Simple Sweaters: Stranded & Steeked

Class Preview

Simplify stranded colorwork to knit striking sweaters you’ll wear with glee! Find out how fun and friendly stranded colorwork sweaters are when Amy Detjen is your guide.

Introduction

Meet your Instructor, Amy Detjen, and learn more about the skills she’ll be teaching you, as well as the beautiful sweaters you’ll be able to make.

Before You Cast On

Before you knit your sweater, you’ll want to choose a pattern size and style: child or adult, pullover or cardigan. Amy discusses swatching for color and gauge and shares a measurement worksheet you can use for adjustments.

Casting On

If casting on and joining to work in the round make you crazy, Amy’s got you covered! She’ll show you how to get it right the first time, without twisting your work.

Colorwork With Both Hands

All hands on deck! Whether you usually carry your yarn with your right hand or your left, Amy will soon have you carrying yarn in both to wrangle two colors at once. You also learn about float tension and yarn dominance.

Trapping the Yarns

What better way to practice stranded colorwork than with a simple hat? Using her included pattern as an example, Amy shows you how to trap the traveling yarn to prevent snags, how to read the pattern chart and how to finish the hat in pattern with a centered double decrease.

Knitting the Sweater

Are you ready to embark on your sweater adventure? Pick your style and get started with Amy’s tips. You learn how to knit the steeks, choose a hem, plan for pattern symmetry and get the sleeves just right.

Cutting Steeks

Taking scissors to your knitting can be scary, but Amy helps you take a deep breath and do it! Using steeks lets you knit the body of your sweater entirely in the round and gives you a tidy edge to work with, whether it’s an armhole, V-neck or cardigan front.

Assembly

Get those shoulders put together with a three-needle bind-off, then sew on or knit on the sleeves. Amy walks you through both methods step by step.

Finishing

Your sweater is almost done! Add I-cord trim, buttonholes, attach a hem if desired and weave in your ends. Once your sweater is blocked, get ready to hear oohs and ahs from all who see it.