2010 Knit & Crochet Show Classes
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2010 Knit & Crochet Show
July 7-10, 2010
Radisson Hotel Manchester - Center of NH
Manchester, New Hampshire
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Class fees are $75 for TKGA/CGOA members and $95 for non-members for each three hours of classes selected up to nine hours;
after nine hours, the fees are on a discounted sliding scale (see table below).
| | Total Number of Hours of Classes Selected |
| Class Fees |
3 | 6 |
9 | 12 |
15 | 18 |
21 | 24 |
| Member |
$75 |
$150 |
$225 |
$290 |
$345 |
$390 |
$420 |
$440 |
| Non-Member |
$95 |
$190 |
$285 |
$350 |
$405 |
$450 |
$480 |
$500 |
On-site class ticket pricing will be $10 more per 3-hour class and $20 more per 6-hour class than during pre-registration.
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Masters Day
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TKGA Masters Day-On Your Way To the Masters
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 · 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Price: $85 Members / $115 Non-Members
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: None
Description: This is a full day offering, plus optional lunch. Something new! A day for mingling and advice for would-be Master Knitters and graduates of the Program who want to know what comes next. Come, get your questions answered one-on-one or in a group discussion, bring swatches for evaluation, see the notebooks and projects of others, get a peek at a sample evaluation letter, and leave with renewed resolve to get to the finish line!
Providing special insights are Arenda Holladay, the TKGA Master Hand Knitting Program Advisor.
You do not already have to be in the Master Knitter Program to sign up. If you're considering the Program, you are welcome too!
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MDL-Masters Day Lunch
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 · Noon - 1:30 PM
Price: $28
Description: Enjoy lunch with your fellow attendees between sessions.
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Professional Development Day
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PDD-CGOA Professional Development Day 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 · 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Price: $85 Members / $115 Non-Members
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: none
Description: This is a full day offering, plus optional lunch.
MORNING SESSION
In Their Own Words
Lily Chin
Kristin Omdahl
Nationally recognized crochet designers Lily Chin and Kristin Omdahl will share an intimate look into their daily life. Lily Chin, one of the most well known traveling knit and crochet teachers, will share her experiences teaching across the country. Kristin Omdahl, best selling book author and TV personality, will let us in on her love of knit and crochet designing. Both will share some of their most frustrating challenges and sweetest joys in being a professional crocheter.
AFTERNOON ROUND TABLE SESSIONS
(One hour presentations, each given three times)
Susan Lowman: Contract Crocheting (From an Editor/Designer's Perspective)
Do you have what it takes to become an excellent contract crocheter? Do you know what to do (and most importantly, what not to do) when working with designers and editors? How do you get started, find clients and schedule your time to meet the deadline? Learn how to be a top-notch contract crocheter who will be hired again and again by designers and editors.
Lily Chin: Design Inspiration
Have you ever wondered where ideas come from? Where do designers draw their inspiration from? How do they interpret their ideas into reality? What problems arise? What challenges are posed? What details do they specifically look for? What special tools are involved? See the many examples of source and result in this show-and-tell lecture.
Edie Eckman: Designing for Publication
Learn what publishers and editors want from you, the designer. Find out how to submit your ideas for publication and how to follow through with a finished product that will make them want to work with you again.
Ellen Gormley: The Business of Crochet
How to manage the day to day business side of crochet. Discussion will include examples to tools to keep it all organized. We'll discuss various references for learning business basics. We'll discuss various ways people turn crochet into a successful business. We will discuss how to set goals that help focus your business decisions.
Gwen Bortner: Being a Teacher: Starting Out Right
Being a teacher is more than just knowing your stuff. You also have to market yourself, develop new class ideas and negotiate agreements. Learn how to present yourself and class ideas professionally, create intriguing learning opportunities and navigate discussions of fees, responsibilities and expectations.
Karen Klemp: Teaching Challenges
This breakout session will help you overcome some of the challenges you are likely to encounter in teaching - dealing with difficult students, working with physically or mentally handicapped individuals, fitting a lesson into the allotted time, developing useful and flexible handouts, making quick adjustments to lesson plans that aren't working, and special tips for teaching men and children.
Robyn Chachula: Making the Internet Work for You
Designing the perfect crochet garment or lesson plan is only half the battle with a crochet career. A significant part of your time must be spent in advertising and marketing yourself. Robyn will share her experiences and tips on how she uses her blog, Ravelry, Facebook, and Twitter to her advantage.
Suzann Thompson: A Book's Journey - from Idea to Book Signings
You have a great crochet book idea, but where do you start - and end? How do you identify potential publishers? How do you pitch your idea? What basic points should you look for in a contract? How do royalties work? How can you organize your time to meet deadlines? What happens after you submit the final manuscript and projects? What should you do while you wait for your book to appear on the market? Once your book is out, how can you increase your book sales? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this whirlwind lecture.
Silent Auction benefiting Lyme Disease Association
In honor of our esteemed colleague, Tammy Hildebrand, and her family's battle with Lyme Disease, attendees will have the opportunity to bid on a number of book, yarn and project samples all benefiting the Lyme Disease Association. If interested in donating an item for the auction, please contact profdev@crochet.org for more information.
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Wednesday Classes
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W100C-Picture Perfect (Crochet or Knitting) - Sold Out
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 · 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Susan Huxley
Materials Fee: None
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Bring along a project that you are thinking about photographing. We will use participants' items as examples and make suggestions for suitable ways to take attractive photography.
Description: Whether you have a digital or a mechanical camera, this class is for you. With only minimal effort, you can turn an average photo into something worth framing. Professional stylist, stitcher, and editor Susan Huxley and photographer Bob Gerheart will share their tricks and techniques. Learn to choose the best backdrop, enhance a garment's shape, add subtle sparkle, emphasize dimension, and help people pose naturally. This isn't a technical class. Instead, you will learn how to get stitch patterns to pop, and choose the best film and lighting for a variety of conditions.
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W101C-Swirls, Twirls and Spirals (Crochet or Knitting) - Sold Out
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 · 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Barbara Hillery Van Elsen
Materials Fee: $5.00 - Please pay instructor on-site.
Fee Description: Extensive handout with patterns and extra yarn to use in class.
