Cable Boot Camp: Virtual Workshop with Lorilee Beltman

Details

Date: Friday, January 9, 2026

Time: Noon-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Location: Zoom—this is a virtual event. The class will be recorded, and participants will have access to watch and re-watch for as long as they like. Your order confirmation email will include a PDF download with the Zoom link, and we will send email reminders the week of the workshop.

Virtual classes are not refundable; we appreciate your understanding.

tHe class 

Do you love richly textured knits teeming with cables? Does working cables slow you down more than you would like?

Never fear, Lorilee is here! In this three hour virtual workshop, Lorilee will demonstrate how to cross cables in different configurations without using a cable needle. 

But wait, there’s more. With Lorilee’s chart reading tips, you will be able to skip the tedious step of looking up the written translation of charted symbols. Without having to glance over at the words all the time, your speed and rhythm will pick up, and  you’ll make fewer errors. 

A tidy appearance is important, too. In your ribbing and cables, have you noticed that the left-most knit stitch looks sloppy? We will learn why it happens and then teach that stitch to behave. 

Class also includes tips for reading your knitting so you know when it’s time for the cabling action row. 

 Illustration from a decades-old Estonian knitting book—cabling is nothing new!

supPlies

—50 grams (1.75 ounces) of a smooth, light color, solid color, 3-4 ply wool or wool blend yarn.

—needles in a size appropriate for your yarn, 3.75 – 4.5 mm/US 5 – 7. Select a circular needle with a cable at least 24 inches long, or straight needles. A needle with a sharper tip will make cabling easier than a needle with a dull, rounded tip,

The PDF included with your order confirmation email will include the Zoom link to the virtual workshop, a handout from Lorilee, and a short homework assignment.

Required skills

This class is suitable for beginners and experienced knitters alike. Students should be comfortable knitting, purling and following pattern directions, but cabling experience is not necessary.

Our Workshop Leader

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A born teacher, Lorilee Beltman sees no end to where knitting curiosity can lead, and she loves to help knitters make new discoveries. We are lucky to have had her teach several live and virtual workshops for MDK over the past few years, to rave reviews.

Feedback from Lorilee’s virtual classes is universally over the top.  Her patient, organized, and upbeat style conveys an amazing amount of new information, even to experienced knitters—you will definitely want to re-watch the recording of this class, just to reinforce the genius tidbits you’ll pick up.

Lorilee’s articles and designs have been published in books, magazines, and online. She has been a yarn shop owner, a Knit Stars masterclass teacher, a techniques columnist at Knitty.com, and an online instructor at Interweave and at Craftsy, where her classes are bestsellers.

Lorilee grew up in Pittsburgh, spent thirty years in west Michigan, and now calls the Seattle area home. When not knitting or growing veggies, she can be found on the pickleball court playing for fun or teaching beginners as a certified pickleball coach.

Find out more about Lorilee at lorileebeltman.com.. External Link. Opens in new window.