MINNESOTA KNITTERS’ GUILD Presents the 34 Annual …as Vogue Knitting Live!, STITCHES Events, the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat, Squam Arts Workshops, Sock Summit, and the Taos

Sunday, April 26Monthly Minnesota Knitters’ Guild meeting “The time is Now!” with Susanna Hansson10:00 AM–12:00 PM

What does knitting mean to us? Is it a passion, a purpose, or is it "just" a way to pass time? Process or product knitting — does it matter? Do we value our knitting time? How is that reflected in what we do?

There are no right or wrong answers but I hope all of you will be willing to engage in thinking about and sharing your thoughts around some of these questions.Cost: Free and open to the public.

Saturday, April 25Yarnover Classes and Vendor Market8:00AM Registration opens

8:00 AM–5:30 PM Marketplace, free

9:00AM–12:00 PM Morning Classes

12:00–2:00 PM Lunch included with 3 hour or all day classes

2:00PM–5:00 PM Afternoon Classes; Continuation of All Day Classes.

7:30 PM–9:30 PM Yarn Bingo. Free to attend, cash bar available.

Cost: $180 for full day or $90 for half day classes for members.*

* Anyone wishing to attend the dinner on Friday and/or classes on Saturday must first become a 2020 Guild member at the cost of $30.

MINNESOTA KNITTERS’ GUILDPresents the 34th Annual Minnesota Knit Together

April 24–26, 2020 Crowne Plaza in Plymouth

3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441

Friday April 24Yarnover Dinner with Keynote Speaker: Franklin HabitJoin us at the Crowne Plaza, for a delicious buffet dinner. Then stay for “Impractical Magic: Oddities and Curiosities from Weldon’s Practical Needlework” with Franklin Habit. Beginning in the 1880s, and for decades thereafter, the editors of Weldon’s Practical Needlework provided an enormous audience of amateur craftswomen with patterns for garments designed to be warm, strong, long-lived and, well, practical. But Weldon’s had another side, too. A side that proposed the knitting of covers for tennis balls, of knitting whips for children, and of covering open flames with crinkled tissue paper. In this funny, informative, lavishly illustrated talk–not for the faint of heart–we’ll take a look at what our great-great-grandmothers got up to after they’d already knit a sufficiency of Socks for Invalids. Warning: May induce seizures in persons with good taste.

Yarnover Overview 1–2 • Instructor Info 3–6 • Class Schedule 7–8 • Class Details 9–26

Yarnover Shawl ContestWear a shawl that you knit to the Yarnover Dinner and have it photo-graphed during the cocktail hour. We will have a slide show of all the shawls during dinner and everyone will get to vote for their favorites. This year we will be giving three prizes: one for favorite colorwork, one for favorite lace or texture, and one random drawing. Please do not enter a shawl you entered in the 2017, 2018 or 2019 contests.

Note: We consider a shawl anything you wear over your shoulders, so capes, caplets, ponchos and shawlettes are also welcome.

5:30–6:30 PM Cocktail Hour6:30–8:00 PM Dinner8:00–9:00 PM KeynoteCost: $50.00,* cash bar available

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Registration informationRegistration includes morning and/or afternoon classes. Please note some classes may have homework and/or a materials fee, payable to the Yarnover instructor at the beginning of the class. Early bird registration for MKG members who have paid their 2020 dues on or before Dec. 31, 2019 starts January 11, 2020 at 8:00 AM. Classes will be assigned on a first come–first served basis.General registration (for people who paid MKG dues after Dec. 31) opens Jan. 18, 2020 at 8:00 AM with classes assigned on a first come-first served basis for all remaining open spaces after early bird registration. Advance registration deadline is April 15. Walk-in registration for any class with space available is welcome on April 25, 2020, and must be paid by credit card that day.Refund for cancellation on or before February 16 is 75%; after February 17th and on or before March 29th is 50%; no refunds after March 30th.Payment by credit card or PayPal only. You may add a class or dinner via the website, however any class change or cancellations must be made by contacting Becky Huerta at [email protected] or 763-535-2918.Registration questions? Call or email Becky Huerta at 763-535-2918 or [email protected]. Other questions, contact Shelley Hermanson at 612-867-5032 or [email protected]. Emails and phone calls will be answered within 48 hours.

Lunch InformationLunch is provided as a courtesy and is not part of the registration fee. If you choose not to have the lunch provided, there will be no reimbursement. Since we cannot accommodate all dietary restrictions, we advise all attendees with strict dietary requirements to be responsible for their lunch as we may not have a suitable option for you. If we are able to offer lunch options such as vegetarian or gluten-free, you will be contacted closer to Yarnover dates with the choices.

Make a weekend of it!On line booking link for Yarnover at the Crowne Plaza. Or call 1-877-270-1393 to make reservations by phone by asking for the MN Knitter’s Guild Room Block or group code Z91.

Online reservations at the group rate are available here.

2020 Yarnover CommitteeJess Dahlberg

Shelley Hermanson Becky Huerta Kathy Lewinski

Barb Lind Caitlin Maier

Diane Mountford Sue Traczyk

If you encounter any of these volunteers during Yarnover, please take time to express your

appreciation for their time and talents.

Welcome to the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild

If you like to knit, you’re one of us, no matter where you live, newbie or expert! We promote interest and appreciation for the art of knitting, and knitting education, and fellowship (socializing!). We come together formally every month in Minneapolis. Informally, we gather in coffee shops, bars, and on knitting retreats. There’s always room for you! Visit Knitters.org to find out more about the best knitting association in Minnesota.

Visit the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild group at Ravelry.com for the latest information about Yarnover. You will

find information about Minnesota Knitters’ Guild, including membership at Knitters.org.

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Alissa BartonAlissa’s more than 30 years of teaching experience make the “Knitting Fairy” the go to person to learn all of the tips and tricks for everything from cast on to bind off... From Accessories to Sweaters. Nothing thrills Alissa

more than finding a new technique or stitch. One of the original instructors for DFW Fiber Fest, Alissa is considered a “secret weapon” by many in the fiber community who know that they can rely on her to share her knowledge and skills across multiple crafts at a moment’s notice. Her Knitting Fairy patterns have been published in a variety of magazines and many are available on Ravelry.

Alissa has taught classes at guilds, workshops, retreats and stores all around the US since 1990.

You can find her on Ravelry, Facebook and Twitter as KnittingFairy and as TheKnittingFairy on Instagram.

Michele Lee BernsteinI love designing accessories, especially if they use one or two skeins of very special yarn. I’m fond of texture (brioche, lace, entrelac, elongated stitches) and how interesting techniques can be used to make small objects sing.

