Workshop: Stitch Saver - What Can't It Do? with Laura Nelkin

Workshop: Stitch Saver - What Can't It Do? with Laura Nelkin

Sunday February 8, 2026

1 PM - 4 PM

Registration will open December 9th, 2025 at 12:01 am CST

Topic:  

It’s not often that a single tool can change your knitting life completely, but that is what stitch saver has done for Laura. Soon, it will change yours too! Embark with Laura (and her alter ego Lola) on a 3-hour deep dive into the world of stitch saver. To start, Laura will teach a few obvious skills to get us comfortable. Then we’ll move on to the more obscure and finally end with some absolutely game changing techniques.

We’ll be covering provisional cast-ons, an alternative to picking up stitches, creating layers of fabric, a trick for entrelac, heel flaps, top down and bottom up folded hems and more...

Skills Needed: Knit and purl

Supplies: 

• Sport or DK weight yarn- approx. 40- 50 yards; choose a yarn in a light or bright color that is comfortable for you to knit with

• US Size 4 or 5 needles (double pointed AND 24” inch circular)

• If you have a top-down sock ready to work the heel flap bring it along... if not, Laura will have a sock on hand to demo with

• Laura will supply stitch saver in class

Homework:  None

Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Madison East

*The Madison Knitters' Guild has a no refunds policy.*

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