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: A variety of yarns in one or two colorways, using the following as your base: One skein of a smooth yarn in each of two colors. Bring at least four other yarns, including some that are fuzzy (mohair, chenille, angora) and some with sparkles or glitz; novelty yarns are good. Most of these can be remnants as small as several yards long. Yarn should be worsted or dk weight, but thinner yarns can be combined to make the appropriate thickness. Feel free to bring extra to exchange and share with classmates. A pair of short needles (dpns work well, though they don't have to be) in size 6,7, or 8. The same size (6, 7, or 8) 16-inch circular needles. At least one G or H crochet hook; additional sizes are useful if you have them. The circle(s) you made for homework. Optional: any embellishments you'd like to incorporate (beads, buttons, etc.) The usual supply kit with scissors, tapestry needle, paper and pen for notes, etc. NOTE: It's OK to bring only hooks or needles if you only do one or the other.
Description: People are fascinated by colors that spin! These three techniques (some better for crocheting, others for knitting) create eddies of color that swirl around to create startlingly beautiful textiles. Learn to choose colors and fibers that harmonize well, blending into a cohesive fabric. A good introduction to freeform, you will learn a routine or pattern for stitches, allowing you to improvise freely with color and texture. What to do with them when they're finished? We'll learn how they can be made into hats, bags, rugs and more; or decorative free-form wall hangings. Learn to make your colors spin!
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Thursday 3-Hour Morning Classes
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T101K-Basic Pattern Drafting (Knitting)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Melissa Leapman
Materials Fee: $2.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Extensive class handout
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Two homework swatches, calculator; tape measure; a few yards of non-stretchy scrap yarn; scissors.
Description: Learn how to custom design sweaters for you and your family. Master drop-shoulder sweater design, and then add refinements such as indented armholes or saddle-shoulders. Using your choice of yarn, stitch pattern, and silhouette, free yourself from written knitting patterns forever!
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T102C-Ami, Ama, the little Crocheted Toys! (Crochet)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Tracie Barrett
Materials Fee: $1.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Multiple page handout packet including basic pattern and tips and tricks for making amigurumi.
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight acrylic or wool yarn, G or smaller crochet hook, stitch marker, small amount of fiberfill or roving for stuffing, tapestry needle and scissors.
Description: In love with all the little crocheted figures and toys that are flooding the market right now? Unsure as to how to go about making them? Have no fear! If you can single crochet, you can make amigurumi. In this class, we'll go over the basics of reading various amigurumi patterns (symbols, Japanese style, and written instructions), how to make your own without a pattern, tips to have a successful amigurumi, and we'll make the basic amigurumi shape.
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T103K-Measuring Gauge Accurately (Knitting) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Arenda Holladay
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Basic calculator and ruler (not tape measure).
Description: In this class you will learn why gauge is important and how to measure it accurately for a variety of stitch patterns. We will also discuss how you can use gauge to alter patterns or to design your own patterns.
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T104C-Beginner's Guide To Tunisian Crochet (Crochet) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Darla Fanton
Materials Fee: $7.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Color handout and Tunisian crochet hook
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Small amounts of several colors of smooth worsted weight yarn (no dark colors please), scissors, tapestry needle. Optional - small amounts of novelty yarn
Description: Tunisian crochet, also called afghan stitch, is enjoying renewed popularity…and it isn't just for afghans! Everything in Tunisian crochet starts from one simple stitch. Explore traditional cross-stitch on a Tunisian base, including a method that is nearly invisible from the wrong side. Learn intarsia Tunisian where color changes are worked as you go. You can even use counted cross-stitch charts you already have for Tunisian projects! Learn to add texture with Tunisian knit and purl as well as novelty yarns. Experiment with oversize hooks and play with color placement alternatives that can make your work appear woven.
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T105K-Knitting in Both Directions (Knitting) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Gwen Bortner
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: 1 oz of smooth worsted weight yarn and appropriate size needles
Description: Most of us knit in one direction, but what would happen if you could knit in EITHER direction? Bobbles would pop out faster, entrelac would be even more fun and your yarn would be less tangled…and that is just the beginning. Some call it knitting backwards, but regardless of the name, it is a great skill to have in your knitting arsenal. You can learn the basics to knitting in "the other direction" regardless of the way you knit now! All it takes, as with most things, is a little bit of practice.
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T107K-The Perfect Edge-Knitted Lace Embellishments (Knitting) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Galina Khmeleva
Materials Fee: $3.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Color charts - all yarn(s) used in class
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: Note-taking materials; favorite needles (any style), sizes 0-3.
Description: Orenburg knitted lace is perhaps most often recognized by its exquisitely detailed scalloped border (teeth). In this class, Galina will first introduce students to the fascinating knitting techniques that result in this 'perfect edge', then she will explore various ways to turn ordinary table, bed and bath linens, curtains, even a favorite clothing item into luxurious collectibles with the addition of the simple, yet so very sophisticated Orenburg lace 'perfect edge' border.
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T108C-Aran Crochet-Basic Cables and Traveling Stitches (Crochet) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Karen Klemp
Materials Fee: $3.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Extensive handout, tags for labeling swatches, and markers to keep track of stitch patterns.
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: Three or four small (50 gr or less) balls of sport or DK weight yarn in light or bright colors; crochet hooks sizes F-I, homework and yarn noted above, scissors, ruler, paper and pen or pencil.
Description: Using front and back post stitches (which will be taught in class if you don't know them), learn to make various beautiful but fairly easy cable and traveling stitch patterns that will allow you to make crocheted items that look like Irish fisherman knits. Find out how to keep track of your cables with stitch markers and learn some tips that make these stitches look truly professional.
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T109K-Beaded Scarf (Knitting) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Judy Pascale
Materials Fee: $3.00 -Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Beading tool and beads
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: 1/4 skein of SOLID color fingering weight yarn for class sample. Example: Koigu or Cherry Tree Hill sock/fingering weight, Needles size 5 & 6 either 24" circular or straight
Description: This no pre-stringing class develops a unique fashion accessory------"THE BEADED SCARF." In addition to viewing completed scarves modeled in a variety of ways, you will knit critical segments of a mini version of the provided entire pattern.
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T110C-Crochet Camisoles That Fit (Crochet) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Joan Davis
Materials Fee: $10.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Fee is for detailed syllabus and camisole patterns.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet kit; Graph paper, color pencils, sport weight yarn or #3 or #5 crochet thread.
Description: Crochet camisoles that fit. The camisole is the main stay of a "Peek-a-boo" sexy undergarment. It looks great under the perfect business suit, it is dressy, and casual looks great with your favorite jeans. This class explores three ways to create the crochet camisole and how to fit the camisole for your body figure and type.
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T111K-A Sampling of Stitches (Knitting)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Margaret Fisher
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Smooth, light colored worsted weight yarn (approximately 2 oz. or 50 grams), appropriate size needles, cable needle, homework swatch, basic knitting accessories.
