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Teaching: come on out and knit with me …
I’ll be teaching and talking about knitting over the next few months … come on out and knit with me …
Dog House Yarns classes – 708 Sunset Lane, Culpeper, VA 22701, 540-825-3585. All classes require pre-registration and run from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.:
- Saturday, March 3 — Knitter’s First Aid: What Do I Do Now? — The doctor is in and will answer your questions of just how to fix that stitch, shorten the garment, and substituting fiber to make your knitting sing.
- Saturday, March 10 — Understanding and Using Knitting Charts — “A picture is truly worth a thousand words” especially if it’s an intricate lace-knitting pattern or multi-color knitted garment! We’ll talk about how (and more importantly, why) to chart your knitting. We’ll chart specific knit-purl, colorwork and lace stitches to give you hand-on practice. Students will receive a resource list including “standard” symbology listings.
- Saturday, March 17 — The Perfect Finish — Learn the best techniques for finishing your hand-knits: blocking, seaming, embellishments, etc.
- Saturdays, March 24, 31 and April 7 — Rib Tickler Hoodie (the worsted version)– This popular design is currently only available in bulky weight yarn. For this class, I’ll be converting the original into a worsted-weight version. Come be the first to make the lighter version of this well-loved design (pattern is included with the cost of the class).
- Saturday, May 12 — Making Kaleidoscopes with Yarn (charting, designing and knitting a tam) — Geometric color-work is easily achieved with the classic tam design. In this class we’ll learn the best ways to create, design and start a classic tam in your choice of colors.
Fiber Festivals and Knitting Workshops
- Saturday, April 14 — 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. — Olde Liberty Fibre Faire (Bedford, VA). Come out and help support the Bedford Hospice House (all proceeds from the festival, including all from raffle proceeds go to help Hospice). I’ll be in the Spring Gate Farms’ booth and available to answer all your knitting questions!
- Saturday, April 21 — 8:30 – 5:00 p.m. — Dog House Yarns Spring Knitting Retreat at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, VA. The main speaker is Melissa Weaver Dunning who will entertain us with tales of the British Knitting Traditions. In the afternoon, I’ll be doing a break-out session on “Getting Started with Color Knitting” — a class where we’ll talk about all the different ways to add color to your knitting and start on a color-work cap (which can also be used as a unique wall decoration).
Come on out and knit with me ….
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