire of stitches. My goal is to give you a foundation that will let you go out into the world and knit anything you want to knit. The community features of the Craftsy platform are perfect for beginners. If youre just testing your knitting wings for the rst time, please ask questions, use video notes to bookmark items that you want to revisit, and post photos of both your problem spots and your nished creations. I love to see what everyone is working on! Grab your needles and yarn and lets get started!
Stephanie Japel
Your Instructor
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YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Stefanie Japel learned to knit from her grandma when she was eight years old. She grew up wearing her sweaters and borrowing the ones she made for other people. Most of these sweaters are raglans, knit in the round from the top. Stefanie continues this sweater making tradition. A gifted designer, Stefanie has published three knitting books: Glam Knits, Fitted Knits and Mom and Me. Her work has also appeared in a number of books and publications including Big Girl Knits, Stitch 'n Bitch Nation, KnitGrrl, Knit Wit, Not Another Teen Knitting Book, Interweave Knits, Knitscene, Knit.1 and Vogue Knitting Magazine. She has designed patterns for Stitch Diva Studios, the yarn companies Southwest Trading Company, JCA Reynolds, Artful Yarns, Tilli Tomas and Mission Falls.
Stefanies teaching is marked by her infectious enthusiasm and keen eye for detail. Visit her blog for more information: www.stefaniejapel.com.
Session Overviews
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SESSION OVERVIEWS
Introduction
In this introductory session, instructor Stefanie Japel discusses the skills, topics and patterns that are covered in Knit Lab. Stefanie also shows you how to use the course, highlighting the features of the Craftsy platform.
Blocking
This blocking session will cover both steam and wet blocking. Stefanie demonstrates how to steam block and shares when you would choose steam blocking over wet blocking.
Materials
In this session, Stefanie discusses knitting supplies that you will use throughout the course. She also reviews a wide variety of yarn, needles and handy knitting gadgets. If youve already completed a knitting project or two, feel free to skip ahead.
Casting On
This session introduces students to the long tail cast-on method, knittings most common method of casting on. Youll use this cast-on to create the Knit Lab course project: a Lacy Keyhole Scarf.
Stitches: Lace
In this session, Stefanie introduces lace, a simple combination of increases and decreases. This is the third section of the Lacy Keyhole Scarf.
Pattern Reading
After this session pattern reading will no longer be a mystery. Stefanie will explain how to read a basic pattern, including charts and common pattern abbreviations.
Stitches: Keyhole
Stefanie demonstrates how to use increases and decreases to create keyholes and buttonholes. If youre knitting along with the class project, this session nishes up the Lacy Keyhole Scarf!
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Pattern Reading:
Read the entire pattern, all the way through, before you begin. It contains a lot of useful and necessary information.
Helpful/Optional Materials:
Pen or pencil (to mark pattern) Ball winder Iron Stitch holders
Materials:
Double-pointed needles are commonly used for knitting in the round, on projects like socks, sleeves and hats. Plastic needles are inexpensive but can be sticky to the touch. A needle gauge can be helpful when converting between needle systems (British to US). Typical knitting needles range from size 0 to 17. Make certain all your yarn for one project comes from the same dye lot. If possible, buy all the yarn you will need for your whole project at one time.
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Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) straight needles Gauge: 4 stitches 1" and 8 rows (4 ridges) 1"
in garter stitch
Notions:
Darning needle
Abbreviations:
k2tog: Knit the next two stitches on the needle together. Decreases one stitch yo: Yarn over; wrap yarn around the needle. Increases one stitch.
Notes:
You will make two nearly identical pieces and seam them together at the center. To make a longer scarf, try knitting longer sections of the garter stitch section, and omitting the instructions for the keyhole.
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Piece 2:
Work garter stitch section as for Piece 1.
Lace section:
Row 1 (RS): k2tog, k2tog, k2tog, **yo, k1** repeat between ** 8 times, k2tog, k2tog, k2tog (22 stitches now on the needle) Row 2 (WS): knit Row 3: knit Row 4: purl Row 5: k2tog, k2tog, k2tog, **yo, k1** repeat between ** 10 times, k2tog, k2tog, k2tog (26 stitches now on the needle) Row 6: knit Row 7: knit Row 8: purl Row 9: k2tog, k2tog, k2tog, **yo, k1** repeat between ** ** 14 times, k2tog, k2tog, k2tog (34 stitches now on the needle)
Finishing:
Seam pieces together along at cast-on (garter stitch) edges. Weave in ends. Block.