Description: Want to make your knitting more interesting? See how much fun it is to work fancy stitch patterns. This class focuses on four families of stitches-Smocking, Elongated, Brioche and Twisted Traveling Stitches. Learn the characteristics of each group. Practice working several stitch patterns in each "family" as you receive tips and hints for producing good results. (This class is designed for all knitters, but the material may be of special interest to those enrolled in the Masters Program.)
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T112C-Venetian Lace (Crochet)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Karen Whooley
Materials Fee: $6.00 - Please pay instructor on-site.
Fee Description: Spiral Bound full color handout with patterns
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Size 8 and/or 10 crochet cotton thread in white or ecru; Sizes 0 steel crochet hook for size 8 and/or size 6 steel crochet hook for size 10 thread, scissors, steel thread needle
Description: We will learn a style of Venetian Lace that includes Motif work which is similar to tatting. Usually done with the tiniest of threads, we will use larger cotton threads to recreate the designs and have a great start on a shawl or scarf.
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Thursday 3-Hour Afternoon Classes
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T201K-Celtic Cables (Knitting)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Melissa Leapman
Materials Fee: $2.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Full-color handout
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Homework swatches; smooth worsted weight yarn in solid, light colors, preferably wool; appropriate knitting needles; two size 6 double-pointed needles; graph paper (4 or 5 squares to the inch); pencil.
Description: 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!)
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T202C-Simplifying Symbol Crochet (Crochet)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Susan Lowman
Materials Fee: $4.00 - Please pay instructor onsite
Fee Description: Color handout
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Pencil, notebook, 3 oz of smooth worsted weight yarn, size H, I or J crochet hook.
Description: Have you heard all the buzz about symbol crochet? Symbol crochet diagrams are much easier to read and follow than written crochet patterns. Once you learn symbol crochet, you'll wonder what you ever did without it! You'll learn what each symbol means, thus enabling you to read and understand a symbol crochet diagram. Then you will be able to make any project from any pattern, even foreign (Russian, Japanese, etc.) crochet patterns with crochet symbols! You'll even try out your symbol crochet knowledge by making a small project from a symbol crochet chart in class.
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T203K-Two By Two (Knitting)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Candace Eisner Strick
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: About 2 ounces of worsted weight yarn in two highly contrasting colors (ie: white/black, yellow/navy blue), appropriately sized needles
Description: Adding a second color and some very cool techniques can make an otherwise plain garment sing with excitement. Learn how to do a two color cast-on, a scalloped border, Latvian braid, two color bind-off, Fair Isle corrugated ribbing, and a two color fringed border.
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T204C-Puffs, Posts, Cables & Connections; Designing Tunisian (Crochet) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Darla Fanton
Materials Fee: $8.00 - Please pay instructor
Fee Description: Color booklet
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Smooth worsted or sport weight yarn (no dark colors, please); afghan hook of appropriate size for yarn; tapestry needle; stitch markers; two cable needles, stitch holders, or double-pointed knitting needles; pencil; scissors. Optional - row counter.
Description: Learn to create terrific textures in Tunisian crochet including assorted puffs, popcorns, post stitches, chains, and cables that look knit. Use these textured stitches alone or combine them to create aran style projects with flair. Learn a variety of ways to join Tunisian pieces including nearly invisible seams as well as methods using the seam as a design element. Darla will also share her treasure trove of tips and tricks for working Tunisian crochet with ease.
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T205K-Entrelac Basics (Knitting)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Gwen Bortner
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: 1 oz each of two different colors of worsted weight wool (non-machine washable) and 5.5mm (US #9) DPN set of 5 (wood or plastic) 6" - 8"
Description: Have you always wanted to learn entrelac but thought it would be too hard? Whether a beginner or advanced knitter, this class is for you. During this class, each student will have the opportunity to knit a small project to gain hands on experience in the entrelac technique. Participants will learn the seamless entrelac technique and basic entrelac construction techniques. A discussion of other project possibilities will also be included.
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T207K-10 Ways(+1) To Improve Your Knitting (Knitting) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Arenda Holladay
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight yarn & appropriate size needles
Description: This course will discuss practical ways to improve knitting skills. It will include information about factors to consider when planning a project, the importance of gauge and how to measure it, how to read and interpret patterns, things to do while knitting a project to aid in finishing, and tips for changing patterns.
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T208C-Aran Crochet-Braided Cables (Crochet) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Karen Klemp
Materials Fee: $3.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Extensive handout with color photo, and tags to label swatches
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Three or four small (50 gr or less) balls of sport or DK weight yarn in light or bright colors; sizes F-I crochet hooks, locking stitch markers, scissors, paper and pen or pencil.
Description: If you have mastered the type of cables featured in many crochet patterns, this is your chance to move up to 6-, 8-, and even 10-stitch braided cables that look amazingly like knitted cables. Learn how to frame your cable stitches so they really stand out and how to plan your next project using these stitches.
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T209K-Armhole Success (Knitting) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Judy Pascale
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Yarn from homework
Description: Learn to modify pattern instructions for better fitting armholes and neat shoulder seams. Revise pattern instructions to begin fitted sleeves at the armhole and then work to cuff. This process assures desired sleeve length and avoids the common difficulty of matching armhole shaping with sleeve shaping. Cuff to armhole shaping will also be covered along with a demonstration of sewing the cap to the top of the sleeve with a professional finish.
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T210C-Crochet Skirts for Size 12 Plus (Crochet)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Joan Davis
Materials Fee: $10.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Fee includes detailed syllabus and skirt patterns.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet kit.
Description: Skirts are back ! They are sensual and sexy on petite sized women; however, how can they be sensual on Size 12 and beyond? This is the class for you. Learn how to take body measurements, layout and graph your own skirts. You will learn several schematics for skirts. You will make a miniature skirt.
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T211K-Seven Things That Can "Make or Break" a Sweater (R) (Knitting)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Margaret Fisher
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: Homework swatches, needles and yarn used to make swatches (smooth, light colored worsted weight yarn and appropriate needles), basic knitting accessories.
Description: Learn seven things that will make a big difference in the appearance of your sweaters. The smallest details can have a huge impact-increasing in ribbing, bumpy or smooth cast on edge, slanting decreases, invisible increases, perfect buttonholes, flat edgings, and blocking. In this class, you will learn about all of these things while you practice and receive lots of tips and hints. Since you are going to spend hours making a garment, you'll want to use these techniques to make even the simplest sweater look marvelous.