I teach at local yarn shops, fiber festivals (Madrona Fiber Arts Festival, Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat, Vogue Knitting Live), and guild retreats.

I blog about knitting, food, and music at PDXKnitterati.com. You can also find me on Instagram, Facebook, Ravelry, and Twitter; I’m PDXKnitterati on all platforms.

Olga Buraya-KefelianGrowing up in Belarus, Olga Buraya-Kefelian has learned knitting from her seamstress mother at a very young age. It wasn’t until her mid-twenties that her knitting developed beyond a hobby, and a distraction from the

hardships of military life, into a career in knitwear design. She has created her own brand of knitwear patterns, olgajazzy, that are sold via her website and authored several publications. But you can also see her designs in numerous publications in print as well as online. Make sure to check her recent book, Capsule, published by Brooklyn Tweed. Currently residing in Alexandria, Virginia she continues work on her brand and numerous collaborations while teaching classes and workshops nationwide as well as internationally. Find her work at olgajazzy.com and across most social media platforms.

Jeane deCosterLong-retired model, fashion designer, and never-retired yarn and knitting junky, Jeane deCoster started her yarn company (Elemental Affects) over a decade ago. She tells people that she just wanted to make a better yarn, but

she secretly wants to convert every sock knitter to a garment knitter and loves sharing her experience of how a sweater that fits properly can flatter any figure. To do this, she has developed several techniques that make it easy to be confident that you CAN knit (and assemble) a sweater that fits and flatters.

Yarnover Instructors

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Mary Lou EganMary Lou has been teaching knitting and designing for a long, long, time. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, she teaches regularly at the Yarnery in St. Paul, as well as other shops and fiber festivals nationwide. The insight gained from teaching plus working

the shop’s free knitters’ clinic has given her insight in ways to address the challenges knitters face with many designs and patterns. As a teacher, she likes class to be fun, and the knitting not stressful. Her regular Project Workshop class allows students to bring a project they need help with or just some structured knitting time. Mary Lou is the author of Drop Dead Easy Knits and Wearwithall: Knits for Your Life. She designs for yarn companies, and has her own line of self-published patterns. Her designs have appeared in Knitty, Craft Activism, and Shear Spirit. She has a day job in community development, a Norwegian Fjord horse, and big garden.

Gretchen Funk Gretchen learned to knit from her Dad when she was small, giving her a love of knitted fabric. She has been teaching knitting for over 13 years, and loves talking about techniques, fixing knits, interpreting patterns, and empowering knitters.

Her classes at the Yarnery are a great place to solve problems, and get inspired.

Gretchen’s designs are available on Ravelry, and in the books; Wearwithall: Knits for Your Life, What Would Madam Defarge Knit, Knitting Sweaters (Socks, Scarves) from Around the World.

Franklin HabitDesigner, teacher, author and illustrator Franklin Habit is the author of It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons (Interweave Press, 2008). His new book, I Dream of Yarn: A Knit and Crochet Coloring Book was brought out by Soho Publishing in

May, 2016 and is in its second printing.

He travels constantly to teach knitters at shops and guilds across the country and internationally; and has

been a popular member of the faculties of such festivals as Vogue Knitting Live!, STITCHES Events, the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat, Squam Arts Workshops, Sock Summit, and the Taos Wool Festival.

Franklin’s varied experience in the fiber world includes contributions of writing and design to Vogue Knitting, Yarn Market News, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, PieceWork, Twist Collective; and regular columns and cartoons for Knitty.com, PLY Magazine, Lion Brand Yarns, and his popular “Fridays with Franklin” feature for Skacel Collection. Many of his independently published designs are available via Ravelry.com.

He first became known as the writer of The Panopticon, one of the most popular knitting blogs on the Internet. Readers worldwide continue to drop in for a mix of essays, cartoons, and the adventures of Dolores the Sheep.

Franklin lives in Chicago, Illinois, cohabiting shamelessly with 15,000 books, a Schacht spinning wheel, three looms, and a colony of yarn that multiplies whenever his back is turned.

You can follow him online as @franklinhabit on Twitter, @franklin.habit on Instagram, or through his Facebook page.

Susanna Hansson Susanna is a sought-after teacher and speaker who originally learned to knit in the 5th grade in her native Sweden. She has been instrumental in the renaissance of interest in the unique patterned colorwork Bohus Stickning sweaters and her

collection of vintage garments was the centerpiece of a highly successful exhibit at the American Swedish Institute (ASI) in 2009. Most recently, her collection was exhibited at the Seven Oaks Bohus Stickning Symposium in St. Louis, MO, earlier this year.

Susanna’s work is grounded in her love of technique, detail, and history which is clearly reflected in her classes. In addition to teaching at national ‘Stitches’ events starting in 2004, Susanna has taught for guilds, retreats, and shops all over North America as well as in Scandinavia, the UK, and Japan. She has taught at several previous Yarnover events and is very excited to be returning to Minnesota for the 34th Anniversary Yarnover event in 2020!

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Keith Leonard

www.KnitsAllDone.com

Keith Leonard

Keith gained a love for knitting at the age of eleven

when he joined a lunchtime knitting program at school

in his hometown of Haworth, New Jersey.

After working at four major knitting stores in Upstate

New York, New Jersey, and New York City, he

realized there was no specialized service for knitwear

finishing. He took the initiative to start his own

business, called Knits All Done, a service for knitters to

outsource their knitted items for professional finishing.

Keith’s expertise in finishing and knitting then led to

requests from yarn shops and knitting guilds to teach

his techniques. He now travels the country teaching

classes while also selling his own custom Zen Yarn

Garden, Three Irish Girls, Malabrigo and Koigu yarns

and colors. He is also the American distributor for

Soulwool, a hand-dyed Merino yarn from Israel.

Keith Leonard Knits All Done, LLC

7032 Whittlebury Trail

Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

[email protected]

(201) 403-0351

www.KnitsAllDone.com

www.facebook.com/knitsalldone

Instagram: knitsalldone

Keith gained a love for knitting at the age of eleven when he joined a lunchtime knitting program at school in his hometown of Haworth, New Jersey.

After working at four major knitting stores in Upstate New York, New

Jersey, and New York City, he realized there was no specialized service for knitwear finishing. He took the initiative to start his own business, called Knits All Done, a service for knitters to outsource their knitted items for professional finishing.

Keith’s expertise in finishing and knitting then led to requests from yarn shops and knitting guilds to teach his techniques. He now travels the country teaching classes while also selling his own custom Zen Yarn Garden, Three Irish Girls, Malabrigo and Koigu yarns and colors. He is also the American distributor for Soulwool, a hand-dyed Merino yarn from Israel.

