Learn to Fix Mistakes

Interested in learning to fix mistakes? Check out our Knitting 102 workshop where we can cover fixing mistakes along with other intermediate knitting skills!

If you've ever dropped a stitch while knitting I'm sure you know the terror of not knowing what to do to fix it! And this is the class where you get the opportunity to face your fears. There a lot of handy little tricks and tools to try when something isn't quite looking right, this class will teach you some of the best.

Instead of risking making mistakes in a project, we'll practice fixing mistakes on a couple of swatches you will make before class. The instructions for your swatch homework are written below.

INSTRUCTOR
Cleo (they/she) or Paulina (she/her)

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate. If you know everything in the required experience section below, you know enough to take this class! You can read about how we determine skill levels here.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
You must be comfortable casting on, knitting, purling, and using knits and purls in the same row to take this class. If the swatch instructions written below seem easy to you, you have enough experience to take this class!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Fixing twisted stitches, frogging, tinking, using lifelines, and picking up dropped stitches in stockinette stitch and garter stitch (optional).

REQUIRED YARN - available for purchase at the shop
15–20 grams (30–50 yards) of worsted or bulky weight yarn. I recommend animal fiber yarns only (plant fibers & acrylics are less stretchy and cooperative) and avoid yarns that are fuzzy or dark colored as it will be hard to see your stitches.

REQUIRED TOOLS - available for purchase at the shop
5–5.5 mm / US 8–9 needles for worsted weight yarn, or 6–8 mm / US 10–11 needles for bulky weight yarn

HOMEWORK
This class has homework that needs to be completed before class! Please follow the instructions below to make a swatch that is half stockinette stitch and half garter stitch. Depending on how quickly you get through the material during class, you may or may not have time to practice picking up stitches on your garter stitch section. 

Swatch Instructions:

Stockinette Stitch/Garter Stitch Swatch

1. Cast on 30 stitches.

2. Knit 6 rows.

3. Knit 13, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 4.

4. Knit one row.

5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 until swatch measures 4-5" from cast on edge.

6. Do not bind off! Leave stitches on needles for class.