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T212C-Crochet Fair Isle Basics (Crochet) - Sold Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Karen Whooley
Materials Fee: $6.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Includes spiral bound booklet with full color instructions and patterns
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: Worsted Weight yarn in 5 colors (no striping or variegated yarns please!). Crochet hooks that you are comfortable using with Worsted Weight yarns, Scissors, Yarn Needle
Description: Learn the secrets of crochet Fair Isle! Using just a single crochet, we will learn to read a chart, carry all the different colors, and one way to conceal the ends without having to weave them in! Class project will consist of a small square but students will go home with 2 patterns.
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Thursday 6-Hour All Day Classes
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T306C-Beginners Clones Lace (Crochet)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Maire Treanor
Materials Fee: $3.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Fee includes patterns and template
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Variety of steel hooks and threads in white, ecru or favorite color
Description: In order to get the most benefit from class, it is best to have motifs prepared beforehand, to learn filling stitch - Clones knot. Beginners are welcome.
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T313K-Weaving Techniques As Applied To Knits (Knitting)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Lily Chin
Materials Fee: $1.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: 5-page handout
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: 1. Worsted weight yarn of at least 2 different colors, size 9 needles. 2. Sport weight yarn, size 6 needles. 3. Bulky weight yarn of yet another color and/or some textured/novelty yarn of any weight. 4. Graph paper, pencils (preferably in several colors), eraser. 5. Tapestry needle. 6. Homework swatches and needles.
Description: By combining another yarn to your knitting via methods borrowed from weaving, many aesthetic possibilities become apparent, certain problems may be solved, and a new technique is added to your oeuvre. Textures are easily obtainable, colors may be taken more advantage of, and patterning is more accessible. Novelty yarns are handled better, less yarn might be used, gorgeous but uncomfortable fibers need not touch your skin, and stretching can be minimized. Learn: * The "up/down" method of applying a separate yarn onto knits, * the "in/out" method of applying a separate yarn onto knits, * the slip stitch method of the same yarn as a "weft" thread, * vertical weaves, color weaves, smocking weaves, and much more.
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T314C-Plarn, Tarn, and VHS Tape: Upcycle Crochet (Crochet)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Susan Huxley
Materials Fee: $10.00 - please pay instructor on-site.
Fee Description: Raw materials for students to practice making upcycle "yarn": VHS tape, 2 small T-shirts, and several plastic bags. Additional "balls" of prepped "yarn" to create three class projects: one using each of the three unusual materials (VHS tape, t-shirts, and plastic bags). Stitch-by-stitch written instructions for all three projects to be completed in the class.
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Size J/10, M or N/13, and N or P/15 crochet hooks, transparent scotch tape, pencil or pen. The teacher will share the following, but bring your own if you don't want to wait: kitchen/dressmaker's shears (8-inch blades), see-through gridded (quilter's) ruler, rotary cutter, and self-healing mat.
Description: Get a jump-start on the newest trend by learning how to make and stitch with unusual materials. This class is jam-packed with tips and techniques for working with plarn (plastic bag ), tarn (T-shirt), and VHS tape "yarn." You'll learn several methods for cutting raw materials, working to gauge, joining lengths, and stitching. See finished projects. Get a list of resources. A class kit includes everything you need to practice, as well as enough materials for three projects: a One-T Wonder Hat, Vino snuggly hostess gift, and outrageous oversize plarn flower brooch.
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Friday 3-Hour Morning Classes
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F101K-Mosaic Knitting: Colorful Knitting the Easy Way (Knitting) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Melissa Leapman
Materials Fee: $2.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Full-color class handout
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Four homework swatches with yarn still attached; a few balls of contrasting brightly-colored (but solid) worsted weight yarn (please do not choose anything too dark); sticky notes (such as Post It Notes); size 8 knitting needles; graph paper, 5-squares-to-the-inch; pencil.
Description: Do you like the look of intricate colorwork but hate the thought of all those bobbins and tangled up yarns? In this workshop, learn the in's and out's of this deceptively easy technique.
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F102C-Fine Shaping in Stitch Patterning (Crochet)
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Lily Chin
Materials Fee: $1.00 - please pay instructor on-site.
Fee Description: 5-page handout
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: 1- any favorite garment you want to "copy" (can be non-knit/non-crochet). 2- If you have it, graph paper is always useful, gauged and with large boxes like 4 sts and 5 rows to the inch or 4.5 sts and 6 rows to the inch or 5 sts and 7 rows to the inch. 3- OPTIONAL: Any paper SEWING pattern. 4- Assorted colored pencils. 5- Eraser. 6- Homework swatches.
Description: How often have you worked some fancy stitch pattern but become stumped when it came time to shape the neckline? What do you do if you want a classic set-in sleeve instead of the dreaded drop shoulder? How can you create a refined fit and nip in for the waist/ full for the bust? This class will clue you in on how to work within the stitch structure of a fancy pattern and still add the necessary garment shaping. Find out trade secrets from my ready-to-wear experience.
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F104C-Color Crochet - The PULAD Method (Crochet) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Karen Klemp
Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Lengthy handout, tags for labeling swatches
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: A few small (50 gr or smaller) balls or skeins of yarn in colors that will work together. Yarn could be fingering, sport, DK or worsted -- student's choice (class samples are all made in fingering or sport weight); crochet hooks in sizes F - K; locking stitch markers; scissors.
Description: Learn a large number of fascinating crochet stitch patterns that allow you to work 1 row each in 2 colors without cutting your yarn. Detailed handout includes vertical stripes, bamboo stitch, 2-color checkers, dotted puffs, outlined shells, and lots more. Find out how easy it is to develop your own stitch patterns using this method. Fun to do, this technique will expand your stitch repertoire by leaps and bounds.
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F110C-Link Me Up, Scottie! (Crochet) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Dee Stanziano
Materials Fee: $4.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Handouts
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Basic Crochet Kit, worsted yarn.
Description: Tunisian crochet is traditionally created with a long crochet hook. But what if you could make your stitches vertically rather than horizontally? We're talking about linking stitches together to create beautiful stitches on the fly for a solid fabric or for adding an interesting design accent to any work/pattern! NOTE: This class was sold out at the 2009 Summer Conference under the title "Tunisian on the Short!"
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F111K-Advanced Finishing (Knitting) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Margaret Fisher
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Homework swatches, yarn and needles used to make swatches, double pointed needles (recommended sizes: one set two sizes smaller than needles used to make swatches, one set four sizes smaller than needles used to make swatches), tapestry needle, several yards of yarn in a contrasting color, basic knitting accessories.
