Gauge, Ease, and Fit

  Sunday  September 7th 10:00 - 12:00 with Jody   Do you love to knit sweaters but struggle to get them to fit the way you want? Do you have a yarn that’s slightly heavier or lighter than what the pattern calls for, but you want to use it anyway?  Do you fail to understand what the heck a gauge swatch is for or why anyone ever makes one? Then this workshop is for you! Join Jody to unlock the secrets of gauge, ease, and fit.  In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn what ease is and how it affects fit, how your knitting gauge affects the finished size of your project, and how you can tweak a project to work for the yarn/needles/gauge you prefer. Skills Needed: MUST be able to cast on, knit and purl, and have experience knitting garments. Materials Needed: Worsted weight yarn Size 7, 8, and 9 needles Gauge ruler (Twice Sheared Sheep, Katrinkles, and Susan Bates all make great options) Calculator (or phone with calculator) Come prepared with 3 swatches made with your worsted we