sponsors the 27th Annual Minnesota Knit Together 2013 Yarnover April 27, 7:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Hopkins High School – 2400 Lindbergh Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305 SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 27 7:45-8:30 a.m. Registration 8 a.m. Market opens 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Morning classes 12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch in dining room, included with class registration 1:30-4:30 p.m. Afternoon classes; Continuation of All Day class 4:45 p.m. Market closes A Minnesota Knitters’ Guild Event Cost is $115 for full day or $75 for half day for members. For non member pricing, add $30 which covers one-year membership dues to the guild. The Depot Too coffee shop will be open all day for food & drink purchases. NEW THIS YEAR Join us for a delightful dinner with all the Yarnover Teachers in the Galway Ballroom at the Minneapolis Marriott West Hotel. The Tuscan Buffet has something for everyone. Dinner is at 5:30. The highlight, in addition to the great food, will be hearing Stephanie Pearl McPhee’s keynote address. The Yarn Harlot will regale us with, “This Is Your Brain on Knitting”. It will be awesome, to be sure. Dinner is open to the first 100 registrants. The price is $50.
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sponsors the
27th Annual Minnesota Knit Together
2013 YarnoverApril 27, 7:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Hopkins High School – 2400 Lindbergh Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
Schedule for April 277:45-8:30 a.m. Registration
8 a.m. Market opens
9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Morning classes
12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch in dining room, included with class registration
1:30-4:30 p.m. Afternoon classes; Continuation of All Day class
4:45 p.m. Market closes
A Minnesota Knitters’ Guild Event Cost is $115 for full day or $75 for half day for members. For non member pricing, add $30 which covers one-year membership dues to the guild.
The Depot Too coffee shop will be open all day for food & drink purchases.
New ThiS YeAr
Join us for a delightful dinner with all the Yarnover Teachers in the Galway Ballroom at the Minneapolis Marriott
West Hotel. The Tuscan Buffet has something for everyone.
Dinner is at 5:30.
The highlight, in addition to the great food, will be hearing Stephanie Pearl McPhee’s keynote address. The Yarn
Harlot will regale us with, “This Is Your Brain on Knitting”. It will be awesome,
to be sure.
Dinner is open to the first 100 registrants. The price is $50.
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JC Briar
A self-confessed technique freak and skill junkie, JC has a special fondness for textured knitting and novel construction techniques. If it involves lace, cables, or seamless construction, it’s sure to catch her eye. Author of Charts Made Simple, she shares her enthusiasm by teaching at shops and fiber festivals, building her students’ confidence by expressing concepts clearly and by presenting skills in a digestible progression.
Nancy Bush
Nancy’s passion is traditional knitting techniques and uses of ethnic patterns. She is the author of Folk Socks (1994), Folk Knitting in Estonia (1999), Knitting on the Road, Socks for the Traveling Knitter (2001), Knitting Vintage Socks (2005) and Knitted Lace of Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions (2008), all published by Interweave Press.
Carson Demers
By day, Carson is a physical therapist who runs an ergonomics program for a San Francisco Bay Area medical center. Every other moment, he’s knitting, spinning, designing, teaching, or otherwise up to some fiber fun with a watchful eye toward ergonomics. His passion and experience in fiber arts combine with his expertise in physical therapy and ergonomics to create a unique skill set that he eagerly shares with the fiber community to keep us all creating healthfully ever after.
iNSTrucTor iNformATioN
• Registration includes morning and/or afternoon classes, and lunch.
• Please note that some classes may have a materials fee that is payable to the instructor at Yarnover.
• Early bird registration for MKG members who have paid their 2013 dues before Dec. 31, 2012 runs Jan. 12 - 25, 2013. Classes will be assigned on a first come – first served basis. General registration (for members who paid their dues after Dec. 31 and non-members) opens Jan. 26 with classes assigned first come - first served for all remaining open spaces after early bird registration.
• Advance registration deadline is April 22nd. Walk-in registration for any open classes will be welcome.
• Refund for cancellation on or before February 18th is 75 percent; after February 18 and before March 26th is 50 percent. No refunds after March 26th.
• Registration questions? Call or text Brigid Brindley at 612/280-5851 or [email protected]
• Other questions, contact Shelley Hermanson at 612/867-5032 or [email protected] or call the MKG automated voice mail at 612/436-0464, ext. 115.
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Drew EmborskyDrew Emborsky, aka The Crochet Dude, is an award-winning master crocheter on the cutting edge of the industry. He has 10 books published, a wildly popular blog, a line of crochet hooks and tools available nationwide and is the crochet expert on the hit PBS show Knit & Crochet Now! His latest books Use Up That Yarn and Hug It Out were released in January 2012.
Ragga Eiriksdittor
A native of Northern Iceland, Ragga is a married mother of three and grandmother of two. She lives in Reykjavík.She works full time as knitting instructor/designer/knitting tour guide and the CEO of Knitting Iceland. She is also co-curator and founder of www.lopilove.comRagga likes her classes to be creative, fun and enlightening. Her firm belief is that knowledge liberates the knitter and enables her/him to think outside the charts and beyond the patterns.
Franklin Habit
Designer, teacher, author, and illustrator Franklin Habit is the author of It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons (Interweave Press, 2008–now in its third printing) and proprietor of The Panopticon (the-panopticon.blogspot.com), one of the most popular knitting blogs on Internet.
Franklin’s varied experience in the fiber world includes contributions to Vogue Knitting, Yarn Market News, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, PieceWork, Cast On: A Podcast for Knitters, Twist Collective; and regular columns for both Knitty.com and Lion Brand Yarns.
