Look for more Beginning Classes (Knitting, Crocheting, Spinning and Weaving) in the near term, and look for our Landscape Needle Felting Class in partnership with the Nuveen Center in early April!

Also look for our Crocheting Workshops (Corner-to-Corner [C2C), Mosaic, Cable and Filet Crochet) later in the year!

We will be participating in three shop hops this year, as well!

February — Beginning Spinning Class

Dates: 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 (Thursdays)

Time: 5:00–7:00pm

Cost: $60

Includes: Six hours of instruction, miniature breed study, combed-top fleece, and use of spinning wheels in the shop

Max Capacity: 3

End Product: 4 ounces of 2-ply wool yarn

Instructor: Ann Woolman

Status: Only one slot left!

February — Blanket Finger Knitting Class

Dates: 2/14 or 2/28 (Saturdays)

Time: 10:00am–12:00pm or 12:00pm–2:00pm

Cost: $120

Includes: Two hours of instruction and eight 226g skeins of #7 chunky

polyester chenille (student’s choice of colors)

Max Capacity: 4

End Product: Lap blanket

Instructor: Kelli Gleason

February — Knitting Workshops

Level: Intermediate (students must know knitting basics)

Instructor for all workshops: Lynn Whalen

Each workshop includes: Two hours of instruction

Knitting Workshop: Cast On and Bind Off

Date: 2/3 (Tuesday)

Time: 5:00–7:00pm

Cost: $25

Focus: Learn several cast-on methods (including casting on in the middle of a row and provisional cast-on) and multiple bind-off methods including the three-needle bind-off

Materials Needed: Crochet hook and one extra knitting needle (also available for purchase in the shop)

Knitting Workshop: Increase and Decrease

Date: 2/10 (Tuesday)

Time: 5:00–7:00pm

Cost: $25

Focus: Learn multiple ways to increase and decrease, why patterns specify each one, and how to increase/decrease more than one stitch at a time

Preparation Required: Bring a swatch — worsted weight yarn, size 7 or 8 needles, cast on 20 stitches, work four rows in stockinette stitch

Knitting Workshop: Mistakes — Find Them and Fix Them

Date: 2/17 (Tuesday)

Time: 5:00–7:00pm

Cost: $25

Focus: Find and fix dropped stitches, mystery extra stitches, knit/purl errors, and other common mistakes

Materials Needed: Size 7 or 8 needles (a swatch with multiple errors will be provided for each student)

Knitting Workshop: Cable Knitting

Date: 2/24 (Tuesday)

Time: 5:00–7:00pm

Cost: $25

Focus: Basic cables, understanding written/charted cable instructions, and bobbles

Preparation Required: Bring a swatch — worsted weight yarn, size 7 or 8 needles, cast on 20 stitches, work four rows in stockinette stitch

Materials Needed: Cable needle or double-pointed needle (available for

purchase in the shop)