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Courses Afterthought HeelThis techniques class is for the experienced sock knitter. Learn how to add your heel after you've knit the rest of the sock. And how to replace it if it wears out or you want a different color. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Baby Brights Short Row CardiganBaffled by the mysteries of short-rowing? Got buttonhole heebie-jeebies? Make this little sweater and all will be revealed! More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Baby SockA cram course in making socks! In one session you make a simple baby sock of worsted wool. NOT for beginners: you must know how to use double-pointed needles or the two circular needle technique. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Basic Felted BagsMake a simple felted bag using wool, maybe a funky decorative yarn, and your washing machine! More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Beginning Crochet IBasic crochet - how to get started, four simple stitches. More Info Difficulty: Beginner Beginning Drop SpindleThis class is an introduction to the ancient art of spinning. The drop spindle is a small tool that can be carried anywhere, and can produce - with practice! - a nice hand-spun yarn in small quantities. More Info Difficulty: Beginner Beginning Knitting IThis class is for the total beginner or for someone who may want a refresher. No experience needed. More Info Difficulty: Beginner Beginning Knitting I - ContinentalMost of us knit the English/AMerican way, holding the yarn in our right hands and "throwing" it around the needle. However, there's another way, which ultimately is much faster. Many experienced knitters have difficulty switching - so why not learn this from the beginning! Especially good for lefties, as you manipulate the yarn with your left hand. More Info Difficulty: Beginner Beginning Knitting IIYou make a sampler scarf, learning two blocks each session, as well as how to block a wool garment to size. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Christmas StockingEvery member of a family treasures a Christmas stocking some loved person made for them. Now is your chance to knit one for someone YOU love. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Color Theory and GaugeDo you have a skein of yarn that you love . . . but can't figure out how to use? Create your own unique skein to make a shawl or scarf. Start with your "inspiration skein", then add other skeins as you learn how color and gauge work together. Your final product will be a unique skein of yarn that contains lengths of all your chosen yarns tied together. BTW This 5-hour class has a 30 minute lunch break! More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Continental KnittingAllways yearned to fly thorugh your projects? Sat and watched with envy when your friend did her stitches with only a flick of the finger? Come be a novice again and learn this useful way of knitting. (This class is for experienced knitters only.) More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Correcting MistakesDropped a stitch? Like to be able to fix it yourself and go on knitting? This one evening class helps with many common problems. More Info Difficulty: Beginner Crochet for KnittersWhat's a crab stitch? What do you mean, crochet a buttonhole? Did you ever ger almost finished and find yourself facing one of these phrases? We'll teach you what you need to know about crochet for knitters. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Crocheted Christmas StockingMake this charming Early American crocheted Christmas Stocking. Its small size makes it appropriate for a holiday decoration. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Crocheted FlowersLearn how to make several different crocheted flowers, from simple to more complex, as well as a simple leaf. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Crocheted MittensCrochet a pair of warm mittens for yourself or a child. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Crocheted ShawlThis summer shawl uses simple stitches and can be easily learned by the novice crocheter. More Info Difficulty: Beginner Design a Bag (crochet)Design your own crocheted bag! You choose the style, the yarn and the pattern. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Elegant Beaded OrnamentMake a lovely beaded Christmas ornament for your home or for a special gift. Lynn Wilson, the designer, will be teaching this special class. You can see her designs at web.mac.com/lwdesigns. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Entrelac ScarfLearn to make this simple garter stitch entrelac scarf. This is a technique class - be aware that you will not finish the scarf. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Entrelac WorkshopMake diamonds of multiple colors and yarns while only knitting with one color/yarn at a time. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Eyelets. Yarnovers and LaceWhen you began knitting, you probably made lots of eyelets and yarnovers without knowing it. Now lewarn how to do it on purpose to make beautiful lace. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Fair Isle BagAlways wanted to use all those colors together? Always wanted to knit Fair Isle? COnsider this course your intro - plus you end up with a really nifty bag. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Felted BunnyMake a felted bunny to celebrate the season! For reasonably experienced knitters who can follow a more complex pattern. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Felted Easter BasketMake a charming felted Easter Basket for your kids or for decoration. After Easter, it can be converted into a charming child's purse, if you wish! More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Finishing with FinesseThis class is not for the faint-hearted - but all who have taken it have raved. More Info Difficulty: Advanced For SinglesSingle knitters and crocheters, come join us for a social night out! Bring your project(s) - refreshments will be served. More Info Difficulty: Beginner Kaleidoscope SweaterThe Kaleidoscope Sweater, designed by Ginger, is knit from wrist to center back. You should be able to read a graph, and have made one or more sweaters. