Crochet Guild of America (CGOA) & The Knitting Guild Association (TKGA) Conferences

The Knit & Crochet Show Summer 2009 Classes

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.

Wednesday Professional Development Day

Quick Links: Thursday Classes | Friday Classes | Saturday Classes | Sunday Classes | Top of Page| Professional Development Day 3-Hour Morning Designer Workshop 3-Hour Afternoon Teacher Workshop 6-Hour All Day 3-Hour Morning 3-Hour Afternoon 6-Hour All Day 3-Hour Morning 3-Hour Afternoon 6-Hour All Day 3-Hour Morning 3-Hour Afternoon 6-Hour All Day

PDDL-Professional Development Day Luncheon Wednesday, August 5, 2009 · Noon - 1:00 PM Price: $28 Skill Level: All Levels Description: Daniela Barbosa and Zontee Hou from Lion Brand Yarn will share their behind the scenes look at working for a Yarn Company. They will discuss topics ranging from how Lion Brand keeps on trend to how the company advertises and markets new lines and interacts with yarncrafters online through blogs and podcasts. They will also outline the process that the Lion Brand Design Team uses for working with designers, from sending in a proposal to writing and editing patterns, as well as the type of experience they look for in a designer. They will also discuss pattern checking as a profession-something not well publicized, but vital to the industry. Finally, they will give a general survey of how Lion Brand works with outside designers and artists.

PDD-CGOA Professional Development Day 2009 Wednesday, August 5, 2009 · 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 Panel Discussion - "Survival Guide: How to Keep All Those Skeins in the Air and Develop into a Successful Crochet Professional" Emcee - Robyn Chachula (author of Blueprint Crochet) Panelists - Edie Eckman (author of Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs), Drew Emborsky (author of The Crochet Dude's Designs for Guys), Cari Clement (Director of Fashion and Yarn at Caron Int'l) and Brett Bara (editor of Crochet Today! and host of Knit and Crochet Today) Spend the morning listening to a variety of crochet professionals talk about their experiences in handling the multiple challenges of making a career out of crochet. We'll begin by discussing all the crochet jobs available, from designer to shop owner to editor to conservationist to podcaster, and much more. You may discover a career you never knew existed! We will also be sharing the key to success in the industry: diversify, diversify, diversify! Next up, is reality check time. We will be discussing the nuts and bolts of being a crochet professional and a small business owner. We will talk about how we deal with everyday situations of running a business yourself. Topics will include: taxes, marketing and advertising, negotiating contracts, handling copyright issues, organizational tips, and more. Finally, we'll open up the floor to answer your questions as best we can. While the panelists won't offer legal or tax advice, they will give real-life examples of what works and doesn't work for their particular situations. Our goal is for you to hear how real professionals deal with everyday life, and how they juggle those yarn balls to become successful. Afternoon Roundtable Discussions: (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. Janet Rehfeldt: I Want to Be a Teacher What does it take for you to become a good teacher? Regardless of what subject you're teaching, it's all in your knowledge of the subject, how prepared you are and most of all how you relate to your students. We'll examine how to determine what teaching atmosphere works best for you, how to submit class proposals and teaching resumes in a professional manner, work on how to develop your classes and handouts, explore the financial aspects of teaching and the best ways to relate to your students and keep your class on track. 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. Myra Wood: Self Publishing for Fiber Artists If you've ever considered writing and producing your own book, this is the class for you! Self publishing is now easier than ever and possible for anyone who wants to create a classic. You'll learn everything from book and project development to printing and marketing. Sheryl Means: So You Want to Own a Yarn Shop? Learn the ins and outs, pros and cons of turning your passion for fiber into a retail business. Topics include: Doing Your Homework: Planning for Success - Write a Business Plan, The Small Business Administration and other helpers, Location, location, location...use your head not your heart, Know Thy Self - be brutally honest about your strengths & weaknesses, Money, Credit and other difficult topics Amy Shelton: Using the Internet to Grow Your Business Amy Shelton of Crochetville discusses ways you can use the internet to increase awareness of and to grow your business. Topics will include: various forms of internet presence, online advertising opportunities, online self-promotion without advertising or spamming, tracking website statistics, and staying in contact with your customers. 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. KJ Hay: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The What, Why, When and How of Schematics A schematic is a drawing of the pieces of an item, typically a garment. A schematic shows the shape of each piece, critical measurements, and the direction of work. Use of schematics can improve your design process, aid in grading, and enhance communication with customers (including publishers). Learn how to use schematics in the design and instruction writing process, how to draw schematics, and which measurements to include. Learn how tech editors use schematics to check the correctness and sanity of designs and written instructions.

Thursday 3-Hour Morning Classes

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T100C - Fine Shaping in Stitch Patterning (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Lily Chin Materials Fee: $1 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: 5-page handout Skill Level: Advanced 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. Special Skills Required: A playful attitude. Description: How often have you worked some fancy stitch pattern but became 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. Homework: Details Click for details

T101C - Fun Funky Needle Felted Beads (Crochet or Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Darla Fanton Materials Fee: $15 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Wool roving, wool yarn, accent beads, bead needle, nylon thread, felting needle, bamboo skewer, and felting base. Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Small sharp embroidery-type scissors; straight pins. Special Skills Required: A playful attitude. Description: When you see how easy it is to create these fun beads you will understand why needle felting is all the rage. It does not require the use of knit, crochet or water, so relax and create bead after bead using the variety of decorating methods you will learn in this class. Leave class with several finished beads to use as you wish. String them for a necklace, attach them to a keychain, use them for a zipper pull, decorate curtain tie-backs - the possibilities are endless. Click for details

T103C - Double Sided Crochet (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Margaret Hubert Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: I will provide a booklet of the proposed stitches, a lining and a button to be used to complete a bag. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: In addition to the homework pieces and yarn, students should bring, # 8 or H crochet hook scissors, hooks, tapestry needles, sewing needle, pins and thread. Description: In this class, students will learn the fun of working double sided crochet stitches. Some call these stitches the padded, or reversible stitches. They are very heavily textured stitches, great for making bags, hats, afghans, pillows, pot holders, hot plates etc. Students will learn the technique and as many individual stitches as time allows. The work done in class can be made into a bag and students leave armed with the knowledge to finish on their own. Homework: Details Click for details

T104C - Tatting the Old-Fashioned Way (Crochet or Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Susan Lowman Materials Fee: $7 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Tatting shuttle, earring findings and instructions. Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: 10 yards each of sizes 3 and 10 crochet cotton (light colors please), scissors, small ruler (optional). Description: Have you always admired the beauty of tatting and wanted to learn to tat? Then wait no longer. Shuttle tatting is easier than you think! Tatting with a shuttle is more versatile than tatting with a needle because you can use any size crochet thread, enabling you to create delicate pieces. You'll learn to work the double stitch, chains, rings, picots and joins while creating fashionable tatted earrings. After you learn the basics of shuttle tatting, you'll be addicted to this (almost) lost art! Click for details

T105K - Dyeing Pre-Knit Blanks w/ Kool-Aid & Food Coloring (Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Janet Rehfeldt Materials Fee: $15 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Includes knit blank large enough for a pair of socks or mittens, all dyes and materials for class, instructional handout and original pattern. Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: You may want to wear jeans and tee shirts or bring a chefs apron with you. Anyone allergic to latex or plastic must bring non-toxic rubber gloves to prevent dye from coloring your hands. Description: Class will cover the ins and outs of dyeing pre-knit fabric (or blanks) using non-toxic food-grade dyes. These pre-knit blanks are then unraveled as you knit or crochet for one of a kind socks, mittens, hats, scarves and so much more. We'll even determine the spacing to dye blanks or yarn for self-patterning and jacquard designs. Click for details

T106C - Beginning Hairpin Lace (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Jennifer Hansen Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Hairpin Lace Loom (optional - loom can be borrowed in class) Crochet Hooks sizes G - I Smooth, non-variegated, dk or worsted weight yarn. Description: Hairpin lace creates beautiful open fabrics that look complicated and impressive! The dirty little secret is that this technique is so simple, even a beginning crocheter can do it! Stitch Diva lead designer, Jennifer Hansen, will teach you the basics of creating a hairpin lace strip and then provide a quick overview on how to join them. Take the add-on class to this workshop: Beginning Hairpin Lace: Join Workshop for a more comprehensive introduction to joins. Click for details

T107C - Crochet Your Knit (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Dee Stanziano Materials Fee: $15 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts and specialized crochet hook. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet hook, worsted weight yarn. Description: Explore various crochet techniques that achieve the knit look, including true knit stitches, without ever having to pick up sticks! 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!

