Cable Workshop: Callisto Hat by Tommy Knits 12/4 & 12/11 with Instructor Cappie Tennant

Date: Fridays, 12/4 and 12/11, 12 - 1:30pm
Price: $45

Hugs and kisses, right on your head! In this class, you’ll develop the skills you need to knit a cozy hat with a classic XO cable pattern. Cables look impressive, but they’re really just stitches taking a little detour. We’ll break it down step by step, and by the end of class, you’ll be reading your own knitting and cabling with confidence.

What you’ll learn:

• Cabling with and without a cable needle: You’ll try both and choose your favorite method.

• Reading a cable pattern: Follow the chart or written instructions and keep track of where you are in the pattern.

Who it’s for: Knitters who are comfortable with knitting and purling and are ready to try cables. If you’ve been admiring cabled sweaters and wondering how it’s done, this is the perfect place to start.

Suggested yarns: Complete kits that include Kelbourne Woolens Germantown DK are available at Wicked Good Wool. Also suitable for about 100 grams of other DK weight wools if you’re stash diving or have had your eye on another yarn – we get it! 

Meet Your Guide: Cappie Tennant

My teaching philosophy is simple. Knitting is supposed to be fun, and Elizabeth Zimmerman was right: you’re the boss of your own knitting. If I suggest something, and you’d rather do it a different way — skip it! Swap it! Do your own thing! Just be sure to share what you do, so I don’t miss the chance to learn something new. My job is to help you end up with a project you're proud of, not to make you knit it “my way” or, ugh, “the right way.” By the by, I don't believe there is a “right way” in knitting, just your way. 

Expect good company, plenty of laughs, and a friend who is as excited about your project as I am about my own (already dreaming about my next one or three).