Sivia Harding
Sivia Harding learned how to knit in 2000 and has being churning out patterns since 2003. Her work has appeared in publication under her own name and in various magazines and books, plus designs featured in several clubs, including her own Mezzaluna Club this year. Sivia is known for her work with exceptional beaded knits and lace.
Mary Scott Huff
A native of the Pacific Northwest, Mary Scott Huff is delighted to be making her second appearance at Yarnover! Mary is the author of The New Stranded Colorwork, and Teach Yourself Visually Color Knitting. In addition to teaching all over the USA, Mary designs knitting patterns for yarn companies, books, magazines, and for independent publication. Join her adventures in playing with string at www.maryscotthuff.com.
Melissa Leapman
With over 600 designs in print, Melissa Leapman is one of the most widely-published American designers working today. She is the author of several bestselling knitting and crocheting books. Her latest book, Knitting the Perfect Fit, puts the designer’s skills into knitters’ hands, empowering them to use fully-fashioned techniques to create figure flattering knits for each and every body type. Nationally, her workshops are popular with crafters of all levels.
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Lynda McArdell
Lynda has been knitting and designing for more years than she cares to admit. Her knitting background includes working and teaching in many local retail yarn shops, as well as owning her own shop at one point. She does finishing work for local clients and yarn shops. Her original designs (available on Ravelry) have a worldwide clientele. Her teaching history includes both private students, local yarn shops and the first several years of Yarnover. She is happy to be back.
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (better known as the Yarn Harlot) is a prolific knitter, writer and blogger known for her humorous but always insightful anecdotes and stories about knitting triumphs and tragedies.
Marie Mayhew
Marie is a pattern designer whose line of knit and felt whimsical patterns are sold internationally. Her Woolly Snowman pattern celebrates its 10th anniversary this 2013. While much of Marie’s time is spent developing new patterns, her true love is embellishing: adding further details to her knitted and felted items.
Annie Modesitt
Annie was born and raised in Ohio, but it wasn’t until she moved to New York in her 20’s that she discovered knitting – a great life passion. She is the author of eight books, including History on Two Needles (Cooperative Press, 2012) and currently lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband and two children.She feels strongly that by finding and following our individual passions, we can awaken the deepest part of our souls and will find the humanity and generosity to allow others to seek their own joy.
Susan Newhall
Susan Newhall taught herself to knit many years ago and found it perfectly absorbing. She designs patterns for Belfast Mini-Mills in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Two years ago Susan invented Blended Intarsia and introduced it to the knitosphere (http://knitty.com/ISSUEss11/PATTverdant.php). Since then, she has been teaching and writing patterns for this new technique. Years ago, she dabbled in color theory. Now she does more than dabble in color.
Carol Rhoades
Carol H. Rhoades, Madison, Wisconsin, has studied textile traditions in Scandinavia for many years and is particularly interested in the connections between the wool of Landrace sheep breeds and the traditional textiles made with those wools. Carol has published articles in Spin-Off, PieceWork, Interweave Knits, and Gavstrik (Danish knitting magazine), and has translated many Scandinavian knitting and crochet books into English.
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Francine RuiterFrancine has been an avid fiber enthusiast since 1976, as well as a production weaver, spinner and dyer. She has taught spinning at Manitoba Crafts Guild. She enrolled in the Master Spinners Program in the 80s, which segued to Rovings with her daughter, Michelle. Rovings was a processing mill for other fiber producers as well as their own Breed Specific Polwarth wool.
Julie WeisenbergerJulie learned to knit in Europe and had a small sweater company in the 80’s selling to boutiques across the country. Her main focus, however, has been on designing for and teaching hand-knitters of all shapes and sizes. For over 20 years she has delighted in teaching knitters to enjoy not only the process of knitting but the end result as well.
Stephen WestStephen West is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He now lives in Amsterdam and travels frequently teaching knitting workshops throughout the United States and Europe. If you look through his design work, shawls are obviously a big passion so he loves sharing shawl-love in his workshops. Stephen creates his own series of popular self-published pattern collections and also designs for Malabrigo Yarns and knitty.com.
Andrea WongAndrea grew up in South America and knits Portuguese Style since she was seven years old. Taught by her mother, this was the only style she knew until she came to the USA in 1991. Since then she has been knitting avidly, designing and teaching. For the last nine years she has taught 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.
Welcome to 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 we promote knitting education and fellowship (socializing!).We come together formally every month in Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota. Informally, we gather in coffee shops and bars, and on knitting retreats. There’s always room for you!Visit www.knitters.org to find out more about the best knitting association in Minnesota.
Yarnover CommitteeBrigid BrindleyBonnie EsplieShelley HermansonVicki OlsonSusan RaineyLorri TalbergSue TraczykIf you encounter any of the people listed above during Yarnover 2013, please take the time to express your appreciation for their work.
