May / June class schedule
| To register for a class: Please call the shop at (410) 662 – YARN and pay with credit card Or email : lovelyarns@verizon.net with class choice and your phone number, and we will call for payment information. PLEASE NOTE!: You must be paid-up one week before class starts, or we will not hold your spot. CLASSES FILL QUICKLY! DO NOT WAIT! Technique Classes T1: Learn to Knit for Adults In the first class, you will learn to knit and bind off. Second class will include casting on, purling and reading a pattern. You should be able to knit up a scarf (yes, you will!) after leaving these classes, and maybe do some ribbing too. Instructor: Jess Saven Class Fee: $55.00 (Includes yarn, needles & Sessions: Thursdays, May 1 & 8 5:30 – 7:30 pm 4 hours of class instruction.) Wednesdays, June 11 & 18 5:30 to 7:30pm T2: Learn to Knit for Children Just like Learn to Knit for Adults, but for children ages 8 to 12. Instructor: Michelle Tipton Class Fee: $55.00 (Includes yarn, needles,etc) Sessions: Sunday May 4 & Sat May 17 1:30 – 3:30pm Sundays June 15 & 22 1:00 – 3:00pm T3: Beginner Crochet Class All crochet stitches start from a basic chain that is in turn started with a slip knot. Once you know how to make a chain and work your way back along the chain you will know how to crochet. It's that simple, really! Instructor: Heather VonMarko Class Fee: $55.00 (Hook & yarn included) Session: Wednesdays, June 11 & 18 5:30 – 7:30pm T4: Entrelac A unique "basket weave" pattern that looks really impressive, but is fun to knit! Learn the principles of this stitch, then make a gorgeous scarf in self striping yarn! Basic knitting and purling skills, and increase and decreases are all you need. Please bring a pair of # 8 or 9 needles to practice on. We will supply scrap yarn to work the pattern in class, and you may choose a gorgeous yarn for your actual project afterwards. Instructor: Sue Caldwell Class Fee: $25.00 (Practice yarn included) Sessions: Sunday May 11 11:00 – 1:00 Sunday June 29 11:00 – 1:00 T5 NEW! Brioche knitting Ready for a new challenge? This project class will teach you the basics of single color Brioche Stitch which creates a soft, lofty fabric that is the same on both sides. Add a few cables to this unusual stitch and you have a beautiful scarf. It might be summertime, but it is never too early to get started on those fall and winter gifts! This is an intermediate class. Some experience with ribbing, yarn overs, knitting two together, and cables is recommended. Please bring: Any soft, worsted weight yarn (about 360 yards for 56", about 480 yards for 70"), size 7 knitting needle, cable needle Instructor: Nora Dunn Class fee: $25.00 Sessions: Sunday May 25 2:00 – 4:00 Saturday June 21 11:00 – 1:00 T6: New! Double Knitting This class will teach you the awesome technique of two-sided knitting! We will be making sassy potholders that will feature a diamond design on each side. And since double knitting is twice as thick as regular knitting it is perfect for this project. This class is for intermediate knitters only and all students must be able to knit, purl, and have some fermilarity with reading charts. The skills you will learn will be the "braided cast on", reading color charts for double knitting, and of course double knitting itself! Instructor: Karoline Peterson Class fee $25.00 Sessions: Thursday, May 8 5:30 – 7:30 T7: New! Cabled Washcloth Are you looking for a quick and useful project? Would you like to learn to cable, or just practice cabling? This class is a great portable project for the warm weather ahead, and a nice break from working with wool. Please bring one skein cotton yarn, needles appropriate for yarn, and either a cable or double-pointed needle to class. Instructor: Lynda DelGenis Class fee: $25.00 Sessions: Saturday May 10 2:00 – 4:00 Saturday June 28 1:00 – 3:00 Project Classes for Beginner Knitters with some knitting experience: B1: Knit your First Hat Tired of making scarves? Yes, you can work in the round with a bulky yarn and knit your first hat! So cute for adults, kids, even babies. Basic knitting skills are all you need. We will show you how to join and work on circular needles, decrease and expand your repertoire from just scarves. Please bring a size 10 16” circular needle to class. Instructor: Michelle Tipton Class fee: $25.00 Sessions: Saturday May 17 11:00 – 1:00 Sunday, June 15 11:00 – 1:00 B2: Easy booties in two hours! Knit these cute booties in no time at all. It's the greatest pattern: just tricky enough to be good for beginners. Learn yarn-overs, knitting 2 together and purling 2 together. Then make a bunch for all the babies