Patty Lyons Patty Patty is a nationally recognized knitting teacher and technique expert who is known for teaching the “why” not just the “how” in her pursuit of training the “mindful knitter.” She specializes in sweater design and sharing her love of the

much-maligned subjects of gauge and blocking.

Patty teaches nationally at guilds, shops & knitting shows around the country such as Vogue Knitting LIVE, and STITCHES. Her popular classes can also be found on DVD and online at Interweave, Annie’s and Craftsy. She also runs wildly popular video sweater classes on her Ravelry group.

Patty’s design and knitting skill articles have been published in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Knit Purl, Knitter’s Magazine, Cast On, Knit Style, Creative Knitting, Twist Collective and Mason Dixon Knitting where she writes a monthly knitter’s advice column: “Ask Patty.” Patty’s designs have also been included in pattern collections from Classic Elite, Noro, Cascade, Tahki Stacy Charles, Sugar Bush and Willow Yarns.

Kyle KunneckeSeattle designer Kyle Kunnecke has a not-so-secret passion for colorwork. Through his fiber workshops he provides inspiration to his students; exploring the skills necessary to continue their personal knitting journeys. His patterns are

published in numerous knitting books and magazines, by yarn companies, and under his label, Kyle William. He leads workshops at national and international events, including TNNA, TKGA, Vogue Knitting LIVE, and Loch Ness Knit Fest. His book, Urban Knit Collection: 18 City-Inspired Knitting Patterns for the Modern Wardrobe (Interweave, 2016) showcases projects that utilize the techniques he loves to share with his students. Learn more about Kyle and his work: www.kylewilliam.com.

Melissa LeapmanWith more than 1000 knit and crochet designs in print, Melissa Leapman is one of the most widely published American designers working today. She began her design career by freelancing for leading ready-to-wear design houses

in New York City. She also created designs to help top yarn companies promote their new and existing yarns each season. Her ability to quickly develop fully envisioned garments put her skills in great demand. Through the years, Leapman has written a few dozen knitting and crocheting books. Her most recent book, KNITTING MODULAR SHAWLS, empowers knitters to create their own custom shawl using the author's basic templates. Nationally, her designs have been featured in numerous magazines, and her workshops on knitting and crochet are consistently popular with crafters of all skill levels. She has taught at major events such as STITCHES, Vogue Knitting LIVE, and The Knitting Guild Association conferences, as well as at hundreds of yarn shops and local guild events across the country. She is a frequent guest on the PBS television series Knit and Crochet Now.

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Jill WolcottJill is trained as a fashion designer with a focus on garment construction and pattern making. Jill turned her hand to knits to be able to create both the fabric and the shape. Jill is always thinking about knitted things and how to guide knitters toward a

successful knitting experience. When teaching knitting, Jill’s classes blend her wealth of knitting knowledge with a sense of humor and fun.

She has designed for third parties, has her own line of knitting patterns and eBooks. She is co-author and illustrator of YNotKnit: Step-by-step instructions for Continental Knitting and Knitting Basics. Fit has always been critical to Jill’s view of garment design; she teaches grading to knitwear designers and has developed sizing guidelines for industry companies.

Andrea WongAndrea learned to knit from her mother when she was 7 years old not knowing that their style of knitting was different from the one used in America and different from the European one as well. When she came to the USA in 1991 knitters

were constantly intrigued by the way she knit and she then, after researching the subject, named the style Portuguese Style of Knitting. For the last 16 years she has taught this method in the US and abroad: how to knit with the yarn tensioned around a knitting pin on their shoulder or around their neck, among other classes. Andrea has published three technical DVDs on the subject: “Learn how to Knit Portuguese Style,” “All about Socks — Portuguese Style,” and “Portuguese Style of Knitting II.”

In 2010 she self published her first book: “Portuguese Style of Knitting: History, Traditions and Technique.”

Sarah PeasleySarah is a designer, teacher, and technical editor. She teaches at local yarn shops and guilds, for regional and national conferences, and on Craftsy.

Sarah’s passion is making knitting accessible to everyone. She is

known for the patience and humor with which she teaches, for the relevance and detail of her class notes, and for her ability to instill confidence and provide her students with a wide range of lasting skills.

Anna SorgertAnna Sorgert has been working with her hands in some sort of craft since she can remember. Her sister taught her the basics of knitting, and knitting proved to be a constructive outlet for her creative energy. Now, it provides a source of community

with other knitters. Determined to bring this craft to others, she starting teaching community education classes while she was finishing her senior year of high school. Since then, she has taught a variety of beginning knitting classes through community education classes, local events, and Shepherd’s Harvest. She finds joy in rediscovering the magic of knitting by guiding new knitting students in the process. A community of knitters stemmed from her classes, and her knitting group has been meeting twice weekly for over five years. When she’s not teaching or knitting projects for the Minnesota State Fair, she reads knitting patterns for fun and provides technical editing services to knitting designers.

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Instructor Morning Afternoon

Alissa Barton AM1 Kitchener Stitch in Pattern INTERMEDIATE

PM1 Knitting a Hat from Top Down at ANY Gauge INTERMEDIATE

Michele Lee BernsteinAM2 Herringbone Braids and Beyond!

Braided Wristlets INTERMEDIATE

PM2 Brioche Pastiche: 2 Color Brioche in the Round INTERMEDIATE

Olga Buraya-Kefelian AM3 Brioche and Beyond ADVANCED BEGINNER

PM3 Non-Intarsia Wave Cowl INTERMEDIATE

Jeane deCosterAM4 Confident Substitutions

FOR ALL KNITTERS (Should have completed more than one knitting project.)

PM4 What Not to Knit? FOR ALL KNITTERS

Mary Lou EganAM5 Cozy Your Way to Colorwork

ADVANCED BEGINNER (Must know how to knit, purl, cast on, cast off, and work in the round.)

PM5 Ply or Ply Not: Chain Plying for Knitters ADVANCED BEGINNER

Gretchen FunkAM6 Short Row Logic

INTERMEDIATE (Must know basic short row methods.)

PM6 Needle Felting Steeks INTERMEDIATE

Franklin HabitAM7 History, Methods, and Styles

of Lace Knitting INTERMEDIATE ( Must be fluent and basic lace knitting including working from charts.)

PM7 Knitting to Fit Your Pampered Pet ADVANCED BEGINNER

Kyle KunneckeAM8 You want me to do WHAT with my

knitting? — Intro to Steeks ADVANCED BEGINNER

PM8 Stranded Knitting: Unlocking the Secrets of Locked Floats ADVANCED BEGINNER

Melissa LeapmanAM9 Ha ! Fooled You !

