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CLASS SCHEDULE

Friday, June 23

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Abigail Patterson – Basic Brioche Knitting in the Round

10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Lily Chin – Crochet Tips, Tricks and Hints
Lesley Anne Robinson – Textural Brioche

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Marla Morris – Embroider Your Knitting

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Lily Chin – Easy Effective Edgings
Lesley Anne Robinson – Current Mood Shawl

Saturday, June 24

10:30 am – 6:00 pm (full day classes, 1.5 hour for lunch)
Lily Chin – The Savvy Pick-Up
Gavriella Treminio – Designing 101

10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Marla Morris – Intro to Cable Knitting
Lesley Anne Robinson – Brioche Increases and Decreases

1:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Marti Swanson – Needle Felt Story Dolls

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Lesley Anne Robinson – Fixing & Finishing Brioche

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Melissa Shupak – Drop Spinning 101

7:00 pm
SATURDAY NIGHT EVENT
Lecture, Q & A, and book signing with Lesley Anne Robinson:
Designing in a Sea of Designers: There is room for all of us!

Sunday, June 25

10:30 am – 6:00 pm (full day class, 1.5 hour for lunch)
Lesley Anne Robinson – Designing with Brioche

10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Lily Chin – Reversible Cables
Gavriella Treminio – Crochet for Knitters
Patricia Vela – Two at a Time Toe-Up Socks

1:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Kyla Crawford – Sketch Loom Jewelry

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Lily Chin – Join as You Go Knitting
Gavriella Treminio – Making Clay Stitch Markers

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS: FRIDAY

Basic Brioche Knitting in the Round

Craft: Knitting
Date: Friday, June 23
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Teacher: Abigail Patterson
Cost: $35
Description: Brioche knitting can be fun! This class will help knitters learn how to brioche knit seamlessly in the round while knitting a basic headband or hat.
Skill level: Intermediate. Students need the ability to knit, purl and yarn over.
Supplies to bring: Dk or worsted weight yarn, two colors in contrast (ex: pink and green), stitch marker, 16 inch circular needles (US 7–9), set of dpn (if knitting a hat).
Homework: Participants should cast on 60 stitches, join and knit first row that they want to be the FRONT color.
Ages: 16+

Crochet Tips, Tricks, and Hints

Craft: Crochet
Date: Friday, June 23
Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Teacher: Lily Chin
Cost: $65
Description: Learn all the little secrets to make crocheting life easier and better. Find out how to work a foundation chain that is not too tight. Join a new skein of yarn or a new color without losing that first stitch. See ways of attaching buttons as you work. Create invisible circular joins where the beginning and end are absolutely imperceptible. Weave in those little ends that are too short to put through a darning needle. Take away lots of small “fix-its” and improve those details.
Skill level: Advanced-Beginner. Students should be familiar with all basic stitches, and have worked in the round
Supplies to bring:

  • Smooth worsted-weight yarn in a few light colors and appropriate hook plus a few sizes smaller and a few sizes larger.
  • 4” of waxed dental floss, a shank button.
  • At least 12” of a smooth worsted yarn (cotton is preferable) in a light color.
  • 12” of white sewing elastic about .5” wide or thereabouts, magic marker, ruler or tape measure.
  • Tapestry needles.

Homework:

  • With light-colored, worsted-wt yarn and appropriate hook, make a swatch of 8 single-crochets for 6 rows, do not end off yarn.
  • With same type of yarn and hook, make a swatch of 6 double-crochets plus a ch-3 at the beginning for 6 rows, do not end off yarn.
  • Optional: make two 4” x 4” swatches of the worst, scratchiest and/or itchiest yarn you have OR bring in a too-tight swatch or project that feels like cardboard or stiffer.

Textural Brioche

Craft: Knitting
Date: Friday, June 23
Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Teacher: Lesley Anne Robinson
Cost: $65
Description: Look at knitting a bit differently by exploring different textures created by brioche techniques! In this class, we will dive into several distinct stitch patterns using one, two, and even three color brioche knitting. Together we will look at color choices, and cast on a swatch to practice these new stitches. Consider this a special workshop to broaden your brioche horizons!
Skill level: Intermediate – Advanced. Students should have knowledge of brioche stitches knit flat.
Supplies to bring:

  • 3 skeins / balls of fingering / sock weight yarn in different tones, scrap yarn is fine (light, medium and dark; I highly suggest solid or semi-solid yarn)
  • 24” / 61 cm or longer US 4 or 5 / 3.5 or 3.75mm circular needles (interchangeables are fine)
  • row counter, or your favorite way of keeping track of where you are in the pattern