T108C - Bead & Felted Tapestry Crochet Cell Phone Ribbon Bag (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Carol Ventura Materials Fee: $1 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Wool, beads, beading needle, stitch marker, and handouts (The wool and beads will probably be donated by the suppliers.) Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Size K crochet hook and scissors. Description: Felting and bead tapestry crochet were made for each other! A large hook and loose single crochet stitches are used to make the bag, and then it is felted in a washing machine. The finished felted tapestry crochet fabric is thick and patterned on both sides. Participants will crochet a bag and also learn how to design a motif on tapestry crochet graph paper. Students only need to know the single crochet stitch. Felting instructions are included, but due to time constraints, the bag will have to be felted in a washing machine at home. Homework: Details Click for details

T109C - Basic Celtic Lace Crochet (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Joan Davis Materials Fee: $7 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Detailed syllabus; basic celtic lace crochet patterns. Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet kit; note taking supplies. Description: This class will teach the basic celtic lace crochet, and you will learn art of basic celtic inerlacing. Click for details

T110C - Not Your Granny's Granny Square (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Marty Miller Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight yarns in colors that please you, and an assortment of specialty yarns to play with. Appropriate hooks - sizes G through N. Description: Granny squares are so "out" that they're "in" again. Learn how to update the Granny, using the new specialty yarns and different stitches. Learn how to make 3, 4, 5, and 6 sided Grannies, rectangular Grannies, even round Grannies and "entrelac" Grannies. Learn how to use Granny Squares to help you design garments and make today's fashions. You will gain a new appreciation of this crocheters' friend, because, remember, the meaning of life is really a Granny Square! Click for details

T111K - Cable Creation (Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Gwen Bortner Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Graph paper, pencil, eraser, at least one resource of a variety of cable designs (stitch dictionary), 1 oz of smooth DK or worsted weight yarn, needles appropriate to yarn selection, cable needle. Description: Cables can be simple or complex but how are those fabulous textures created? Learn the path for creating cable patterns that reflect your own design sensibility or provide the perfect detail. Students will gain an understanding if the basic elements of a cable, create a cable of their own design and begin working up a swatch of their design. Familiarity with charts and cable knitting is a must. Click for details

Thursday Designer Workshop

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T1DWK - Designer Workshop (Crochet or Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Melissa Leapman Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handout Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Nothing to bring along other than an interest in developing a successful business as a designer! Description: Do you aspire to become a professional designer? Join author/designer Melissa Leapman as she shares the secrets of her successful career. Learn how to develop and market your designs and turn your much-loved hobby into a money-maker!

Thursday 3-Hour Afternoon Classes

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T200K - Knitting Tips, Tricks & Hints (Knitting) - Sold Out Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 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. Homework: Details Click for details

T202K - Mosaic Knitting: Colorful Knitting the Easy Way! (Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Melissa Leapman Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Full color 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 Itÿ Notes); size 8 knitting needles; graph paper, 5-squares-to-the-inch; pencil. Description: Do you like the look of intricate color work 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. Homework: Details Click for details

T203K - Knitted Entrelac (Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Margaret Hubert Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor Fee Description: Student receives a booklet, a bag interlining and a button to use for closure of bag. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Students should bring their completed homework and the 2 different colors of yarn used for the homework. In addition, they will need # 6 knitting needles, and a # 5 crochet hook. Description: We begin to make a tote bag in the class. Students learn how to work the entrelac stitch, pick up the stitches neatly, shape necklines, etc. The practice piece becomes part of the finished bag, so choose colors accordingly. You will need 2 complimentary colors in a worsted weight yarn. Homework: Details Click for details

T204C - Simplifying Symbol Crochet (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Susan Lowman Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Paper, pencil, notebook, 2 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. Click for details

T205K - Slip-Knit Beaded Bracelet (Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Janet Rehfeldt Materials Fee: $10 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: All materials for class including thread, beads, instructional handout and original pattern. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Size 0000 knitting ndls (double pointed work and may be easier to find), basic class kit including scissors, tape measure, stitch markers or knitter's pins, small stitch holder, pen or pencil. Description: This class will show you how to knit with beads the easy way by slipping between stitches. You'll learn different methods for threading beads onto you project thread or yarn, how to knit using the slip-bead method allowing you to increase and decrease by bead count to create a bracelet the width and size of your choice; or morph the design to become a belt, choker, headband, neckline embellishment or sleeve cuff for sweaters and jackets. Click for details

T206C - Beginning Hairpin Lace: Join Workshop (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Jennifer Hansen Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Crochet Hooks sizes G - I Smooth, non-variegated, dk or worsted weight yarn to match strips brought to class. Description: Do you know how to make a hairpin lace strip but just need help understanding how to join them? Join Stitch Diva lead designer, Jennifer Hansen, as she covers the basic categories of hairpin lace joins, and create a pretty little bag using strips created as homework (or created in the optional "Beginning Hairpin Lace" morning workshop). Homework: Details Click for details

T207C - Tunisian - on the Short! (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Dee Stanziano Materials Fee: $4 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Beginner 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!

T208C - Tapestry Crochet Project and Motif Design (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Carol Ventura Materials Fee: $1 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts and graph paper Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Students may bring designs (optional) to transfer onto tapestry crochet graph papers. Description: How to design tapestry crochet flat and three dimensional projects will be presented along with hands-on motif design. Various tapestry crochet papers will be used for drawing and tracing images. How to transfer designs from other sources will also be discussed and practiced in class. Students will design motifs on several tapestry crochet graph papers, and then transfer them to square-ruled graph paper. Click for details

T209C - Magical Trapezoid Crochet Wrap (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Joan Davis Materials Fee: $10 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Detailed syllabus, patterns with instructions; proper graphing paper. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet kit; note taking supplies. Description: This class is an intermediate level class. It will teach you International Symbol Crochet stitches; Taking accurate body measurements to create a wrap just for your body size; learn how to graph your own schematic; how to select a stitch pattern, modify the pattern for increases and creating the sample pattern swatch, so that you can create the pattern. Homework: Details Click for details

T210C - Everything You Want to Know About the Post Stitch (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Marty Miller Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Hanouts Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight yarns, different colors that please you. An assortment of appropriate hooks (F, G, H, I, J, K). You may also bring some specialty yarns, (boucles, mohairs, chenille's, etc.) to experiment with. Bring larger hooks for these yarns. Description: Learn how to do the front and back Double Crochet Post Stitches, and explore the ways you can use just these two stitches to make ribbed patterns - basketweave, horizontal, vertical, checkerboard, and many more. Find out what to do with the turning chain and how knowing these stitches could help you crochet with those "impossible-to-see-the-stitch" yarns. If you choose to bring "kitchen" cotton type yarns, you will be able to finish a sampler dishcloth in this workshop (or start a couple of them). Click for details

T211K - Captivating Cables (Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Gwen Bortner Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: 1 - 2 oz of DK weight wool, 4.0mm (US #6) needles and cable needle. Description: Say the words "beautiful sweater" and for many people, knitters and non-knitters alike, the mental image that comes to mind is an intricately cabled, deeply textured sweater. The hope of learning to create one of those masterpieces has brought many a knitter into the fold. And the fact is, although they look difficult, they are relatively easy to knit, once you understand the basics. Class will cover many aspects of cables including learning the secret to creating cables, how to cable without a cable needle and the language of charts and how to use them. Click for details

Thursday Teacher Workshop

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T2TWK - Teacher Workshop (Crochet or Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Darla Fanton Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Pencil Description: Sharing your love of fiber arts through teaching can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for both teacher and student, but only if the teacher is able to relay information in a way the student can understand. Become a confident teacher through understanding different learning styles, developing good lesson plans and handouts, and presenting your proposal or teaching resume in a professional manner. Learn the similarities and differences between teaching at a local yarn shop or national conference. Learn the financial aspects of teaching; marketing your classes, attracting new and repeat students, finding teaching venues, and tracking expenses.

