Simple Sweaters: Stranded & Steeked
Amy Detjen
Class Preview
- In-depth Instruction; over 163 mins
- On-demand video access anytime
- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Introduction
7:15
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
10:26
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
10:58
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
18:19
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
15:41
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
27:03
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
15:44
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
30:48
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
26:19
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.
Description
Alongside beloved knitting instructor Amy Detjen stranded colorwork will work for you! During Amy’s class, you’ll get comfortable knitting a colorwork hat before you succeed at knitting an approachable stranded colorwork cardigan or pullover pattern. Along the way, you’ll receive Amy’s expert tips for tangle-free two-handed knitting and keeping your tension even. Find out how to trap your floats so the back of your work stays neat and tidy, and learn to add in new colors and weave in ends as you go. Then, Amy will walk you through knitting your sleeves, and if you so choose, shaping a V-neck, and steeking your V-neck and armholes with confidence. You’ll attach your sleeves, finish your edges beautifully and weave in ends, and your dazzling colorwork sweater is done!
Amy Detjen
Amy was the "List Mom" of the original Knit List for over four years before she started KnitU. She's very proud that she's been Meg Swansen's assistant at her Knitting Camp for 20 years. Teaching knitting and helping people learn about the wide range of knitting possibilities is something Amy is passionate about, and she loves solving those stubborn knitting problems!
Bonus materials available after purchase