** this is an add on class, not included with your Stitch Up Chicago ticket.
Classes take place at Nina Chicago Sunday April 7 at 9am - 12pm

SPACE IS LIMITED

There are so many wonderful knitting tricks that make our lives better. Over the years of knitting and teaching I've accumulated quite a few fantastic tricks. I love it when I'm teaching a class and a student declares "I love that tip!". So, I've decided to dig into my knitting bag of tricks and put them all in one class. From how to do a better SSK, make matching size YOs, to how to avoid the gap at the end of a bind off, how to tighten your first stitch, how to make better neck divides, and more. Get ready to find your new favorite knitting tricks!

 Required Skills:

Must know how to knit, purl, cast on, bind off, know simple increases and decreases. Having knit at least one sweater or followed an accessory pattern helpful but not required. 

Materials list:

Yarn - worsted or chunky weight yarn, in a LIGHT COLOR

Needles – appropriate for yarn 

Homework:  

CO 23 stitches 

Row 1 *K3, P2 *, rep from * to * to last 3 stitches, K3 

Row 2 *P3, k2*, rep from * to * to last 3 stitches, P3.  

Repeat Rows 1-2 for a couple of inches, working in K3, P2 rib, do not bind off, we will be working this swatch. End with a WS row (ready to work a RS row).

Do you still need to order your copy of Patty Lyons' Knitting Book of Tricks? Patty will sign it for you while she is here! Click here to order yours now and it will be waiting for you when you come in for the class!

Please note that this is a one-time special event. Tickets for this class are non-refundable and there are no make-up sessions. Should you wish to transfer your registration to another person, please let us know. If you have any questions please call us at 773.486.8996.

About Patty:

Patty Lyons (https://pattylyons.com/) is a nationally recognized knitting teacher and technique expert who is known for teaching the “why” not just the “how” in her pursuit of training the “mindful knitter”. She specializes in sweater design and sharing her love of the much-maligned subjects of gauge and blocking.

Patty teaches nationally at guilds, shops & knitting shows around the country as well as hosting her own retreats. Her popular classes can also be found on DVD as well as online, through her website education.pattylyons.com.

Patty designs and knitting skill articles have been published in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Knit Purl, Knitter’s Magazine, Cast On, Knit Style, Creative Knitting, and Twist Collective. Patty also is a regular contributor to Modern Daily Knitting where she writes a knitter’s advice column: “Ask Patty.” Patty’s designs have also been included in pattern collections from Classic Elite, Noro, Cascade, Tahki Stacy Charles, Sugar Bush and Willow Yarns.

Patty has been a repeat guest on PBS’s Knitting Daily TV and featured as a subject-matter expert in publications including the Wall Street Journal. She’s even made a nemesis (all in good fun) out of popular late night host, Seth Meyers—of Late Night with Seth Meyers—on whose popular “Corrections” web series she’s appeared.

Patty is the author of the best-selling book: Patty Lyons’ Knitting Bag of Tricks.