Fa l l C l a s s e s !
This fall our classes will be fun and full of skill-building techniques.
- Michele’s Blended Wedges project covers short rows, marl techniques and how to produce a beautiful gradient “fade”.
- Debbie’s class, Jimmy’s Lucky Poncho, is a very cute and easy poncho knit using random colors chosen with the throw of the dice or the draw of the card. You will learn about swatching techniques and gauge as well as finishing and blocking techniques.
- Our sweater class this fall is Ranunculus. This iconic sweater is one of Ravelry’s most popular designs. It comes in 11 sizes and uses a relatively small quantity of yarn 569-941 yds (long sleeve version). Yarn can select from lace and light fingering weight to worsted weight yarn. Skills learned will include swatching and gauge, German short rows, Cast on techniques (including Double Twist Loop, Tubular, and crochet chain provisional cast on), special pattern stitches, and i-cord techniques.
- Carole’s class, Fair Isle Fun, covers many skills, including
- Portuguese knitting,
- continental knitting,
- two-handed Fair Isle knitting (knit/right side techniques and purl/wrong side techniques) plus
- steeking (no sewing machine required).
The project is a cowl named No Alcohol Fortification Needed plus a lot of swatches with your stash.
- For crochet, we will be offering a series of Granny Square designs and ideas of cute, colorful projects. This class is great for beginners.
- We will offer two technical classes. The first will be How To Get The Most Out of Ravelry and the second will be an Introduction to Knit Companion, a free app for knitters that is very helpful. Mary Jo DeMorrow, a Knitter’s Companion guru, will teach the class.