Shaping and Transferring Stitches
This class will take you one step nearer to making a garment with confidence and finesse. Learn how to shape your fabric to create fully fashioned pieces. The concept and history of fashioning will be explored in detail and many ways to shape your pieces will be demonstrated, as well as tips to help you decide when (and when not) to use visible fashioning marks.
You will learn four ways to read (or write) machine knitting instructions.
Besides shaping, transferring stitches from one needle to another offers lots of potential to create more diverse and interesting fabrics, so we will address deflected stitches, dominant stitches and decorative decreases.
Additionally, we will introduce the garter bar. While not essential to performing all of the exercises, it can make some of the procedures much quicker once mastered.
As a preliminary to making garments, there are some tutorials on the math behind creating shapes like yokes and hat crowns.
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What you will learn
Who this is for
This class is best for students who have taken the Beginner Class or have previous knowledge of machine knitting.
What do you get
130 minutes of on-demand videos
Printouts of patterns demonstrated in class
2 knitting patterns (collar, and beanie) to practice the techniques covered in class
Exclusive access to our community forum to get questions answered by instructor.
What do you need
A knitting machine (main bed only) with a complete set of transfer tools (1 + 2, 1 + 3 and 2 + 3). Useful but not necessary - a multi-pronged transfer tool with adjustable 1 – 7 prongs) and a garter bar. At least two colors of yarn.
Syllabus
What is Shaping
Increasing – Visible, and Non-Visible
Decreasing – Visible, and Non-Visible. Double and Triple Decreases.
Decorative Decreases
Reading and Writing Shaping Patterns
Intro to Garter Bar, and Yoke Shaping
Dominant & Deflected Stitches
Edgings & Ruffle Edge
collar
with i-cord
practice
The collar pattern can be modified to any length of your choice. Knit one for yourself, and one for your baby!
😾 yeah this cat obviously hated it 😎
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FAQ
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All of our classes are available for students to start their learning and go at their own pace.
As soon as you checkout and pay, you'll have access to all the classes you paid for, in your student dashboard available to you immediately.
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Desktop computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or smart device that has the most recent version of these browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.
We do not recommend watching the class videos on a small screen though, it may be difficult to see what’s happening on the latch needles.
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We encourage students to post questions on our community forum, which can be accessed via the dashboard in your account.
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Buying a class will give you lifetime access to that class you purchased.
Members of TKSO Unlimited have access to our entire class collection, only while their membership is active. Members have the option to pay their membership fee monthly ($30/month) or annually ($330/year).
