Mitts are a Hit!

Even though the weather has been in the 90s this week, my knitting students braved the heat (in the air conditioned classroom) to work on their fingerless mitts project in my Knitting II class. Here are their completed projects.

Fingerless Mitts knitting class, Spring 2011

In the Fingerless Mitts class, students learn how to make cables, a gusset, work with the mattress stitch for an invisible seam and a few other things. The fingerless mitts are a fun, quick project and we discuss in the class how they can be customized with a variety of knitting and embellishing details.

Knitting in the Round class: Retro Cloche

My Knitting in the Round class ended last week. Students embellished their Retro Cloche with a 2-color knitted rosette. There are lots of great techniques to learn with this project as well. But, as one student voiced her preference for knitting in the round, there are no seams to finish when you knit in the round!

Knitting in the Round class rounding the bend

My Knitting in the Round students made amazing progress on their retro cloches after only two class sessions. Here are their works-in-progress. The last class is next week and we'll work on the rosette embellishment and the drawstring.

Retro cloches from my Knitting in the Round class.

Retro Cloche hand knit by Lois.

Lois finished her hat and sent me this photo. She used a row of single crochets for her drawstring. Great job, Lois! This project is full of interesting techniques, so students walk away from this class with many useful knitting techniques that can be used in future projects. It's been a really fun class.