Homework: none

Embroider Your Knitting

Craft: Knitting
Date: Friday, June 23
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Teacher: Marla Morris
Cost: $55
Description: Join us for an introduction to using embroidery stitches to embellish your knitting. I will guide you through duplicate stitch (handy for fixing or replicating intarsia), a variety of “straight” stitches, chained stitches, French knot, and other decorative stitches.
Skill level: Beginner. No sewing or knitting experience necessary.
Supplies to bring: a variety of DK and worsted yarn (a few yards of several colors), a medium swatch of stockinette stitch (preferably with a garter stitch border), or a few small swatches. (Mine is a purchased sweater. Thrift finds or old knit swatches are fine. The chosen yarns and swatch should be approximately the same weight and material content. ) You’ll need at least one 8″ square or equivalent, tapestry needle, basic supplies, such as scissors, tapestry needle threader (optional)
Homework: none
Ages: 12+

Easy, Effective Edgings

Craft: Crochet
Date: Friday, June 23
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Teacher: Lily Chin
Cost: $65
Description: Have problems trimming your projects without puckers or ripples? Want more ideas for some trims? Trims put a “frame” around any project so this finishing touch is that final touch that can take something from home-made to hand-made. Get the skinny on some interesting, new and different ways to dress up all kinds of crochet. There are no need to go through contortions for fancy-schmancy intricacies that can overwhelm a project. There is no need for really large stitch multiples for huge pattern repeats. These are fun and simple yet accessible.
Skill level: Intermediate. Students should be familiar with all basic crochet stitches.
Supplies to bring:

  • Light-colored, worsted weight yarns, 3 to 5 different colors and/or same yarn as used for homework swatches.
  • Appropriate hook sizes.
  • Homework swatches.

Homework:

  • With worsted wt. yarn and appropriate hook, make a 4” x 4” in sc.
  • With worsted wt. yarn and appropriate hook, make a 4” x 4” in hdc.
  • With worsted wt. yarn and appropriate hook, make a 4” x 4” in dc.
  • With worsted wt. yarn and appropriate hook, make a 4” x 4” in any other fancy kind of st pattern.

Current Mood Shawl

Craft: Knitting
Date: Friday, June 23
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Teacher: Lesley Anne Robinson
Cost: $65 + $7 materials fee = $72.
Materials fee provides a copy of the Current Mood shawl pattern.
Description: Learn how to knit Current Mood shawl, designed by Lesley Anne Robinson! No matter your mood, make this shawl your own. The repetitive stripes of ripples, garter stitch and two-color brioche in this rectangular shawl are knit on the bias, creating beautiful angles of waves, color and texture. In the first part of the class, you will learn how to knit the Ripple Stripes, which include knitting, purling, yarn overs and knitting decreases. In the second part of the class, we will go over the Two-Color Brioche Stripes! This is a fabulous pattern if you are a first-time briocher, or are a beginner briocher wanting to expand your knowledge.
Skill level: Beginner – Intermediate. Students should have knowledge of knitting and purling.
Supplies to bring:

  • 24” / 61 cm or longer US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles
  • 3 skeins of fingering weight yarn of 400 yds / 366 m in 3 different tones: light, medium and dark for the best outcome.

Homework: none

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS: SATURDAY

The Savvy Pick-Up

Craft: Knitting
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 10:30 am – 6:00 pm (1.5 hour break for lunch)
Teacher: Lily Chin
Cost: $130
Description: Many knitters have trouble picking up stitches from an existing knit piece. How many stitches do you pick up? Where do you pick up from? Learn simple solutions for easing around curves. Make smoother transitions from cast on edges. See how picking up stitches ahead of time can even aid seaming! Even get an idea for creative uses of picking up after the fact within the fabric.
Skill level: Advanced beginner to Intermediate
Supplies to bring:

  • Calculator
  • Tape measure
  • Several colors of Worsted Weight or Bulky/Chunky yarn and appropriate
    needles
  • Double-pointed or circular needles of same sizes plus 1 or 2 sizes smaller
  • Assorted crochet hooks around the same size
  • Straight pins like the kind used for quilting with large “heads”
  • All homework

Homework: Use worsted/aran wt. yarn throughout and appropriate needles (about US size 8, 5mm) to get about 4-5 sts/inch

