Techniques Classes This Fall

Not sure you want to take a full class? Or just want to improve your knitting skill with a few new techniques? Then we have some great skill building workshops this Fall. We get a lot of folks who come in to the store that are fantastic knitters, but just need help with one area of a pattern or are having trouble with a technique like short rows so we decided to design some shorter sessions that will allow folks to focus on those skills rather than a big project.

First up, the Fixes and Mistakes Workshop that runs this coming Saturday the 12th from 10:00-1:00 with Laurie Bellin. We’ve all had it happen to us, we drop a stitch here or there, or we notice we should have knit when we purled and we’re now 3 or 5 rows along the pattern. This workshop will help you figure out how to deal with those mistakes and determine what the best method is to fix them. This is a workshop that will serve you well over the life of your knitting career and should be a fantastic session to start off your Fall knitting season.

Socks are all the rage these days and I know I personally can’t get enough.  We thought we’d design a workshop to enhance a knitters bag of tricks when knitting socks with our Toe and Heel Techniques class.  However, never fear if you’re not a sock knitters this may still be a great workshop for you.  This session will focus on things like short rows and picking up stitches which are skills every knitter needs to move through various patterns.  This session is scheduled for November 7th 10:30-1:30 also with Laurie Bellin.

A new addition to the line up is the Knitting Backwards Workshop.  This is a fantastic technique to add to your stash.    Knitting backwards is knitting from the  left edge to the right edge of your knitted work, in the reverse of the normal direction we are all used to knitting.  Many patterns are calling for knitting backwards.  If you don’t like to purl, this technique is for you. As well, knitting backwards can also be a useful technique when you’re knitting color work so that the right side of the garment remains facing you.  Join Trysh Lynch for this fun workshop on November 8th from 12:30 to 4:00.

Check the website for a host of other fantastic classes.  There’s still time too for Andrea Osbon’s begining sock class, which starts this Saturday September 12th 10:30-12:00 and continues on Saturday September 19th, October 3rd and 10th .  Every student who has walked out of this class so far has had such a blast and so many are on 2nd, 3rd, or 4th pair of socks.  Give us a ring or some in to sign up and pick your supplies!  Seriously this is a great class.