MAY 2013 CLASS INFORMATION

With all classes – please register ahead of time by calling or coming in to the shop!

Counted Cross-Stitch

With Cheryl

Saturdays afternoons from 2-4pm (no class May 11^th)

 

Mindful Knitting Research Project

With Wayne Cunningham, PhD

Wednesday May 15^th-June 5^th from 6-8pm

 

Wayne will be studying the effects of Mindful Knitting through pre & post surveys, experiences participants observe while knitting mindfully & other "objective data". The requirements are clear and easy to follow.

This study will begin Wednesday May 15, 2013 and will last for four weeks; those interested in participating will need to be able to engage in the practice of knitting for at least 20 minutes, three to seven times per week, without much effort, and have access to a computer with Microsoft Word for sending emails with attachments. Participants in the study will need to participate in a two hour meeting each Wednesday for four weeks and spend 30 minutes 3-7 days/week engaged in the activities of the study. A skein of Cascade 220 worsted weight yarn will be provided; participants will need to bring needles and notions needed to complete a project. The completed projects will be donated to the Maine Mitten Project or a local homeless shelter. Those interested call the shop or notify the researcher by email: waynecunningham@roadrunner.com for further details.

This is an exciting opportunity that we hope many will be interested in!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Introduction To Needle Felting – A Moose

With Jan Winsor

Saturday May 11^th & Sunday May 19^th from 2-5pm

 

Jan will review the basics of needle felting as well as teach flat felting techniques and how to connect separate pieces to make a Maine Moose! Class fee is $10.00.

 

For this class you will need and will be available at the shop for $25.00:

     ~ a foam pad

     ~ a package of 3 needles

     ~ enough wool roving from local sheep to make a felted moose as shown

     ~ a piece of hand spun yarn to make a hang loop if desired

     ~ instruction sheet

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Beginner Crochet Continues

With Brenda Gillette

Thursday evenings May 9^th, 16^th, 23^rd, & 30^th from 6-8pm

 

Brenda is a very talented crocheter (knitter, quilter, I could go on….) with a great enthusiasm for sharing what she knows. And she knows how to crochet! This month’s class will build on skills learned last month – on to double and triple stitches! Different combinations of stitches will be combined into new and glorious dishcloth creations! 

 

For this class you will need:

~ 1 skein of a worsted weight cotton blend for dishcloth

~ Size G or H crochet hook

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Toe-Up Socks

With Cheryl/Zoe

Fridays May 3^rd – 24^th from 2-4pm

 

This is a great opportunity to learn how to knit socks from a different perspective! The advantages of knitting in this direction are: you can fit them exactly to foot size, it’s easier to correct leg cuff width, and you don’t have to do the kitchener stitch!

 

For this class you will need:

     ~ Pattern (Cheryl’s available here)

     ~ 1 skein of sock yarn

     ~ Needles needed to obtain gauge

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Beginner Knitting

with Lauren O'Neil 

Sundays May 5^th – 26^th  from 2-4pm (except the 19^th)

Lauren is an enthusiastic and talented teacher and will guide her students through their first few knitting projects.

This class will be making easy and pretty headbands – and there is a choice between knit or crocheted!

For this class you will need:

     ~ DK weight yarn

     ~ Size 6 knitting needles or G crochet hook.

     ~ Tapestry needle

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Close Knit Critters

With Everyone!

We are going to continue to make blankets for the cats & dogs at the Conway Humane Society! On Saturday May 4^th & May 18^th we will meet from 3:30-5:30 to knit or crochet squares & to crochet them together. We will have patterns to use with our washable worsted-weights yarns (use your own yarn or we will have lots of donated yarn available to use). So, please come and show the rescued cats & dogs just how much we care about them being warm and lovingly cared for.

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ruched Yoke Summer Tee

With Kathy Cooper

Mondays May 20^th – June 10^th from 6-8pm

Class fee $50.00 + materials
This is a really pretty summer tee that has just enough detailing and ruching (a large number of increases are introduced in one row, which are then removed by decreases a few rows later - per Wikipedia) to add interest and a bit of a challenge!

 

For this class you will need:

~ Pattern will be provided

~ Needles: Size 6 (or size needed to obtain gauge) 24” needle.

~ Yarn: Cherub DK or appropriate DK weight yarn – Kathy used 5 skeins for her Tee.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Braver Knitters

With Zoe

Saturdays May 11^th & 25^th from 10:30am – 12:30pm

 

Zoe is going to offer up some nifty fixes and some finishing tips that will help make you a braver and more confident knitter. She just spent 3 days learning from Lucy Neatby – designer and teacher extraordinaire and is eager to share what she learned. There is a bit of homework to complete before the class so please read below.

 

For this class you will need:

     ~ Four 4”X4” swatches of different light colors (no dark colors please – it’s too hard to see

        stitches clearly). Using dk weight cast on 20 sts with a size 5 needle (you should get

        around 5 sts to the inch). Using worsted weight cast on 18 sts with a size 7 needle (you

        should get around 4.5 sts to the inch).

     ~ Leave stitches on the needles of two of the swatches.

     ~ Bring darning needle, scissors, crochet hooks (sizes E&H)

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Long-term Project Support Group

With Zoe/Cheryl

 

This is not a class, but is a gathering time to support each other working through a BIG project – knitting or crocheting. We foresee happy dances, hoots of support and admiration, groans of understanding & projects slowly becoming incredible works of art.

Well, not to put too much pressure, you don’t really have to create something fit only for The Louvre, but we can guarantee that each person will feel lighter, re-inspired and excited that they made this commitment to themselves!

 

We meet on Sunday afternoons from 2-4pm

This has become a very popular (we have had up to 9 people!) get-together. It really is fun, and you really don’t have to have a gynormous project… Come with any project and you will be welcomed with open arms (needles will be put down first).

 

So, if you could use the occasional kick in the patootie, please come!

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

And don’t forget our Friday Night Knitting Club every Friday night from 6-8pm. We have a stable core of folks who come just about every week, and we love to have new folks pop in – you never know what the “topic of the week” will be! It’s a great way to finish off your week and to start your weekend!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~