Thursday 6-Hour All Day Classes

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T300C - Freeform Wearables: Design & Construction (Crochet or Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Myra Wood Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: 10-20 yards of 15-20 coordinating smooth worsted weight yarn, any fiber. Several small skeins of coordinating novelty and textured yarns size 5 and 7 short or circular needles, various crochet hooks from E-I, small scissors, yarn, needle, 2 yards of plain cotton, fabric T shirt or other top that fits well. Description: Discover how to create one-of-a-kind freeform wearable art. You'll learn how to create and use templates in this hands-on workshop while you explore your creativity. Construction of fabric, sizing and fit, finishing and embellishing will also be covered. Click for details

T301C - Polish Star Stitch (Crochet) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Pauline Turner Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Use of yarns plus handout. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Students should bring two 1oz yarns in contrasting colors but of the same thickness. Ideally they should be in colors that would look good together; suitably sized crochet hooks; a large-eyed tapestry/wool sewing needle; scissors; writing materials. Description: It has been many years since I brought the Polish Star Stitch to the United States and am delighted so many designers are now using this stitch for creative designs and by request I am offering to show how to make this attractive stitch once again. Besides working the actual stitch, the time will allow for playing with color combinations, ideas for making a simple project, and learning about its history.

T302K - Toe Up Socks With Short Row Heels (Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Arenda Holladay Skill Level: Advanced Supplies to Bring: Good quality DK weight wool and appropriated sized circular needle and DPNs (optional). Description: The student will learn the basics of knitting a sock from the toe up. While knitting a child's sock, the student will use Judy's Magic Cast on, work a short row heel, and use an invisible bind off. A circular needle is required for the toe cast on but dpns can be used for the rest of the sock. The "Magic Loop" and two circular needle method for knitting socks are discussed.)

T303K - Pattern Writing 101 (Crochet or Knitting) Thursday, August 6, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Edie Eckman Materials Fee: $2 Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Pencil, several sheets of paper, optional: laptop Description: If you have a design you'd like to get published, or even if you just want to share your design with other knitters or crocheters, you need to be able to write it so others can read it. Learn how to craft a well-written pattern avoiding typical mistakes along the way. Explore the joys and pitfalls of grading patterns for a number of different sizes and pick up tips for getting your designs accepted for publication. Go home with a pattern template you can use for writing your own patterns. We will write a pattern together from start to finish. This is NOT a design/number-crunching class, but a class in technical writing. Homework: Details

Friday 3-Hour Morning Classes

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F100C - Freeform Knit And/or Crochet (Crochet or Knitting) - Sold Out Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Myra Wood Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: 10-20 yards of 15-20 coordinating smooth worsted weight yarn, any fiber. Several small skeins of coordinating novelty and textured yarns size 5 and 7 short or circular needles, various crochet hooks from E-I, small scissors and a yarn needle. Description: Discover the wonderfully creative world of freeform fiberart. Using a multitude of yarns, you'll create gorgeous fabric from an endless variety of stitches, motifs and techniques. Prepare to have your mind blown! Great for stash busting and incorporating those special yarns. Click for details

F101C - Magical Mosaic Crochet (Crochet) - Sold Out Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Susan Lowman Materials Fee: $5 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Color handouts Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: 3 oz each of 2 contrasting colors of smooth worsted weight yarn, size H, I or J crochet hook, scissors. Description: Mosaic crochet may look intricate, but it's not. Once you know the secrets and are able to make wonderful designs in Mosaic Crochet, your friends will ask how you did it! Several of the many Mosaic Crochet methods will be taught in this class. You'll learn how to make horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines in Mosaic Crochet, enabling you to "draw" geometrics and all kinds of stunning designs with a crochet hook and yarn. Click for details

F102K - Cable Ready (Knitting) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Melissa Leapman Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Color Handouts Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Homework swatches with yarn still attached; extra white or cream-colored smooth worsted weight yarn; two size 5 double-pointed needles; scissors. Description: Does the thought of cable knitting have you totally confused and all tied up in knots? In this hands-on workshop, explore the basics of this classic knitting technique, from deciphering charts to practicing all sorts of cable crossings. Learn expert tricks to make your cabled fabrics beautiful, not to mention fun and easy to knit! Homework: Details Click for details

F103C - Intermeshing (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Margaret Hubert Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Booklet with photos showing step by step progress of method. 1 interlining for class bag project one button for bag closure. Skill Level: Advanced Supplies to Bring: 2 contrasting colors of a plain worsted weight yarn 1 # 6 or G or 8 or H hook (gauge is not important for a bag) scissors, pad and pen. Description: Intermeshing Crochet is an unusual method of working 2 colors together in interesting patterns. One great feature of this method is that it lies flat so it is great for scarves, baby blankets and afghans. Samples will be available to show how this technique can be used to make several items. However, for the class, we will start to make a small bag. Students will not finish their bag in a 3 hr class, but you will leave with the knowledge to finish on your own. Homework: Details Click for details

F104C - A Big Hook Introduction to Tunisian Crochet (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Jennifer Hansen Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: At least 3 coordinating bulky weight (any yarn including ribbons that yields gauge of 2.5 sts/inch or less) including a smooth, non-variegated bulky-weight yarn. Crochet hooks will be provided for you to borrow in the class. Description: Stitch Diva lead designer, Jennifer Hansen, will teach you how to use this traditional technique in very untraditional ways. Using large hooks and modern yarns create fabrics that look woven instead of knit or crochet. Tunisian crochet uses less yarn than standard crochet and is considered by many to be a cross between knitting and crochet. We will cover the basic stitches in Tunisian Crochet and view some FAST and EASY projects. Click for details

F105C - MacCroMe (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Dee Stanziano Materials Fee: $4 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Size 10 thread, light in color. Packet of seed beads (and/or other assorted beads that size 10 thread can easily be threaded onto), bead needle. Description: What happens when two fiber art forms join forces? Stunning results! Participants will learn basic macramé stitches and how to easily add them to their crochet work to create a beautiful bracelet harmonizing both fiber art forms! Homework: Details

F106C - Omega Lace Crochet with Novelty Yarns (Crochet or Knitting) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Joan Davis Materials Fee: $12 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Detailed syllabus and specialty crochet hooks. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet kit; note taking supplies. Description: Omega lace crochet with novelty yarn will instruct you how you use this technique to replace "broomstick lace" crochet; and give you patterns to use with novelty yarns.

