Conquer your zipper fears! You don't need a sewing machine or even a needle & thread to install a zipper in your handknits. This process turns your zipper into a knittable object for a stunning and impeccable finish. For this course, be sure to have your materials at your side. This is a hands-on course that goes from working out the math (just a wee bit!) to determine how many stitches you will need to pick up to actually installing a zipper onto your swatches in two separate ways. 

Required Skills 

• Knitting and purling

• This course is perfectly suitable for beginning knitters 

  techniques included

• turning your zipper into a knittable object

• two styles of joining your zipper & buttonband

• picking up and knitting stitches

• three-needle bind-off

• calculating buttonband stitches based on your personal stitch to row gauge ratio

• fixing three-needle bind-off misses

Required Materials 

• Knitpicker Tool & 5”/12.5 cm long Zipper (available for purchase as a course materials bundle from kate)

• two swatches that are at least 5”/12.5 cm tall and 2”5 cm wide, with at least 1 stockinette selvedge stitch on each side; these swatches can be knit for class or can be recycled from a previously swatched project.

• yarn: scraps of yarn that are the same weight or lighter than what was used in your swatch; if your finished project is bulky or heavier, you must use a yarn in worsted weight as bulky yarn is not suitable for this technique

• needles: a minimum of 3 dpn’s or sets of Circular needles in the size used for your swatch, or one size smaller 

• pencil & paper

• Knitters tools: scissors, darning needle, measuring tape, removable stitch markers if your swatch is taller than 5”/12.5 cm