Our fall classes are now here on the website and we're working on the ones for early in 2012 so we won't run into any delays in posting them like we did this fall. Our fall offerings are more limited than usual, but we'll return to our full class list after the first of the year. If you don't see something you like on the current list, check back with us in late December for the new list.
Except for the beginner classes and the spinning class, you must know how to knit and purl and how to cast-on and bind-off before coming to class. Except for classes that just require small amounts of yarn brought from home, please purchase all other supplies from our shop. You will receive a 10% discount on items needed for class and for all purchases made the day of your class.
Learn to Spin: Beginning Wheel Spinning Saturday, November 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee: $65 Instructor: Linda Witt
Learn how to spin your own beautiful yarn with Linda Witt from Misty Mountain Farm. No experience is necessary for this beginner spinning class and you can either bring your own wheel or use one of ours or Linda's. Explore the terminology and functions of the various parts of a spinning wheel, and then begin spinning your own yarn from a variety of wools. Linda works with you on proper treadling and drafting techniques and will teach you how to ply your yarn and create a skein using a Niddy Noddy. Materials: included in class fee
Continental Knitting for Knitters Sunday, November 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. Fee: $35 Instructor: Staff
Do you already know how to knit and purl but would like to learn what many knitters say is a more efficient way that gives both hands a role and makes doing ribbing or seed stitch a breeze?Learn to hold your yarn in your left hand and make stitches with a few simple movements instead of having to stop and wrap your needle with your right hand.Note:this is not a beginner’s knitting class.This is a short class for knitters who want to learn a new way of knitting.
Materials: Bring light colored worsted weight yarn and size 7, 8, or 9 needles.
Understanding and Using Knitting Charts Saturday, November 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. Fee: $35 Instructor: Mary Gildersleeve
Are you mystified by knitting charts? Charts make lace patterns, intarsia, colorwork knitting, cable designs and just about any knitting pattern easier to do because you can see what the final product should look like. Chart-reading isn't hard but there are some tricks that make the process much easier. We'll learn about symbology, chart-reading, tips for reading and creating your own charts, and the time-saving methods available. A resource list will be distributed in class. Bring a pattern or design that you're interested in and we'll translate it into a chart, or bring a charted pattern that you have questions about.
Magic Loop and Other Alternatives to Using Double Point Needles Sunday, November 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. Fee: $35 Instructor: Staff
This class focuses on three methods of knitting small circles that don’t require double pointed needles. Most of the class covers the Magic Loop method using one 32 or 40 inch circular needle.Students also learn the Two Circular needle method and they have an opportunity to knit with the increasingly popular 9” circulars.This is a good chance to try all three techniques before buying any needles.
Materials: Bring light colored worsted weight yarn.Needles will be available to use during the class.
Introduction to Entrelac Saturday, December 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. Fee:$50 Instructor: Suzy Rittenour
Have you seen all those great patterns where squares or rectangles of yarn seem to be interlaced with other squares or rectangles in a basketwavepattern? Welcome to Entrelac!Our instructor Suzy Rittenour comes highly recommended by students who were in her classes at the now closed Knitter’s Cottage in Fredericksburg.Learn Entrelac from Suzy and come back in the fall for her Entrelac sweater class.
Materials:About 400 yards of Plymouth Boku, Universal Classic Shades, Poems Silk, Plymouth Kudo or similar yarns and size 6, 7, or eight needles
Example of Entrelac
Wrap Up Some New Skills
Wrap It Up Sunday, December 4 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $40 Instructor: Staff
Learn some new techniques as we make these cute little gift bags in time for the holidays. All you need is some leftover worsted weight yarn (about 15-20 yards)
in a light color or bring a second, contrasting color for the cord and top. We will knit the bags from the bottom up so you'll learn the Turkish cast-on and Judy Becker's Magic Cast-on, both of which come in handy if you move on to toe-up socks. We'll cover making basic I-cord and we'll end the bag with an I-cord bind off or you can try a basic bind-off that is stretchier than the one you've probably been using for most of your projects. By the time we're done you'll have wrapped up some new skills and have a nice gift bag for the holiday season. You'll also learn a little about the Magic Loop or Two Circular method of knitting small round areas. Materials: Bring worsted weight yarn (see class description) and size 7-9 needles - either one 32 or 40 inch circular or two 24-inch circulars of the same size.
BEGINNER CLASSES
Beginner Knitting Day Session:Mondays, November 7, 14, and 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. OR Evening Session:Mondays, November 7, 14, and 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. Fee:$65 Instructor: Staff Learn how to cast on stitches, knit and purl, and bind off. Class also covers knitting tools, knitting abbreviations, how to read simple patterns, yarn selection, fiber care, etc. Students learn enough skills to be able to complete simple projects such as scarves in time to make a few presents for holiday gift giving. At the conclusion of the course, each student will receive a DVD to take home that covers techniques they have learned plus a section on how to fix the most common mistakes. Needles included. Materials:One skein of light-colored Plymouth Encore or Plymouth Galway
Beginner Crochet
Day Session: Tuesdays, November 15 and 22 from 1 to 3:30 p.m.. Evening Session:Tuesdays, November 8 and 15 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fee: $50 Instructor: Staff Learn to make a crochet chain and how to do a slip stitch and single, double, half-double, and triple crochet stitches. Includes basic crochet abbreviations, how to read simple patterns, yarn selection and more. Students should know enough at the end of the second class to be able to crochet a scarf or other simple project in time for holiday gift giving. Crochet hooks included. Materials:One skein of light-colored Plymouth Encore or Plymouth Galway
CLASS POLICIES
Pre-registration and payment are required to hold your seat in a class.
Discount coupons or any shop-wide discounts DO NOT apply to class fees. For all knitting classes other than the beginner class, students must know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off before coming to class. Except where noted in class descriptions for small amounts of practice yarn, students are expected to purchase any class materials they don’t already have at our shop. Students receive a 10% discount on purchases made for the class.
Minimum class size is three students. Maximum class size is six students unless otherwise noted. Minimum age of student: 12 years or permission of instructor.
Classes with less than three pre-registered students will be cancelled 48 hours before the class at the discretion of the shop/instructor. Full refunds will be given for any classes cancelled by the shop or instructor.
Students who cancel more than 72 hours before the start of a class will receive a full refund. Students who cancel with less than 72 hours notice forfeit their class fee unless there are special circumstances in which case the fee may be applied to a later class.
Classroom and Kitchenette
Our classroom featurs a main table that expands to seat eight and we also have an additional table, a wagon seat bench, and portable chairs for group events.
Our Classroom
Dog House Yarns and More, 708 Sunset Lane, Culpeper, VA 22701, Phone 540-825-3585
Mailing Address: Dog House Yarns and More, P. O. Box 1595, Culpeper, VA 22701
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