Yarn Me Calm
Introduction to Stacked Stitches with Xandy Peters
Introduction to Stacked Stitches with Xandy Peters
Couldn't load pickup availability
Learn the technique behind Fox Paws from the knitter who invented it.
20th March from 9.30 - 12.30
40 Geelong Road, Portarlington.
Stacked stitches are an innovative approach to striped colourwork, best known as the technique behind Xandy Peters’ famous Fox Paws pattern. Stacks can add shaping, create 3D texture and replace short rows – and when combined with stripes, they create intricate motifs without any strands on the wrong side of your work.
You’ll never need to manage more than one colour at a time or worry about bobbins, because stacked stitches bend rows of garter stitch into new shapes and patterns using only increases and decreases.
In this introductory class Xandy will help you try out the technique in a swatch and become confident working patterns that use stacked stitches. You’ll focus on mastering the stacked increases and decreases, and learn his strategies for avoiding problems and fixing mistakes.
In this class you’ll learn…
- What stacked stitches are and how they create wavy stripes
- How to work stacked increases and decreases
- How to read patterns that use stacked stitches
- Strategies for avoiding problems and fixing mistakes
Requirements:
This class is best suited for intermediate or adventurous beginners who have experience reading patterns and working basic increases and decreases.
What you'll need:
Worsted Weight scraps in multiple colours, circular needles with a flexible cord in a corresponding size to your yarn and a few adjacent sizes ( metal or plastic needles are strongly reccomended), stitch markers.
Optional:
Scratch Paper, highlighter tape, and a digital row counter
About Xandy Peters
Xandy Peters is a knitting designer and teacher, best known as the innovator of the stacked stitch technique and for the Fox Paws pattern. Starting out as a footwear and product designer, he turned to knitting as a way to explore textiles and surfaces without factory production, and has since made a career out of publishing new patterns and teaching workshops.
His designs have appeared in Vogue Knitting, Twist Collective, Knitscene, Knitty and Pom Pom Quarterly, and he teaches stacked stitches in his Craftsy class. Xandy says: “I want to encourage knitters of all levels to use their craft as a form of self expression, to try new techniques, and to share their projects and experiences.”
Find Xandy’s patterns on his Ravelry designer page Xandy Peters, his website xandypeters.com and on Instagram at @xandypeters.
Please read the following terms and conditions before making your booking:
By booking and paying for this event, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions:
When you book and pay for this workshop, you are guaranteed a spot. We require a minimum of participants in order for the workshop to go ahead. If we cancel the event for any reason, you are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class, you may send someone in your place. Please let us know so we can update attendance and contact lists. You may request a refund for non-attendance up to 10 business days before the event. No changes will be possible after this time.
Missed class policy: It is not possible to do make up classes.
Share
