Led by Vincent Williams of Visuvio's Crafts, students will learn the tools and mechanics of cable knitting, including how cables impact gauge & tension, creating cable crosses/twists of different sizes, reading your fabric for how to count rows & stitches, reading written cable instructions, reading cable charts, finishing techniques and more.  Together students will knit the Bergamot Beanie by Vincent Williams and have a completed hat by the end of this 4-session course!

Purchase before the start of class: 

• Bergamot Beanie from Visuvios Crafts website or Ravelry
• 208 yards of DK weight yarn
  • Recommended yarns available in the shop:
    • Emma’s Yarn - Simply Spectacular DK
    • Ryan Yarn - Plump DK
    • A Knitter’s Homestead - SW Merino DK
    • Illimani - Santi
    • Brooklyn Tweed - Arbor
• (1) US 4/3.5 mm - 16" circular needle
• (1) US 6/4.0 mm - 16" circular needle
• (1) US 6/4.0 mm - 32 or 40" circular needles OR (1) set of US 6/4.0 mm - double pointed needles (to be used in the third class session for the small circumference work at the crown of the beanie)
• Cable needle (Vincent prefers the “J” shaped cable needles, but all shapes of cable needles will be perfect for knitting cables)
• tapestry needle
• 2 stitch markers
• Faux fur pom pom OR pom pom maker to create a yarn pom pom with your leftover hat yarn

Skills learned will be:

• (Optional) Tubular Cast On
• Knitting cables flat
• Knitting cables in the round
• How to use a cable needle
• When you can choose to knit cables without using a cable needle
• Reading cable knitting charts
• Reading written/non-charted cable knitting instructions.
• Make 1 left, Make 1 right, Make 1 purlwise, and yarn over increases
• K2tog, SSK, P2tog, SK2P, and K3tog decreases
• Knitting with double pointed needles OR magic loop for working in small circumferences
• Attaching a faux fur pom pom or creating & attaching a yarn pom pom

Yarn for the class must be bought at The Craftivist. Students receive a 10% discount on the cost of supplies for the class.

We do our best to ship out your items on the same day. All orders are shipped via the United States Postal Service (USPS). Cost of shipping is as follows:

For delivery in the US

All orders under $100 ship first class - $7.95

Free shipping on orders of $100.00 or more 

What is your return policy?

We want you to be satisfied with your purchase.  If we made a mistake, email us at hello@thecraftivist.com and we will make it right. New, unused yarn can be returned within 30 days for a full refund.  Sale items, patterns, books, magazines, wound yarn and needles are not refundable.