Demystifying Knitting Charts

Have you ever looked at a chart in a pattern and thought it was a crazy array of dots and lines that would never mean anything and switched immediately to the written instructions? Have you realized that a pattern wasn’t for you because it only had instructions in charted form? Well, this is the class for you! Charts can be a wonderful tool to visualize your knitted fabric and simplify long instructions, and a few simple tools can give you the confidence to follow charts for many types of knitting. You will learn to read charts for knitting flat and in the round, recognize common chart symbols, understand cable symbols without needing a key, and more so that you can approach new types of charts with ease.

Friday morning, 9 AM to 12 NOON
Workshop fee: $60
Materials fee: none

Artist’s Bio: Jenn Lampen is an avid knitter, knitting instructor and knitwear designer, publishing under the name Synaptic Stitches which comes from a combination of her background in neuroscience and her love of creating designs that keep your brain engaged and always teach you something new. She loves creating brioche designs and coming up with new ways to combine stitches, colors, and techniques. She is an advocate of fearless knitting and believes that any knitter can knit any pattern with a bit of patience and the right resources. She is passionate about supporting knitters in taking on new challenges and learning new skills.