F107C - Thick and Thin Made Easy (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Pauline Turner Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts and possibly some yarn. Skill Level: Advanced Supplies to Bring: Students should bring a selection of five ½-1oz yarns (two thin yarns, two thicker smooth yarns, and one yarn with textured). Ideally they should be in colors that would look good together; suitably sized crochet hooks; a large-eyed tapestry/wool sewing needle; scissors; writing materials. Description: Often people want to work with thick yarn for a few rows or for a block and then change to a thin yarn for a few more rows or another block of crochet. This class covers the various techniques to enable a beautiful fabric to be produced for fashion, hangings or household items. Once the first attempt has been made, creative ways of using the different pieces of crochet made by each individual in a design will be covered.

F108C - Bobbles and Things That Go "BUMP" (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Marty Miller Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight yarns in colors that please you. An assortment of appropriate hooks (F, G, H, I, J, K) Description: Bobbles, popcorns, clusters, berries, shells. What is the difference between these stitches? How many different ways can they be made? Which is better? All these topics and more will be covered. We will explore the similarities and the differences between these textured stitches, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. We will be working samples of variations, so you will have a portfolio of stitch patterns to use in your designs. Click for details

F110K - Knit & Purl With Your Crochet Hook (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Darla Fanton Materials Fee: $7 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Color handout and Tunisian crochet hook. Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Small amounts double knitting or sport weight yarn (no dark colors please), locking stitch marker or safety pin, scissors, tapestry needle. Optional - if you would like to start a scarf in class bring 150 gms double knitting or sport weight yarn. Special Skills Required: Ability to crochet a chain is helpful but not required. Description: Yes, you can create a knit-look fabric with a crochet hook. Whether you are struggling to master "two sticks and a string" or are just looking for something new to try, Tunisian Crochet is a fun alternative. Often called the bridge between knit and crochet, this "one stick" method can take on many knit-like effects. Learn how to create a solid knit/purl fabric or a more open "knit" lace look-alike fabric plus tips on converting knit patterns to Tunisian crochet. Click for details

Friday 3-Hour Afternoon Classes

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F200C - Creative Crochet Lace (Crochet) - Sold Out Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Myra Wood Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: At least 250 yards of smooth fingering weight yarn, any fiber. (You can bring several different skeins of other yarns as well) size G, H and I crochet hook, small scissors, yarn, and needle. Description: Learn "Lace Logic" and create gorgeous one-of-a-kind lace crochet wearables without patterns. Creative Crochet Lace is perfect for anyone who loves to crochet and wants to explore freeform in a whole new way. Explore lots of stitches in this hands-on workshop and create a unique and beautiful fabric for a shawl or anything else you want to make. Click for details

F201C - Beginning Filet Crochet (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Susan Lowman Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Paper, pencil, eraser, graph paper, 100 yards each of white and red, size 10 crochet cotton, size 7 (1.65mm) steel crochet hook, scissors, ruler or magnetic board with strips. Description: Filet Crochet is the art of making pictures and letters in crochet with the use of open and closed meshes. You'll learn to do basic Filet Crochet and lacets, while learning to read a Filet Crochet chart. Once you've learned the basics, you'll feel confident in tackling that filet project you've always wanted to make. Homework: Details Click for details

F202C - Puffs, Posts, Cables & Connections: Design Tun. Aran (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Darla Fanton Materials Fee: $8 - Please pay instructor on site 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). Special Skills Required: Tunisian Simple, Knit, and Purl Stitches. 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. Homework: Details Click for details

F203C - Finishing Like a Pro (Crochet or Knitting) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Margaret Hubert Materials Fee: $1 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Booklet of tips and tricks for finishing Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Students should bring knitting needles and crochet hooks in sizes 6 and 8. Tapestry needle for sewing, pins, pad and pen. If student has an item that needs finishing, they can bring that to class for help in finishing. Description: I have taught this class many times and it is always popular. Students learn several different methods of sewing seams, setting in sleeves; adding pockets (both patch and set in, how to add a zipper, several different buttonhole methods, picking up stitches on both crochet and knitting. If time permits, I also include adding some crochet edges to your knitting. Homework: Details

F204C - Fast & Beautiful Broomstick Lace (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Jennifer Hansen Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Crochet Hooks sizes G - I Smooth, non-variegated, dk or worsted weight yarn, and 1 pair knitting needles in size 19. Description: Broomstick lace is worked with a crochet hook and a knitting needle. Also known as "Jiffy" lace, this fast technique creates stunning, lacy fabrics that work up in no time. We will cover the basic technique as well as increasing, decreasing, working in the round and short rows to create a pretty little bag that Stitch Diva lead designer, Jennifer Hansen, has designed to be worked in this class. Click for details

F205C - Pushmi~Pullyu (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Dee Stanziano Materials Fee: $4 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet kit and 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!

F206C - Pineapple Pizazz (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Joan Davis Materials Fee: $10 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Detailed syllabus and supplies to make one Pineapple motif. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet kit, measuring device, note taking supplies, Class 2 yarn or fashion weight yarn or crochet thread in #3 or #5. Description: The "Pineapple" has always been the symbol of hospitality. There are many variations of this pattern in crochet. Explore 6 pineapple techniques. The class is based on international crochet symbol patterns, and simple American work patterns. The 6 techniques will yield 12 beautiful patterns. Homework: Details Click for details

F207C - Dimes into Jewelry and More (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Pauline Turner Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Yarns for trimming and handout showing the techniques for converting dimes into articles. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Students should bring a selection of dimes, 20's mercerized cotton or mercerized bedspread weight yarn (other bedspread weight yarn is too soft); suitably sized cotton crochet hooks; a large-eyed tapestry/wool sewing needle suitable for the cotton (not a yarn sewing needle); scissors; writing materials. Description: Sometimes it is less expensive to use real money than to buy buttons or beads. A few 10 cent coins can make wonderful bracelets, pendants, decorative fastenings for garments or accessories, or even part of a fabric for a purse, hat, or belt. How to securely enclose a dime in mercerized cotton, attach it to other enclosed dimes and incorporate it into a design, is what this class is all about.

F208C - Crochet Pattern Writing School (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Marty Miller Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet kit, including several size hooks from G through K, and an N, at least. Ruler or tape measure. Smooth worsted weight yarns - an assortment of cottons, acrylics, or wools. Paper and pen or pencil to write with. Be prepared to write and crochet and ask questions. Description: Yes, you can follow a Crochet pattern. And you can write yourself little notes when you design something, so you know what you did. But are you able to write a clear, concise pattern that ANYONE can follow? Do you know how many inches you should measure for gauge? How to count stitches and rows? When you should use abbreviations and which ones to use? Do you know how to format patterns? In this class, you will work from basic stitch samples, learning how to write an easy pattern. You will make some samples by following "notes", and then you will write patterns from the samples and the notes. This is a basic Crochet pattern writing workshop, useful for anyone who wants to start writing good, easy-to-follow patterns.

F210K - Wheres and Hows of Increases and Decreases (Knitting) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Arenda Holladay Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight yarn and appropriately sized needles (6-9 US) Description: This class discusses the various types of increases and decreases used in knitting and how to improve their appearance. Where to place the increases and decreases is also discussed.

