Learn to Knit: Essential Skills for Beginning Knitters
Caddy Melville Ledbetter
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- In-depth Instruction; over 136 mins
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- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Introduction
3:20
In this brief introduction, meet expert knitter and author Caddy Melville Ledbetter as she highlights the essential skills you'll master in this class. Gain confidence casting on, reading charts, fixing mistakes -- and tackling more advanced projects!
Before Starting a Project
20:19
Set yourself up to succeed by understanding your tools and materials. Learn about the different types of knitting needles and yarn weights. Overwhelmed by the amount of info in a knitting pattern? Caddy shows you how to make sense of it. Plus, learn how to make -- and measure -- a gauge swatch.
Five Most Common Cast-Ons
17:44
Practice the five most common cast-ons with Caddy's guidance. Follow along as Caddy gives step-by-step instruction on the e-wrap, knitted, long-tail, cable and crochet cast-ons. In addition, you'll discover a variety of tips and tricks for mastering these techniques.
Shaping
20:03
Want to add shaping to your designs? Caddy demystifies the process with her detailed and clear instruction. You'll see multiple ways to decrease and increase your stitches. Plus, learn how to bind off in pattern -- an essential technique used for knitting rounded necklines.
Basic Stitch Patterns & Charts
27:40
Boost your confidence reading charts and knitting complex stitch patterns. Caddy introduces the basic garter and stockinette stitches and shows you how to knit ribbing and a slip-stitch pattern. Then, knit along with Caddy as she demonstrates how to create lovely lace and cable designs using a chart.
Little Extras
18:27
Add more handy techniques to your arsenal! Discover several simple ways to add a new ball of yarn to your project and seamlessly weave in the tails. In addition, Caddy demonstrates easy ways to fix twisted and dropped stitches. Plus, deepen your understanding of selvage stitches.
Finishing Touches
27:40
Hone your finishing techniques with Caddy's tips and tricks. Learn how to block your knitting, then practice Caddy's effective method of seaming stitches to stitches, rows to rows, and stitches to rows. You'll also get detailed instruction on picking up and knitting straight and curved edges.
Round out your knitting repertoire with skills and stitches that set you up for success with more intermediate projects! Join instructor and designer Caddy Melville Ledbetter and build the bridge that will take you beyond beginner knitting. This class is the third installment in the “Learn to Knit” series for knitters who are ready to go beyond the basics. Start class by adding a variety of popular cast-ons to your toolkit, including e-wrap, knitted, long-tail, cable and crochet. Caddy will show you how to make pattern-reading simple, create a gauge swatch and conquer common mistakes such as dropped stitches. You’ll learn how to knit ribbing, cables and even basic lace as Caddy demystifies charts. Plus, she’ll show you how to join a new ball of yarn to your project, and how to finish all of your knits neatly and beautifully!
Caddy Melville Ledbetter
Caddy Melville Ledbetter is a designer and instructor with a flair for teaching new knitters. Her enthusiastic, stress-free instruction has built her a successful following of students, while her popular designs have attracted those with both classic and contemporary tastes. You can find CaddyÂ’s patterns in the books she has co-authored: Mother-Daughter Knits and Warm Knits, Cool Gifts.
Bonus materials available after purchase