Classes

Another Felted Bag

If you haven't tried felting yet, this is a great bag to start with.  Bag includes circular knitting, adding yarns, and I-cord.  

Beading 101 -  Join beader extraordinaire Karen Paust to learn 8 different beading  stitches.   Flat Gourd (Peyote), Round Gourd, Right Angle Weave, Ndebele Stitch (African Beading), Square Stitch, Brick Stitch, Diamond Netting and Crocheting with Beads will be covered.  Karen will supply a blank accordian book that can be watercolored.  Add your beaded samples to the book for a refence.  Karen will provide the beads, needles & supplies to make your project.  

Beginner  

Beaded pendant bag - These little bags are knit on perle cotton with size 11 seed beads & 0000 needles. Don’t let that scare you off. They are a lot of fun & as long as you don’t mind fine work, they are easy & you’ll enjoy it.  *Ability to do fine work & pick up stitches is a must*  

price includes class, beads, floss & needles. 

Intermediate to advanced

Beginner Crochet - You will learn the basic crochet stitches and how you can put them together to make different patterns.  If you are up to the challenge, try a simple crochet shopping/beach bag.  Crochet is also great to use as a trim on your knitted pieces.   

Beginner   

Beginner’s Knitting – You will learn to cast on, knit & purl. & bind off.  In the 2 week class some decorative stitches such as ribbing and seed stitch will be introduced.  You’ll be ready to go out and knit up a storm!  This can also be a fun summertime mother/child class. 

 Beginner  

Beaded Crochet Necklace – Work with wire to make a beautiful necklace with glass beads.  This is a simple project, but knowledge of crochet is essential.  Bring a size F, G or H crochet hook. 

price  includes bead & wire kit. 

Advanced Beginner  

After knitting & purling comes increases, decreases, decorative stitches, button holes, I-cord and many other fun things that make you a great knitter.  Come learn some of these techniques!

Advanced Beginner

Twisted Wrister Bag

Make this great little purse with fancy stitches and cables and shaping.  A great learning experience

Cable Set - Cables give intricate looking results, but are straight forward to do.  With this lovely scarf and mitts, you will learn how easy cables are and also the use of double point needles.

Strong Beginner

Continental Knitting – It may look backwards to some, but others swear it's the absolutely fastest way to knit.  Hold the yarn in your left hand and "pick" the stitches.  It's a great basis for learning how to  do 2 color knitting.  Bring yarn & suitable needles.

Beginner 

Curlique Scarf – Take a leap from the ordinary with this intriguing scarf.  This scarf can be knit or crochet. Work the scarf body in one color and trim it with a complementary color.  

  Advanced Beginner  

Drop Stitch Shawl - This is a very elegant shawl.  We would like for you to do some basic homework prior to class, because the class will be devoted to the "drop" part of the shawl.  Basic knitting skills are all that are needed for this class, but the results are advanced!

Domino Knit -

The latest in "modular" knitting.  Make little blocks that can be put together to create garments or anything else you can imagine.  We will make a sampler in class.

Bring several colors of worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles.

Double Knit Cabled Scarf - 

Make a reversible two sided fabric with this fascinating technique.  Use only straight needles and knit stitches to create a "tube that is identical on both sides.

Easy Entrelac Scarf – Learn the technique that looks too complicated to be true – but it’s not!    The entrelac technique only uses one yarn at a time to create the most intricate basket weave pattern.  This scarf is the easy way to learn entrelac. Advanced Beginner

Entrelac  –  Come & see that knitting entrelac (basket weave stitches that slant right and left)  is not as hard as it would appear.   Don’t be afraid – we’re here to hold your hand.  

Entrelac Hot Pad –  Come & see that knitting entrelac (basket weave stitches that slant right and left)  is not as hard as it would appear.  Use 2 or more colors to make a simple hot pad.  Don’t be afraid – we’re here to hold your hand.   

Bring worsted weight yarn to class - at least 2 colors and size 8 needles

 Strong Advanced Beginner   

Eyelash Necklace - 

Use up all of your scraps with this easy project.  No knitting skills are required, so bring along your non-knitting friends!

Felted Slippers

These easy felted slippers are a great way to learn how to make socks.  With all the same techniques, but larger needles, these are a breeze!

A great way to use up your wool leftovers!

Pre-class homework,  stop in for pattern and begin cuff.

Felted Snowman (Needle felt)

Join Guest teacher Pat Fishel who has perfected the art of needle felting.  Her creations will amaze you.  You will create a figurine out of wool and/or llama fiber.  Don't miss this amazing class!

Class includes supplies needed to complete project.

Beginner  

Felted Flower Bag - Try this cute bag with your choice of 2 different flowers.  Pre-class homework involves knitting the body of the bag.  We will make flowers, attach I-cord and fasten the handles in the class.  

