THIS CLASS IS SOLD OUT.
In this workshop led by designer Ann Weaver, we’ll steek old or thrifted sweaters (bring your own or purchase a thrifted one from Ann for $12). You don’t have to knit anything in preparation! You’ll work through all the steps of steeking a sweater, and you’ll be ready — and excited — to steek your own work.
We’ll be doing crocheted steeks on our sweaters, but Ann also will discuss hand- and machine-sewn steeks, and she’ll demonstrate hand sewing a steek.
Tuition: $100.00 Register SOLD OUT
What you’ll learn:
- How to crochet and hand sew a steek
- How to cut a steek
- How to pick up stitches for a buttonband
- How to knit a buttonband
- How to add ribbon facing to cover your steek (Ann will provide free ribbon for facing!)
- How to modify the neckline, cuffs, and hem of a sweater
- How to clean up and beautify your steek
- Other modifications for old or thrifted sweaters (collars, cuffs, shortening, and so on)
Skills required:
This class is rated Experienced/Advanced/Extreme: You must know how to knit and purl, have experience increasing and decreasing, working in the round, as well as experience picking up stitches.
Materials needed:
This list might seem overwhelming — don’t stress out! You can get everything you need for this workshop at LYS on the day of the workshop. Ann will have sweaters, and we will have yarn, needles and crochet hooks for the steek and buttonband.
- One or more sweaters to steek OR $12 per sweater you’d like to purchase from from Ann. She’ll have good-quality thrifted wool sweaters in a variety of colors and sizes.
- If you bring a sweater to steek, be sure it meets these criteria:
- 100% wool
- Gauge no smaller than 8 stitches per inch
- No fancy texture patterns (simple cables and ribbing are fine, and colorwork is encouraged)
- A few more suggestions:
- Beware complex collars. The more complex the collar, the more complex the steek. If you’re up for a challenge, bring something complicated!
- The darker the sweater, the more difficult it will be to see your stitches.
Other materials:
- Yarn:
- A small amount (50 yds) “sticky” fingering weight, 100% wool yarn, NOT superwash, for crocheting steeks. Jagger Sport is good for this.
- Yarn to knit your buttonband. You can use your steeking yarn or a different yarn; your button bands do not need to be worked in a “sticky” wool yarn. If you’re purchasing a sweater from Ann, you can get a skein (or a few mini-skeins!) of yarn for your buttonband during the workshop.
- Needles:
- Size B or C crochet hook
- Knitting needles, size 4, 5, 6, 7 . . . we recommend bringing several sizes so you can experiment and determine which works best for your project. Circular needles of any length will work.
- Other:
- Sharp scissors! We are going to cut these sweaters!
- Safety pins or removable stitch markers
Tape measure
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· About Ann Weaver
Ann Weaver has created things her whole life. She learned to knit when she was seven, learned to read a pattern at 22, and started sharing her designs though various forms of publication in 2007.
Ann’s design work reflects this quest for adventure; while retaining a clean, wearable aesthetic, Weaverknits designs experiment with asymmetry, unusual color and yarn combinations, and androgyny. In the past three years, Ann’s designs have been featured in online and print magazines and books like knitty.com, Interweave Knits, Knitscene, and Brave New Knits, and are also available as individual patterns. Craft Work Knit is her first self-published collection of patterns, inspired by 1970s punk style, Josef Albers, athletic uniforms, and, of course, her family, friends, and the practical garments she wears to work every day.
*All photos provided by Ann Weaver and used with permission