INTERMEDIATE (Experience with charts is helpful.)

PM9 Shawl Builder Workshop INTERMEDIATE (Experience with charts is helpful.)

Keith LeonardAM10 Fixing Mistakes with Keith,

The Perfectionist! ADVANCED BEGINNER

PM10 Short Row Fun! ADVANCED BEGINNER

Patty LyonsAM11 Reading Between the Lines: What

Your Sweater Pattern Doesn't Tell You INTERMEDIATE (Basic knowledge of sweater patterns is helpful.)

PM11 Customizing Sweater Patterns INTERMEDIATE (Solid knowledge of gauge is require. Should have knit at least one sweater and not fear math.)

Sarah Peasley AM12 Downside Up Socks ADVANCED BEGINNER

PM12 Basic Double Knitting Techniques ADVANCED BEGINNER

Andrea WongAM13 Portuguese Style of Knitting —

Basic Skills ADVANCED BEGINNER

PM13 Portuguese Style of Knitting - Stranded Knitting INTERMEDIATE (Must know how to work in the round.)

Yarnover Class Schedule

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Beginner: Classes for those who have little to no knitting experience

Advanced Beginner: Skills required are basic knit and purl, cast on, and bind off. Class may teach skills such as basic color work, knitting in the round techniques, basic cables, lace, or stitch patterns, and simple shaping and finishing.

Intermediate: Skills required are same as those described in Advanced Beginner, as well as the ability to work basic cables, lace, color work, increases and decreases, and knit in the round (dpns and circulars). Class may teach skills such as intricate cables or lace, double knitting and intricate color work patterns, complex shaping methods such as short rows, and finishing techniques such as steeking.

Advanced: Skills required are those described in Intermediate, as well as the ability to work various color work, cable, and lace techniques, read charts, and use advanced shaping methods such as short rows. Class may teach advanced stitches and construction techniques, such as knitting in pattern while shaping, adapting patterns, and designing patterns.

All: Class requires only Advanced Beginner skills, but will be of interest to all levels of knitters.

Keep up with the Guild on social media:

Knitters.orgPost your photos! The hashtags for Yarnover are #yarnover2020 and #yarnovershawl2020

Instructor All Day Classes

Susanna Hansson AD1 Bohus Stickning INTERMEDIATE & UP (Must know how to work from a chart and knit in the round.)

Jill Wolcott AD2 Yoke Sweater Construction for Real Bodies INTERMEDIATE

Yarnover Class Schedule, continued

Two-hour Beginning Knitting Classes

Anna Sorgert Learning to Knit in 2 Hours BEGINNER

Beyond Learn to Knit: The Next Steps BEGINNER

Yarnover attendees have told us for years that they wish we had learn to knit classes. So for the first time, Yarnover is pleased to offer two-hour classes for beginning knitters, Learn to Knit, 9:00am–11:00am, and Beyond Learn to Knit: The Next Steps, 2:00pm–4:00pm. The cost to take one or both of these classes is $30, the price of joining the Guild.

NEW!

Interested students must first join the Guild, and then sign up for free for one or both classes. These classes do not include lunch; students will be offered the opportunity to purchase a lunch at a later date.

Students, 13 years or older, must preregister for classes. Please note class sizes are limited.

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AM1 — Intermediate

Alissa Barton • Kitchener Stitch in Pattern Many knitters avoid Kitchener stitch. It’s NOT hard, you can do this! Learn not only how to work a basic kitchener in stockinette and garter stitch, but how to weave your knitting together in patterns. We will be making 4 cup cozies, one in garter, one in stockinette with garter stitch borders, one in K1, P1 ribbing, and one with garter borders, reverse stockinette stitch, and cables. Each cozy begins with a provisional cast-on and is shaped with short rows to better fit the cup. If you wish, omit the short rows and you will end up with cuffs or cozies for a water bottle.Materials: • Smooth, light colored Worsted weight yarn (small amounts) • Size 8 needles • Waste yarn • Extra size 8 needles • Tapestry needles • Scissors Homework Instructions Link

AM2 — Intermediate

Michele Lee Bernstein • Herringbone Braids and Beyond! Braided Wristlets These wristlets will take you through the ins and outs of stranded color knitting, including managing yarn while knitting with 2 colors and yarn color dominance. You’ll learn six distinct braids: Latvian herringbone braids and 2 kinds of half braids, all both left and right facing.Materials: 3 50g balls DK or sport weight yarn in contrasting colors, 2 light and 1 dark, or 2 dark and 1 light. US size 4 (3.5 mm) needles; dpns, 2 circulars, or magic loop. (Student should be comfortable working small circumferences in the round.

Morning Class Information

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AM3 — Advanced Beginner

Olga Buraya-Kefelian • Brioche and Beyond Ever wondered what the difference is and what is in common between Brioche and Tuck and Fisherman’s rib and how to work them? Join this class to learn these methods and know how to tell them apart and how to benefit from using either of them. We will make this reversible cowl using either of 2 methods. (Two cowl pattern options available: Reimei Cowl and Boshoku Cowl.) Purchase the pattern of your choice on Ravelry, Reimei Cowl or Boshiky Cowl.Skills learned: • Brioche stitch • Tuck stitch • Fisherman’s Rib • How to differentiate them and their best usesMaterials: For Reimei Cowl • 140 yds of chunky weight yarn in MC. • 140 yds of chunky weight yarn in CC. • US 10 (6 mm) circular needle, 24” or 36” • Crochet hook size GFor Boshoku Cowl • 240 yds of chunky weight yarn. • US 11 (8 mm) circular needle, 24" long • Crochet hook size G or HFor both as well • Stitch marker • tapestry needleNOTE: Please purchase pattern Boshoku Cowl or Reimei Cowl (student's choice) before arriving to classHomework: none.

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AM4 — For All Knitters (Should have completed more than one knitting project.)

Jeane deCoster • Confident SubstitutionsThere are so-o-o-o-o many yarns available and so-o-o-o-o many patterns to knit (and love), but there is no way for your LYS to stock them all, and for the shop pro to guide you through your substitutions choices. What to do? The minute you substitute a yarn in an existing pattern you become your own designer. And, although you may not want to hear it, the second* biggest secret to being a designer is that … sh-h-h-h, here it comes … We SWATCH! A LOT!For success, you need to understand what your knit cloth will do when it hangs on your body. There’s no magic formula to know this, other than experience. Get a jump-start for useful techniques that make it easier to substitute yarns. This is a crash course in evaluating your swatches before you start knitting the full-sized piece. You›ll leave class with charts and numbers you can apply to your next substitution and learn some tricks to make your swatches more re-useful.Hand-spinners are welcome. These techniques will make it possible for you to successfully knit sweaters from your hand-spun yarn.* The biggest secret is that we need to be good at a bit of math, even if we do not want to be. ;)

Materials: • Knitting pattern being considered, • Yarn and needles (if you plan to swatch in class) • Paper/pencil for notes.