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Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) straight needles Gauge: 4.5 sts and 6 rows in seed stitch Notes:
This scarf is a great way to practice various combinations of knit and purl stitches. You can work as many or as few rows of each stitch pattern as you like, and make the stripes any length that you wish. Also feel free to experiment with different caston numbers and different gauges.
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Continue working each section in the following order (or until you run out of yarn).
Seed Stitch Section 2-stitch by 2-row (2 X 2) Basket Stitch Section 4-stitch by 4-row (4 X 4) Basket Stitch Section 2-stitch by 2-row (2 X 2) Basket Stitch Section Seed Stitch Section 2-stitch by 2-row (2 X 2) Basket Stitch Section 4-stitch by 4-row (4 X 4) Basket Stitch Section 2-stitch by 2-row (2 X 2) Basket Stitch Section Seed Stitch Section 2-stitch by 2-row (2 X 2) Basket Stitch Section 4-stitch by 4-row (4 X 4) Basket Stitch Section 2-stitch by 2-row (2 X 2) Basket Stitch Section Seed Stitch Section Bind off
Finishing
Weave in ends. Block if desired. Note: The scarf pictured on page 07 has been blocked to be approximately ve feet long.
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Needles: US 11 (8 mm) straight needles (or any size desired) Gauge: 3 sts / 4.5 rows to 1" in stockinette
stitch
Notions:
Darning needle
PATTERN
Cast on 15 (or desired number of) stitches Row 1: knit Row 2: knit Repeat rows 1 and 2 until scrubbie is desired size. Bind off.
Finishing:
Tim or weave in ends.
Tulle Scrubbie
Resources
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RESOURCES
These patterns are all classied as beginner-level patterns. They can all be found at Ravelry, a wonderful community of over a million knitters. If you are knitting today, you really should become a member. Its free! Go to the Ravelry website, create an account, and youll have access to heaps of information and inspiration for knitters.
If you want to practice knit, purl, seed stitch or basket stitch, try the following patterns: > Waffle knit dishcloth > Chaussons mignons booties > The original prayer shawl knitting pattern > Sinful ribbed scarf > Waffle stitch fingerless gloves If you want to practice knit, purl, increases and/or decreases, check these out: > Simple yet effective shawl > Diagonal comfort blanket > Knit family toques If you want to practice easy lace (a combination of increases/decreases), take a look at these beauties: > Yellow Dogs trellis lace scarf > One skein triangular scarfette > Feather & Fan dishcloth by Tera Johnson
Resources
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RESOURCES
KNITTING ABBREVIATIONS
( ) work instructions between parentheses * repeat instructions following a single asterisk ** repeat instructions between asterisks alt alternate BO bind off (also known as cast off) cm centimeter(s) CO cast on dec decrease DK Double Knitting weight yarn fl front loop g gram g st garter stitch in(s) inch(es) inc increase k knit kfb, kf&b knit front & back increase k tbl/K1 tbl, K1b knit stitch through the
back loop
M1 Make One mm millimeters p purl p2tog purl two together pat or patt pattern pm place marker rep repeat rev St st reverse stockinette stitch RH right hand RS right side sk2p slip 1, knit 2 together sl1, k1 slip 1, knit 1 ss slip stitch ssk slip, slip, knit st(s) stitch(es) St st stockinette stitch tbl through the back loop tog together WS wrong side yd(s) yard (s) yo yarn over
Index
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INDEX
Introduction Materials
> Course Overview > Knit Lab Community
> Needles > Needle Sizes > Knitters Bag > Yarn Overview > Yarn Material Review > Yarn Weights > Yarn Label
> The Paired Decrease, Part 1 > The Paired Decrease, Part 2 > Slip Slip Knit Decrease > Decrease Overview
> Weaving in Side of Yarn > Bind Off Demonstration > Stockinette Stitch Demonstration
> The Cable Cast-On > The Knitting On Method > The Backwards Loop Method
Casting On
Blocking
> Steam Blocking > General Blocking Discussion > Blocking > Shaping
Pattern Reading
> Overview > Pattern Notes, Abbreviations & Charts > Directions > Charts > Finishing
Stitches: Lace
> Lace Overview > Lace Demonstration #1 > Reading Yarn > Lace Demonstration #2 > Lace & Stitch Markers > Lace & Tension > Lace Demonstration #3 > Lace Demonstration #3 (contd) > Final Lace Demonstration > Project Review > Binding Off
Credits
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CREDITS
Instructor:
Stefanie Japel
Producer:
Emily Lawrence
Videographer:
Joe Baran
Video Editor:
Ari Feldman
Motion Graphics:
Donny Wells
Copy Editor:
Laurie Sayres, Lisa Greim
Graphic Design:
Robin H. Ridley, Jonathan Michael Garcia
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