Materials List
Knitting with Beads
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1 skein (approx. 400-500 yds) of fingering weight yarn, wound and ready to knit
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US size 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, at least 28” / 70 cm in length
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50 grams of 6/0 seed beads
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1.25 mm crochet hook
Helical Knitting
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Approximately 100 to 135 yds of fingering or sport weight yarn in a main color and 75 yds total in the contrasting colors (e.g., 37 yds of 2 colors, 25 yds of 3 colors, or 19 yds of 4 colors), wound and ready to knit
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Waste yarn, stitch markers, and yarn needle
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US size 1 / 2.25 or 2.5 mm double-pointed needles or one’s preferred needles for working in the round
Slipped Stitch Cables
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Approximately 150 yds of fingering or sport weight yarn in the main color and 75 yds of 1 or 2 contrasting colors, wound and ready to knit
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Cable needle (optional)
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Stitch marker and yarn needle
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US size 2 / 2.75 mm and US size 4 / 3.5 mm double-pointed needles or one’s preferred needles for working in the round
How to Make Sweaters that Fit
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Participants’ current sweater project or a swatch for a sweater project (optional)
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Tape measure and writing implement