Description: This class is for those who wish to go beyond the basics. It covers a variety of finishing topics: the tubular cast on and bind off, working short rows, grafting, and duplicate stitch. Learn and practice a potpourri of useful techniques to advance your knitting and finishing skills.
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F112C-Magical Trapezoid Wrap (Crochet) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Joan Davis
Materials Fee: $10.00 - Please pay instructor on-site.
Fee Description: Fee includes detailed syllabus, special graph paper.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Basic Crochet Kit.
Description: The Trapezoid wraps and molds to the plus-sized body much better than the triangle wrap. The triangle's point can be embarrassing for the plus size figure, because it is always pointing to the butt. The trapezoid's hip base line appears to cut the hip and the length of the wrap hides large hips. Learn the techniques, which will help you create a wrap that is just right for you.
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F113K-Shaping Shawls: Circles & Ovals (Knitting) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Joan Schrouder
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Yarn: 1 oz/25 gms light-colored, smooth-textured yarn sport wt. Needles - 1 set DP and 1-16 inch circular needle, size 7 Am/4.5mm Scissors Blunt, yarn needle marker that opens
Description: Circular and oval shawls have a wonderful grace, with curving lines instead of sharp-angled perimeters. Learn how some simple formulae can lay the groundwork for knitting any size in any gauge yarn. Students will knit swatches, approximately 6 inches in diameter, while learning different ways to shape circles and ovals, which are the basis for full-sized shawls. These include several ways from the center out, the outside in, radially and side-to-side. They will be given information on choosing yarn for future shawl projects - amount (weight and yardage and ways to use up odds and ends), fibers and their care (including blocking), and integrating and combining lace patterns into the chosen shape.
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Friday 3-Hour Afternoon Classes
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F201K-Two-Color Double Knitting (Knitting) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Melissa Leapman
Materials Fee: $2.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Full-color class handout
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Three homework swatches with yarn still attached; a few balls of contrasting brightly-colored (but solid) worsted weight yarn (please do not choose anything too dark); sticky notes (such as Post It Notes); two size 6 double pointed knitting needles; blunt tapestry needle; graph paper, 5-squares-to-the-inch; pencil.
Description: With this fascinating knitting technique, both sides of the knitting appear to be stockinette stitch. In just a few fun hours, learn how to knit-and design!-these beautiful reversible fabrics.
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F202C-Intermeshing 101 (Crochet) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Susan Lowman
Materials Fee: $5.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Color handout
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: 3 oz each of smooth worsted weight yarn (one light and one dark color), size I (5.5mm) or J (6mm) crochet hook, scissors, graph paper, pencil, colored pencils and eraser.
Description: Learn the fascinating technique of intermeshing (or woven crochet). Intermeshing produces a reversible fabric with two different looking sides. You will learn to intertwine two different colored layers of crochet mesh and possibly design your own intermeshing design. This technique can be used to create almost anything you can imagine. Come and let your imagination run wild!
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F204C-Tunisian Crochet Goes Tubular - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Darla Fanton
Materials Fee: $7.00 - Please pay instructor onsite
Fee Description: Color handout and flexible double-ended crochet hook
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: One to two ounces each of three coordinating colors of smooth worsted weight yarn (one of which may be variegated if desired) OR four ounces of one color; scissors; tapestry needle; stitch marker or safety pin.
Description: Enhance your Tunisian crochet skills by taking them tubular! Although worked with a double-ended crochet hook this is most definitely Tunisian crochet. Tunisian with the advantage of no seams! As you work on a stocking cap just right for your favorite child or children's charity you will learn how to tame the Tunisian curl, work in the round using decreases for shaping, as well as work color changes or focus on one color for a variety of looks. By the end of class Darla will have you well on the way to completing this warm cap.
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F210C-Crochet Your Knit (Crochet) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Dee Stanziano
Materials Fee: $15.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Handouts & specialized crochet hook
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Basic Crochet Kit, worsted yarn.
Description: Explore various crochet techniques that achieve the knit look, including TRUE KNIT stitches, without ever having to pick up knitting needles! In this class participants will learn three fantastic crochet techniques to achieve the knit look: with the beloved single crochet, with the Tunisian technique, and with the Amazing Needle. Open up the world of knitting with the ease of a single crochet hook!
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F211K-Buttonholes and Bands (Knitting)
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Margaret Fisher
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Homework swatch, one ball of smooth, light-colored worsted weight or chunky yarn (no fancy yarn or mohair), knitting needles used to make swatch (appropriate size for the weight of yarn) and one pair of needles two sizes smaller, basic knitting accessories.
Description: In this class, you will focus on an important finishing step - working bands and making buttonholes. Master the techniques for picking up stitches as you understand how to make bands look flat and smooth. Learn how to space buttonholes evenly on bands. Practice several different buttonholes and learn how to place them in 1x1 and 2x2 ribs and in seed stitch. (This class is designed for all knitters, but the material may be of special interest to those enrolled in the Masters Program.)
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F212C-Broomstick Lace Cloth (Crochet)
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Tracie Barrett
Materials Fee: $4.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Handout package with instructions on how to do broomstick lace as well as a printed original pattern by instructor.
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight cotton, H hook, US35 knitting needle (or broomstick lace pin), scissors, tapestry needle.
Description: Need a quick hostess gift? Need a great use for smaller bits of cotton? Want to learn broomstick lace? Then this is the class for you! We'll go over the basics of broomstick lace and make a pretty little cloth at the same time. If you can chain and single crochet, you can learn broomstick lace. This is a vintage technique that combines crochet with the use of a knitting needle (or wooden dowel in the past) to create a lacy look. We'll also discuss the various looks you can achieve simply by changing the dowel size or loop count.
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F213K-Tips, Tricks And, Hints (Knitting) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Lily Chin
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: * All homework. * Extra dpn's, crochet hooks of various sizes, tapestry needles, extra circular needles, worsted wt. yarn of various light colors, maybe a shank button, dental floss (4", waxed preferred).
Description: Learn all the little secrets to make knitting life easier and better. Find out how to cast on in 2-tail method without running out of the second tail. Join a new skein of yarn or a new color without losing that first stitch. See ways of attaching buttons as you work. Create invisible circular bind offs on a neck where the beginning and end are absolutely imperceptible. Weave in those little ends that are too short to put through a darning needle. Take away lots of small "fix-its" and improve those details.
