Purchase your class, then I will receive a notice and contact you to schedule a convenient day and time and provide you instructions for how to prepare. - James

Double increases are a pair of mirrored stitches either worked inside or adjacent to a seam stitch. Commonly used on raglan sleeved sweaters, or on the sides of the body. Some are quite subtle, others highly visible, and one is invisible. Learn these double increases and you’ll be equipped to match fabric stitch patterns perfectly or enhance garments from lace shawls to ski sweaters.

• Prerequisite: Know how to cast on, knit, purl and slip stitches. Must be able to read your knitting and recognize knit and purl stitches.
• The class will be conducted in a Zoom session.
• You will be emailed written instructions.
• Materials needed for this class:
• 1 ball of smooth, single-color, yarn in DK or worsted weight, needles in appropriate size. Paper and pencil.
• RECOMMENDED YARN: HiKoo’s Sueño – 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Bamboo, 33 color options
  DK Weight
  Worsted Weight
  

Knitting Help
For your convenience, this website includes a page where I’ve collected knitting tips and links to videos that will make knitting your projects easier and even more fun. Knitting Help

Purchase your class, then I will receive a notice and contact you to schedule a convenient day and time and provide you instructions for how to prepare. - James

Toss the cable needle and discover an easier way to knit cables. Learn you how to work 2, 3 and 4-stitch cables, including 2-stitch cable ribbing. Then you can add a personal touch to an existing pattern, or perhaps simplify your next cable stitched project.

• Prerequisite: Know how to cast on, knit, purl and slip stitches. Must be able to read your knitting and recognize knit and purl stitches.
• The class will be conducted in a Zoom session.
• You will be emailed written instructions
• Materials needed for this class:
  
  • 1 ball of smooth, single-color, yarn in DK or worsted weight, needles in appropriate size. Paper and pencil.
  • RECOMMENDED YARN: HiKoo’s Sueño – 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Bamboo
    DK Weight
    Worsted Weight
    

Knitting Help
For your convenience, this website includes a page where I’ve collected knitting tips and links to videos that will make knitting your projects easier and even more fun. Knitting Help

Purchase your class, then I will receive a notice and contact you to schedule a convenient day and time and provide you instructions for how to prepare. - James

Instead of hiding floats on the wrong side of your work, showcase them on the right side. Learn how to use multi-stitch floats to create beautiful graphic designs and distinctive stitch patterns in one or two colors. This is a simple way to add interest to existing patterns and a fun approach to creating your own designs for both accessories and garments.

• Prerequisite: Know how to cast on, knit, purl and slip stitches. Must be able to read your knitting and recognize knit and purl stitches.
• The class will be conducted in a Zoom session.
• You will be emailed written instructions and a chart.
• Materials needed for this class:
• 2 balls of smooth, single-color, contrasting yarn in DK or worsted weight, needles in appropriate size. Paper and pencil.
• RECOMMENDED YARN: HiKoo’s Sueño – 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Bamboo
  DK Weight
  Worsted Weight
  

Knitting Help
For your convenience, this website includes a page where I’ve collected knitting tips and links to videos that will make knitting your projects easier and even more fun. Knitting Help

Purchase your class, then I will receive a notice and contact you to schedule a convenient day and time and provide you instructions for how to prepare. - James

Discover the amazingly simple technique for creating two-color patterned knitting, while working with only one color in each row. You’ll be able to create beautiful garments and accessories in two or more colors. And you’ll enjoy the benefit of having less yarn carried on the wrong side, so the possibility of snagging is reduced, and your finished work is lighter.

• Prerequisite: Know how to cast on, knit, purl and slip stitches. Must be able to read your knitting and recognize knit and purl stitches.
• The class will be conducted in a Zoom session.
• You will be emailed written instructions and a chart.
• Materials needed for this class:
• 2 balls of smooth, single-color, contrasting yarn in DK or worsted weight, needles in appropriate size. Paper and pencil.
• RECOMMENDED YARN: HiKoo’s Sueño – 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Bamboo
  DK Weight
  Worsted Weight
  

Knitting Help
For your convenience, this website includes a page where I’ve collected knitting tips and links to videos that will make knitting your projects easier and even more fun. Knitting Help

Purchase your class, then I will receive a notice and contact you to schedule a convenient day and time and provide you instructions for how to prepare. - James

Learn the miraculous invisible 2-color cast on. Your cast on stitches will be hidden between the two layers of double knitting. Next, you’ll discover how to knit two-sided fabric, then the invisible 2-color bind off.  So, if you love knitting, take this class and double your fun.