  • Cast on 8 sts, work in stockinette st for about 30 rows, bind off.
  • Cast on 20 sts, work in stockinette st for about 1”, bind off.
  • Cast on 35 sts. Work a few rows in stockinette st ending ready to work a WS row. Next Row: P first 11, bind off next center 13 sts, p rem 11 sts. Attach separate strand of yarn to other side and working both shoulders at same time, bind off 3 sts from each neck edge once over next 2 rows, 2 sts over next 2 rows, then dec 1 st at each neck edge on next RS row and every other row 4 times total BUT at one shoulder only, work these dec’s one-st in from the neck edge (fully fashioned). Bind off rem 2 sts.
  • Cast on 12 sts. Work in stockinette for a few rows, end ready to work a RS row. Next Row: k 1, k 2 tog, k to end. Next Row: p across. Rep these 2 rows until 5 sts rem, bind off.
  • Cast on 8 sts, work in stockinette st for about 20 rows, bind off. Cast on 15 sts, work in stockinette for about 1” ending ready to work a WS row, do NOT bind off but leave on stitch holder or scrap yarn instead.
  • Cast on 12 sts, work in stockinette st for about 4”, bind off.
  • With DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES of same size as above, work 4″ of I-cord. To work I-cord: Cast on 3 or 4 sts on one double pointed needle or dpn. * With another dpn, k across. DO NOT TURN WORK, always have RS or k side facing you. Slide all sts to right-hand end of dpn. String strand of yarn across back of work and rep from * until cord measures about 4″, bind off. Tug on cord slightly lengthwise. This cord is similar to that made by “knitting knobbies” and looks like small, circular tube. Bind off.

Designing 101

Craft: Knitting or Crochet
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 10:30 am – 6:00 pm (1.5 hour break for lunch)
Teacher: Gavriella Treminio
Cost: $130
Description: If you are ready to take your fiber skills to the next level, join Gavriella for this 2 part course where you will learn the basics to designing your first pattern. You will be able to turn your swatch into a beautiful pattern that others can follow and make from. This course requires previous experience in knitting or crochet so please be mindful that you will not learn how to knit or crochet but instead learn the process of pattern writing from swatch to finish.
Skill level: Advanced. Students must have knowledge of knitting or crochet.
Supplies to bring: Pen, paper, ruler, swatch
Homework: Swatch a solid color worsted weight sample prior to attending this course. Swatch should be a minimum of 4” x 4”

Intro to Cable Knitting

Craft: Knitting
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Teacher: Marla Morris
Cost: $55
Description: This introduction to cables is designed for fairly new knitters who can knit and purl and are ready to increase their skills.  I will present a variety of cable stitches, their uses, cable needles, and descriptions.  We will look at a chart and a written pattern for the same sample, learn how cable stitches appear on the chart, how they are used in patterns, then how to make them—with and without a cable needle.  A Powerpoint presentation and pattern are part of this class, originally designed for a knitting guild. The sample knit in class provides a swatch for the resulting wrister.   We will look at ways to easily fix mistakes, and use the swatch to decide which wrister size you should start.
Skill level: Beginner. Students should know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off.
Supplies to bring: Bring worsted weight yarn, size 7 or 8 needles, knitting supplies.  A variety of cable needles will be available to choose from if you haven’t decided which one you wish to purchase.
Homework: Cast on 27 stitches. Work in 3×3 rib for 5 rows.
Row 1: k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3
Row 2: p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3
Row 3: k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3
Row 4: p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3
Row 5: k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3, p3, k3
Ages: 12+

Brioche Increases and Decreases

Craft: Knitting
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Teacher: Lesley Anne Robinson
Cost: $65
Description: In this class, you will learn the most commonly used two-color brioche increases and decreases needed to create gorgeous brioche lace fabric that will delight and inspire! We will briefly go over basic two-color brioche for a refresher, as well as how to choose the right yarn for your projects! We will be going over the increase and decrease stitches in detail together, while casting on a two-color brioche swatch. Let’s get brioche-ing!!
Skill level: Intermediate – Advanced. Previous brioche knowledge required.
Supplies to bring:

  • 2 balls of yarn in high contrasting colors, whatever weight you are most comfortable with. I recommend DK or Worsted weight, around 200 yards / 183 m each.
  • 24” / 61 cm or longer US 5 – 7 3.75 – 4.5 mm circular needles. Interchangeables are fine.