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Instructor Morning Afternoon
JC Briar Slick Set-in Sleeves Charts Made Simple
Nancy Bush Estonian Cast Ons Estonian Traveling Stitches
Carson Demers Knitting Happily Ever After - Ergonomics for Knitters Swatchbuckling
Drew Emborsky Beyond Beginning Crochet Edging Knit with Crochet
Ragga Eiriksdottier Icelandic Upside Down Groovy Garter Stitch
Franklin Habit Working with Antique Patterns Lace Edgings: Before, During and After
Sivia Harding Sideways Lace ALL DAY SESSION
Mary Scott Huff Shapely Sexy Steeks Sassy Selbuvotter
Melissa Leapman Look Ma, No Cable Needle! Celtic Cables
Lynda McArdell Tips and Tricks for a Professional Looking Finish Getting the Perfect Fit
Stephanie Pearl McPhee Grok the Sock Knitting for Speed and Efficiency
Marie Mayhew For the Love of Detail - Needle Felting For the Love of Detail - Embroidery
Annie Modesitt Double Knitting Knitting with Wire
Susan Newhall Blended Intarsia Color: the Untold Story
Carol Rhoades Two End Knitted Wrist Warmers Bohus Wrist Warmers - Patterned and Plain in the Round
Francine Ruiter Spinning Luxury Fibers (Not a beginning spinning class!) ALL DAY SESSION
Julie Weisenberger European Finishing Tips and Techniques
Fleecing! Also called Extreme Thrumming
Stephen West Top Down Shawl Workshop for Adventurous Beginners
Top Down Shawl Workshop for Intermediate/Advanced
Andrea Wong Portugese Style Knitting - the Basics Portugese Style Knitting - Advanced
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Sideways Lace
Course Number AD01
Teacher Sivia Harding
Class size limit 21
Skill level required Necessary skills are: Basic lace stitches, basic increasing and decreasing, slipping stitches, knitting and purling. Student must be comfortable with reading charts.
Supply fee None
Side-to-side crescent shaped shawlettes are great fun to knit, and provide an easy introduction to designing. You will choose between a few basic options to begin your crescent shape, then we explore side-to-side knitted lace edgings and choose one to showcase in your shawlette. We will discuss lace stitches, charts, and charting. This is a no-fail method of producing a striking and unique lace garment! We also discuss adding beads to lace, including how to choose the perfect bead, and placements for beads within your lace design.Students receive the benefit of Sivia’s years of experience in designing innovative lace shawls and exceptional beaded lace. Homework
Look for stitch dictionaries that contain knitted edging patterns. For this class, you will need an edging that is charted; this could be either an edging you find in a stitch dictionary, or one of the several charted edgings that will be provided in the class.
Charting skills will not be taught in this class. If you need a good reference for how to read and write charts, please see JC Briar’s book, Charts Made Simple.
Supplies required Yarn – Approximately 400-800 yds. fingering weight yarn for shawl. Use lighter shade in a solid or shaded solid colorway for ease in seeing your stitches.US 5 (3.75 mm) or 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 24” length Stitch markers in 2 colorsGraph paper Pencil CalculatorGood EraserUsual notions such as yarn needle, scissors, tape measure, etc.Blocking wires and pins if you have themIf beads are desired, bring size 6/0 seed beads (preferably Japanese) and steel crochet hook, size 13 or 14 (0.6 or 0.75 mm). Bring approximately 200-300 beads in the color(s) you want to use.
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Spinning Luxury Fibers
Course Number AD02
Teacher Francine Ruiter
Class size limit 25
Skill level required All levels welcome; must be able to spin singles and ply
Supply fee None
Participants will learn how to prepare, blend, and spin luxury fibers, i.e., silk, kid mohair, angora, camel, cashmere, alpaca and qiviut.Homework
NoneSupplies required
Bring wheels in perfect working order, a minimum of 3 bobbins and hand cards
Slick Set-in Sleeves
Course Number AM01
Teacher JC Briar
Class size limit 25
Skill level required Experience knitting sweaters
Supply fee None
Set-in sleeves give a sweater a crisp, tailored look. And for easy knitting, you just can’t beat sleeves knit from the top down. Pick up stitches from the body, shape the sleeve cap with short rows, and you avoid the bulk of a seam and the fuss of easing a sleeve cap into an armhole. Learn to adapt an existing pattern to this approach, or to design according to your measurements.Homework
Knit the back and right front of a child-size cardigan from the top down as follows:
Back: Cast on 50 sts firmly. Keeping selvage sts in stockinette (do not slip the first st of every row), work even in stockinette for 4.25” (11 cm), then increase 2 sts every RS row 4 times as follows: k1, M1, knit to last st, M1, k1 - 58 sts. After the last increase row, purl one WS row, then break the yarn and transfer all sts from needles to waste yarn.
Right front: Holding the back with its RS facing you, pick up and knit 13 sts from the back’s cast-on edge, starting at the right armhole edge and extending for 2.5” (6.5 cm) across the right shoulder. Work even in stockinette for 5 rows, then increase 1 st at the neck edge every RS row 6 times as follows: knit to last st, M1, k1 - 19 sts. After the last increase row, purl one WS row, then cast on 6 more sts at the end of the following RS row - 25 sts. Work even in stockinette until the right front measures 4.25” (11 cm) from its initial pick-up row, then increase 1 st at the armhole edge every RS row 4 times as follows: k1, M1, knit to end of row - 29 sts. After the last increase row, purl one WS row, then break the yarn and transfer all sts from needles to waste yarn.
See http://jcbriar.com/classes/slick-set-in-sleeves/ for more details.