Homework: OPTIONAL Bring a pattern and yarn you might consider for substitution, work a 6x6 (or bigger) swatch in that yarn, and don’t be afraid to make a second or third swatch on different needle sizes or even a different yarn. Be wild—you’ll learn how to re-use the swatch yarn, if you must.

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AM5 — Advanced Beginner (Must know how to knit, purl, cast on, cast off, and work in the round.)

Mary Lou Egan • Cozy Your Way to ColorworkDo you dream of a making a colorwork yoke sweater, Scandinavian mittens or a Fair Isle hat? Whether you’re new to stranded colorwork or have knitted a simple stranded colorwork project and are ready for more, this class will help you get started and move to the next level. You will prepare for your big project by making a cup cozy with an option for steeking as time allows. Class will cover: • choosing the right pattern • choosing colors • reading charts like a pro • increasing and decreasing in colorwork • carrying a color in each hand • working a speed-swatch gauge in colorwork • trapping floats • Introduction to steeking so when you are ready for that Norwegian cardigan, you will have the confidence you need! Skill Requirements: knit/purl; cast on/bind off; working in the roundMaterials: 3 or more colors of dk or worsted-weight wool yarn, approximately 10 grams each, needles in size suitable for yarn weight that can be worked in the round in a small circumference using your preferred method (DPNs, magic loop or two circulars), needles a size or two smaller, a medium sized crochet hook ( H-L ), sharp scissors. Optional: 3 small buttons.Homework: none.

AM6 — Advanced (Must know basic short row methods.)

Gretchen Funk • Short Row LogicHave you ever been baffled when arriving at the short row section of a pattern? Knowing the method is only half the battle. Even advanced knitters aren’t always sure of the ultimate goal while performing short rows. This class will teach you to map it out before you even begin the pattern and aid in swapping out the short row methods you already know and prefer. Put the pattern through the Short Row Logic computer and come out with a full understanding of the path you’ll take.Materials: Note taking supplies. Students may bring in patterns they have questions about.Homework: none.

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AM7 — Intermediate (Must be fluent in basic lace knitting including working from charts.)

Franklin Habit • History, Methods, and Styles of Lace KnittingIn this three-hour session, we’ll examine the fundamental principles and techniques of knitting’s grandest tradition. Students will learn about the history of lace knitting, and the development of the art in three parts of the world (Russia, Estonia, and the Shetland Islands) in which the craft was developed to the highest level of artistry. We will not only discuss, but practice and play with some of the methods and motifs that distinguish each of these traditions, and view beautiful examples of lace both modern and antique. Whether you are merely curious about lace or a devoted practitioner, there will be something for you to enjoy. Participants should be familiar with the basics of knitting (casting on, binding off, knitting, purling, yarn over, decreasing); and willing to work from charts.Materials: One ball smooth (non-fuzzy), sport- or worsted-weight (example: Cascade 220, Cascade 220 Sport, Universal Yarns Deluxe Worsted, Dale Baby Ull, or any similar yarn) in white or a light solid color. Wool or another non-slippery animal fiber is recommended. If you cannot handle wool or do not knit with animal fibers, select a fiber that pleases you.One pair straight needles (8" or longer) or circular needle (16" or 24" suggested length)–in whatever size will give you a drapey gauge in the yarn of your choice; this will likely be larger than you would select for knitting plain stockinette.Notions: Scissors, yarn needle, stitch markers (6), pen (or pencil) and paper for making notes. (In all my classes, note-taking is highly advised!) Row counter recommended, but optional.

AM8 — Advanced Beginner

Kyle Kunnecke • You want me to do WHAT with my knitting? Intro to SteeksCutting our knitting may seem like the stuff of nightmares, but in a controlled environment following a few simple steps; it’s a tool that makes stranded knitting a dream. In this workshop we will face our fears while learning to master the skills required to steek knitted fabric, and explore the steps necessary to create a beautifully finished edge. Once we have learned a few ways to divide the fabric, we will continue our adventure by learning how to install a zipper by hand. Materials: 2 completed knitted tubes (see homework), worsted weight, solid color wool (such as HiKoo Trenzado or HiKoo Kenzie) in the main color of your swatch, and a second partial ball in a color that compliments/contrasts with the swatches worked, circular knitting needles one size smaller than those used for your homework swatch, 12” separating zipper, sewing needle, thread to match MC yarn, sharp scissors, Size F, G, or H crochet hook, tapestry needle, and the usual knitting bag filled with treasures. Homework Instructions Link

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AM9 — Intermediate (Experience with charts is helpful.)

Melissa Leapman • Ha! Fooled You! Explore interesting stitch patterns that fool the eye. In class, you'll learn how to create huge embossed cables that seem to sit on top of the fabric—with no cabling involved! Also, learn to knit beautiful faux fair-isle patterns using (yes) just one color per row. And, if you've always wanted to play with mitered squares but hate the idea of all those pesky yarn tails, come and learn an easy way to make faux ones using simple slip stitches. Homework: Swatch 1: With a dark colored worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles,

CO 25 sts. Work K1P1 Rib for 1". Slip sts onto holder, keeping approximately 20 yds of yarn still attached.

Swatch 2: With off-white or white worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles, CO 18 sts. Work K1P1 Rib for 1". Slip sts onto holder, keeping approximately 20 yds of yarn still attached.

Swatch 3: Using any non-dark colored worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles, CO 28 sts and work same as Swatch 2.

Materials: Three homework swatches with the yarn still attached; 20 yds each of dark, medium, and light colored worsted weight yarn (solid colors); size 8 needles; cable needle or size 5 dpn; 3 medium-sized safety pins; scissors; sticky notes.

AM10 — Advanced Beginner

Keith Leonard • Fixing Mistakes with Keith, The Perfectionist!Have you ever taken that large “GASP” while ripping out your knitting? Have no fear! In this class we will first purposely make mistakes. By doing so, we can see how mistakes are created and then deconstruct our knitting to resolve all problems! You will learn different ways to rip back your knitting, add lifelines, recognize twisted stitches, pick up dropped stitches in multiple stitch patterns including stockinette stitch, seed stitch, garter stitch and lace. Even more, we will learn how to read our knitting by counting our rows. Join this class and learn the skills needed to master your knitting for years to come. Materials: • 4 colors worsted weight yarn • Size G and/or H crochet hooks • Darning needle • 1 Pair of size US#7 OR #8 straight or circular knitting needles • Scissors • Scrap Paper • Pen Homework: none.