Friday 6-Hour All Day Classes

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F300C - Crocheting Sweaters From the Top Down (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Lily Chin Materials Fee: $1 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Advanced Supplies to Bring: At least 6 oz. or 4 50g balls of worsted-weight yarn in a light color, appropriate sized hook (though to complete a full sweater, student should ideally have at least 1.5 lbs). Have yarn wound in 4 separate balls or skeins OR have 4 balls of the same yarn available. Smooth, contrasting scrap-yarn for marking work, tape measure, square graph paper 6 boxes per inch or more (8 per inch, 10 per inch, etc.), calculator, pencil & eraser, gauged graph paper if available (but this is optional). Description: Do you hate to seam sweaters? Want to try on your work as it progresses to ensure proper fit? Don’t know if you have enough yarn and want to end a sweater “when it’s long enough? The answer to these and other questions/problems lies in creating sweaters beginning at the neck and working your way down. This is not limited to just raglans. We will also go beyond the ubiquitous and less-than-flattering drop-shoulder. Learn how to deal with other fitting issues in the process as well. You won’t have to stand on your head to make garments upside-down! Students must know how to increase and decrease in all the basic stitches, have a total grasp concept of gauge with the ability to convert measurements into stitches and rows when given a gauge, be comfortable with directions, including symbols charts. Click for details

F301K - Top Ten Tips (Knitting) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Edie Eckman Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handout Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Yarn used in homework, homework swatches, tapestry needle, scissors, stitch markers, 1 pair double-pointed needles in one size smaller than used in homework. Description: In this survey of useful techniques, learn a variety of knitting and finishing techniques for beautiful sweaters. While knitting a sweater for an 18" doll, practice provisional cast-on, short rowing, Kitchener stitch, mattress stitch, duplicate stitch, three-needle bind-off, braiding, applied I-cord, and picking up stitches. If you've been wondering how to improve your *finishing* skills, take this class! Homework: Details Click for details

F302K - Knit 2 Mittens at Once Using 1 Long Circular Needle (Knitting) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Janet Rehfeldt Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: 2 balls of light worsted weight yarn (avoid dark colors), size 5(US)or 6(US) 36" to 41" circular needle with smooth join at cable section, stitch markers or knitter's pins, 1 size 5(US)or 6(US) double printed needle for cast-on, one small size crochet hook for picking up stitches. Description: No more orphans! Knitting mittens on one long circular needle allows you to create both mittens at the same time. Working them from the finger tips to the cuff allows you to fit-as-you-knit to make any adjustments needed. You'll learn several cast on methods as well as increase methods for shaping the top of the hand along with the gusset section of the thumb and the ins and out of working with one long circular needle. Click for details

F303K - Fundamentals of Orenburg Knitted Lace (Knitting) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Galina Khmeleva Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: None Description: This class is designed to provide knitters with an extensive overview of Russian-style lace knitting. Students will be introduced to the unique elements of lace knitting design - from pattern to border to cornering techniques. The ten basic elements that provide the very foundation of Russian lace knitting … mouse print, cat's paw, honeycomb, etc., will serve as your guide; unique cast-ons and bind-offs, superior shaping using a modified short rows method, a grafting technique that will "seam" almost magical in its simplicity and versatility, will provide the necessary tools to achieve lace knitting bliss an, as always, a class with Galina will provide an unforgettable cultural experience. Click for details

F304C - Bead Tapestry Crochet Cuff Bracelet (Crochet) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Carol Ventura Materials Fee: $1 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Beads, thread, handouts, and stitch marker (beads and thread are usually donated by the suppliers). Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Steel hook size 1 or aluminum hook size B crochet hook and scissors. Description: Tapestry crocheting with beads is revolutionary! Since more than one color thread is used with tapestry crochet, each thread only needs to be loaded with one bead color. The pattern is formed on one side of the cloth by adding a bead to each stitch and on the other side the colored threads create a design. This method offers fantastic design potential, since the motif does not have to be pre-planned. Students will bead tapestry crochet a bracelet and also learn how to design with tapestry crochet graph paper. Students only need to know the single crochet stitch. Homework: Details Click for details

F305K - 10 Textures (Knitting) Friday, August 7, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Gwen Bortner Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: 2-4 oz of light colored, smooth worsted weigh yarn (wool preferred) and needles appropriate to the yarn selected, plus basic knitting supplies. Description: If you are tired of stockinette or love the look of textured fabrics, this is the class for you. Come learn a new technique every 30 minutes and walk out of class with a variety of textures that can be added to your knitting projects. Textures can be created with a variety of techniques including slipping, twisting, adding, subtracting plus many more. Class will focus on building a sample of texture starting with the basics and building progressively throughout the class. Must be familiar with knitting basics, plus increase and decrease techniques. Click for details

Saturday 3-Hour Morning Classes

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S100C - Advanced Freeform Knit and/or Crochet (Crochet or Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Myra Wood Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: 10-20 yards of 15-20 coordinating smooth worsted weight yarn, any fiber. Several small skeins of coordinating novelty and textured yarns, size 5 and 7 short or circular needles, various crochet hooks from E-I, small scissors, yarn and needle. Description: What do you do with all of the pieces? This workshop is a favorite for freeformers who want to take their creativity to the next level. You'll explore combining lots of yarn, color and techniques to enhance your "scrumbling" skills. You'll also learn about freeform design and composition in this wonderful workshop. Click for details

S101C - Double Hook Crochet: The Basics (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Darla Fanton Materials Fee: $7 - 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. Special Skills Required: Ability to crochet a chain is helpful but not required. 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?" Click for details

S102K - Hugs and Kisses Baby Blocks and Blankie (Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Melissa Leapman Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Color handout Skill Level: Advanced Supplies to Bring: Three homework swatches with yarn still attached; same size knitting needles as those used for homework swatches; two size 5 double-pointed knitting needles; scissors. Description: Are you curious to learn how to knit closed-ring cables? Learn this fun technique while you create a baby block toy or a cuddly baby afghan. Either one makes adorable baby gift! Homework: Details Click for details

S104K - Unlearn To Knit (Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Edie Eckman Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handout Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Smooth, light-color worsted weight yarn and appropriate-size needles. Description: You learned the rules: Put your needle in this way, wrap your yarn that way. Now unlearn those rules to gain control of your knitting. No matter how long you've been knitting or what your knitting style, understanding the structure of the knitted fabric and how the stitches are related to one another is the key to becoming an expert knitter. We'll have fun exploring what it really means to take a length of string and turn it into a fabric. You'll leave class with the confidence and ability to fix mistakes, take shortcuts, and be the master of your stitches.

S105K - Toe-Up Techniques for Hand Knit Socks (Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Janet Rehfeldt Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Homework assignment on single pointed needles; 1 ball of lt worsted weight yarn (avoid dark colors), set of double pointed needles size 5US or 6US, stitch markers or knitters pins. Description: Socks are Hot Hot Hot! The "toe-up fit as you knit" method gives knitters a fast and easy method of knitting socks that actually fit their feet. This technique class, taught by the author of "Toe-Up Techniques for Hand Knit Socks", covers casting on in both figure eight and closed toe cast on, multiple increase methods for toe shaping, two heel shaping methods as well as binding off, allowing you to determine your choice of what technique works best for you while knitting your socks from the toe up. Homework: Knit a swatch 21 sts by at least 6 rows in stockinette for short-row session using single pointed needles size 5US or 6US and lt worsted weight yarn (avoid dark colors); do not bind off, place on a stitch holder or leave on ndl. Homework: Details Click for details

S106K - Continental Knitting: A Variation on a Theme (Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Galina Khmeleva Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: None 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 switch.