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Friday 6-Hour All Day Classes
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F303K-Introduction To Austrian Knitting (Knitting) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Candace Eisner Strick
Skill Level: Advanced
Supplies to Bring: about 2 ounces of smooth textured, light colored wool yarn in worsted weight (Please note: yarns with nubs, slubs, fuzz, or thick and thin is not appropriate, nor will variegated yarns show the pattern well--some good brands are Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride, Cascade 220.) and appropriately sized double pointed needles, about one dozen stitch markers. Having the correct yarn to learn with is very important!
Description: These gorgeous patterns wind and twist around each other in complicated and intricate designs, but actually are done using only two basic techniques without the use of a cable needle. We will sample some of the 174 charming patterns from Maria Erlbacher's book, "Strickmuster", and learn how to read the unique and logical charts. Please note: You must be a "conventional" knitter (ie: knit by taking the stitches off the left hand needle and transferring them to the right hand needle) in order for this technique to work correctly.
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F305K-Nuno Felted Scarf (Knitting) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Judy Pascale
Materials Fee: $20.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Roving, silk scarf, silk hankies, embellishments
Skill Level: Beginner
Description: In this class you will be using a Japanese art form to create a featherweight, contemporary Nuno Felted Scarf that drapes beautifully. Using a piece of silk and coaxing the fibers to easily penetrate, the result is a highly textured light weight accessory scarf. You will also learn to accent this scarf using hand dyed silk hankies and/or contrasting colors to enhance your personal scarf. We will finish the class learning different ways of wearing these scarves using closures and techniques that have the scarf staying in that position the entire time you wear it.
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F306C-Be Creative With Clones Lace (Crochet)
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Maire Treanor
Materials Fee: $3.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Fee includes patterns and template
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Variety of steel hooks and threads in white, ecru or favorite color
Description: Please bring your own motifs to class or learn some new motifs at class. We will learn how to join motifs with Clones knot. Be Creative with Clones Lace with doilies or your own jewelry in this workshop. You can work in your favorite colors of thread. Beginners are welcome.
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F307K-The Fundamentals of Knitted Lace (Knitting) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Galina Khmeleva
Materials Fee: $5.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Color charts - all yarn(s) used in class
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: Note-taking materials; needles (any style) sizes 0-3
Description: Do you welcome a knitting challenge? Are you ready to take your lace knitting to the next level? Then this is the class for you to come discover the FUNDAMENTALS. Your ticket to more enjoyable, more productive, more hassle-free lace knitting with acclaimed lace expert Galina A. Khmeleva. In this unique workshop, Galina will cover the broad range of knitting techniques that will enable every knitter to successfully complete the project of their choice, ie. elegant border and cornering techniques, superior shaping using Galina's modified short-rows method, simple yet so effective cast-ons and bind-offs, and the unique Russian grafting method - it will 'seam' almost magical in its simplicity and usefulness.
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F308C-Top Down Sweaters To Crochet (Crochet)
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Karen Whooley
Materials Fee: $10.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: 30 page spiral bound book with instructions
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: 16 ounces of solid color worsted weight / sport weight yarn (No dark colors or boucle yarns), Hook sizes that student is comfortable using with yarn selected. Measuring tape, yarn/stitch gauge
(optional), scissors, yarn needle (Steel only please!)
Description: Making a sweater from Neck to Hem is not just a knitter's trick any longer! Crocheters can create beautiful raglan style sweaters and cardigans from the neck down quickly and easily - and WITHOUT A PATTERN!
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F309K-Traditional Gansey Techniques (Knitting)
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Beth Brown-Reinsel
Materials Fee: $2.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: 26 page handout
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: One set of four 7" long (shorter is OK) dp needles, size 5 (3.75mm). One set of four or five 7" long (shorter is OK) dp needles, size 7 (4.5mm). 3 oz. plain-textured, solid, light-colored worsted weight yarn. Optional: Optional: 11 1/2" or 12" circular needle US size 4.5 mm, st markers, waste yarn, sticky notes or magnetic board to aid in reading the chart. (If you like using the magic loop or 2 circulars, bring the appropriate needle.)
Description: Students will learn how to construct a Gansey, a sweater form prevalent in the 19th century and early part of the 20th century among the fishermen of the British Isles. A small scale sweater will be knitted using traditional construction techniques including the classic Channel Island Cast-on, split welts, seam stitches, traditional knit/purl patterns, the underarm gusset, shoulder straps with perpendicular joining, and picked-up sleeves. Alternative methods to these techniques will also be explored.
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F314C-Free Form Knit and Crochet Combination (Crochet or Knitting) - Sold Out
Friday, July 9, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Margaret Hubert
Materials Fee: $3.00 - Please pay instructor on-site.
Fee Description: Comprehensive booklet, lining and button to complete their bag.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Several types of plain and textured yarns in compatible weights and colors, should not be too fine or too bulky.This yarn will be used to complete your bag. Hooks, Knitting needles, tapestry needle, pins, sewing thread and sewing needle. Pad and pen
Description: Students begin to make a small bag in class, using their homework pieces. They see exciting results almost immediately and are thrilled to see their bag taking shape. Students learn many new stitches and techniques to give their work texture and dimension and before end of class they either finish a bag or leave knowing how to finish on their own. Whether they knit, crochet or combine both, the end results are spectacular. Everyone has a ball.
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Saturday 3-Hour Morning Classes
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S101K-The Wheres and Hows of Picking Up Stitches (Knitting) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Arenda Holladay
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight wool. 2 circular needles--Size 2 or 3 and one appropriate to worsted weight wool, size 6-9
Description: This class discusses where and how to pick up stitches along vertical and horizontal edges. The final portion of the class is devoted to an easy technique for picking up a double band which gives a garment a more professional look. It can also be used on a reversible garment.
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S102C-Computer Aided Design (Crochet or Knitting)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Lily Chin
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Pencil, paper
Description: Even if you are computer-illiterate, you may want to know what all the fuss is about and what the possibilites are that computers offer. Computers have been given a lot of attention lately. Deemed the key to the future, see how designers and fiberartists can use electronic media as a very useful tool to aid the creative process. See a demonstration at work. Get a broad overview of realistic achievements and what you can expect to get out of the computer. Even discuss the pro's and con's of different systems (IBM-compatibles vs. Mac's). Sample some of the various software available. "CAD" has been a new and exciting way for me to "visualize" my work beforehand. It has allowed me to experiment a whole lot more without a whole lot of extra inventory.
