Upgrade your stripes with bias knitting
Now you can add an extra stitch to a simple garment. Dare to knit colorful striped patterns with simple increases and decreases. Change directions, play with short rows, create triangles and have fun designing your own patterns.
In this workshop you will learn to knit a colorful sample of stripes on the bias and in different directions. You will be able to unleash your creativity with a simple striped fabric.
Filipa, as usual in her workshops, will show you how to work this technique in continental, Portuguese and English style.
Content:
- Introduction to bias knitting.
- How to start with a straight and square edge
- How to change direction and knit with short rows
- Blocking and finishing
Required material:
Wool in 2 or 3 colors, needles suitable for the wool used. Especially recommended wool of DK or Worsted thickness.
Required techniques:
Assembling stitches, knowing how to knit and purl, knitting 2 stitches together, increases, locking stitches.