S107C - Radical Reversals: Ripple Stitch (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Karen Whooley Materials Fee: $6 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Includes spiral bound How to instructions (Complete with photos) and pattern for Scarf. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: For Practice: Worsted weight yarn in 2 contrasting colors (no variegated please) Size I (5.5 mm) Crochet Hook For Scarf: 100 yards each of 2 contrasting color yarns in DK or sport weight Size G (4.0 mm) crochet hook Description: Learn to make truly reversible fabrics in crochet with out any special hooks. In this class, learn to make a simple double crochet ripple stitch reversible while creating a scarf. Discussion will include how to modify other ripples to become reversible. Click for details

S108C - Design: Stacked Rectangles (Crochet or Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Nancy Nehring Materials Fee: $5 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Paper doll handout Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Paper and pencil Description: The simplest garments are based on rectangular shapes. Stacking positive and negative rectangles and judicious choice of stitch can greatly improve the fit and comfort of these garments. Course covers square cut-in necks and armholes, changing stitches to shape garment, sizing/ease, how yarn choice affects sizing. Designs covered include sweater with square cut-in neck and armholes, side-to side top, V-neck poncho, bog coat, straight skirt, bias stretch tube dress. Click for details

S109C - Tambour Crochet- The Historical First Crochet Stitch (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Joan Davis Materials Fee: $7 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Materials fee includes detailed syllabus and graph transfers; beads; and crochet hook. Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Basic crochet kit; note taking supplies; worsted-weight yarn for samples. Description: Tambour crochet is the historical crochet stitch. It is the earliest recorded crochet stitch, which was not always referred to as "crochet". You will learn to use this stitch as embellishment and decoration. Techniques include learning to work vertical tambour; horizontal tambour; diagonal tambour; and beads to the tambour. This is a "make it--take it" project, and you will leave class with a working sample of how to work the technique. Homework: Details

S110C - Sunlight or Starlight Hanging in a Ring (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Pauline Turner Materials Fee: $10 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: 6ins ring, instructions to make both the sunlight and starlight designs, sufficient yarn to complete the design Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: As a make and take the student is required to bring only a selection of B-G crochet hooks; a wool needle; scissors and writing materials. Description: Working in a 6" ring to make either a sun or starlight hanging suitable for window or wall. The techniques incorporated in the class are suitable for designing other window or wall hangings. They can even be adapted for a nursery mobile.

S111C - Passimenterie - Cords, Braids and Fringes (Crochet or Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Kimberly Kotary Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Fabric and paper scissors - Ruler - Yarn - Darning needle - Bring your favorite commercial gadgets to share with the class (optional) - Basic crochet tool kit (optional) - Basic knitting tool kit including a circular needle or a pair of double pointed needles (optional) Description: Sometimes it is those little extras that add the finishing touches to projects. In this class you can learn a variety of way to make cords, braids and fringes to accent your hand made afghans, handbags, garments and more. Click for details

Saturday 3-Hour Afternoon Classes

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S200K - Computer Aided Design (Crochet or Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Lily Chin Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Pencil and paper Description: Even if you are computer-illiterate, you may want to know what all the fuss is about and what the possibilities are that computers offer. Computers have been given a lot of attention lately. Deemed the key to the future, see how designers and fiber artists 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) and 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 investment in materials and time. Covered also will be down-to-earth information on price, peripherals, on-line help services, and the dreaded “learning curve.” Click for details

S201C - Remarkable Reversible Ripples (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Darla Fanton Materials Fee: $5 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Color handout Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Double-ended crochet hook in size I, J or K (14" is preferred), at least 2 highly contrasting colors of smooth worsted weight yarn, scissors. Optional - 2 colors of yarn and appropriate size double-ended hook to begin your scarf. Special Skills Required: Must be familiar with basic double-hook technique. Description: Take your double-ended hook on a journey to the peaks and valleys of the ripple pattern! If you are a fan of the ripple, you will certainly enjoy working these four ripple patterns that are reversible with a totally different look to each side. The different methods of increasing and decreasing learned while working the swatches for a scarf may be carried over into other double-hook projects. We will also discuss how to expand the scarf patterns into shawls or afghans with design tips on color placement, working with more than two colors, working with yarns of different weights, and variegated or novelty yarns. Homework: Details Click for details

S202C - Crochet for Cowards (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Melissa Leapman Materials Fee: $20 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Full color handout and basic crochet supplies Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Class Supplies: Smooth, worsted weight yarn in several colors for learning; 300 yds of heavy worsted weight yarn for first class project (4 sts = 1"; hand-dyed or variegated is OK); 200 yds of bulky weight yarn for second class project (3 sts = 1"; hand-dyed or variegated is OK); scissors. Description: Want to learn how to crochet? Come to this beginner's workshop and learn the basics from popular author and teacher Melissa Leapman! In three short (and fun) hours, you'll have all the skills you'll need to create a beautiful in-class project. Click for details

S203K - Patchwork Knitting (Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Margaret Hubert Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Booklet, bag interlining, button for bag closure. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: 2 or 3 compatible colors of a worsted weight yarn #8 knitting needles scissors pad and pen Description: Students will learn at least 3 different methods of patchwork - mitered square, shells, kite square. They will also learn the basics of building squares without sewing. Shell homework will be the beginning of your bag, so choose colors accordingly. Homework: Details Click for details

S204C - Turn the Corner Crochet Borders (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Edie Eckman Materials Fee: $2.50 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handout Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Homework swatches; smooth, light-colored sport, dk or worsted weight wool in at 2 colors to coordinate with homework, appropriate sized hooks, scissors. Description: Add punch to an afghan or make those plain sweaters into something special with a unique crocheted border! We'll practice a number of fun and unique crocheted edgings. Discover secrets to make edgings continue around square corners, incorporating the stitch into the corner shaping for an unbroken pattern. Homework: Details

S205K - Knitting With Thrums and Locks (Lice Knitting) (Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Janet Rehfeldt Materials Fee: $5 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Wool fiber for thrums, mohair locks, instructional handout and original pattern. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: 1 ball worsted weight wool or wool blend and size 6(US) or 7(US) needles with homework assignment. Description: Thrum knitting is an age old technique using little bits of fiber knit into your work to create insulated mittens, hats, socks, slippers, vests and jackets that naturally felts while wearing for warmth. Not only is this easy and practical, it creates a very decorative effect on the right side of your work. In addition, we'll learn how adding mohair locks to your creations can add additional dimension and decorative accents. Homework: Details Click for details

S206K - Dimensional Knitting (Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Galina Khmeleva Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Sport/fingering weight yarn and appropriate needles. Description: Would you like to give your knitting projects new life…adding style, substance and texture? The addition of "spiders," "clover leafs," and "mooshky" (lily-of-the-valley motif) will add a new dimension to your knitting. Traditional they're not - a real hoot to knit…most definitely. Click for details

S207C - Delta Crochet Shawl (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Karen Whooley Materials Fee: $6 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Includes Spiral Bound book with How-To and Shawl Pattern Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: 3 balls of fashion yarn with a boucle to it (I used On-Line Punta yarn), or other comparable brand, in any color 1 ball of worsted weight yarn for practice. Size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook , scissors, yarn and needle large enough to weave in thread ends. Description: Delta Crochet has been touted as a technique used primarily in Thread Crochet. By adapting this technique to yarn, the Advanced -Beginner to Intermediate crocheter can learn this technique easily. The Students will learn this technique while creating a lacy shawl for spring and summer. Click for details

S208C - Unusual Combos (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Nancy Nehring Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Bring #10 and #30 thread, appropriate hooks, scissors, pencil and pen. Description: Learn to attach crochet to a variety of unusual materials: aluminum cans, mesh, vinyl, fabric, leather, even paper. See how the techniques are used to create, clothing, accessories, cards, and gift items. The possibilities are endless. Click for details

S209C - Color Your Filet Crochet With Beads (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Joan Davis Materials Fee: $15 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Detailed syllabus, thread, beading hook, beads and bead threader. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Bring basic crochet kit; note taking supplies; color pencils. #10 crochet thread; fine steel hooks in a range of sizes; Or, attendees can just purchase the kit. Description: Filet Crochet is usually worked in mono-chromatic colors, white, or ecru. Now, filet crochet can be colorful. Because filet crochet is open lacework, it is difficult to change thread color. By beading the filet crochet, you can add color to the technique. The class will demonstrate how to add color to the Filet Crochet by using various beads. By adding beads you can enliven the designs created by the Filet Crochet patterns. Click for details