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S104C-Double Hook Crochet: The Basics (Crochet) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Darla Fanton
Materials Fee: $7.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Booklet and a double-ended crochet hook
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: 4 contrasting colors of smooth worsted weight yarn (no black or dark colors please), scissors, tapestry needle
Description: Whether you call it Cro-hooking, Crochenit, Crochet on the Double, or Double Hooking, working with a double-ended crochet hook is just plain fun! Learn to make a unique crocheted fabric that is wonderfully soft, looks like a cross between knit and crochet and as a bonus is totally reversible with a distinctly different look to each side. Learn special hints and tips from one of the leading designers in the technique. The finished work looks so unusual you will be amazed at how easy it is to create and your friends will be asking, "How did you do that?"
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S106C-Crochet 101: The Absolute Beginner (Crochet) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Dee Stanziano
Materials Fee: $4.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Booklet
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: Basic Crochet Kit with light colored worsted weight yarn (weight 4 based upon www.YarnStandards.com system) to practice with.
Description: Right handed? Left handed? More experienced as a knitter but need to know how how to crochet in order to add those perfect touches to your projects? If you've answered yes, then this is the class for you! This class is designed with the absolute beginner in mind: learn how to properly start your work, the importance of the foundation chain, how to create the single crochet, how to count stitches, how to build on your work to create wonderful fabric, and how to properly end off. Everything you need to know to properly start your journey into the world of crochet!
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S107K-Continental Knitting-A Variation on a Theme (Knitting)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Galina Khmeleva
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies to Bring: Note-taking materials; sport/fingering weight yarn(no acrylics); needles appropriate for size of yarn
Description: Are you stuck in the past...still throwing your yarn..maybe even experiencing wrist discomfort?? Let Galina teach you this subtle Russian variation of the classic continental knitting method: - It's fast... It's easy... It's oh-so forgiving on your wrists!! You'll wonder why you waited so long to make the switch.
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S109K-The Norwegian Purl (Knitting) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Beth Brown-Reinsel
Materials Fee: $2.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: 16 page handout
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Two contrasting colors of the same weight yarn, either sport or worsted weight, a pair of appropriately sized circular or short straight needles. (Example: Size 4.5 mm or 5 mm for worsted yarn, size 3.75 mm or 4 mm for sport yarn.)
Description: The Norwegian Purl, a variation of the conventional Continental purl, is noted for its superior tension control, and ease of execution. The yarn stays behind the work, making ribbing and two-color knitting a pleasure. The swatch knitted in class will include: Proper tensioning of the yarn, the conventional Continental purl and knit stitches, the Norwegian purl, purl garter stitch, ribbing with the Norwegian purl on the right side and on the wrong side, the Scandinavian method of working with two yarns in the left hand (knitting, purling and weaving the floats) on the right side and the wrong side of the work, as well as corrugated ribbing on the right side and the wrong side of the work. Prior knowledge of Continental knitting is a plus.
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S110C-Crochet Entrelac (Crochet) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Margaret Hubert
Materials Fee: $3.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Students receive a comprehensive booklet with instructions and photos, lining and button for their bag.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Two compatible colors of a worsted weight, plain yarn, suitable for your finished bag. A number 8 or H crochet hook, regular crochet class kit.
Description: Entrelac crochet is a method which uses Tunisian simple stitch to create a basket weave effect. We use our sample piece to make a small bag. If time permits we also learn a stitch called Tunisian and Shells, which combines entrelac with regular crochet in an interesting pattern.
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S111K-Lace and Loop Scarf (Knitting)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Daniel Yuhas
Materials Fee: $1.00 - Please pay instructor on-site.
Fee Description: Full color handouts
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Materials: Worsted weight yarn, preferably something drapey (e.g. bamboo, modal, rayon, alpaca), 2 straight needles and 2 double-pointed needles. About 300 yards needed for the complete scarf
Description: This complex scarf breaks the barrier from fancy into fabulous. Gravity-defying loops of I-cord wrap the neck, while a spreading bell of simple lace dangles below. As fun to wear as it is to make! We'll cover simple lace and I-cord in class. Students should be comfortable reading a pattern and familiar with I-cord.
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S112C-Crochet Hoodies in All Sizes (Crochet) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Joan Davis
Materials Fee: $10.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Materials Fee includes a detailed syllabus, and patterns in various sizes
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Basic Crochet Kit: Various crochet hooks; notebook; pens, pencils; highlighter; scissors; stitch markers; tape measure or measuring device.
Description: Teens love the "Hoodie" pullover or cardigan sweater. This class teaches how to make the hoodie in various sizes from child to extra large. Attendees will create a miniature class sample.
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S114C-Wonderful Wiggly Crochet (Crochet) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - Noon
Instructor: Susan Lowman
Materials Fee: $5.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Color handout
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Sizes 7 (1.65mm) and 10 (1.30mm) steel crochet hooks, 50 yards each of 3 colors plus white size 10 crochet cotton, scissors, graph paper, pencil, colored pencils and eraser.
Description: Have you seen it? It's 3-dimensional! Wiggly Crochet is all the rage now. From hot pads and coasters to plush rugs, this crochet technique will be a wonderful addition to your repertoire. Learn the basics of Wiggly Crochet while making a flower coaster in this class. You'll soon be addicted and won't want to stop! Susan Lowman has dozens of published wiggly crochet patterns, including leaflets called "Hot Stuff for the Holidays" and "Wiggly Crochet Rugs". Come and learn this fantastic crochet technique.
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S201K-Fully-Fashioned and Fabulous! (Knitting) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Melissa Leapman
Materials Fee: $2.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Full-color class handout
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Five homework swatches with appropriate needles and yarn; scissors.
Description: It's all in the details! Explore fun and easy ways to work garment shapings with style and finesse. Discover designer tricks which use full-fashion techniques with figure-flattering results!
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S202C-Crocheted Tips, Tricks and Hints (Crochet) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Lily Chin
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Smooth worsted-weight yarn in a few light colors and appropriate hook plus a few sizes smaller and a few sizes larger, 4" of waxed dental floss, a shank button, at least 12" of a smooth worsted yarn (cotton is preferable) in a light color OR circular knitting needle any size from US 5 to 9, 12" of white sewing elastic about .5" wide or thereabouts, magic marker, ruler or tape measure, tapestry needles.
Description: Learn all the little secrets to make crocheting life easier and better. Find out how to work a foundation chain that is not too tight. Join a new skein of yarn or a new color without losing that first stitch. See ways of attaching buttons as you work. Create invisible circular joins where the beginning and end are absolutely imperceptible. Weave in those little ends that are too short to put through a darning needle. Take away lots of small "fix-its" and improve those details.
