This course will also include a free pattern to knit a beautiful knit and purl combination cowl that is fast, easy, and a great accessory to your favorite coat or sweater. This project will be knit from start to finish and will allow you to learn how to knit a project with ease and confidence.
Skills learned in this course:
- Brief history of Portuguese knitting
- Benefits and drawbacks of Portuguese knitting
- Basics of Portuguese knitting
- How to improve your ergonomics in the way you knit
- Swatching
- How to knit a 4-row buttonhole
- Purl
- Knit
- Yarn-Over’s
- Ssk, k2tog, etc
- Cast on and off the Portuguese method
- Chart work
- Blocking
Day 1
Hour 1
- Brief history of Portuguese knitting
- Benefits
- Drawbacks
- Basic knit/purl
Hour 2
- Basic knit/purl
- Preparing for project
- How to swatch for project
Hour 3
- Cast on for project
- Knit up until the button holes
Day 2
Hour 4
- Button Holes!
Hour 5
- Intro to chart reading
- Section 2 of cowl
Hour 6
- Section 3 of cowl
- Section 4 of cowl
Day 3
Hour 7
- Section 5 of cowl
Hour 8
- Finish section 5 of cowl and bind off.
- Weave in Ends
- Block
Hour 9
- Sew on buttons
- Questions
Bonuses
- All the stitches you need to knit a pattern
- Free Pattern
- Portuguese Cast-on/off
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