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Stefanie learned to knit from her grandma when she was 8 years old. She has grown up wearing her sweaters and borrowing the ones she made for other people. Most of these sweaters are raglans, knit in the round from the top. She is the author of the books Fitted Knits and Glam Knits, and her work has appeared in a number of books and publications including Big Girl Knits, Stitch N Bitch Nation, KnitGrrl, Knit Wit, Not Another Teen Knitting Book, Interweave Knits, Knitscene, Knit.1, and Vogue Knitting Magazine. She has  designed patterns for Stitch Diva Studios, the yarn companies Southwest Trading Company, JCA Reynolds, Artful Yarns, Tilli Tomas, and for Mission Falls.  Stefanie teaches knitting classes (including a Fitted Raglan Shawl class and a Design Your Own Shawl class) online.

Classes with Stefanie

Designing your own top-down raglan sweater

This class focuses on helping each student to design their own sweater. Students begin from a sketch (or vague idea) go through the fundamentals of raglan sweater designing, and end up with their own patterns.

When: Tuesday, 9.30 - 5.00

Level: Intermediate plus

Class Skills: Students should be confident knitters

Cost: £80

Class Length: 6 hours

Homework: None

Bring with you:

Yarn for swatching and appropriate needles

Notebook, pen, pencil and eraser

Tape measure

Any ideas for patterns and examples that inspire you

Minimum number of students for class to run: 10 Maximum number of students: 20

Fitting your knits

Students will learn how to add shaping to any commercial pattern (or to shape their own designs).

When: Wednesday, 9.30 - 12.30

Level: Intermediate

Class Skills: Students must know how to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and do basic stitches.

Must be able to read a basic knitting pattern.

Cost: £40

Class Length: 3 hours

Bring with you:

Yarn for swatching and appropriate needles

Notebook and pen

Tape measure

Minimum number of students for class to run: 10 Maximum number of students: 20

Knit Camp exclusive!

Stefanie will guide you through a pattern that she has designed especially for Knit Camp.  Techniques you’ll learn will cover top down, raglan design, creating a fitted knit to flatter your figure and

When: Thursday, 9.30 - 5.00

Level: Advanced beginner  plus

Class Skills: Students must know how to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and do basic stitches.

Must be able to read a basic knitting pattern.

Cost: £80

Class Length: 6 hours

Bring with you:

Aran/worsted weight yarn of your choice and recommended needles (circular and DPNs) for that yarn

Notebook and pen

Tape measure

Homework: None

Minimum number of students for class to run: 10 Maximum number of students: 22

Textured Circle Shrug

This is a pattern from my book Glam Knits that incorporates concepts of basic raglan sweater shaping, fit, taking proper figure measurements, picking up stitches, and using simple increases to create shaping effects. Pattern provided in handouts.

When: Friday, 9.30 - 12.30

Level: Advanced Beginner plus

Class Skills: Must know how to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and do basic stitches.

Cost: £40

Class Length: 3 hours

Bring with you:

Worsted weight yarn

Stitch markers

Size 5mm and 4mm 24” circular needles.

Homework: None

Minimum number of students for class to run: 10 Maximum number of students: 20