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Portuguese Knitting 101

Date/Time:  
​January 30, February 6, and 13 (Thursdays) from 3 to 5 pm.
​March 14, 21, & 28 (Saturdays) from 3-5 pm.
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Description:
A style of knitting used by many other countries that minimizes wrist, arm, and finger strain.  It is done using primarily your thumbs to move the yarn.  This is a basic knitting class. You will learn how to do basic knits and purls as well as lace knitting decreasing and increasing. This style of knitting also can be used with stranded knitting making tangles nonexistent.​

Prerequisite Skills:  Intermediate knitting skills
​ Key Techniques Taught: 
  • Portuguese cast on
  • How to use a pin to tension your yarn.
  • How to use your thumb to flick the yarn
  • Lace work including k2together, ssk, m1L, and m1R
  • Knit and Purl
  • Chart reading ​​​
Materials:
  • Two different colored skeins of dk weight yarn
  • Appropriate circular needle size US 5/6
  • Scissors
  • Optional Portuguese knitting pin ​​
Class Size:  ​Maximum of six students
Cost:  $35.00 for three sessions, 6 hours of instruction
Instructor:  ​Jessica Jamison -Wells, jkwells@centurytel.net
Sign Up Instructions:   Sign up at the store or call Maurine at 541-936-4677 and she will sign you up.
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Knitty Gritty Yarn Store, 824 S. Main Street, Lebanon, OR  97355  541-936-4677  

Telephone

 Maurine Bunce
​541-936-4677

Address

​824 S Main Street Lebanon, Oregon 97355 + Cross streets are Main and Grant in downtown Lebanon
Hours due to Covid19. Curbside pickup available. Tuesday-Saturday 11-5 p.m. Inside shopping 
​available with masks, hand sanitizing, and distancing. 

www.knittygrittyoregon.com