Free Fair Isle Knitting Workshop: February 26, 2011

Announcing our next Free Knitting Workshop! Join us on Saturday, February 26th for a beginning Fair Isle workshop!  Class size is limited, please call (717) 768.8007 to reserve your spot right away!

Project:  TBD
Date:  Saturday, February 26, 2011
Time:  12:30 - 2:30

An introduction to color work!  Escape Winter with Color! Liven up your handwork and increase your knitting skills with colorwork.  Fair Isle is one of the most common techniques used in knitting to create color patterns.  

Skill Level: Intermediate/Extreme *
Skills Required: Complete understanding of knitting, purling.
Pattern Requirements: US #8 needles

*Who is an Extreme Knitter? Does entrelac make you swoon? Love cables? Colorwork? Is Barbara Walker your favorite author? Let's do some extreme knitting! You know you want to! 

Pre-registration is required!  Please call the shop to save your spot! (717) 768-8007.

Free Beginner Knitting Workshop: February 22, 2011

Announcing our next Free Knitting Workshop! Join us on Tuesday, February 22nd for an Absolute Beginning Knitting Workshop!  Class size is limited, please call (717) 768.8007 to reserve your spot right away!

Project:  Garter Stitch Scarf
Date:  Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Time:  9:30a - 11:30a

A friendly introduction to the absolute basics of knitting. Learn everything you need to make a simple, beautiful scarf.  This scarf is made using only the knit stitch!  

Skill Level: Absolute Beginner.
Skills Required: None!
Techniques Taught: Material selection, long-tail cast on, the knit stitch & how to bind off.
Materials:  Worsted weight wool yarn, US #8 needles.

This workshop is suitable for Absolute Beginner Knitters. Absolute Beginners are Future Knitters who have not yet put ‘yarn’ to ‘needle,’ have neither ‘knit’ nor ‘purled,’ and don’t know the difference between ‘casting on’ and ‘casting off.’   Also, perhaps, Former Knitters who may have forgotten it all (you know who you are!).  We’ll help you choose your materials and tools, and teach you to cast on, knit, purl, and cast off.  

Pre-registration is required!  Please call the shop to save your spot! (717) 768-8007.

Free Sweet Hearts Workshop: February 5, 2011

Announcing our next Free Knitting Workshop! Join us on Saturday, February 5th for a Sweet Hearts Workshop!  Class size is limited, please call (717) 768.8007 to reserve your spot right away!

Project:  Little Hearts
Date:  Saturday, February 5, 2011
Time:  9:30a - 11:30a

  photo by vitsippa on ravelry c 2010 used with permission

These sweet little hearts are knit in one piece with almost no finishing.  We'll use double pointed needles to work these up.   

Materials:  worsted weight wool yarn, 5" US #8 dpns, stitch marker,  & tapestry needle

This workshop is suitable for Intermediate Knitters.  Intermediate Knitters are Current Knitters who know the basics:  long-tail cast-on, knit, purl, and bind off. 
Sign up for this workshop to develop your knitting skills!  The pattern features a figure eight cast-on, dpn knitting, & the Kitchener stitch.  Students purchase a kit with assorted colors Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride yarn & a set of Brittany needles.

Special thanks to Teresa Fox for permission to use her free pattern for our Free Workshop!  The pattern is available on Ravelry or on her blog.  Please

download & print your own copy of the pattern.  It is available for free on Ravelry.   Special thanks to vitsippa for use of her beautiful photographs.