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Slick Set-in Sleeves - continuedSupplies required
Smooth, light colored, worsted-weight yarn (400 yards, if you want to complete the class sample sweater)US size 7 (4.5 mm) needles, or size needed to obtain gauge of 20 sts = 4” (including dpns, two circs, or a long Magic Loop circ if you wish to knit the lower sleeves in the round; otherwise, straight needles are fineClip-on stitch markersSmooth, contrast-color waste yarnCrochet hook roughly US size G/6 (4 mm)
Estonian Cast Ons
Course Number AM02
Teacher Nancy Bush
Class size limit 20
Skill level required Intermediate
Supply fee None
The Estonians have some interesting ways to cast on - each giving a unique effect. Students will learn several different ways to cast on, including variations of a braided cast on and an outstanding cast on for socks, when to use each technique and what makes each one special. Homework
NoneSupplies required
One skein light colored sport weight wool yarn Partial skein of a contrasting color# 3 (3.25mm) or #4 (3.75mm) double point needlesSmall string tags to label your samples
Knitting Happily Ever After - Ergonomics for Knitters
Course Number AM03
Teacher Carson Demers
Class size limit 25
Skill level required All levels
Supply fee None
Ever know a knitter who hasn’t said, “Just one more row”? Me neither! I’ll bet they’ve also complained of aches and pains while knitting. In this class, you’ll learn how knitting affects the “fabric that makes the fabric”- your body. You’ll learn how knitting contributes to those aches and pains throughout your body, but more importantly, you’ll learn how to reduce them. A little knowledge and some simple changes can keep you knitting happily and safely ever after. Students who’ve taken this class have said that it should be “required learning for all knitters regardless of experience level!” and, “it’s as important as the knit and purl stitches!” This class is taught by a passionate knitter who is also a physical therapist. Homework
NoneSupplies required
Students should bring a project to knit and materials to take notes if they choose to. Please also bring a bath towel or garment that can be rolled.
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Icelandic Upside Down
Course Number AM05
Teacher Ragga Eiriksdottier
Class size limit 25
Skill level required Beginner to Intermediate.
Supply fee None
Traditionally the Icelandic patterned yoke sweaters are knit bottom up - but Ragga has developed top down knitting techniques for this popular symbol of the Icelandic knitting heritage. Participants will knit a tiny Lopi sweater containing all the elements and techniques needed to invert any preexisting bottom up pattern to a top down one. Participants receive written instructions and a pattern for a tiny top down Lopi sweater, plus an example of a preexisting pattern turned upside down.Techniques covered: German twisted cast on, working in the round with Magic Loop or DPNs - difference explained and advantages of the different methods stranded knitting with 2 colors. English, Continental and mixed method, shaping the yoke with increases, Dividing work into body and sleeves, Finishing body – different types of ribbing discussed, Picking up stitches for the sleeves, Shaping the sleeves with increases, Casting off – 2 different methods, what to consider when turning an already existing pattern upside down.Homework
NoneSupplies required
50 yards of Lopi light in a light color Approx. 10 yards in a contrast color (can also be provided by teacher for a 5USD material fee)US5 32” circular needles (bring DPNs if you like them)A piece of scrap yarn, darning needleCrochet hook size C or D
Beyond Beginning Crochet
Course Number AM04
Teacher Drew Emborsky
Class size limit 25
Skill level required Skill level required: should be able to work a ch, a sc, and a dc
Supply fee None
Drew shares all his professional tips and tricks to get your crochet looking its very best. Students will leave class knowing how to get perfectly straight edges, change colors, create nearly invisible increases and decreases, as well as several other skills, time permitting.Homework
None
Supplies requiredSmooth light colored #4 worsted weight yarn in two contrasting colors Appropripate hook for yarnBasic crochet tools such as snips, etc.
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Working with Antique Patterns
Course Number AM06
Teacher Franklin Habit
Class size limit 25
Skill level required Advanced Beginner and up
Supply fee None
Don’t let the tiny type and archaic language fool you: there’s a goldmine of beautiful, functional designs waiting to be rediscovered within the pages of Victorian and Edwardian books and magazines. In this session, we’ll discuss the history of patterns; the selection of appropriate yarns and needles; methods for deciphering and troubleshooting arcane recipes; and “reverse engineering” from photographs and extant pieces. You don’t need to be a historian or re-enactor to enjoy this class – just a knitter with a curious mind.Homework
NoneSupplies required
1 ball smooth DK, worsted, or sport weight yarn (i.e., Dale Baby Ull, St-Denis Nordique, Cascade 220 or 220 Sport, Universal Yarns Deluxe Worsted) in white or a light color
1 pair straight needles or 1 circular needle, in a size appropriate to the yarn of your choice
Notebook and pen or pencil for making notes (important!)
Shapely Sexy Steeks
Course Number AM07
Teacher Mary Scott Huff
Class size limit 24
Skill level required Advanced – Students must have already worked at least one steek, and have experience knitting stranded colorwork in the round.
Supply fee None
Think stranded colorwork sweaters are all shapeless drop-shoulder boxes? Not anymore! Learn to plan and use the steeked openings in your knitting to make shaped and fitted stranded garments! In this workshop, you’ll learn to think like a sculptor, shaping knitting to your body. Learn how a well-planned steek can actually speed up your knitting, minimize the finishing required in your garment, and perfect its fit! We’ll practice shaping on a miniature vest project, analyze patterns for steeked adjustments, and even discuss ways to incorporate steeks into non-stranded garments. Sexy!Homework
Using at least 2 colors of 2-ply Shetland wool (such as Jameson’s) work a 60-st knitted tube in any charted pattern(s) you wish. This is the beginning of your miniature vest, so put ribbing at the bottom, if you’d like, and make the piece around 3 inches long. Do not bind off.
