Fission knitting creates striking two colour flowing cables. The technique was invented by Canadian designer, Mary W. Martin.
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Fission knitting creates striking two colour flowing cables. The technique was invented by Canadian designer, Mary W. Martin.
Fission Knitting is a reversible colourwork technique where the fabric is worked with yarns held in a marl. The design elements are slipped stitches placed on both sides of the fabric. The marl is broken apart to work these stitches. The resulting fabric has a marled middle layer and an overlaid design on each side. It is possible to create a different cabled design on each side of the fabric. (Does that blow anyone else's mind?)
This class is a two-hour introduction to the technique. We recommend the Weathered Wood Cowl as a follow up class.
Skills learned: how to manage your yarn, establishing design stitches, identifying three kinds of stitches on your needles, and applying the three rules of Fission Knitting.
Date: Wednesday, October 15 from 7 - 9 PM
Instructor: Wendy D.
Prerequisite skills: Intermediate knitting skills, must be able to read a pattern and chart.
Materials: (not included)
Yarn: small amounts of TWO solid coloured contrasting yarn in sock/fingering to DK weights. Smooth/not textured yarn is highly recommended. Leftovers of sock yarn are perfect.
Needles: 4.5mm/ US7 needles for fingering weight yarn; 5.5mm/US9 needles for DK weight yarn.
Other: cable needle, removeable stitch marker, hair or regular elastic, small bag (eg. a plastic sandwich bag that holds both balls of yarn)
*Students receive 10% off in-store for class materials