• Prerequisite: Know how to cast on, knit, purl and slip stitches. Must be able to read your knitting and recognize knit and purl stitches.
• The class will be conducted in a Zoom session.
• You will be emailed written instructions, and a free pattern.
• Materials needed for this class:
• 2 balls of smooth, single-color, contrasting yarn in DK or worsted weight, needles in appropriate size. Paper and pencil.
• RECOMMENDED YARN: HiKoo’s Sueño – 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Bamboo, 33 color options
  DK Weight
  Worsted Weight
  

For your convenience, this website includes a page where I’ve collected knitting tips and links to videos that will make knitting your projects and even more fun. Knitting Help

Purchase your class, then I will receive a notice and contact you to schedule a convenient day and time and provide you instructions for how to prepare. - James

If you’re like me you don’t really like to see the back side of scarves, wraps and shawls made with stitches that are only one-sided. So, discover beautiful stitches that are reversible with either matching or uniquely different patterns on each side. Some are subtle and others very surprising. Learn these stitches and you’ll look great coming or going.

• Prerequisite: Know how to cast on, knit, purl and slip stitches. Must be able to read your knitting and recognize knit and purl stitches.
• The class will be conducted in a Zoom session.
• You will be emailed written instructions.
• Materials needed for this class:
• 1 ball of smooth, single-color, yarn in DK or worsted weight, needles in appropriate size. Paper and pencil.
• RECOMMENDED YARN:

  HiKoo’s Sueño – 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Bamboo, 33 color options
  DK Weight
  Worsted Weight

Knitting Help
For your convenience, this website includes a page where I’ve collected knitting tips and links to videos that will make knitting your projects easier and even more fun. Knitting Help

Purchase your class, then I will receive a notice and contact you to schedule a convenient day and time and provide you instructions for how to prepare. - James

Discover a beautiful way to start or end your work with crisp folded hems that are knitted in place without the use of a sewing needle. When a hem is preferred to ribbing or other trim along the edge on a sweater, button bands on cardigans, around the cuffs, or at the ends of a scarf or wrap, a knitted hem is a perfect choice. Learn how to create a set up row, turn the edge to provide a crisp finish with a beautiful seam.

• Prerequisite: Know how to cast on, knit, purl and slip stitches. Must be able to read your knitting and recognize knit and purl stitches.
• The class will be conducted in a Zoom session.
• You will be emailed written instructions.
• Materials needed for this class:
• 1 ball of smooth, single-color, yarn in DK or worsted weight, 3 double point needles in appropriate size. Paper and pencil.
• RECOMMENDED YARN: HiKoo’s Sueño – 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Bamboo, 33 color options
  

  DK Weight
  Worsted Weight

Knitting Help

For your convenience, this website includes a page where I’ve collected knitting tips and links to videos that will make knitting your projects easier and even more fun. Knitting Help

3 Classes via Zoom

Whether you view it as a craft, an art form or something fun to share with your friends, knitting also offers a wealth of other benefits. These include enhancing one’s physical and mental wellness. And providing a creative outlet for making fashionable knitwear and gifts with your own personal touch.

Sign up for James’ Knitting Zen series of 3 classes and learn more than the knit and purl stitch. Acquire a clear understanding of the essentials to guide you on your knitting journey, plus special tricks and tips. At the end of the series walk away with a set of your own beautifully crafted coasters or a cowl in distinctive stitch patterns.

The classes, taught by James, are interactive and online via Zoom with demonstrations, videos and downloadable tutorials. Yarn and needles are included in the Knitting Zen Series fee.

Purchase your Knitting Zen Series, then I will receive a notice and contact you to schedule a convenient day and time and provide you instructions for how to prepare. - James

Here’s what you’ll learn in this series of classes:

• Classic knit and purl stitches
• How to use knit and purl stitches to create 6 distinctive stitch patterns
• Different ways to create the first row of stitches for a project
• Different ways to secure your knitting when you finish a project
• Yarn weights: lacey to bulky
• When to use different types of needles
• How to read patterns and charts
• Characteristics of natural and synthetic fibers
• How to choose the right yarn for a project
• How to achieve correct stitch gauge
• How to care for hand knit garments
• Plus, numerous tips and tricks.

3 classes via Zoom