Homework: none

Needle Felt Story Dolls

Craft: Felting
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 1:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Teacher: Marti Swanson
Cost: $70 + $15 materials fee = $85
Materials fee provides foam, needles, wool, locks, nepps and other embellishments to complete the story dolls.
Description: Inspired by the traditional Waldorf doll (also called Steiner doll) these needle felted dolls are simple in detail allowing the imagination to be the story teller. Easy beginners class to learn the basic techniques of needle felting including building a solid core, working on an armature and working with finish details.
Skill level: Beginner. No experience necessary.
Supplies to bring: None. All materials are provided.
Homework: none
Ages: 16+

Fixing & Finishing Brioche

Craft: Knitting
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Teacher: Lesley Anne Robinson
Cost: $65
Description: Gain confidence with your brioche knitting by learning how to fix mistakes, pick up dropped stitches, place lifelines, and add those finishing touches to your brioche projects! Feel free to bring any of your brioche projects you might want to fix or finish, or you can sit back and treat this as a lecture!
Skill level: Intermediate – Advanced. Previous brioche knowledge required
Supplies to bring: tapestry needle for weaving ends, crochet hook for picking up dropped stitches, locking stitch markers, 20” length (or longer depending on project) of smooth yarn for adding lifelines.
Homework: Bring in a brioche project or swatch, preferably with mistakes or unfinished.

Drop Spinning 101

Craft: Spinning
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Teacher: Melissa Shupak
Cost: $25 + $15 materials fee = $40
Materials fee provides a top whorl drop spindle and 2oz of fiber.
Description: This is a beginner level introduction into drop spinning. Learn how to spin your own yarn! You will learn basic vocabulary, how to prepare your materials, how to spin and then ply, with time for practice and questions. The skills learned in drop spinning are a great first step to learning to use a spinning wheel. This is a practical hands-on class with instruction and practice time. Purchase of a drop spindle and practice fiber are included in the materials fee, but you are welcome to bring your own. 
Skill level: Beginner. No prior experience required. Will require hand coordination similar to crochet or knitting. 
Supplies to bring: None. All materials will be provided.
Homework: None.
Ages: 10+

SATURDAY NIGHT EVENT: Designing in a Sea of Designers

Lecture, Q & A, and book signing with Lesley Robinson
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 7:00 pm
Cost: $10
Description: Lesley Anne Robinson, the designer behind Knit Graffiti Designs, will be talking about what it means to be a knitting pattern designer in the age of digital access, Ravelry, publications, and so much more! Lesley will talk about her own journey into designing, how she got started, and how she went from designing in her tiny living room with absolutely no yarn budget to becoming a published author. Lesley will also talk about a day in the life of a knitwear designer, what it takes to get started designing and teaching, being your own boss, and answer any questions you might have about what it’s like to design and teach what she loves. 

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS: SUNDAY

Designing with Brioche

Craft: Knitting
Date: Sunday, June 25
Time: 10:30 am – 6:00 pm (1.5 hour lunch break)
Teacher: Lesley Anne Robinson
Cost: $130
Description: Have you been knitting brioche for awhile, but have some ideas of your own that you’d like to explore? Wondering how to take all those ideas and turn them into a reality? In this class, we will be exploring how to use brioche increases and decreases to create unique, one-of-a-kind, never before seen stitch patterns that will be your very own! We will even briefly go over how to apply these new stitch patterns to garments and accessories using specific shaping techniques to create beautifully breath-taking designs!
Skill level: Intermediate. Previous brioche knowledge required.
Supplies to bring:

  • circular or interchangeable needles between sizes US 3 – US 6 / 3.25mm – 4.0mm,
  • 2 skeins of yarn in weight of choice in a high contrast, solid colors (fingering / sock weight preferable), leftovers for swatching can work,
  • optional additional yarn for casting on a full-size project / new design (2-3 skeins of fingering weight in complementing colors)
  • optional knitter’s graph paper for charting and applying new stitch patterns (provided by teacher, but if you have some, please bring) 

Homework: none

Reversible Cables

Craft: Knitting
Date: Sunday, June 25
Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Teacher: Lily Chin
Cost: $65
Description: Simple to execute, cables are almost always worked over stockinette stitch thereby producing a “wrong” side. This is not particularly attractive on a scarf or shawl or afghan where the “wrong side” will be in full view of the public. In this class, learn how cables work, which stitches, yarns and needles are ideal for these reversible cables, and how to chart them so you’ll know what you’ll be getting beforehand. By the end of this class, you will have a sampler of reversible cables plus enough ideas to keep you in stitches for a long, long time.
Skill level: Advanced-Beginner. Anyone who’s tried their hand at some kind of cable.
Supplies to bring: Cable needle, all homework swatches, extra needles
Homework:

  • With any light-colored worsted weight yarn and size 9 needles, cast on 12 stitches. Row 1- k 2, [k1, p1] 4 times, end k 2. Rep this row for 1”.
  • With any light-colored worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles, cast on 12 stitches and work in k 2, p 2 rib for 1”.
  • With any light-colored worsted weight yarn and size 10 needles, cast on 12 stitches. Row 1- k 2, [k2, p2] twice, end k 2. Rep this row for 1”.
  • Leave all stitches on respective needle and bring with you stitch markers, a cable needle and either a safety pin or a little scrap of contrasting yarn.

