Soxpertise! A Workshop with Kate Atherley

Saturday March 9, 2024 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

Workshop is held in the Studio at Purlin' J's Yarn Emporium, 2-675 Arlington Park Place, Kingston, Ontario.

Maximum 26 participants. Participants must wear a face mask.

You’ve worked a few socks, now it’s time to expand your skills a bit. In this class you’ll learn how determine size and fit needs, how to choose a good yarn and reinforce for longevity. We’ll address the tricky bits like how to avoid holes at the top of your heel, how to get a tidy gusset pick up, and special cast-ons and cast offs. We’ll talk about both toe up and top down socks, and discuss different heel and toe constructions – and when to choose one over another.

Skill level: intermediate; students must have knitted a few pairs of socks

Before the workshop: Students should work about 1 inch of (k1, p1) ribbing in the round on 36 stitches with medium-weight yarn, using 4-5mm/US #6-8 needles in your preferred configuration for sock knitting.

Materials Required:

• paper and pencil;
  

• a tape measure; and
  

• a calculator/app
  

About the Instructor:

Kate Atherley is Knitty.com’s Managing Technical Editor, and a seasoned designer and teacher of all things knitterly. She has written eight books, and edited a ninth. She is also the co-publisher of Digits & Threads, an online magazine about Canadian fibre- and textile arts, crafts and industry.

Her Beginner’s Guide to Writing Knitting Patterns book is the industry’s first and only guide specifically written to help knit designers (and teachers) of all levels create easy-to-follow, high quality knitting patterns. It’s been called a “game-changer” and a “must-have” by designers and magazine editors.

She’s known for her attention to detail in her patterns and her classes, and she regularly teaches at stores and events across North America and the UK, including Vogue Knitting Live, Unravel and Knit City. Her work has appeared in many books and magazines.

Kate lives in Toronto with her husband and their rescue dog, Winnie.

Refund Policy: Please provide 48 hours cancellation notice in order to be eligible for a refund.