The Stacktangle Scarf - Beyond the Granny Squares!

This class is a three-session relaxed-pace adventure learning the advanced beginner/intermediate crochet techniques for Xandy Peters and Patrick Stewart's Stackable Scarf.  Xandy is known for innovative approaches to knitting that break convention and stretch our thinking about the craft.  In the Stacktangle Scarf, Xandy shows what happens when a granny square decides to think outside the box and go zig-zag.

Because this scarf is worked lengthwise, the class will focus on a two-repeat swatch to learn and and practice all of the techniques.  Students who complete the practice during the session can cast-on for the full project to apply what they've learned, so everyone can proceed at their own pace. 

Skill requirements - Students should have some crochet experience.  We will briefly review basics like base chain, double crochet and slip stitches, but the class is not meant for brand-new beginners.

Materials to Purchase:

• Copy of Stacktangle Scarf by Xandy Peters
• For the swatch : Scrap yarn in three colors of worsted weight wool
• Size I (5.5 mm) Hook
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• Scissors 
• Card board for making fringe          

NOTES:

• Students will have some time to shop for yarn toward the end of the first class if you have not decided before hand.
• I loved making a smaller-scale version of this scarf in fingering with a size D (3.25 mm) hook, so you can consider that option as well.

Class overview
Class 1

1. Introductions
2. Review of basic techniques: chain stitch, double crochet, slip stitch, crochet conventions and assumptions.
3. Yarn and color choices experimentation, plant your project with the coloring sheet!
4. Deep dive into the pattern: understanding the abbreviations, charts, new stitches and written instructions.

Swatch
1. Casting on - Base chain(tip: working into the back of the base chain).
2. Row one - Double crochet and crochet conventions review.
3. Row two - Vertical Increases.

Class 2
Swatch continued
1. Row three - Corner increases, double corner increases and decreases.
2. Rows four and five - Changing colors, standing DC.
3. Rows six and seven - Carrying on

Continuing Project

Class 3
Swatch, Finishing Up
1. Row eight - Vertical decreases
2. Rows nine and ten - Carrying on
3. Making Fringe and Finishing

Age minimum - Sixteen years of age
Class minimum - 3 students
If the class minimum is not met, students will be notified prior to the class start date and a full refund will be given.
WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER REFUNDS ON CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 72 HOURS OF START DATE, UNLESS YOUR SEAT CAN BE FILLED FROM THE WAIT LIST.

Skill Level:	Beginner
Skill Details:
Instructor:	Pamela Grossman