Supplies required 2-ply Shetland wool yarn in the colors of your choice (at least 2)
Needles to achieve gauge stated on ball band (or your preferred gauge) Six stitch markers Tapestry needle Waste yarn Sharp shears for steeking Either hand sewing needle and thread for hand sewn steeks, or crochet hook and
Want to knit an Aran pattern lickety-split? Learn to cross your cables without a cable needle. After some hands-on practice in class, you’ll wonder why those awkward cabling tools were ever even invented.Homework
Three swatches as follows: Swatch #1: With smooth light-colored worsted weight yarn (preferably wool
but definitely NOT cotton) and size 8 needles, cast on 25 sts. Work K1 P1 Rib for 1”. Slip sts onto holder.
Swatch #2: As Swatch #1 except cast on 24 sts. Swatch #3: As Swatch #1 except cast on 34
sts.Supplies required
Three homework swatches with yarn still attached
Size 8 needles Sticky notes (such as Post It Notes™) Scissors
Tips and Tricks for a Professional Looking Finish
Course Number AM09
Teacher Lynda McArdell
Class size limit 20
Skill level required Intermediate
Supply fee None
The final quality of your knitting depends on attention to details, such as: flat seams, neat and supple borders and perfect blocking. Give the time and effort to impeccable finishing even if they seem somewhat tedious, the end result is well worth it.Homework Two 4” x 4” garter st swatches in worsted weight or bulky weight Two 4” x 4” St st swatches in worsted weight
or bulky weightSupplies Required Tape measure Tapestry needle Extra yarn for sewing up
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Grok the Sock
Course Number AM10
Teacher Stephanie Pearl McPhee
Class size limit 18
Skill level required Intermediate; comfortable working in the round
Supply fee None
Join the Yarn Harlot as she leads you through the exploration of sock construction.This class is designed to leave the student with a really complete understanding of the construction of socks and (usually) the ability to knit a sock without a pattern.This is a class that you will apply over and over again in your sock knitting.Homework
NoneSupplies required Sock yarn Needles to match
For the Love of Detail – Needle Felting
Course Number AM11
Teacher Marie Mayhew
Class size limit 15
Skill level required Beginning to Intermediate
Supply fee None
Learn the tools, techniques and fun of embellishing with a little roving and a sharp needle. Create two-dimensional designs to be used on any felted project: polka dots, flowers, and other whimsical shapes. This is a great embellishing technique for felted slippers and mittens!Homework
Bring to class a 6x6-inch felted swatchSupplies required
Needle felting kit (foam pad & various felting needles)
Knit & felt a swatch Wool roving Yarn scraps in coordinating colors for creating
a flower and leaf motif.
Making a tube without circular needles isn’t hard, but the method can seem complex when you first start. Learn how to make socks and mittens on straight needles with no seams! Learn several techniques for creating a double-thickness fabric (with and without colorwork accents) and add a new tool to your “Knitting Bag of Tricks!”Homework
NoneSupplies required
1 skein of light colored worsted weight yarn 1 skein of dark colored weight yarn Needles to work well with yarn
Double Knitting
Course Number AM12
Teacher Annie Modesitt
Class size limit 20
Skill level required Knit and Purl; desire to read charts
Supply fee None
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Course Number AM13
Teacher Susan Newhall
Class size limit 15
Skill level required Intermediate and beyond. We will be learning Blended Intarsia from the beginning but will try to cover as much ground as possible beyond learning the basic technique. Students should be comfortable knitting with either hand and have completed at least one sweater size project. Those who are interested in learning unusual or new techniques that can be applied to their own projects will enjoy this class.
Supply fee None
Learn a brand new way to work with color and light. Blended intarsia can be worked over any knit fabric to add graphic interest. In this class, Blended Intarsia will be taught for “throwers,” “pickers” and combination knitters of all sorts. Learn on a class sample that can be expanded into an accent scarf while getting individual attention from the designer who published Verdant (Knitty, Spring/Summer 2011), Vitreous, Souvenir and Par Avion (Ravelry) and introduced this technique to knitters around the world. We will explore the many possibilities for our new skill while we discuss how to branch out into more complicated patterns or add blended intarsia to personal projects.Homework
NoneSupplies required
Two skeins (at least 200 yards in each) of fingering weight yarn (sock yarn is perfect) in 2 different colors that would look good if combined. Please have these wound and ready to knit.
US 8 (5mm) straight needles Please bring straight needles to learn the technique even if these are not your favorite type of needle. Knitters are welcome to bring other types of needle to experiment with once the technique becomes comfortable.
Sticky notes for keeping place in a small chart Note taking supplies
Blended Intarsia
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Two-ended Knitted Wrist Warmers
Course Number AM14
Teacher Carol Rhoades
Class size limit 20
Skill level required Basic knitting, including cast on, knit/purl, basic increases/decreases, knitting in the round. If you don’t already knit British/American style you might want to practice. You cannot work 2-end knitting Continental style but you can throw the yarn with the left hand if that is easier than switching to right-hand throwing style.
