Distance Knitting
City & Guilds Hand Knitting
7922 Creative Studies Certificate
This course is divided into 6 modules. Within each module there are a number of exercises to be completed for art/design, knitting and background knowledge. All the exercises in each module should be completed before the module is returned for assessment. All six modules must be completed to achieve the full 7922 Certificate.
Module 1
- Design section covers 'Line' and explores Line using a number of design techniques.
- Knitting section covers casting on and off, selvedges, hems and edgings, tension swatches and test swatches.
- General section covers tools, equipment and their safe use and storage, and collecting information on a number of different fibres.
Module 2
- Design section covers 'Colour' and explores Colour using a number of design techniques as well as covering colour theory.
- Knitting section covers colour mixing in knitting, increases and decreases, seam joins and knitting striped patterns based on the design section.
- General section covers the Basic Block and alterations to the basic block.
Module 3
- Design section covers presentation of work, design boards and fashion illustration.
- Knitting section covers knit and purl patterns, crossed stitches, cables, raised and embossed stitches, and blocking and pressing.
- General section covers calculating patterns and charting symbols.
- 1st Craft assessment - Fashion accessory.
Module 4
- Design section covers 'Texture' and explores Texture using a number of design techniques.
- Knitting section covers pockets, necklines and buttonholes.
- General section covers collecting a resources file, a Museum/visit report and designing for different figure types.
- 2nd Craft assessment - Item for interior use.
Module 5
- Design section covers 'Shape' and explores Shape using a number of design techniques.
- Knitting section covers traditional stranded Fair Isle, weaving in and intarsia.
- General section covers repeat patterns and transferring drawings to stitch related graph paper.
- 3rd Craft assessment - one of the two garment assessments (student can choose).
Module 6
- Design section covers 'Form' and explores Form using both 2D and 3D techniques.
- Knitting section covers open work stitches, combined stitches and decorative techniques.
- General section covers notes/articles on Designer/Makers in knitting and notes on fashion trends relating to knitting.
- 4th Craft assessment - 2nd garment (the specification for the garment not made in Module 5)