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Knit Mittens on four needlesDo double-pointed needles terrify you? COme learn to be fearless as you make a mitten in your choice of size and weight. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Knitting in the RoundKnit a yoke-style sweater for a child or grandchild, using a favorite motif. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Lace and LifelinesThis techniques class teaches three lace patterns of Meg Swanson, as well as use of a "lifeline" to make corrections more easily. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Lace Check ShellThis adventurous shell teaches a number of interesting techniques. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Making a HatLearn to work in the round and make an adult rolled edge hat. More Info Difficulty: Beginner Manon SweaterThis stunning sweater designed by Norah Gaughan flatters almost every figure! This class is designed for the intermediate knitter who want to try something a little different. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Moebius KnittingThis is a single session techniques class that gets you started making a moebius scarf. A moebius scarf is knit with a twist built into it but with no seam. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Nantucket Bucket BagCreate a felted oval-bottomed bucket bag, in either Noro Kureyon or your choice of multicolored or solid color yarn. Add your own selection of novelty yarns if you wish, and end up with a masterpiece! More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Needle/Hand Felted BallThis one-session class introduces you to the arts of needle and hand felting (no knitting required!). You will make a felted ball, complete with bell inside - nice toy for a child or a cat. More Info Difficulty: Beginner Noro Round Trip JacketTo quote Knitter's, where this pattern first appeared, "Although this might seem like a complicated jacket, with the border traveling around the perimeter of the design, it is surprisingly easy to knit." More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Not Your Granny's SquaresLearn some different crochet squares! More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Openwork Alpaca ScarfThis scarf is a great introduction to knitting lace - a simple pattern that will teach the basics and will produce a warm and comforting luscious scarf. (Finishing the scarf is left to you - however we are still here to help.) More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Seaside SandalsMake your own beach shoes! This crochet class will teach you how to make a jute sole and add a sandal top. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Simple SeamsThis is a technique class to learn the basic seams. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Socks (dp needles)This is the traditional sock class, complete with all those needles sticking out in all directions. Don't worry - by the end they will become very natural, even habit-making! More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Socks (Magic Loop)Just like our other sock courses, except done on one LONG needle! More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Socks (two circular needles)A different approach to making socks, using two circular needles in place of the traditional double-pointed needles. Includes turning the heel, Kitchener stitch toes. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Socks from the Toe UpThis techniques class is for the sock knitter who wants to knit in a different direction! More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Summer Crochet Bucket BagCrochet this practical and decorative summer bag! A jute core makes a a firmer side with a more rounded stitch. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner The Afghan StitchFor those who already crochet. The afghan stitch is a technique which accumulates stitches on the hook, and produces a fabric with a "woven" look. In this class you will start an exfoliating face cloth. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner The Einstein CoatIt's called The Einstein Coat because you feel like a genius when it's done! You make the child's version in this class. More Info Difficulty: Beginner The Magic LoopThis technique class teaches you how to use a very long circular needle in place of two shorter or double-pointed needled on small items like sleeves, socks, etc. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner The Walk-in-the-Park ShawlNot Just Plain Jane Knits are known for innovative design and beauty of finish. This shawl illustrates both. This course is for the advanced knitter who is looking for something different. Jane's patterns are written line-by-line. More Info Difficulty: Advanced Tilli Tomas Frilly ScarfTilli Tomas is famous for her silk yarns, both the glorious colors and the beads and sequins she includes. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Top Down SweaterThe great thing about knitting sweaters from the top down is that you end up with no seams to sew! In this class you will knit a top down baby cardigan. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Trellis & TrianglesThis elegant sweater is done in Jane's inimitable style. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Two Needle MittensWant to knit mittens but don't feel ready for double pointed needles? This class is for you! More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner Vineyard BagCathy is known for her creative bag designs, and this sturdy cotton bag is no exception. Design available in small, medium and large. Note: This course was originally named Summer Bag. More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Wonderful WallabyThe Wonderful Wallaby is an old standard, and makes a garment very popular with both children and adults. It is a hand-knitted version of the hooded and pouched sweatshirt ("hoodie"). More Info Difficulty: Intermediate Wool Bead NecklaceMake your own jewelry from felted wool beads - and add whatever other beads strike your fancy! More Info Difficulty: Advanced Beginner |
