Fission Knitting Technique Class

Skills required: Students must be comfortable cabling.

Fission Knitting is a reversible colorwork technique where the fabric is worked with two 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 resultant fabric has a marled middle layer and an overlaid design on each side. Creating a different cabled design on each side of the fabric is possible.

In class, you will work a small Fission Knit swatch to learn the most used stitches and cables. The emphasis will be on reading your knitting and applying the Three Rules of Fission Knitting. You will learn the properties of Fission Knit fabric, why the technique works, how to manage your yarn, and how to choose suitable yarn/projects.

There is no homework before class, but come prepared with the materials needed. At the minimum you need the yarn, knitting needles, and one stitch marker.

Materials Needed
Yarn: small amounts of 2 solid colored contrasting yarn in sock/fingering to DK weights. Smooth/not textured yarn is 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, removable stitch marker, hair elastic or rubber band, and a small bag (eg. a plastic sandwich bag that holds both balls of yarn)

February Class Date: Feb 8th | 1pm-4pm

Refund and Cancellation Policy
1. There is a $2 cancellation fee, and 5 days notice must be given to cancel without additional penalty. Cancellations within 5 days of the class start date are subject to a 50% charge.
2. In the event that the class is cancelled or rescheduled you will be contacted by phone and offered a refund or store credit.