Supply fee none
Two-end (aka Twined) knitting alternately uses two strands of yarn to create a firm stockinette structure that can also be embellished with purl stitch surface texture designs. As you knit a wrist warmer, you’ll learn a 3-strand cast-on, 2-color braid, and 2-end stockinette with purl chain stitch motifs. Class also includes a history of the technique and handouts with more cast-on, braid, and stitch options.Homework
None.Supplies required 50 g ball sport-weight (about 110-150 yd per 50 g), light, solid color, smooth,
wool yarn 50 g ball sport-weight wool yarn (same weight as for light color), dark color as
contrast color 1 for braid and 2-color pattern About 2 yd contrast color 2 for cast-on Needles - U.S. size 3 or 4 (3 or 3.5 mm): set of 4 or 5 dpn, or long Magic Loop
circular; or 2 circulars Knitting supplies such as scissors, tapestry needle, crochet hook, row marker,
stitch markers, pen and notepaper
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European Finishing Tips and Techniques
Course Number AM15
Teacher Julie Weisenberger
Class size limit 24
Skill level required Advanced Beginner or higher
Supply fee None
I learned to knit in Europe and owned a ready-to-wear sweater company in the 80’s. These are the tips and techniques that I have picked up along the way. I provide an outline with room for students to make their own notes. Class covers basics like selvage sts, inc, dec and also special techniques like provisional CO with a second circ needle, using a YO or safety-pin (Japanese method) for short row shaping, binding off neatly in the middle of a row (for a neckline), bias bind off for multiple BO, blocking, seaming and neatly picking up stitches along a button-band or neckline. If time allows we can cover a bit of designing, as well.Homework
NoneSupplies required
Pencil for notes I have swatches so everyone can try the techniques we discuss but it’s helpful if
students bring a couple of working swatches, about 20 sts wide with couple of inches stockinette st knitted on US6 or larger needles, sts left live.
If you want to practice seaming, bring two or three St st swatches 3” x 3” bound off.
In this workshop Stephen West uses his popular shawl designs to talk about shape, construction, and drape. Students will knit a small triangular swatch while topics such as cast ons, increases, bind offs, and blocking are discussed. Special emphasis will be focused on different shaping techniques. You will also learn some of Stephen’s favorite tips and tricks!Homework
Familiarize yourself with make one left and make one right increases if you have never encountered them before.
Supplies required Yarn Circular needles for swatching (worsted
During this workshop knitters will have the opportunity to learn and practice the style of knitting I use which appears to be popular in Portugal, Greece, Egypt, and Turkey among other small countries. The main characteristic is that the yarn is either wrapped behind the neck or looped the through a pin attached to the shoulder in order to maintain a tension which is constant. The advantages of knitting this way are: 1) It’s faster than either the American or Continental styles. 2) It requires less hand movement – great for those suffering from Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. 3) It helps maintain constant tension, even for beginners. Blind knitters are overjoyed because they always know where the yarn is – the yarn is never dropped.Homework
NoneSupplies required Worsted weight yarn in light color Knitting needles of preference size US 6 or 7 Knitting basics supplies
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Portugese Style Knitting - The Basics
Charts Made Simple
Course Number PM01
Teacher JC Briar
Class size limit 25
Skill level required Basic knitting experience
Supply fee None
The symbols of a chart take the place of written instructions, telling you what stitches to work. But a good chart does so much more, showing you what the knitted fabric should look like. In this class, you’ll learn to read charts, making sense of their symbols and using them to keep your knitting on track and to minimize mistakes.Homework
NoneSupplies required
Smooth, light colored, worsted-weight yarn Needles of a size appropriate for your yarn
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Swatchbuckling
Course Number PM03
Teacher Carson Demers
Class size limit 25
Skill level required Students must be comfortable with basic knitting skills of knit and purl stitches
Supply fee None
Avast ye maties! Let’s bring improved ergonomics to life in your knitting technique. We’ll swatch to improve your posture, comfort, and efficiency. We’ll examine yarn tensioning techniques, and all phases of stitch creation first with simple then more challenging swatches and stitches. We’ll also look at ways to add movement to knitting to avoid stiffness and injuries caused by disuse.Homework
NoneSupplies required
Light colored worsted weight yarn Needles appropriate for yarn (dpn or circular, single point)
Estonian Traveling Stitches
Course Number PM02
Teacher Nancy Bush
Class size limit 20
Skill level required Intermediate
Supply fee None
The Estonian’s have a unique way of creating texture! In this class, we will take a look at the traveling and textured stitches used in both traditional and modern knitted garments. We will learn how Estonian knitters make their stitches move and how the stitches combine to form enticing patterns. We will discuss the many applications of these techniques.Homework
NoneSupplies required
One skein sport weight wool yarn (120 yards in 50 g) in a solid, light color
Set of #3 (3.25mm) or #4 (3.5mm) double pointed needles
Usual knitting supplies
Edging Knit with Crochet
Course Number PM04
Teacher Drew Emborsky
Class size limit 25
Skill level required Beginner and above
Supply fee None
Class is designed to teach basic crochet for the knitter. Students will learn slip st, ch, sc, and crocheting onto a knit project. Class will include how to crochet a picot edging and also how to seam a knit project with crochet.Homework
In smooth worsted weight yarn and appropriate sized needles create three 5” x 5” swatches in stockinette stitch and bind off
Supplies required Smooth worsted weight yarn in contrast color to homework swatches; appropriate
sized hook (check ball band on yarn for suggested hook size).
