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Classes
Instructor: Nancy Cavender
Saturdays: March 30, April 13, and May 11, 2024; 3:00-5:00 pm.
Make a spring "Tolsta Tee" with Nancy! Rebecca Clow's versatile pattern allows you to decide how intricate of a garment you want to make. This class will focus on ...
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Instructor: Nancy Cavender
Saturdays: March 30, April 13, and May 11, 2024; 3:00-5:00 pm.
Make a spring "Tolsta Tee" with Nancy! Rebecca Clow's versatile pattern allows you to decide how intricate of a garment you want to make. This class will focus on top-down seamless garment construction and modifications to get the right fit. We will also practice picking up stitches and German short rows.
If you are new to top-down sweater construction, you may want to consider a simple tee so you can focus on shaping and construction details. If you are a more advanced knitter, this project offers the opportunity to add color, lace, or texture to the design. Check out "Tolsta Tee" projects on Ravelry for inspiration!
Experience: Students should be comfortable casting on, knitting, purling, and working in the round. If you do not have experience knitting a sweater, consider following the basic pattern without a lot of modifications.
Materials needed:
Materials are available for purchase at the shop.
- Masks are required in the classroom and in the shop.
- Refunds for pre-paid class registrations can be made only if we are notified at least two weeks in advance of the beginning of class.
- Missed classes will not be made up unless the instructor was unable to teach or the shop was unexpectedly closed.
- Refunds for missed classes cannot be made.
- We require a minimum of three students for each class; in the event that signups do not meet that minimum level, the class will be cancelled and we'll issue refunds for class registrations.
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Instructor: Nancy Cavender
Saturdays: March 30, April 13 and 27, 2024; 1:00-2:30 pm.
Learn the basics of stranded colorwork or refine your technique as you knit Gudrun Johnston’s "Shetland Solstice" hat. While designed for Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift, ...
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Instructor: Nancy Cavender
Saturdays: March 30, April 13 and 27, 2024; 1:00-2:30 pm.
Learn the basics of stranded colorwork or refine your technique as you knit Gudrun Johnston’s "Shetland Solstice" hat. While designed for Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift, any fingering weight wool will work, and we have many delightful yarns to select from. This 5-color hat is knit in the round with no more than 2 colors in each row. This class will focus on how to knit with 2 colors at once. We will also discuss reading colorwork charts, joining colors, catching floats, and darning in ends. In class, we will practice the German twisted cast on and making pompoms.
Experience: Students should be comfortable casting on, knitting, purling, and working in the round.
Materials needed:
- "Shetland Solstice" pattern, by Gudrun Johnston, available on Ravelry
- For practice during first class: 2 colors of yarn and appropriate-sized needles for working with that yarn
- For project: Fingering weight wool in 5 colors; we recommend Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift or Kelbourne Woolens Camper - look for color ideas on our blog!
- Needles: 16" US 2.5 (3mm), 16" US 4 (3.5 mm), and double pointed US 4 (3.5mm); or size needed to get gauge
- Notions: stitch markers, needle for weaving in ends
Materials available for purchase at the shop.
- Masks are required in the classroom and in the shop.
- Refunds for pre-paid class registrations can be made only if we are notified at least two weeks in advance of the beginning of class.
- Missed classes will not be made up unless the instructor was unable to teach or the shop was unexpectedly closed.
- Refunds for missed classes cannot be made.
- We require a minimum of three students for each class; in the event that signups do not meet that minimum level, the class will be cancelled and we'll issue refunds for class registrations.
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Instructor: Anne Derby
Wednesday evenings: March 6, 13, and 20, 2024, from 5:45 - 7:15 pm.
This is a class for anyone who wants to move beyond a flat piece of knitted fabric and who would like a warm hat that knits up quickly!
The "Fernhilll Hat" is ...
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Instructor: Anne Derby
Wednesday evenings: March 6, 13, and 20, 2024, from 5:45 - 7:15 pm.
This is a class for anyone who wants to move beyond a flat piece of knitted fabric and who would like a warm hat that knits up quickly!
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"Fernhilll Hat" is worked from the brim up, starting with a ribbed brim (we might modify the pattern to make it a twisted rib), followed by a texture stripe pattern; there should be yarn left to make a pom pom.
In this class, students will learn to knit in the round, read and knit from a chart, and use double pointed needles.
Experience: Students should be comfortable casting on, knitting, and purling.
Materials needed:
- 1 skein of Kelbourne Woolens Germantown Bulky (100% wool, 123 yards/100 gm)
- 16" US 8 (5 mm) circular needle
- 16" IS 10 (6 mm) circular needle
- a set of US 10 DPNs (double pointed needles)
- and other notions including a stitch marker, pom pom maker, and should you opt to do the crochet provisional cast on, some waste yarn and a crochet hook
Materials are available to purchase at the shop; we'll provide a print copy of the hat pattern!
- Masks are required in the classroom and in the shop.
- Refunds or store credits for pre-paid class registrations can be made only if we are notified at least two weeks in advance of the beginning of class.
- Missed classes will not be made up unless the instructor was unable to teach or the shop was unexpectedly closed.
- Refunds or store credits for missed classes cannot be made.
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Instructor: Anne Derby
Saturdays: February 17, 24, and March 16, 2024; 12:45 - 2:15 pm.
Camilla Vad’s beautiful grain motif appears on the body of this slipover vest. The garment is worked in the round from the bottom up to the armholes, then changes to ...
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Instructor: Anne Derby
Saturdays: February 17, 24, and March 16, 2024; 12:45 - 2:15 pm.
Camilla Vad’s beautiful grain motif appears on the body of this slipover vest. The garment is worked in the round from the bottom up to the armholes, then changes to flat knitting. Anne will teach the two grain stitches and help adjust for sizing. Bring your needles and yarn to the first class - we will practice the grain stitches and begin a gauge swatch. The second session will confirm the size you want to knit, and we will read through the whole pattern and cast on. After a few weeks we will reconvene to admire progress and discuss finishing. Of course, in between classes Anne encourages students to reach out with any questions.
Experience Level: You should be comfortable knitting and purling and working in the round on either circular or double-pointed needles. Some garment knitting experience will be helpful, but is not required.
Materials needed:
- Pattern: "Field Slipover," by Camilla Vad, available for purchase on Ravelry
- Yarn: the pattern gauge is 20 st x 30 rows over 4 inches.
- Option A: DK and lace weight yarn held together, such as Isager Eco Baby and Silk Mohair
- Option B: DK weight wool, such as Isager Jensen
- yardage varies by size, so check the pattern for details, and know that we're happy to help you find the right yarn for your "Field Slipover" here at the shop
- Needles: 32" and 16" circular needles in size US 6 (4 mm) and US 4 (3.5 mm), or sizes needed to obtain gauge
- Notions: cable needle, tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Materials available for purchase at the shop. Please be sure to have materials with you for the first class.
- Masks are required in the classroom and in the shop.
- Refunds for pre-paid class registrations can be made only if we are notified at least two weeks in advance of the beginning of class.
- Missed classes will not be made up unless the instructor was unable to teach or the shop was unexpectedly closed.
- Refunds for missed classes cannot be made.
- We require a minimum of three students for each class; in the event that signups do not meet that minimum level, the class will be cancelled and we'll issue refunds for class registrations.
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