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AM11 — Intermediate (Basic knowledge of sweater patterns is helpful.)

Patty Lyons • Reading Between the Lines: What Your Sweater Pattern Doesn’t Tell You If you knit sweaters, but always follow the pattern exactly, because you wouldn’t know how to begin to change it, this is the class for you.There’s a lot of information hiding between the lines of knitting patterns. Once you unravel the mysteries of the math and numbers you will never blindly follow a pattern again. Learn the things you need to know before you start a pattern, like understanding sweater shapes, yarn substitution, how to figure your yarn amount from your swatch, what size to make, and how to read a schematic. Understand the numbers in the pattern so you know when and how you can change them. Finally we’ll explore the things a pattern tells you to do but doesn’t tell you how. We’ll look into some of the most frustrating pattern instructions such as “reverse shaping” and “at the same time” as well as “pick up evenly across the row” and even shaping “in pattern.” Learn the secrets hiding inside every sweater pattern! Note: This is not a pattern reading class.Skill Prerequisite: Some basic knowledge of sweater patterns or having knit at least one sweater is helpful but not required. Materials: Pencil, calculator, notepad.Homework: none.

AM12 — Advanced Beginner

Sarah Peasley • Downside Up Socks Turn tradition on its head! Use two circular needles to knit a sock from the toe up. Start with an unconventional cast-on, form a perfect heel without picking up any stitches (and without that pesky hole, too!), and finish with a nice, stretchy bind-off. You'll make a mini sock in class, but you'll leave with the information needed to make your own custom-fit toe-up socks! Techniques to be covered: Knitting with two circular needles, Slip knot, Turkish cast-on, Toe shaping, Taking foot measurements, Adding a stitch pattern to a sock, Gusset shaping, Heel shaping, Heel flap, Leg Cuff, Stretchy bind-offs. Materials: 50 gms smooth, light-colored, worsted-weight yarn, 2 — US 6 (4 mm) circular needles (any lengths), 3 stitch markers, Safety pin, Stitch holder. Homework: Cast on 24 stitches. Purl 1 row. Place stitches on stitch holder. Cut yarn, leaving a 10 yd ball of yarn attached.

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AM13 — Advanced Beginner

Andrea Wong • Portuguese Style of Knitting — Basic SkillsStudents will learn a different way to knit. It is not German or English method. The yarn will be fed and tensioned around the neck (or knitting pin), leaving hands free to hold needles. Stitches are formed by looping tensioned yarn around the needle using left thumb only. If left thumb is a problem, student might use the right thumb instead. It does not matter if student is right or left handed as knitting uses both hands. This method is much easier on the hands because it takes less maneuvering of needles to accomplish the work. Once they learn how to knit and purl using the Portuguese Style, we are going to practice all increases and decreases on the swatch the students are working on. When we are done practicing, we will work on the project. Project: To reinforce learning of new skills we are going to knit a beret. At this point they will also learn a Portuguese cast on that they might want to use to start the project. The beret includes all skills learned. Key Topics and Concepts Covered: students are going to learn how to knit, purl, all increases, all decreases, how to cast on and bind off Portuguese Style. Homework: none.Materials: • worsted weight yarn light color • Circular needles 16 inches long sizes US #6 or #7 • Basic knitting supplies: scissors, tapestry needle, stitch marker. For Project: • 1 skein of Angora & Merino (50% angora/50% merino

wool by Tess Yarns - 50g/185 yards [169 m] each) OR any yarn that gives 19 stitches and 26.5 rows = 4 inches;

• size US #5 16” circular needles • size US #9 16 circular needles and double pointed needles; • 3 buttons (optional).

Teacher Material Fee (optional): knitting pin for $5.00 each.

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Afternoon Class Information

PM1 — Intermediate

Alissa Barton • Knitting a Hat from Top Down at ANY GaugePick up any yarn and go for it. We will discuss picking the right needles, several different ways to increase and how to incorporate stitch patterns into your designs for a truly personal creation. Materials: (Choose one weight) Bulky 100 yds, Aran 150 yds, Worsted 200 yds, DK 250 yds, or Fingering 300 yds Needles indicated on the label of the yarn you have chosen in a style to work a center start (so, DPN, 2 circs 16” or longer each, one circ 40” or longer for magic loop).Removable stitch markers. One “unique” marker for beginning of round. Homework: none.

PM2 — Intermediate

Michele Lee Bernstein • Brioche Pastiche: 2 Color Brioche in the RoundBrioche knitting is the current “it knit” and you can do it too! Brioche knitting is easier in the round than flat, and even easier with two colors rather than one. We’ll learn basic brioche rib, and then move on to the increase and decreases in my Brioche Pastiche Hat. We’ll also learn how to fix common mistakes in brioche knitting.Materials: One light colored and one dark colored heavy worsted to aran weight yarn, 100 yards each (example: Malabrigo Worsted), and 16 inch US 6 circular needle (no magic loop or dpns for first time brioching, please), one stitch marker for beginning of round.Homework: With dark color, loosely cast on 72 (78) sts for 18” (19”) hat using long tail cast on. Join to work in the round, then K 1 round. Bring yarn to front and leave it hanging there.

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PM3 — Intermediate

Olga Buraya-Kefelian • Non-Intarsia Wave CowlHave you ever wondered if it’s possible to create intarsia without bobbins? The answer you will discover when you knit this Wave Cowl, using modular style colorwork and utilize partial knitting as well as short-rows. You will have an option to implement optional tassels and customize this cowl to your liking.Skills required • knit, purl, cast on, bind offSkills learned • Crochet Chain Cast On • German Short Rows • Weaving in ends directly into your knitting • Mattress stitchMaterials • 490 yds in MC and 200 yds in CC of fingering weight yarn, preferably light or bright semi-solid colors • US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 24-36” • Crochet Hook size E (3.5 mm) or F (3.75 mm) • Stitch markers • Tapestry needle • Purchase Wave Cowl (hand) pattern before arriving to classHomework: • Make a gauge swatch on suggested needle size or use size to obtain gauge 24 sts and 38 rows = 4” in Stockinette stitch worked flat, measured once washed and blocked • Using the Crochet Chain method, CC, and larger needle, CO a total of 116 sts as follows: CO 25 sts, place marker 4, CO 8 sts, place marker 3, CO 25 sts, place a differently-colored marker for center of piece, CO 25 sts, place marker 2, CO 8 sts, place marker 1, CO 25 sts.