in your life. Please bring size 5 or 6 needles to class and pick worsted or sport yarn before class starts. Instructor: Michelle Tipton Class fee: $25.00 Sessions: Sunday, June 21 4:00 - 6:00 B3: New! Beaded Scarf Ever wanted to try knitting with beads? This is the class for you. You will learn how to string and carry beads into your work, and create a beautiful gift. Make one as a gift and you’ll never give it away! People will be begging you for this one! Please bring size 5 needles with you to class. Note: Homework will be assigned before the class! Instructor: Judy Moskowitz Class fee: $35.00 includes beads Session: Sunday May 18 1:00 – 3:00 (yarn not included.) Sunday June 8 1:00 – 3:00 B4: Magic Market Bag What a fun bag; it’s so little you can stick it in your pocket, and pull it out to fill with groceries! Knit this quick project in just a couple of nights. We will use size 6 double-points for the bottom and top, and 13 -15-17 needles to create this smashing expandable bag in Cascade Fixation Yarn. (size of the needles determines size of the bag!) What a fabulous gift, or just make a bunch for yourself! Instructor: Sue Cunha-Cheesman Class Fee: $35.00 (Includes pattern & yarn!) Sessions: Sunday May 25 11:00 – 1:00 Sunday June 29 1:00 – 3:00 B5 Baby Surprise Jacket The Baby Surprise Jacket was designed by Elizabeth Zimmermann in 1968 and remains a popular baby garment to this day. The jacket is knit in a single piece from the shoulders down, with just two seams that run across the shoulders and down the length of the sleeves. It is gorgeous in self-striping yarn, or use bits of your stash to make stripes. It's fun to do, and exciting to see it magically turn into a little jacket! Please bring needles to class. Note: Homework will be assigned before the class! Instructor: Sue Caldwell Class fee: $25.00 Sessions: Sunday May 4 11:00 – 1:00 Sunday May 18 11:00 – 1:00 Sunday June 1 11:00 – 1:00 Sunday June 22 11:00 – 1:00 Project Classes for Intermediate Knitters (knitting, purling, increase & decrease skills needed) : I1 New! Lacy Summer Cap: adorable for summer! This project would be a great introduction to lace for those who are experienced knitting in the round. This simple lacy cap is perfect for summer! You can knit one up in silk bamboo for under $10.00! Note: Homework will be assigned before the class! Instructor: Erin Cowling Class fee: $25.00 Sessions: Saturday, May 10 11:00 – 1:00 Sunday, June 8 11:00 – 1:00 I2: Toe-up Socks Socks knit from the toe to the cuff can be specially altered and tweaked to fit the wearer... which makes them vastly appealing to new sock knitters! With basic knitting and purling knowledge, this class will quickly cover DPN (double pointed needle) usage and casting on the toe of a sock. You will learn to cast-on for the toe, make-one (M1) increases, a short row heel, and the perfect stretchy bind-off. Please bring a set of size 3 double pointed needles to class. Instructor: Elinor Hickey Class Fee: $55.00 (Includes 2 balls “Fixation” sock yarn –Enough for your first pair!) Sessions: Saturdays May 10 & May 17 2:00 to 4:00pm Saturdays June 21, 1:00 – 3:00 & June 28 11:00 – 1:00 I3: NEW! 2 socks on 2 circs Want to avoid the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome, or be sure that your socks are always the same length? Time to try 'two socks on two circs.' This class is for knitters already familiar with socks who are interested in a new, fun way to knit them two at a time. The class takes place in two one-hour sessions, and will cover casting on and starting your socks, and then maneuvering the heels. The rest is up to you! The materials you will need are: a cuff-down sock pattern, two 20" to 32" circular needles in the size required for the pattern, and fingering weight sock yarn. Yarn and needles can be purchased at Lovelyarns, of course. A plain stockinette sock pattern will be provided in the class, but if you have a pattern you'd prefer to knit, please bring it! The needle sizes required for the plain pattern are US 2s or US 3s. Instructor: Elinor Hickey Class Fee: $30.00 Sessions: Saturdays May 24 & 31 2:30 – 3:30 Sundays June 15 & 22 3:00 – 4:00 I4 New! Adult Surprise Jacket You must have completed the “Baby Surprise Jacket” class to register. Create this wonderful pattern from 1968 for YOURSELF! Bring a comfortable sweater so we can measure it in class. We will use the magic formula to determine how you can make a fabulous jacket to fit yourself or a friend! Instructor: Sue Caldwell Class Fee: $30.00 Sessions: Saturday May 31 4:00 – 6:00 Sunday June 15 11:00 – 1:00 |
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