Knitting technique – the skills and knowledge that change everything!

Do you knit and greatly enjoy this craft of thread? But on the other hand, some patterns stop you because you do not understand the techniques used? Are your finishes (the edges, the overall look, the stitches) a little disappointing? You hear about back loops, KFB, the "Italian bind-off," twisted stitches, provisional cast-ons, and all this seems quite mysterious to you?

 The "technical knitting" workshop was designed for all these situations and many more, following strong demand from our participants and customers.

 The prerequisites for this course are to have already completed a first simple knitting project.

 During the 3 sessions of 2h30 each, we will explore in depth: 

• the anatomy of the stitch and the ways to knit it
• different types of cast-ons: simple, French, crochet, provisional crochet, the "long tail cast-on"...
• different types of bind-offs: soft and firm, elastic bind-off, three-needle bind-off…
•  different types of increases: lace, left-leaning and right-leaning, single and double decreases, lifted, barred
• different types of decreases: left-leaning and right-leaning, single and double decreases… 
• icord techniques: alone, in cast-on, as edging, in bind-off, applied.•       finishing the side selvedges
•  reading a chart (visual and technical representation of the stitches in the work) 
  We will create together a series of knitted swatches to help you build a catalogue of these techniques.

   

  The course includes:
  

  • 3 x 2h30 of technical knitting guided by an experienced teacher
  • two balls of dmc woolly 5
  • smiles, kindness, and respect for everyone

Our courses are held in our workshop at: 
Either in Ixelles:  Avenue de la Couronne, 357 1050 Ixelles
Or in Woluwe Saint Lambert: Avenue Georges Henri, 328 1200 Woluwe Saint Lambert

Getting to the Ixelles workshop by public transport:

• Bus 95 (Thys stop) - less than 1 minute walk
• Bus 71 (Ixelles cemetery stop) - 5 minutes walk
• Tram 7 or 25 (Etterbeek station stop) - 5 minutes walk
• Train (Etterbeek station) - 5 minutes walk
• Tram 8 (ULB stop) - 15 minutes on foot or connection with Bus 71 to Ixelles cemetery
• Metro 5 (Delta stop) - 15 minutes on foot or connection with Bus 71 to Ixelles cemetery

Getting to the Woluwe workshop by public transport:

• Tram 7 or 25 (George Henri stop) - 4 min walk
• Metro 1 (Joséphine Charlotte stop) - 9 min walk
• Metro 1 (Montgomery stop) - 9 min walk
• Metro 1 or 5 (Mérode stop) - 12 min walk
• Train (Mérode stop) - 12 min walk
• Train (Etterbeek station) then take the connection with tram 7 towards Heyzel or tram 25 towards Roger to George Henri stop - 4 min walk
• Train (Central Station) then take the connection with metro 1 towards Stockel to Joséphine Charlotte stop - 9 mins walk