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PM4 — For All Knitters

Jeane deCoster • What Not to Knit? “I don’t like rules about body types because no matter what, we can each find something wrong with our body.” Attaching labels just makes it worse. If our hand-knit garments don’t fit or flatter us, we don’t feel good wearing them. So we gift them or stash them away and may not feel like trying again. Let’s decide “What not to knit (or crochet)” with a personalized fit analysis for each student. Along the way, I will share guidelines (not rules) about ease, length, neck, and shoulder lines that you might use to knit or crochet a more successful garment for yourself.All sizes, genders, shapes and curves are welcome! Any level knitting and crochet experience will benefit from this class.Materials: Up to 4 garments (sweaters-purchased or handknit would be great but are not required.) If not, just bring something you wear in the following categories: 1 that you love to wear - for any reason, 1 that you hate to wear, and up to 2 others that you might have questions about. Bring an open attitude and don’t be too shy! Wear something you commonly wear on the bottom — and something you can strip down to in class and change in (ie. camisole, or whatever).Homework: none.

PM5 — Advanced Beginner

Mary Lou Egan • Ply or Ply Not: Chain Plying for KnittersDo you pick up gorgeous lace weight or hand-dyed fingering yarn and put it back down, because “It’s too skinny!” Chain plying is a fun, simple and useful technique where ply as you knit, and you don’t have to be a spinner to use it. Chain ply to create a triple thickness of yarn, without the tangled mess that can result from using more than one ball. Turn fine yarn into worsted, create interesting but simple texture without adding new yarn, even adjust for self-striping yarn. Explore combining yarn weights to move yarn out of your stash and into your FO pile. The class will demonstrate the technique and some variations. Students will receive a shawl pattern and instructions for a hat.Materials: Lace weight or fingering weight yarn, at least 50 grams, fingering or sock weight self striping yarn – one skein (at least 50 grams), circular needles US 7, 8 or 9 (4.5 to 5.5 mm) long enough to work magic loop or a 16” needle in the same size.

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PM6 — Intermediate

Gretchen Funk • Needle Felting SteeksAn innovative way to steek knitwear invented by Alice Adams and taught by Gretchen Funk. In this class you’ll learn to use needle felted steeks to quickly secure knits, and greatly reduce anxiety about cutting knitwear. With uses like mending, fixing in ends, and anything your mind can conjure; this technique will have you whirring with ideas. Students are invited to bring completed items and Future patterns for consultation. Needle felting supply kits will be available to borrow and for the students to purchase during class.Materials: Completed swatch (homework) for class, Scissors, Leftovers of the main yarn you used for the homework swatch.Homework: Please make and block in advance and bring to class completed, there will not be time to work on this in class. • 2 different colors of yarn: 1 1/2 or more ounces each, sport, DK, or light worsted wool, not super-wash. • Gauge between 20–24 stitches per 4 inches • DPNs or magic loop needle in a size appropriate for the yarn you are using, knitters choice. • Stitch markers.Homework Instructions Link

PM7 — Advanced Beginner

Franklin Habit • Knitting to Fit Your Pampered Pet Custom sweaters for four-legged friends are among the most rewarding projects in all of knitting–but also one of its greatest challenges. How do you resize a design for a dachshund and to fit a great dane—or vice versa? How do you make something just right for a special mutt, or— if you are a brave sort–for a special kitty?In this lecture-based class, Franklin will guide you through the process of measuring, calculating, and designing simple but effective garments to suit any animal companion. It’s not just fun, it can make you a stronger knitter–because these fundamental principles of knitting to fit work for humans, too!Prerequisites: This class will best serve knitters who have reached at least the advanced beginner level. Students must be fluent in all the fundamentals of knitting, including increases and decreases.Materials: Notebook and pencil with eraser (preferred) or pen for making notes. Calculator or calculator app (optional) Homework: none.

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PM8 — Advanced Beginner

Kyle Kunnecke • Stranded Knitting: Unlocking the Secrets of Locked Floats Prerequisites: Students should have basic knitting skills, including the ability to cast on, knit/purl, increase/decrease, and read color work charts. Ever looked at the “wrong side” of a stranded, hand-knit garment and see no floats? Do you wonder what was done to hide those floats and make it so beautifully finished? The answer may very well be what some refer to as “Armenian Knitting”, or what I call “Locked Floats.” The technique is simple, and creates a wonderfully even fabric. In this class, we will first review how to carry floats across the back of the work (traditional), and then learn this simple technique that results in a beautifully woven “wrong side”. We will address increasing and decreasing “in pattern”, and cover tricks that help to make projects look more polished. You’ll leave with a good understanding of how to work this technique, along with a series of swatches you’ll be able to use for future reference. Materials: One skein each of 2 colors of worsted weight yarn (Solid-color, wool yarns, with medium to high contrast work best), appropriately-sized circular knitting needles (bring a few different sizes or an interchangeable needle set), ruler, stitch markers, note taking materials, sticky notes or magnetic board to keep your place on the chart, knitting bag filled with its usual treasures. Homework: none.

PM9 — Intermediate (Experience with charts is helpful.)

Melissa Leapman • Shawl Builder WorkshopImagine hundreds, even thousands, of beautiful shawl designs within your reach! In this class, see how interchangeable shawl wedges mix and match to create nearly endless design possibilities. Learn about starting tabs, three different side borders, and how to use your creativity to design truly one-of-a-kind masterpiece shawls. Materials: DK or worsted weight scrap yarn for mini sampler shawl; appropriate size knitting needles; crochet hook, size G or H; stitch markers; scissors; sticky notes. Homework: none.

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PM10 — Advanced Beginner

Keith Leonard • Short Row Fun! Short row fun anyone? In this class Keith will teach you how to properly work short rows using two different colors of yarn to create 1 of 24 squares that combined turn into a beautiful afghan called “The Lizard Ridge.” Learn how short rows build your knitting and where to use them in different projects. Disclaimer: Once started, this project will be hard to put down. Be prepared for addiction, laughter and bursts of color! This class has no homework. Materials: • Size #7 or #8 Knitting Needles (straight or circular) • One skein worsted weight self-striping yarn OR 2 colors of worsted weight yarn • 9 stitch markers • Pen Homework: none.

PM11 — Intermediate (Solid knowledge of gauge is required. Should have knit at least one sweater and not fear math.)

