Description ~ Phoenix From the Ashes

Embrace your knitting challenges! Things are rarely as bad as they seem. Learn how to take stock of a new project to determine all is going according to plan. Re-thinking and revising. Swatches and how to read them honestly. Plan to practice 'defensive knitting', to keep your options open.

Materials Needed ~ Phoenix From the Ashes

• Usual knitting paraphernalia
• Crochet hook
• Scissors
• Blunt darning needles
• A pair of knitting needles
• At least two short length (6") dpns smaller in size than used for your swatch, ideally made from a lightweight material (bamboo or wood).
• Small amounts of similar weight, brightly contrasting yarn in at least three colors.

Homework ~ Phoenix From the Ashes

Swatch required. In a light, single-color, smooth, wool-rich yarn in a worsted weight or heavier (avoid single-ply or Lopi yarns if possible), cast on 60 sts and work 3+" of Stocking stitch (knit one row, purl one row), end on completion of a purl row. Cut off yarn and leave the stitches on the needle. (If in the finishing class your swatches can be repurposed.)