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S204C-Tunisian Crochet Loop-de-loop Bracelet (Crochet)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Darla Fanton
Materials Fee: $15.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Kit containing sport weight thread with pre-strung beads, elastic thread, needle, and finishing beads
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Sizes F - H (3.75 mm - 5 mm) standard crochet hooks; scissors
Description: Here we go loop-de-loop! Learn an easy variation of Tunisian crochet (worked with a standard hook) to create this beaded bracelet with lots of sparkle and movement. Using tri-beads pre-strung on sport weight thread most students will be able to finish their bracelet in class. The kit includes detailed illustrated instructions so those who might need a little extra time can easily finish on their own. You will see other projects worked in this technique designed to kick-start your own creativity with beads and crochet!
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S206C-Pushmi~Pullyu (Crochet)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Dee Stanziano
Materials Fee: $4.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Handouts
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Basic Crochet Kit, worsted yarn.
Description: Explore the amazing possibilities of what happens when crochet is turned around! Not just by turning your work, but by watching what happens when stitches are created backwards! Crocheting in opposite directions has its rewards!
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S207K-Mirabilis Baby Blanket (Knitting)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Daniel Yuhas
Materials Fee: $1.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Full color handouts
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight yarn and a set of 5 double-pointed needles, preferably wood or bamboo, one circular needle 36 inches or longer. Four stitch markers. Note: a yarn needle is required for the cast-on. Approximately 565 yards of yarn for the complete blanket, or students may complete a doily-sized swatch during class time.
Description: Not just another baby blanket - this spectacular spiral is simple and fun to make. In the shape of a "spira mirabilis", this blanket will surely make the perfect present for the newest miracle in your life! We'll learn the disappearing loop cast-on and simple lace-making in class. Students should be comfortable reading a pattern and using double-pointed needles.
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S209K-Latvian Wristers (Knitting) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Beth Brown-Reinsel
Materials Fee: $1.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: 13 page handout
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: 1 oz. each of 4 colors of sport weight yarn, one set of US size 4 (3.5mm) double pointed needles (7"/20 cm long or shorter). If you are proficient in the magic loop or working with two circs, bring the appropriate needles, tapestry needle, and st markers, sticky notes or magnetic board to aid in reading the text or chart.
Description: Using wristers as a template, some of the beautiful knitting methods of Latvia will be studied in this class. Knit one of a pair of wristers to learn the following techniques which can be applied to mitten cuffs, sock tops or sleeves: a scalloped cuff, the herringbone braid and many subtle and beautiful variations of the half-braid. A choice of traditional motifs is incorporated in the main part of the wrister, as well as a picot edge at the end. Additional techniques to be discussed include knitting with two or three yarns in the right hand, the left hand, or a yarn in each hand.
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S210C-Finishing Like a Pro Crochet (Crochet) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Margaret Hubert
Materials Fee: $2.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Students receive a comprehensive booklet outlining what we go over in class, text and photos.
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: Their usual class kit.
Description: Students learn several ways to sew seams for crocheted items, set in sleeves properly, setting in a zipper, picking up stitches on row ends, adding trim to a finished piece. Students also learn the invisible join when working in the round and many other tips for making your item look totally professional.
Homework: Details
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S211K-Intarsia & Argyles (Knitting) - Sold Out
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Arenda Holladay
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: 3 colors of the same weight yarn - either DK or worsted and needles of the appropriate size
Description: One of the most dreaded requirements of Level 2 in the TKGA Master Hand Knitting Program is the Argyle sock. This class will cover the basics of intarsia knitting to get you ready. The students will knit an argyle sock in this class, learning directly from a past co-chair of the program.
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S214C-Beginning Bruges Lace (Crochet)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Susan Lowman
Materials Fee: $3.00 - Please pay instructor on-site
Fee Description: Color Handouts
Skill Level: All Levels
Supplies to Bring: 1 ball (approx 150 yards) of size 10 white crochet cotton (or 50 yards each of 3 light colors), size 7 (1.65m) steel crochet hook, scissors
Description: Bruges Lace Crochet mimics the decorative Bruges Lace made with bobbins in Bruges, Belgium. Come and learn to make basic Bruges Lace Crochet. We'll curve the lace and join it to make circles, squares and triangles in this beginning class. Once you've learned the basics of Bruges Lace Crochet, you'll be ready to tackle more complex Bruges Lace patterns.
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Saturday 6-Hour All Day Classes
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S303K-Vivaldi's Concerto (Knitting)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Candace Eisner Strick
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight yarn, appropriately sized needles for sweater body, double pointed needles for sleeves, a sweater that you like the fit of either for yourself or for someone else.
Description: Muscians like to make fun of the prolific composer Vivaldi by saying he wrote 1 concerto 400 times. With this top down template you can make one sweater in a myriad of different styles: bolero, or sweater, you can swing the back, slope the front, add cables, lace, make it long, make it short, lengthen the sleeves, etc. Become the Vivaldi of the knitting world!
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S305K-Entrelac Mix and Match (Knitting)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Gwen Bortner
Skill Level: Advanced
Supplies to Bring: Approximately 100 yds in main color (MC) and 50 - 75 yds each in two contrasting colors in worsted weight yarn, 16" circular or DPN in a size to achieve 4.5 sts/in in stockinette stitch.
Description: Who says that entrelac fabric always needs to be stockinette, garter stitch or some other "simple" fabric? What if we wanted to incorporate some of our other favorite knitting techniques -- could it be done? Explore taking entrelac to a whole new level as we begin creating an entrelac hat sampler. Discussion will include which techniques are a good match with entrelac fabric, ways to overcome challenges and applications for the wonderful results. MUST already be comfortable with entrelac.
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S313K-Faroese Shawls (Knitting)
Saturday, July 10, 2010 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Joan Schrouder
Materials Fee: None
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies to Bring: Yarn: 1 oz/25 gms sport weight wool in a light color and smooth texture; Needles: 7 US/4.5 mm (can be circular, in shorter length, or straights); 4 markers that open.
Description: Knit 2 mini Faroese shawls, learning to work the unique shoulder shaping into the body of the shawl, one sample with a darted shoulder, the other with a gathered shoulder. Experiment with incorporating various lace stitches into the distinctive center panel. Then miter a corner and attach the border to the body stitches as you knit it. A final miter and a graft, and your mini-shawl is ready for blocking! By the end of the class students will have learned the knitting basics, as well as information on suitable yarns and blocking information, so that they can then knit their own full-size shawl.
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