Patty Lyons • Customizing Sweater PatternsHow many times have you thought, “I’d like that sweater but I wish it had…?” Learn the simple math to change basic sweater elements. Using a simple pattern as a base, we will work through changing a crew neck to a V neck, changing the sleeve length, adding waist shaping and more. Learn how working a sweater in a different gauge can be to your advantage. Make every sweater pattern your own!Skill Prerequisite: Must know how to knit, purl, cast on, bind off. Should be familiar with sweater knitting, sweater patterns and have knit a couple of sweaters. Solid knowledge of math of gauge required.Materials: Accessories – calculator, paper & pencilHomework: none.

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PM12 — Advanced Beginner

Sarah Peasley • Basic Double Knitting TechniquesDouble knitting is pure magic. Using one method, a piece worked flat opens up as if it had been knit in the round. Using another method, the image created on the front of the fabric will appear in reverse image on the back. Learn both methods to create a small bag and a two-sided coaster, while practicing appropriate cast-on, bind-off, and chart-reading techniques. Techniques to be covered: Double knitting a single-color tube, Counting rows, Double-strand cast-on (two colors), Two-color double knitting, Reading a chart for double knitting, Fixing mistakes, Double-strand SSK bind-off, Weaving in ends, Optional: Single-color cast-on for two-color double knitting, Optional: Condensed bind-off, Optional: Double-strand garter selvedge, Optional: Tubular cast-on, Optional: Tubular bind-off.Materials: 50 grams #4 (worsted-weight) yarn in main color (MC) 50 grams #4 (worsted-weight) yarn in contrasting color (CC) Double-pointed needles in size appropriate for yarn chosen, approximately 7” in length Blunt darning needle Coilless safety pin F (3.75 mm) or G (4 mm) crochet hook Homework: none.

PM13 — Intermediate (Must know how to work in the circularly.)

Andrea Wong • Portuguese Style of Knitting — Stranded Knitting Students will learn how to purl Portuguese Style and start working on the hat project. We are going to work the hat inside out by purling every round (very easy in this method) and controlling the tension of the yarn with both hands. By the 4th round we introduce another color to practice stranded knitting. We are going to talk about color dominance and trapping the floats. Lastly we will discuss decreases to finish the project. Teacher Material Fee (optional): knitting pin for US $5.00/each. Project: Victoria hat. Materials: • yarn in light and dark color gauge 18 STS and 28 rounds = 4 inches • Circular needles 16 inches long sizes US#7 and double pointed needles same size • Basic knitting supplies: scissors, tapestry needle, stitch marker. Homework: Cast on for the hat: Using Main Color and size US#7 needles 16 inches long, cast on 96 stitches. Join circularly. Work Rib 1X1 for 10 rounds.

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AD1 — Intermediate & Up (Must know how to work from a chart and knit in the round.)

Susanna Hansson • Bohus Stickning Sociology, women’s history, and cultural legacy - the Bohus story is all those things. What began as a relief work organization in 1939, developed into an influential high fashion industry as the exquisite Bohus Stickning hand knitted sweaters were sold in the finest department stores around the world over the course of thirty years. For the hands-on portion of the day, you will be working on small needles with fine yarns from Sweden. While the actual knitting is not difficult, multiple colors in a single row as well as purl stitches on the right side can make Bohus patterns challenging for knitters, even experienced ones. As you work on your wristlets, you will begin to get a sense of how the Bohus patterns are “built” and enjoy seeing them come alive. There will be two slide presentations and Susanna will also bring pieces from her collection of original vintage Bohus Stickning garments to share with you. Think of that part of the class as a textile excavation journey! This class is for knitters and beyond who have an interest in the history and culture of knitting. You should know how to work from a chart and be comfortable knitting in the round.Class project kit: The class project is a pair of Blue Shimmer wristlets, using yarns from the Swedish company Angoragarnet, www.angoragarnet.com. The cost of the kit, $42, represents a savings of approximately 40% compared to current listed prices for wristlet kits on Angoragarnet’s website. Please bring $42 in cash to pay instructor.Materials: • Needles in a variety of sizes for working in the round. The gauge in genuine Bohus garments is approximately 8.5 - 9 stitches/inch. You will be working with yarn that may be new to you, so I recommend that you bring needles in multiple sizes. Susan Bates makes a set of 20 Double Pointed needles in 4 small sizes that is very economical. If you are a loose knitter, the sock set could be helpful. If you knit very firmly, you may also want to bring needles in sizes larger than those included in the Sock Set. • Highlighter tape or some other tool for keeping track of rows. Optional supplies • Any Bohus stories or garments you have collected or made. A battery powered light source. Homework: none.

All Day Class Information

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AD2 — Intermediate

Jill Wolcott • Yoke Sweater Construction for Real Bodies The return to fashion of beautiful yoke sweaters is fascinating to me as someone who is always looking at fit in addition to the fabric being created. There are some simple changes that can be made to designs to make them not only fit the body wearing them, but increase the wearing comfort of this style of sweater. I’m going to bring some non-knitterly thoughts to your thinking about the construction of these sweaters, which can be translated easily to your garments once you are comfortable with them. Let’s look at these areas (presented in alphabetical order): • Armhole shaping • Front and Back neck depths and shapes • Short rows • Sleeves • Underarm bind offs • Yoke shaping Students are encouraged to bring their own work for questions and solutions! Materials: Students should bring worsted weight wool (or wool blend) in two light colors and of the exact same weight. Two sets of appropriately sized needles for your knitting style [size 5(3.5mm) to size 7(4.5mm)], and one set of needles one or two sizes smaller. Longer dpns can be used throughout. Also bring stitch markers, tapestry or bent-tip needle, waste yarn or stitch holders. Homework: Two knitted swatches from instructions provided. Homework Instructions Link

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Two-hour Beginning Knitting Classes

Beginner

Anna Sorgert • Learn to Knit in 2 Hours This 2-hour class will cover the basics of knitting, including how to cast on (start a project), the knit stitch, the purl stitch, and binding off (finishing) a project. Understanding yarn types and knitting tools will also be discussed. These skills will be practiced on a coaster, perfect to use in the house or as a decorative display piece. This class is for students ages 13 and up that want to learn to knit or need a refresher on knitting. Supplies: US 10 needles (bamboo or wood material preferred)75 yds bulky weight yarn Homework: none.

Beginner

Anna Sorgert • Beyond Learn to Knit: The Next Steps This 2-hour class is perfect for the new knitter ready to learn more, this class will cover simple increasing and decreasing, an introduction to pattern reading, and how to find further resources. There will be samples in class for students to practice knitting on - no homework required! This class is for ages 13 and up for students that know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off. (If you take the morning Learn to Knit class, this class will expand on that.)Supplies: US 10 needles, Bulky yarn for practicing, or if desired, US 8 needles and cotton yarn for a dishclothHomework: none.