This is a one session class: Wednesday, November 5th, 5-7pm

Design Your Favorite Hat

Prerequisites: Basic knitting skills

Class Description:
A simple approach to designing a hat that you will enjoy wearing and also use as a
blueprint for designing more complex hats.
Choose your yarn and gauge to make a hat that you will love.
In this class you will learn to use provided tables where you reflect your thought process
in designing a hat step-by-step.
You will be able to add other sizes from baby to adult, if you need it. Standard
measurements will be provided. Your hat size will be determined in class.
During this class you will: 

1. Design a beanie in Stockinette
   2. Design a simple cable beanie based on the first hat
   3. Calculate hat brim and body stitch counts
   4. Work through the crown
   5. Have an idea of some modifications of the pattern
    
   Disclosure: This class intended to be an example of how to design a hat. Every hat is
   different and there is no one recipe for all. You will leave the class with general
   understanding of how to do it on your own with tools learned in class. 

Class Supplies:
Calculator, hw swatches, about 50g of worsted weight yarn and suitable double-pointed
needles, round markers, cable needle, and tapestry needle.
 

Homework:
1. With worsted weight light color yarn make a 6 in x 6 in swatch in Stockinette.
Measure a blocked gauge and bring this information to class.
2. With similar yarn and your choice of needles, cast on 48 sts and join for knitting
in the round. Work 6 rounds of k1, p1 rib. Knit 12 rnds and leave sts on needle.
Class supplies:
Calculator, hw swatches, about 50g of worsted weight yarn and suitable double-pointed
needles, round markers, cable needle, and tapestry needle.

Ages 15+

Please note that the deadline to cancel or reschedule is 48 hours before the class time.