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Groovy Garter Stitch
Course Number PM05
Teacher Ragga Eiriksdottier
Class size limit 25
Skill level required Beginner to Intermediate; Participants should how to cast on and to knit
Supply fee None
Give your garter stitch the oomph it deserves. In this class we explore various techniques that will refine your garter stitch garments and open up a whole new range of possibilities for that humble little stitch. Techniques covered: five types of cast ons that work well with garter stitch, three different cast off methods, options in shaping - increases, decreases and short rows, three different edging techniques.Homework
None Supplies required 50-100 yards of worsted weight wool in a light color US5 needles (DPNs or 32” circular) A piece of scrap yarn Darning needle Crochet hook size C or D
Lace Edgings: Before, During and After
Course Number PM06
Teacher Franklin Habit
Class size limit 20
Skill level required Participants must be comfortable with all basic lace knitting skills, including working from simple charts
Supply fee None
Lace edgings are among the most beautiful, varied and useful patterns in the world of knitting. Applied with care and skill, they can lift an ordinary project into the extraordinary. In this class, we’ll practice several techniques for working edgings, including knitted-on, sewn-on, and simultaneous.Homework
Bring to class a completed garter stitch swatch, to be worked as follows: With yarn and needles listed above, CO 20 sts, knit 20 rows (slipping the first stitch of each row with yarn in front, and knitting all stitches). Bind off loosely.
Supplies requiredOne ball of any smooth, firm DK or sport weight yarn (for example: Dale Baby Ull, St-Denis Nordique, Cascade 220 Sport) in white or a light color. Wool or another non-slippery animal fiber is recommended.One pair US size 4 needles (8” or longer) or circular needle (24” suggested length)Two double-pointed needles US size 4One crochet hookNotions: Scissors, yarn/tapestry needle, pen (or pencil) and paper for making notes. (In all of my classes, note-taking is highly advised!) Row counter (optional)
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Sassy Selbuvotter
Course Number PM07
Teacher Mary Scott Huff
Class size limit 24
Skill level required This class is suitable for intermediate knitters with experience in stranded colorwork knitting, and making mittens or socks in the round
Supply fee None
Love the beautiful stranded colorwork mittens from Norway’s Selbu knitting tradition? Who doesn’t! Join us for Mary Scott Huff’s mitten workshop, to learn the basic elements of this traditional style while creating your very own, very Sassy Selbuvotter. Homework
Determine gauge by swatchingSupplies required
3-5 colors of your favorite smooth (non-novelty) DK weight yarn (50g balls ) Circular and /or DPN in sizes to achieve gauge of 7.5 sts/in, plus additional set
one size smaller “Queen Of Hearts” mitten pattern (provided free when class meets) Special Note to students: Please select your favorite 4 colors to work
with. 50g balls should allow plenty of yarn. The pattern calls for two contrasting main
colors, and two accent colors. The gauge to achieve is 7.5 sts/in. You can
choose lightweight yarn, such as sock/baby/fingering weight for lightweight, modern mittens. Or you can select heavier weight yarn, such as DK/Sport, worked at the same 7.5 sts/in, which will create a firmer, more traditional fabric. Any needle configuration you prefer is fine (DPN, Magic Loop, etc.)
Plan to work the lowest band of your mittens in a medium or light shade, since you will be knitting in the hem in that area (it’s sometimes hard to see this in a dark color).
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Celtic Cables
Course Number PM08
Teacher Melissa Leapman
Class size limit 30
Skill level required Experience working lots of cables; chart reading experience will be very helpful.
Supply fee None
Learn how to use basic cabling techniques to create Celtic inspired panels and motifs. (Shhhh, don’t tell anyone, but these gorgeous cables are much easier to knit than they look!) Homework
Three swatches as follows: Homework Swatch #1: With smooth worsted weight yarn, preferably wool, in a
light color and appropriate size knitting needles, CO 15 sts. Work K1 P1 rib for 1”, then continue in Stockinette St until swatch measures approx. 2” from beg, ending after WS row. Do not cut yarn. Do not BO. Slip these live sts onto a holder (or better yet, just keep them on your needle for use in class.)
Homework Swatch #2: With smooth worsted weight yarn, preferably wool, in a light color and appropriate size knitting needles, CO 20 sts. Complete same as swatch #1.
Homework Swatch #3: With smooth worsted weight yarn, preferably wool, in a light color and appropriate size knitting needles, CO 36 sts. Complete same as swatch #1.
Supplies required Three homework swatches Smooth worsted weight yarn in solid, light
colors, preferably wool Appropriate knitting needles; two size 6
double-pointed needles Optional: Graph paper (4 or 5 squares to the inch) Pencil
Getting the Perfect Fit
Course Number PM09
Teacher Lynda McArdell
Class size limit 20
Skill level required Advanced Intermediate and above
Supply fee None
The design you admire and would like to knit does not offer your size. Learn how to adapt the pattern to fit your own measurements. You will also be able to write your own patterns by learning the basics of sweater structure and doing the math.Homework
NoneSupplies required
Tape measure
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Knitting For Speed and Efficiency
Course Number PM10
Teacher Stephanie Pearl McPhee
Class size limit 18
Skill level required All knitters welcome
Supply fee None
Here’s your chance to learn Stephanie’s perspective and secrets on knitting with speed. Want to knit faster? How about smarter or more efficiently? This class examines the various techniques, attitudes and history of the most productive knitters, and is designed not necessarily to change how you knit (unless you want to) but to help you become the most efficient knitter you can be on your own terms.Homework
NoneSupplies required Worsted weight yarn Favourite needles (dpns, circulars or straights) in a size to match your yarn 14” straight needles
For The Love of Detail – Embroidery
Course Number PM11
Teacher Marie Mayhew
Class size limit 15
Skill level required Beginning
Supply fee None
Embroidery is a great addition to any needle felting and appliqueing project! At the end of this workshop, you’ll know how to embroider four basic stitches: blanket stitch, feather stitch, chain stitch and French knots. You will create a sampler using wool yarns and DMC cotton floss.Homework
Bring to class a 6x6-inch felted swatchSupplies required
Felted swatch Chenille needles Two-three skeins of DMC cotton floss. If students are taking the needle felting class
beforehand, they may want to select colors that would work with their needle felted flowers.
