Coming Up February 17-23
Tuesday: Evening sit and knit group, 6 to 9 p.m. All knitters, crocheters and stitchers welcome! Free.Wednesday: Midday sit and knit group, noon to 2 p.m. All knitters, crocheters and stitchers welcome! Free. Continuing Knitting, 6 to 8 p.m. $120 for six weeks. Work on your own project in a group setting as you gain confidence, get help and learn new techniques from an experienced teacher. Contact the store for registration information. Thursday: Charity knitting group, noon to 2 p.m. We have suggestions for charities and patterns. Come join us!Learn to Knit or Learn to Crochet, 6 to 8 p.m. $20 plus supplies. No registration required.Project Help, 6 to 8 p.m. Stuck on a project? Need to learn a new technique? Drop in for help. