Stacked Stitches are an innovative approach to striped colourwork, best knows as the technique behind the Fox Paws pattern. Stacks can add shaping, create 3d texture, replace short rows and when combined with stripes, they create intricate motifs without unsightly strands on the wrong side of your projects. You'll never need to manage more than one colour at a time or worry about bobbins because stacked stitches bend rows of garter stitch into new shapes and patterns using only increases and decreases.

This introductory class with enable knitters of all levels to try out the technique in a swatch and become confident working patterns that incorporate stacked stitches. We will focus on mastering the increase and decrease stitches and learn several strategies for avoiding problems and fixing mistakes.

When:

Saturday 10th April, 2027 

8.30am - 11.30am

Pre Requisites:

This class is best suited for intermediate or adventurous beginners who have experience reading patterns and working basic increases and decreases.

What to bring:

Worsted Weight scraps in multiple colours, circular needles with a flexible cord in a corresponding size to your yarn and a few adjacent sizes ( metal or plastic needles are strongly reccomended), stitch markers.

Optional:

Scratch Paper, highlighter tape, and a digital row counter

Homework:

None

Who is Xandy Peters:

Xandy Peters is a knitting designer and teacher, best known as the innovator of the stacked stitch technique and for the Fox Paws pattern. Starting out as a footwear and product designer, he turned to knitting as a way to explore textiles and surfaces without using factory production and has since made a career out of publishing new patterns and teaching workshops. Xandy has been published in magazines such as Vogue Knitting, Twist Collective, Knitscene, Knitty, and Pom Pom Quarterly, has a Craftsy class teaching the stacked stitch technique and continues to self publish patterns on a regular basis.

Terms & Conditions:

By booking this workshop, your place is confirmed.

• Cancellations on or before 12th March: refund minus $20 merchant fee
• Cancellations on or before 19th March: 50% refund (if your place is filled, refund minus $20 merchant fee applies)
• Cancellations on or before 26th March: 25% refund (if your place is filled, refund minus $20 merchant fee applies)
• Cancellations on or after 2nd April: no refund (unless your place is filled, refund minus $20 merchant fee applies)