Giant Yarn: Learn Arm Knitting Techniques

Casting on the Blanket

A course by Miriam (Mizz) Evans , Knit artist

100% positive reviews (9)

629 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Casting on the Blanket

Overview

“It's now time to cast on the first row and prepare to start knitting! Let me show you exactly how to do this. Feel free to follow along with me. ”

In this video lesson Miriam (Mizz) Evans addresses the topic: Casting on the Blanket, which is part of the Domestika online course: Giant Yarn: Learn Arm Knitting Techniques. Use your arms and hands as needles to knit bold and beautiful creations .

Partial transcription of the video

“So in this lesson we are going to cast on our first row of stitches for our blanket. So the blanket I'm making needs 13 chain stitches so it's going to be 13 stitches per row. My blanket is going to be two colours so I'm going to use the bright pink to cast on so I'll just move that green out of the way and I've got my pink yarn all ready and rolled so I'm just going to start pulling out some of that so I've got plenty of yarn unraveled and ready to use. For this blanket I am going to use the first cast on method with the chain stitches that I showed you way back in an earlier lesson. I'm d...”

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Course summary for: Giant Yarn: Learn Arm Knitting Techniques

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (9)
629 students
4 units
12 lessons (1h 12m)
2 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Accessory Design, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Knitting

Miriam (Mizz) Evans

A course by Miriam (Mizz) Evans

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Knit artist

Miriam ‘Mizz’ Evans crafts all sorts of giant knit creations from her home in Leeds, UK. Her passion for knitting was born out of an accident. While training for the London Marathon, she slipped and broke her leg. Recovering at home, she spent her days exploring arm knitting. Eventually, she amassed a social media following. Through her brand, Mizzknits, Miriam started running workshops and selling her work online. Her pieces have appeared on the pages of Yorkshire Life, Hello, Real Homes, and many more.