Ranunculus Sweater Class (Advanced - Knitting)
The Ranunculus Sweater is one of our favourites, for good reason! Knit on a large needle, this beauty knits up quickly using a variety of yarn weights. We have seen so many versions, with varying sleeve lengths and styles. Make a warm and cozy one using DK weight yarn, or choose a mohair to create an open, ethereal fabric. If you feel more comfortable in a class than an online knit-a-long - you're in luck! Emily will be hosting a 5-week course on the Ranunculus sweater designed to provide you the hands-on support you need!
Required Skills:
- Casting on, binding off, weaving in ends
- Knitting, purling, switching between knits and purls (aka ribbing or seed stitch, etc.)
- Must be comfortable knitting in the round on a circular needle (aka can put down and pick up project without reversing direction)
- Recommend previous experience with basic shaping (increases and decreases)
You'll learn all about:
- considerations for choosing yarn and size
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cast on options
- top-down sweater basics (order of construction, separating for sleeves, etc.)
- reading knitting patterns and keeping track of stitch counts
- combining different increases and decreases for textured patterns
- different sleeve options
- ribbing and bind off methods
- wet blocking
You will need:
- To purchase a copy of the pattern
- Pre-wound (first skein only): 400-1000m of fingering weight yarn (depending on size, length of body/sleeves that you choose). We recommend avoiding highly variegated yarns and choosing a solid, semi-solid or lightly speckled yarn so the pattern is more visible.
- 6mm (10 US) circular needles, 16” for neck, 24” or longer for body, AND set of DPNs for the sleeves
- 5mm (8 US) needles 16” for ribbed neckline, 24” or longer for body hem, AND a set of DPNs for sleeve cuffs
- 5 stitch markers that will fit your needles
- Scrap worsted weight yarn to hold your sleeves
- tapestry or darning needle
A note on yarn: the original pattern calls for the equivalent of a fingering weight, and notes that thicker yarns can be used, which will alter the “degree of transparency” of the fabric. We will discuss this in class, but when choosing your yarn we suggest looking at finished projects in Ravelry to see what the sweater looks like when knit with different yarn weights.
A list of our class policies can be found here.
Minimum registration is 3. Maximum is 6.
This class is being taught by: Emily