Cable Knitting 101: Stairwell Cowl

Led by Vincent Williams of Visuvio's Crafts, students will learn the tools and mechanics of cable knitting, including how cables impact gauge & tension, creating cable crosses/twists of different sizes + different directions, reading your fabric for how to count rows & stitches, reading written cable instructions, reading cable charts, finishing techniques and more.  Together students will knit the Stairwell Cowl by Vincent Williams and have a completed cowl by the end of this 3-session course!

Purchase before the start of class: 

• Stairwell Cowl from Visuvio’s Crafts
• 375 yards of worsted weight yarn (see below for recommended yarn)
• 1 - US 7/4.5 mm - 24" circular needle for ribbing
• 1 - US 8/5.0 mm - 24" circular needle for body
• Cable needle (Vincent prefers the “J” shaped cable needles, but all shapes of cable needles will be perfect for knitting cables)
• tapestry needle
• 2 (or more) stitch markers

Recommended yarns available in the shop:

• Malabrigo Rios
• Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok
• Illimani Amelie
• Junction Fiber Mill Making Tracks
• Another option is to hold sport weight yarn double. You will need 750 total yards of sport weight yarn
  

Skills learned will be:

• Knitting cables flat
• Knitting cables in the round
• How to use a cable needle
• When you can choose to knit cables without using a cable needle
• Reading cable knitting charts
• Reading written/non-charted cable knitting instructions
• (Optional/bonus - if time permits) Tubular Cast On & Tubular Bind Off

Yarn for the class must be bought at The Craftivist. Students receive a 10% discount on the cost of supplies for the class.