Crochet
Beginning Crochet with Erin Householder
$75 for 3 weeks (supplies not included)
Learn the fundamentals of crochet: chain, single, double, and triple crochet stitches and how to use them to whip up scarves and infinite other possibilities! You will also learn textured stitches like popcorn and bobble stitches and decorative edges like the scallop.
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Knitting
All Skills Church with Cate Fitt
$100 for 6 weeks (supplies not included)
Already know how to knit but need a little refresher? Would you like to pick a challenging new project or pick up an old one that has you stuck? Join us for this free-form, adapt-to-participants’-needs kind of class. Bring whatever beverage suits your fancy. Supplies not included.
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Beginner and Advanced Beginner Knitting with Robin Raver
$75 for 3 weeks (supplies not included)
Learn all the basics of knitting, purling, casting on, binding off, increasing, decreasing, and gauge. If you already know the fundamentals but want to develop your skills further, let Susan help you take your knitting to the next level.
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Beginner Knitting with Laura Beard
$75 for 3 weeks (supplies not included)
Learn the basics of knitting: casting on, knit and purl stitches and basic knit-purl patterns.Learn basic pattern reading and deciphering and how to choose yarn for a pattern.
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Churchmouse Yarns & Teas Baby Washcloth or Blanket with Laura Beard
$50 for two weeks (supplies not included)
Beginners are welcome in this intro to diagonal washcloth or blanket (the same technique can be used for a shawl, too) knitting. We will complete a washcloth together and begin the blanket. Students will have the skills to complete the blanket on their own after completing the small washcloth version. The picot edge is optional (though very pretty!). Wool or cotton yarn is best. This pattern is written for multiple gauges so youll have some options when it comes to yarn. Some of our favorites for this are: Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton or Classic Elite Seedling (for the worsted version). Butterly 10 Cotton, Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, Rowan Creative Linen, Rowan Softknit Cotton (for the dk version).
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Continental Knitting with Tracy Haines
$25 for 1 class (supplies not included)
Learn to knit the “other” way – holding the yarn in your left hand can change your life! This style of knitting is also called German knitting or Picking. Some say this method is faster and more efficient than holding the yarn in your right hand.
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Gauging and Correcting Mistakes Workshop with Tracy Haines
$25 for 1 class (supplies not included)
Save time! Take time to check gauge! What does that mean really? What if you don’t have the correct gauge? Can your project be saved? Of course it can! Learn some neat tips to calculate and convert gauge. What about dropped stitches mis-crossed cables, and other mistakes? Learn some rescue and repair techniques to keep your project knitting along smoothly!
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Introduction to Intarsia with Melanie Snellings
$50 for 2 weeks (supplies not included)
Learn to knit with color using a different technique than stranding: intarsia. This two-week class will explore the basics or intarsia focusing on straight lines in the first week and playing with basic geometric shapes in teh second week. The project in the first class will be a washcloth of two or three colors (or for those who would like a longer project, a scarf). The second class will continue with the small format of the washcloth for creating shapes in color. If time allows, we will play with multiple bobbins or butterflies, shapes and colors. Patterns for washcloths and scarf will be provided in class.
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Magic Loop/Knitting with Two Circulars with Tracy Haines
$25 for one week
Not a fan of double-pointed needles (DPNs) but yearn to knit hats (or socks or sleeves) in the round? Tracy can show you the magic loop light! Get started on a hat (or sock) and learn to free yourself of your DPNs. Please note - this is not a class to teach knitting in the round, it is a workshop to teach another method.
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Plain and Fancy Socks with Tracy Haines
$85 for 4 weeks (pattern included in price, other supplies not included)
Using double-pointed needles to knit socks is easier than it looks! Learn to cast on, join, and knit a sock - including turning the heel and finishing the toe in this four-week class. Pattern included in class price but not yarn, etc.
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Thursday Yarn Church with Cate Fitt
$100 for 6 weeks (supplies not included)
Already know how to knit but need a little refresher? Would you like to pick a challenging new project or pick up an old one that has you stuck? Join us for this free-form, adapt-to-participants’-needs kind of class. Bring whatever beverage suits your fancy. Supplies not included.
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Projects
Fair Isle Zippered Pouch with Tracy Haines
$50 for 2 weeks (supplies not included)
Learn two great skills in three short weeks: fair-isle knitting and zipper application! Tracy will take you through the steps to create a gorgeous and functional piece to keep or give.
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Intro to Lace with Robin Raver
$50 for two weeks (pattern supplied at first class, other supplies not included)
Learn the basics of lace knitting while making the "Best Friend Scarf" designed by Cindy Bajema. It's a simple but complicated looking scarf that will help you learn to read a chart while keeping those yarn overs, knit 2 togethers, and slip stitches straight to create a beautiful piece.
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My First Little Sweater with Laura Beard
$100 for 6 weeks (pattern included but not supplies)
Know the basics but are afraid to make the leap to a sweater project? Take the mystery and fear out of sweater knitting by make a baby cardigan! All the skills you learn for this pint-sized sweater (including seaming) can be applied to an adult sweater.
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Plain and Fancy Socks with Tracy Haines
$85 for 4 weeks (pattern included in price, other supplies not included)
Using double-pointed needles to knit socks is easier than it looks! Learn to cast on, join, and knit a sock - including turning the heel and finishing the toe in this four-week class. Pattern included in class price but not yarn, etc.
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Spinning
Drop Spindle with Melanie Snellings
$115 for 3 weeks (supplies included)
From spinning singles to plying, you’ll learn how fiber and twist come together to make yarn. You’ll also learn about different types of fiber, spindles, terminology and handy techniques for making your own unique yarn. Just in time for the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival in West Friendship, Maryland on May 4 and 5.
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