S210C - Crochet With Felt (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Pauline Turner Materials Fee: $15 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: A piece of hand made felt to work with, information/techniques/know-how of three ways to add crochet to felt. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Students should bring three ½-1oz yarns of complementary colors and similar thickness; suitably sized crochet hooks; a large-eyed tapestry/wool sewing needle; scissors; a stiletto if they have one (I will have one with me); writing materials. Description: Adding crochet to pieces of felt in a manner that enables what is started in class to be ultimately made into a purse, cell phone or spectacle case. Learning three different techniques of adding crochet to felt will allow those taking the course to have the confidence to make garments in felt with crochet insertions, edgings and embellishments. Click for details

S211C - Crochet Goes 3-D (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Kimberly Kotary Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handouts Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight yarn in a variety of colors (full skeins not necessary); Basic crochet tool kit containing darning needle and scissors; stuffing. Description: Have you ever wanted to create your own animals or other three dimensional stuffed items. By combining a few basic shapes learned in this class you can begin making everything from toys for children to a center piece for the dinner table to sculpture. Click for details

Saturday 6-Hour All Day Classes

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S300K - Aran Sweater Design (Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Gwen Bortner Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: 3 homework swatches, patterns/charts used to create swatches, additional yarn and needles used to create the swatches, graph paper, pencil, eraser, calculator and ruler. Description: Aran sweater design is a topic that takes months, if not years to fully explore. But if you are ready to get your feet wet and begin process, this class is a great first step. Begin with a brief history of Aran sweaters, followed by an overview of historical Aran construction. Next discuss the practical issues and decisions that are associated with Aran design. Before leaving class, work through the initial steps of designing an Aran style sweater to reflect your own personal style. Students must be familiar with charts, cables and basic sweater construction Homework: Details Click for details

S301C - Modular Crochet (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Barbara Hillery Van Elsen Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handout Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: *Bring a small stuffed animal or medium sized doll; one for which you would like to make a sweater. *A skein of yarn split into two balls, so that you can work on two parts of your work at the same time. The yarn should be of a gauge that is proportionate to the doll. For example, if you use a Barbie sized doll, please work in fingering or sport weight yarn. *Crochet hooks appropriate to the weight of your yarn *Stitch markers. *Your usual crochet accessories. Description: This technique, as taught by Judith Copeland in her book, Modular Crochet, is one that allows you to make a wide variety of garments fit any size or shape body. It is a very flexible system in which anything from a halter-top to a coat is fitted directly to the body, without using a pattern other than the basic formula. It is this basic formula you will learn in this workshop, as you complete a model garment for a stuffed animal or doll. Modifications will be discussed, including the ease of shaping using stitch height. A copy of the out-of-print book will be available to consult during class. Click for details

S302C - Aran Crochet (Crochet) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Karen Klemp Materials Fee: $5 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Extensive handout that includes a basic stitch glossary (post and other relief stitches), combinations (cables and medallions), background stitches, and how to put them together to make projects. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Two or three balls of smooth, light- or bright-colored sport-weight yarn; sizes G-K crochet hooks; locking stitch markers; blunt tapestry needle; scissors; calculator; pen/pencil and paper. Optional: a few sheets of 4 x 4 graph paper. Description: For those of you who have learned all of the basics of crochet, why not try an Aran project? In this workshop, we will cover all of the stitches you need: cables, picots, puffs, bobbles, popcorns, and raised stitches that travel anywhere you want them to go. Find out how to make basic cables, Celtic medallions, and interesting background stitches that will add interest to your Aran projects. Learn about sources for some great Aran crochet patterns and, if you are adventurous, how to design your own. Click for details

S303K - Adapting Stitch Patterns for Circular Knitting (Knitting) Saturday, August 8, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 12 Noon and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Arenda Holladay Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Graph paper and pencil. The student can knit either a hat or begin a sock. For Hat--Worsted weight yarn and appropriate sized circular or DPN needles. For Sock--Sports weight yarn and appropriate sized circular or dpn needles. Description: This class discusses how to adapt stitch patterns from stitch dictionaries for circular knitting. In the morning session, the students will translate a sampling of stitch patterns to charts for circular knitting. In the afternoon, they will select one of the stitch patterns and use it for a sample hat or sock cuff pattern. Note: This is a revised version of the class I taught in 2008. After reviewing the critiques I think the students would get more out of an all day class.

Sunday 3-Hour Morning Classes

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N100K - Creative Lace Knitting 1 (Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Myra Wood Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: 250 yards of smooth fingering weight yarn, any fiber, size 5 and 7 knitting needles (short or circular), small scissors, yarn and needle. Description: Lace Knitting without patterns and charts! Learn a totally new approach to knitting lace or discover lace knitting for the first time. Freestyle lace incorporates 'Lace Logic" which anyone who can yarn over and knit 2 together can do. Random lace patterns are used to create a gorgeous and unique fabric. It's easier than you think!! Click for details

N102K - Two-Color Double Knitting (Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Melissa Leapman Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Color handout Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Three sets of cast-on stitches from homework 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(TM) Notes); size 6 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. Homework: Details Click for details

N103C - Free Form Knitting and Crochet Combo (Crochet or Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Margaret Hubert Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Booklet, bag interlining, button for bag closure. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: In addition to your homework pieces, you will need large straight pins (you can use large safety pins if you prefer), needle and thread, tapestry needle, scissors, knitting needles and crochet hook 6 or 8. Lining and button for the making of a bag is supplied. Description: Students are taught how to create Free Form either by knitting, crocheting, or combining both arts. You will learn some basic textured stitches and some more advanced ones, such as Bullion, block stitch, and limpet stitch, Butterfly and raspberry. As time permits, we will explore more techniques and stitches. We will begin to make a bag in class, so when doing the homework, choose colors that will work in your bag. Homework: Details Click for details

N104C - Swirls, Twirls and Spirals (Crochet or Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Barbara Hillery Van Elsen Materials Fee: $5 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Covers an extensive handout and extra yarn that will be available in class. Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: * A variety of yarns in one or two color ways, 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, too. 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. * One G or H crochet hook. Of course bring your usual kit with scissors, tapestry needle, paper and pen for notes, etc. Description: People are fascinated by colors that spin! Learn to choose colors and fibers that harmonize well and blend into a cohesive unit. We will cover three different techniques (some work better for crocheting, others for knitting) for creating eddies of color that swirl around, and then see how they can be made into items like hats bags and rugs; or just decorative free-form wall hangings. Learn to make your colors spin! Click for details

N105C - The Lover's Knot (Crochet) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Karen Whooley Materials Fee: $6 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Includes spiral bound "how to" book (complete with pictures) and 3 patterns. Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: For practice: Sport weight yarn Size G (4.0 mm) crochet hook For project: Desired DK weight or sport weight yarn (approximately 150 yards for scarf, 300 yards for shawl). Bring a variety of hooks that will work with your chosen yarn scissors, yarn and needle. Description: The Lover's Knot (also known as Solomon's Knot) is actually a very lovely lacey stitch that looks more complicated than it is! In this class we will learn how to make the basic fabric, Increase and decrease using this stitch, and then create a rectangular or triangular shawl or lovely scarf. Click for details

N106C - Design: On the Edge (Crochet or Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Nancy Nehring Materials Fee: $5 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Paper doll handout. Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Paper and pencil Description: After you have mastered designing with rectangular pieces, learn to shape the edges with increases and decreases to improve fit of armholes, necklines, waists. Course covers shaped armholes and sleeve caps, neckline shaping, sleeve shaping, sizing/ease. Designs include Japanese jacket, sweaters with set-in sleeves, tops with various necklines, tapered, Dolman, batwing and kimono sleeves. Click for details