Knitting With Wire
Course Number PM12
Teacher Annie Modesitt
Class size limit 20
Skill level required Knit & Purl, desire to read charts
Supply fee $15 will cover a kit including wire and beads used in the class to make our project
Knitting is not just a yarn experience! Expand your horizons and get wired! In this class we’ll cover the basics of casting on, knitting and binding off using 26-30 gauge wire. We’ll cover topics such as adding beads to a knitted wire piece, finishing wire pieces and adding findings as we create a simple knit piece. Jewelry making skill not required, students should know how to knit and purl.Homework
None
Supplies required
Size 4, 5, 6 or 7 needles (aluminum is best)
Needle nose pliers (optional)
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Color: The Untold Fiber Story!
Course Number PM13
Teacher Susan Newhall
Class size limit 25-30
Skill level required Everybody welcome, especially the color phobic!
Supply fee None
I have always been drawn to the possibilities for color play in knitting; I think many of us are. We all learned in kindergarten that yellow and blue make green. Later on we may have learned that complementary colors are striking; but “what does it all mean” and, when we are standing in front of bins of gorgeous yarns clutching a color work pattern, “why oh why do these rules seem pitifully inadequate?” Come learn about color and the fiber arts (Turns out that the color theory we learned in grade school is not very useful when working with yarn or fiber). We will play with selections from our stashes. Students will receive and be taught how to use tools for evaluating and making choices about colors. Best of all: we will create a temporary display out of everyone’s yarn to practice our new color understanding. Students will be encouraged to photograph the end result to keep along with the provided color tools. Color sense is not so much inborn talent as a skill that can be taught and perfected. Come find out how!Homework
No knitting. Please go stash diving and bring whole skeins or good-sized (think “bigger than an egg”) balls of solid or mostly solid yarns (no variegated or novelty) in the following color families (at least one of each – feel free to bring more): red, yellow, green, blue, purple and orange. Shades and pastels are great but please choose colors that will photograph (avoid neutrals, near neutrals, black or near black). We all have color preferences and some colors will be harder for you to find in your stash. No yarns will be harmed; go ahead and bring your favorites, borrow a skein or take this as your excuse to shop in the Yarnover Market. Please use a piece of yarn or a paper hangtag as a label on each skein so your yarn can be easily found at the end of class.
Supplies required Please bring a camera if you wish to record the class displayNote taking supplies will also be very helpful.
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Bohus Wrist Warmers – Patterned and Plain in the Round
Course Number PM14
Teacher Carol Rhoades
Class size limit 20
Skill level required Basic knitting, including cast on, knit/purl, basic increases/decreases, knitting in the round, two-color stranded knitting
Supply fee none
Many Bohus mittens and gloves from Sweden featured multi-color patterning on the back of the hand but only a single color on the palm. This was achieved by working back and forth in sections and joining at the sides for a seamless “in the round” structure. You will knit a wrist warmer in class with a choice of edgings or lining and a Bohus style pattern worked as for the mittens. You can try working around with 3 dpn total. Class also includes information about the Bohus Cooperative and its wonderful designs. Homework
NoneSupplies required
50 g ball sport-weight (about 175-200 yd per 50 g), light, solid color, smooth, wool (or wool/angora blend) yarn About 15 yds each of 4-6 contrast colors (several distinct shades of one color, shades of black to gray, or perhaps red, green, yellow, brown or gray)Needles - U.S. size 2-3 (3 mm): set of 4 or 5 dpn (Magic Loop doesn’t work for this technique)Knitting supplies such as scissors, tapestry needle, crochet hook, row marker, stitch markers, pen and notepaper
Fleecing! Also called Extreme Thrumming
Course Number PM15
Teacher Julie Weisenberger
Class size limit 24
Skill level required Advanced Beginner or higher
Supply fee None
In this class we will work on a removable, fleeced sole to line slippers so students should have a finished product by the end of class! I’ll show you how to work the fleece in as you knit and then full it so that it looks like lambswool lining! Check out the Fleeced Earflap hat and Fleeced Boots on cocoknits.com (under accessories) to see what “extreme thrumming” looks like.Homework
NoneSupplies required 120 yds any worsted weight yarn 3 oz merino roving or fleece (for instance,
In this workshop Stephen West uses his popular shawl designs to talk about shape, construction, and drape. Students will knit a small triangular swatch in the first half of the class while topics such as cast ons, increases, bind offs, and blocking are discussed. Special emphasis will be focused on different shaping techniques. You will also learn some of Stephen’s favorite tips and tricks! In the second half of the class, Stephen will share some of his design-developing processes and guide knitters through their own ideas and design experiments.Homework
Familiarize yourself with make one left and make one right increases if you have never encountered them before
Supplies required Yarn and circular needles for swatching
During this workshop knitters will have the opportunity to practice more advanced techniques on the Portuguese Style of Knitting, build up skills to work in different projects. This style has advantages over the English and German styles for being very efficient. Advanced techniques include: entrelac, cables, lace, two-color knitting among others.Students with previous experience in Portuguese Style of Knitting and many knitting techniques preferred. This class could include the basic class in the morning.Homework
NoneSupplies required Worsted weight yarn in 2 or 3 contrasting
colors Knitting needles of preference size US 6,
7 or 8 Knitting basics supplies.
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