Part 1 = Friday, March 20th - 9am-1pm Part 2 = Saturday, March 21st - 1pm-3pm Step into lace knitting with the Yarn Queen as your guide! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn the basics of reading lace charts, working yarn overs, and mastering decreases. Your swatch will showcase lace two ways, one side in stockinette lace and the other in garter lace, so you can see how stitch backgrounds transform the look of lacework. After blocking, your swatch folds neatly into a charming pouch, perfect for holding notions, treasures, or gifting. In this 2 Day class is the perfect balance of skill-building and project-making: you’ll leave with new lace-knitting confidence, a finished pouch, and inspiration for bigger lace projects. Day 1: We will create the lace swatch and finish it. We will wet block it and leave it to dry. Day 2: We will use mattress stitch to sew it into a pouch cover and then sew it to the canvas pouch to create a fun new pouch to keep your tools in or use as a gift for someone you love! Techniques You'll Learn How to read lace charts Yarn overs Decreases Mattress Stitch Sew Knitwear to Canvas Materials Required: Cascade 220, or similar worsted weight yarn Size US 7 (4.5mm) or US8 (5mm) knitting needle Tapestry needle Homework: Let’s get the swatch started! - Cast on 24 stitches, Knit 5 rows Prerequisites: Cast-on, knit, purl
