Back by popular demand! Knitterly and Muench yarns are having a huge sale. There will be “by the bag” sales, “purse kits”, the favorite of last year “blanket kits”, buttons, and much, much more. Here is your chance to pump up the stash! Muench Yarns Warehouse is located on Scott Street right behind Khol’s in the Pier One shopping center.

Cathy,Instructor 2 classes Sundays $40.00

This class is your introduction to the world of Crochet. At the end of each week there will be a take-home project to practice on your new stitches. As a bonus, I’ll teach you the crochet cast on for knitting.

Materials List: size F or G hook and worsted weight yarn

25 Beaded Knits Fee $55.00
Learn how to knit with beads in a fun workshop that focuses on Debbie’s latest book. Each participant will knit up a swatch from a given pattern that will include a beaded cast-on, a beaded loop and multi-colored beaded patterns.

Materials to bring with you: US 5 (3.75mm) knitting needles, 1 ball of double-knitting weight yarn, some knitting beads (they must have a hole through the centre of them which is large enough for the yarn to pass through), a fine sewing needle, sewing cotton and scissors.

Tackling Intarsia Fee $55.00
Learn how to knit with several different colors at a time using the Intarsia technique. Each participant will knit up a small color swatch from a given pattern and will be shown how to read from a chart, how to knit intarsia using yarn bobbins and how to avoid nasty gaps and holes between color changes.

Materials to bring with you: US 5 (3.75mm) knitting needles, a selection of double-knitting weight yarns in various colors, yarn bobbins (for winding small amounts of yarn onto), scissors and a hi-lighter pen.

A Professional Finish Fee $55.00
This workshop will give you the chance to learn how to professionally knit and finish your garments. Each participant will be asked to knit up a stockinette stitch square using double-knitting weight yarn before the day of the workshop. Then during the workshop the following techniques will be discussed and practiced: how to achieve correct gauge, sewing up using Mattress stitch, picking up stitches, joining shoulders using short-row shaping and a neat buttonhole.

Materials to bring with you: knitting needles: US 3, 6 and 7 (3.25mm, 4.00mm and 4.50mm), a sewing-up needle and scissors.

MORE THAN FAIR ISLE: 3 - 4 hours Fee $45.00 — Knit with two colors at the same time! Jeane deCoster of Elemental Affects, will teach a Fair Isle knitting class. Fair Isle (or 2 color stranded knitting) is a technique best done in the round. Just think — no purling! Learn how to knit with one color in each hand, how to knit, cut (yes, CUT) and finish steeks for a beautiful sweater. Knitters with some experience in this knitting technique who would like to plan and start a sweater instead of participating in our introductory project are welcome to join us.

Materials: everybody will need to get 2 colors of my fingering weight yarn (the lighter weight stuff) and size 5 circular needles. (I don’t know the length of the needles yet as I’m not sure of the finished project yet :))

INTRO TO FELTING: 3 hours $45.00 - Beads, bands and baubles. Learn the basic techniques of wet felting and needle felting. We’ll make some felt balls, felt bands and embellished baubles or gnomes. Come play with color and fiber!

Materials: 1 ball of Romney each, plus felting needles and foam pad, plus a couple of dollars for bits I’ll bring to add to the embellishment pot.

DYE DAY: Fee $65.00 Color, color, color!!!!!!! Let’s make color! This class is an introduction to dyeing with acid dyes. We’ll have a dash of color theory, sprinkles of dye, and a big, SPLASH of color. In the morning, we’ll work with the techniques of dyeing with acid dye and everybody will make some samples to get their toes (or fingers) wet. In the afternoon, everybody will pick (or design) a color and dye enough yarn or fiber for a small project. (This is an immersion dyeing process, not a hand-painting process.)

Bring gloves, apron and wear old clothes. Bring a bucket or other waterproof container to take home your wet project at the end of the day. (Do not wear open toe shoes!) Bring 4 - 8 ounces of yarn or loose fiber (no roving) to dye for your own project. Fiber content must be: any wool, llama, alpaca, silk, nylon or soy silk. (If you have a question about the fiber or yarn you want to dye…. PLEASE ASK AHEAD OF TIME!)

Teacher: Cathy 1 Class Sunday $40.00

Conquered Knit and Purl? Add increases & decreases to make enterlac. Multi directional knitting has endless possibilities for your hand dyed yarns. Cathy has made our shop model using Prism Yarn’s wildstuff and it’s one of my favorite shawls.

Materials list:Worsted weight smooth yarn to practice on first & 2 or 3 skeins Prism wildstuff or 400 to 600 yds DK weight hand dyed yarn used to make the shawl. Size 9 needle for practice and size 6 needle for the shawl.

Shelli, Instructor 2 classes wednesdays $40.00
We love this all purpose Market Bag and you will too! You will learn the tricks of machine felting, needle felting and making a gusset for the bottom of the bag. Basic knitting is all you need to know for this class.
Materials list: 400 to 600 yds. worsted weight wool. Size 10 24 to 32 inch circ. needles.