N107C - Braided Aran Cables (Crochet) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Karen Klemp Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handout with description of technique and several stitch patterns. Skill Level: Advanced Supplies to Bring: Two or three balls of smooth, light- or bright-colored fingering or sport-weight yarn that has some stretch (wool, acrylic or blends are good); sizes G - K crochet hooks; locking stitch markers; pen/pencil and paper; blunt tapestry needle; scissors. Optional: 4 x 4 graph paper. 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. Click for details

N108K - Measuring Gauge Accurately (Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - Noon Instructor: Arenda Holladay Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Basic calculator and ruler (not tape measurer.) 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. Homework: Details

Sunday 3-Hour Afternoon Classes

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N200K - Creative Lace Knitting 2 (Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Myra Wood Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: 500-800 yards of smooth lace or fingering weight yarn, any fiber. size 5 and 7 short or circular needles, small scissors, yarn and needle. Description: Now that you know the basics to Creative Lace, you'll discover how to incorporate this wonderful technique into circular shawls, knit from the center out. You'll make a gorgeous spiral shawl that will be an instant heirloom. Click for details

N202K - Fully-Fashioned and Fabulous! (Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Melissa Leapman Materials Fee: $2 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Color Handout Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Homework swatches with appropriate needles and yarn; scissors. Description: It's all in the details! Explore fun and easy ways to work garment shaping's with style and finesse. Discover designer tricks that use full-fashion techniques with figure-flattering results! Homework: Details Click for details

N203K - Sensational Slip Stitches (Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Margaret Hubert Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Booklet, bag, lining and button for bag closure. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: Bring small amounts of several different color yarns in compatible color ways to go with your homework. They should be similar in weight to a worsted weight yarn, # 8 knitting needles, tapestry needle, a size 6 or G crochet hook. Description: Knitted slip stitches are indeed sensational and fun to do. You can create the most wonderful designs with a lot less work than stranding yarn and carrying colors behind the work. While learning the sensational slip stitches, we will add to the homework piece and make a bag. Homework: Details Click for details

N204C - Crocheted Flowers (Crochet) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Barbara Hillery Van Elsen Materials Fee: $5 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Covers extensive handout with original patterns, extra yarn available in class, pin backing. Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: * A variety of yarns in harmonizing colors. They don't all have to work with all the others, but each yarn should go well with at least one other. Please be sure these are a variety of thicknesses (even a bit of embroidery floss works well) and yarn types. Please include some that are fuzzy (mohair, chenille, angora) and some with sparkles or glitz, and some variegated, as well as some plainer smooth yarn. Most of these can be leftovers from your stash, as small as several yards long. Feel free to bring extra to exchange and share with classmates. * Crochet hooks in a range of sizes, appropriate to the yarn you have brought. * Anything you would want to use for embellishing: beads, needle felting supplies, buttons, whatever you'd like to see incorporated into a flower. Of course bring your usual kit with scissors, tapestry needle, paper and pen for notes, etc. Description: Learn to make different kinds of flowers which can be used as accessories or decorations. Learn a variety of basic components, centers and petals, and then add leaves and embellishments, including beading, all of which can be mixed and matched. Let yourself wing it, or follow a pattern from the handout to start your crocheted garden growing. Click for details

N205C - Savvy Single Crochet (Crochet) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Karen Whooley Materials Fee: $8 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Includes my new Book Savvy Savvy Single Crochet. The book includes all the step by step instructions as well as 6 patterns. Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: 2-3 skeins of solid color worsted weight yarn (No dark colors or boucle yarns, but each may be a different color), size J (6.0 mm) and size K (6.5 mm) crochet hooks, scissors, and a yarn needle (Steel only please!) Description: This class is based on a crochet technique that is used quite a bit in the Middle East. The result is beautiful knit-look fabrics that can be used in a variety of ways. The beauty of this technique is that it uses only one stitch, the American Single Crochet (or the English Double Crochet). Using this one stitch, you can create several variations. The technique is wonderful for students with arthritis and Carpel Tunnel Syndrome as most projects call for a larger size hook and worsted weight or chunky yarns to work these stitches. However, they can be adapted to smaller size yarns and threads. Click for details

N206C - Design: Internal Shaping (Crochet or Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Nancy Nehring Materials Fee: $5 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Paper doll handout Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Paper and pencil Description: Nothing beats internal shaping in a garment for that perfect, customized fit. Use short rows, ribbing, and changing number of stitches in a repeat, and different stitches to internally shape garments. This is ideal for form-fitting garments, large busts and less than perfect figures. Designs include cape with changing number of stitches, top with short row bust, dress with internal darts, and sweater with raglan sleeves. Click for details

N207C - Yarn Substitution (Crochet or Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Karen Klemp Materials Fee: $3 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handout that includes a large number of terms that will help students identify yarn, the in's and out's of substituting yarn, sources of information and aids available and where to find them. Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Paper and pen or pencil; calculator; any patterns you would like to make but cannot find or do not want to use the yarn specified; yarn that you are unable to identify. Description: The yarn specified in your pattern is not available, a fiber you cannot wear, or too expensive; the place where you buy yarn has nobody who can help you select an alternative. This class teaches you to be your own detective, translating what is written in your pattern into today's yarn availability or a better choice for you. Find out what to do if your pattern only tells you how many ounces you need of a yarn that was discontinued 20 years ago; how to identify the weight and yardage of an unmarked yarn that you own. Arm yourself with knowledge that could prove to be invaluable for your crochet/knitting "career". Click for details

N208K - Where and Hows of Picking Up Stitches (Knitting) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Arenda Holladay Skill Level: All Levels Supplies to Bring: Worsted weight wool. 2 circular needles--Size 2 or 3 and one appropriate to worst 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. (Photo shows example of double pickup band). Homework: Details

Sunday 6-Hour All Day Classes

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N300C - Beadaring, Beadelighted, Beadazzled, Bead Crochet! (Crochet) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Lily Chin Materials Fee: $20 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Many, various, assorted bead types and colors, special beading hooks, and special bead threader as well as extensive hand-out. Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies to Bring: 1. Several colors of Worsted Weight yarn and appropriate hooks. 2. Several colors of sport weight yarn and appropriate hooks. 3. Several colored pencils or markers & eraser or white-out. 4. OPTIONAL: A few of your favorite stitch patterns, both color and texture, worked up and/or charted out on graph paper. Xeroxing the crocheted results would also be helpful. OR, xerox the pattern from the picture in the book or stitch dictionary (if small, try to enlarge to real-life size). 5. Needle, thread and scissors. 6. OPTIONAL: Any of your own favorite beads. Description: Beads may be glamorous or primitive, glitzy or rustic, delicate or bold. They invariably impart a texture and dimension to our crochet. Whether added on spontaneously as we work, added on after the fact, or planned and mapped out ahead of time, the results will always garner attention and admiration. Learn the many ways of applying different types of beads. Find out which method is best in which situation. See the effects on different kinds of materials. "Draw a bead" on new techniques to achieve all this. Click for details

N302C - Custom Fitting Crocheted Socks (Crochet) Sunday, August 9, 2009 · 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Kimberly Kotary Materials Fee: $1 - Please pay instructor on site Fee Description: Handout Skill Level: Beginner Supplies to Bring: Worksheet provided by instructor. - Worsted weight yarn - 2 skeins and size G-7 crochet hook. - Basic tool kit containing 2 stitch markers, 2 darning needles, ruler, tape measure, pencil and scissors. - Calculator (optional) Description: The author of "You Can Crochet Socks" published by Annie's Attic, will use a basic single crochet sock pattern to teach you how to custom fit socks for yourself and all your friends. By measuring your own gauge swatch and plugging your stitch count and foot measurements into a little algebra, you can customize any pattern in Kim's book. While you are working on your sock, the instructor will also share ideas for adding stitch patterns to the instep and cuff. Homework: Details Click for details

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