 Advanced Beginner

Fair Isle/Icelandic / Two color knitting –    

It’s easier than you think! This is always a favorite class. Learn how to work with 2 yarns at a time without all the twisting and aggravation of bobbins or bunched up work. This is a sampler class, but we'll get you ready for a sweater like this. 

 Intermediate 

Felted Fall Flowers -  

Make a beautiful centerpiece with needle felting.  

Intermediate  

Felted Hat

This could be the warmest hat you'll ever have.  This is a fairly simple pattern, but you will gain confidence with circular needles and increases & decreases

Fingerless Mitts - These quick little mitts are great for beginners, and a great opportunity to learn cables.    Mitts have a thumb hole and cut out fingers.    

Strong Beginner  

Flirtatious Felted Mittens –   A great introduction to circular knitting on Double Point Needles, shaping and other fun things.  And they make great Gifts!  

Little Spout Hat

 New techniques include circular and double pointed needles. 

It's really not lace in the general sense.  Hair pin Lace is created on a "loom" and you use a crochet hook, but there is no need to know how to crochet.  

Using a woven Alpaca Ribbon, learn this fascinating technique that lays the ribbon flat for a very unusual look.  You will even learn to knit backwards!

Join other knitters who want to try their hand at knitting lace.  You can choose your own scarf or shawl pattern.  We will learn chart reading and symbol interpretation.  Lace knitting takes some concentration but the rewards are well worth the effort.   

From Tank Top to Knit Top – 

Do you have a favorite summer tank that you wish you could have in a knitting pattern?  We’ll look at how to create a pattern from measurements and yarn gauge. Bring a tape measure, a pencil, and any tank to measure!    

Intermediate  

Pattern reading & understanding Gauge– 

Reading a pattern may be like reading a foreign language, but we can help.  We will de-mystify what the pattern really says and how to understand what gauge is and how to make sure it's correct for what you are knitting.  Bring needles and light colored yarn to work on samples.  

 Advanced Beginner 

Loopy & Luscious - 

This is a basic scarf that looks much more complicated than it really is.  Use 2 very different yarns to create this delicate scarf

Mosaic / Slip Stitch Knitting – Try 2 color knitting while only using only 1 strand of yarn at a time. This is an easy way to make yourself look like an advanced knitter. We will be working swatches to try different patterns. Bring at least 2 colors of similar weight yarn & a couple of pairs of needles.

Advanced Beginner

Bring in a favorite garment which you will used to map out your pattern.  Once you have the template, you can knit the garment with your favorite yarn.  This advanced class will use your math skills, tailoring & knitting skills.

Advanced

Poncho – One of our most popular classes and a perfect back to school project. A poncho is a great step up from scarves.  See samples & pick from a variety of styles before the class begins.

 Advanced  Beginner   

Sculptural Knitting - 

  Learn to knit from your sketches to create 3 dimensional objects & animals.  You will use both knitting & crocheting in this class.

Intermediate   

Taught by Karen Paust

Seam Sampler – 

Learn different techniques for seaming your projects together and when one is better than another.  Pre-class homework:  Work (5) 30 stitch swatches in stockinette stitch.  Work until each swatch is square.  Bind off 3 swatches, leave the other 2 on the needles.  

All swatches do not need to be in the exact same yarn, but should be similar in weight.

Shrug - 

It's not a sweater, it's not a vest - it's a shrug.  Something to put on when you just need a little extra.  Easier than a sweater and just cute as can be! (picture to come)

Socks – Socks are a classic knitting project.  We will make a pair of socks to get you started on what is an obsession for many knitters.  Learn to work with double pointed needles and do intricate shaping.  Nothing beats homemade socks!  

Spinning 101 – Our guest instructor Claire Moore will guide you through the process of fiber preparation and spinning.  We will have a limited number of wheels available to use the day of the seminar, or you can bring your own if you have one.  Please sign up soon – class size is limited.

  Beginner  

Stitch Sampler – This  class will give you the opportunity to learn new stitches that you may not have tried before.  Learn something new each week. 

  Advanced Beginner  

Stripes Around Felted Tote - This is an intriguing, mysterious bag.  Very simple to complete and great to use up scraps from all of your other felted projects.  

Stop in before the class to pick your supplies and get the foundation work started.  

Advanced Beginner

Summer Shell or Tank – A shell is one step closer to making a sweater!  Knitting doesn’t have to just be about wool.  Try out one of the beautiful cottons, silks, or new summer blends.  Most tanks are fairly simple and they look great to wear!

 Intermediate  

Top Down Sweater – A great introduction to sweaters – this is a quick and fun pullover worked from the neck down, with no seams! Make one for a child or an adult.  Advanced Beginner