February Classes

SKILLS WORKSHOP

Thursday February 2 ~ 7 - 9pm ~ $15
Instructor: Kira Dulaney

This workshop is an intensified, personalized help session. Bring your project or questions and get expert help, whether you'd like to learn how to read or modify a pattern, learn a new stitch, finish a garment, or fix mistakes. All levels welcome from intermediate to advanced knitters and crocheters. This is not a beginning knitting or crocheting class, you must already know the basics to attend. This workshop requires advanced sign up.

 

BEGINNING KNITTING

Saturdays February 11 & 18 ~ 1-3pm ~ $45 ~ Instructor: Kim Huhta
~OR~
Sundays February 19 & 26 ~ 3:30-5:30pm ~ $45 ~ Instructor: Emily Phillips

Learn how to cast on, cast off, knit, purl, and follow a pattern. This class is perfect for those who want to knit scarves, ponchos, hats, pillows, blankets—any of a variety of basic garments and items. Materials: 190 yards or more of worsted weight yarn (ex. 1 skein of Cascade 220 or Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted) & US size 8 or 9 needles, preferably bamboo straights. Instructions and pattern will be provided. Registered students receive 15% off class materials.

 

NEEDLE FELTING

Sunday February 5 ~ 11am-1pm ~ $25
Instructor: Kira Dulaney

Needle felting is a fast and fun way to make adorable sculptures. In this class you'll learn the basic techniques of using a barbed felting needle to transform dry wool into dense felt in any simple shape your heart desires! You'll leave with a couple small sculptures or pins, and a burning desire to make more! Materials: felting needles in size 36 or 38, or a variety pack, unspun wool in a variety of colors, needle felting brush mat or foam pad.Registered students receive
15% off class materials.

 

CROCHETED MOTIFS

Sunday February 5 ~ 2:30-5pm ~$35
Instructor: Kira Dulaney

Motifs are small pieces crocheted in the round, which can be attached to make embellishments, blankets, bags, and more. Take your crochet to the next level! We’ll go over the basics of crocheting in the round while making two different squares and a rounded flower motif. You’ll also learn how to read crochet stitch diagrams. This is an intermediate class - you should be familiar with the basic stitches. Materials: 30 yards smooth, easy to see yarn (fine to bring small amounts of different yarns/colors), crochet hook in an appropriate size for your yarn.
Registered students receive 15% off class materials.

 

BEGINNING DROP SPINDLE

Thursdays February 9 & 16 ~ 6:30-8:30pm ~ $45
Instructor: Kira Dulaney

Introduction to Spinning with a Drop Spindle. You already love yarn, so why not try making your own? In this class you will learn how to spin on a drop spindle and make a 2-ply yarn. We will go over a couple different ways to hold the fiber, lots of tips and tricks for spinning a sturdy single and hassle-free plying, and talk about how to finish your new yarn. Materials: 2 ounces of undyed Corriedale, Blue-Faced Leicester, Targhee, or Romney wool roving, medium weight top-whorl drop spindle, two 3-6" diameter terracotta flower pots OR 2 two shoeboxes with lids.
Registered students receive 15% off class materials.

 

BEADED LACE

Sunday February 19 ~ 1-3pm ~ $45
Instructor: Theresa Roeder

Join us for a fun afternoon of knitting and learning how to add beads to your lace (or any other!) project. We will show you how to use a crochet hook or dental floss to quickly add beads to any project. We will also discuss the technique of pre-stringing beads onto knitting. The class project is The Kris Scarf, a simple beaded lace scarf, made in the yarn weight of your choice. The in-store sample is knit in a sport-weight yarn on US4/3.5mm needles. We'll provide the pattern and the floss.

Materials:
Yarn: ~400 yards of sportweight yarn (or yarn weight of your choice)
Needles: US 4/3.5mm (or needles to match your yarn)
6/0 seed beads
crochet hook

Skills required: advanced beginner (k2tog, ssk, slip k2 psso)

Registered students receive 15% off class materials.

 

FEATHER AND FAN SHAWL

Saturday February 25 ~ 3:30-5:30pm ~ $35
Instructor: Zoe Gladstone

This striking yet simple shawl is a wonderful way to learn how to knit lace, use up stash yarn, and get compliments from strangers. You will use a wide selection of different and delicious yarns, and can easily adapt the pattern to knit any size shawl you like. After one class, you will understand the basic lace pattern, and be able to continue on your own to make this one-of-a-kind artistic creation.

Materials:

A variety of yarns and a circular needle that is suited to the heaviest yarn. (a 24" circular or even straight needles are good to start with, but as the piece grows, you will need a longer circular needle)
stitch markers

Suggestion for new knitters, or those who are new to lace:
at least 3 different kinds of worsted weight wool (nothing too furry, fuzzy, or otherwise wacky)
size 9 or 10 circulars
stitch markers

Registered students receive 15% off class materials.

 

KOIGU LINEN STITCH SCARF

Sunday February 26 ~ 6:30-8:30pm ~ $25
Instructor: Amy Keefer

This is a perfect stash-busting project, as linen stitch optically weaves unexpected colors together in remarkable harmony! This one session class will teach you tips and tricks to make the most of this popular knitted accessory. Cast on lengthwise with a 32" circular needle US#6 and use three or more skeins of sock-weight yarn . . . the higher the contrast in color the better!!

Registered students receive 15% off class materials.

 

BEGINNING CROCHET

Tuesdays February 28 & March 6 ~ 6:30-8:30pm ~ $45
Instructor: Kira Dulaney

Crochet is fast and fun. In this two-part class you'll learn the basic stitches while making a cute stuffed bunny and also start a crocheted scarf. We will cover chain stitch, single crochet, half-double crochet, double crochet, and triple crochet.

Materials: 200 yards smooth worsted or aran weight yarn and a size F or G crochet hook, plus darning needle, removable stitch markers and sharp scissors. Bunny pattern and stuffing will be provided as part of the class.

Registered students receive 15% off class materials.

HANDS ON HELP

Every Tuesday and Friday 4-6pm ~ **FREE**
Instructor: Song Palmese

Stuck? Need help reading a pattern? Forget how to cast-on or off? Help is at hand.
**All Article Pract customers are welcome, please restrict the projects you bring in to projects made with yarn purchased at our store. 15 minute sessions, no appointment neccessary, and free.

Hands-On Help is not a substitute for knitting lessons or individual instruction. If you require more help,
we have a list of private knitting instructors available, or you may want to consider taking one of our our Level II or intermediate classes or attending our Skills Workshop which happens the first Thursdsay evening of each month.
We respectfully request that attendees not take advantage of this free service.

Enroll early as class size is limited. Although we anticipate full registration for all classes, we reserve the right to cancel a class due to poor enrollment. In this circumstance your fee will be refunded in full. If you aren’t able to make your class, we will need 24 hours notice for full refund. Fewer than 24 hours notice or No Show = no refund. Please bring basic accessories to all classes: scissors, stitch markers, yarn needles, etc.