Crochet for Knitters

Craft: Crochet
Date: Sunday, June 25
Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Teacher: Gavriella Treminio
Cost: $65
Description: You will learn the basics stitches of crochet! In this class you will create your first granny square that combines the stitches you will learn. You will leave feeling accomplished and satisfied with your new crochet skills to make everything from garments to blankets in the future.
Skill level: Beginner
Supplies to bring: 6mm Crochet hook and worsted weight yarn 
Homework: none

Two at a Time Toe Up Socks

Craft: Knitting
Date: Sunday, June 25
Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Teacher: Patricia Vela
Cost: $80
Description: Using the Magic Loop Technique, learn to knit socks two at a time from the toe up.  No more second sock syndrome and ensure that both your socks turn out identical.  The class will show you how to manage your yarn, cast on both socks at the same time, work the heels and give your socks a nice stretchy bind off.  We will be using worsted weight yarn in order to move as quickly as possible through the sock and learn the techniques you can apply to any sock.
Skill level: Intermediate. Students should be familiar with magic loop knitting.
Supplies to bring: 100g worsted weight yarn in light color, split into two 50g balls
Size 7 US CIRCULAR needles 32” cable or longer
Homework: none
Ages: 10+

Sketch Loom Jewelry

Craft: Weaving
Date: Sunday, June 25
Time: 1:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Teacher: Kyla Crawford
Cost: $70 + $10 materials fee = $80
Materials fee provides yarn, beads, buttons, chain, findings, pliers, and a handout. Sketch looms will be available for use in class.
Description: Learn the basics of weaving a Sketch Loom frame loom and make light weight eye catching jewelry. In this class we will create a pendant while learning how to weave on a frame loom, from start to finish. This is a great way to try weaving and use those tiny scraps of yarn that we just can’t throw out.
Skill level: Beginner
Supplies to bring: Scissors, darning needle, pencil, and scraps of yarn, beads, buttons or bobbles you want to use.
Homework: none
Ages: 12+

Join As You Go Knitting

Craft: Knitting
Date: Sunday, June 25
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Teacher: Lily Chin
Cost: $65
Description: Most knitters avoid seaming like the plague. When working garment pieces or different colored strips, sewing seams daunting. Learn how to join as you go for many situations, including edgings. Join a new piece to the left of an existing piece, to the right of an existing piece, or to the top or bottom of an existing piece. The bonus is that this join will be much less bulky than a traditional seam.
Skill level: Intermediate. Students should be able to pick up stitches from any given edge, be familiar with left-leaning decreases, and be comfortable working with double-pointed and/or circular knitting needles.
Supplies to bring: Bring yarns used in homework, appropriate needles, including circular and double-pointed needles of same size(s) used, all homework swatches. Also bring smooth piece of contrasting, scrap cotton yarn about 12” same weight as swatches.
Homework: With worsted or chunky wt yarn and appropriate needles, make swatch of 12 sts in stockinette st in stripes of 2 rows color A and 2 rows color B for about 16 or 18 rows as follows: Cast on with A. * With B, purl a row and knit a row. With A, purl a row and knit a row. Rep from *, bind off. With worsted or chunky wt yarn and appropriate needles, make swatch of 12 sts in one color for about 16 or 18 rows, bind off.

Making Clay Stitch Markers

Craft: Knitting
Date: Sunday, June 25
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Teacher: Gavriella Treminio
Cost: $65 + $7 materials fee = $72
Materials fee provides clay, cutters, and shaping tools
Description: Have you ever wanted to create your own stitch markers for your knitting projects? They are the perfect way to add a little charm to your projects and can be made in your own personal style. Join Gavriella in making polymer clay stitch markers and progress keepers that you can take home the same day! You will leave this class with new clay shaping skills to make everything from charms to earrings. This class includes the materials you will need to create 1 of 4 designs that will be provided as a starting point for your clay adventures.
Skill level: Beginner
Supplies to bring: none
Homework: none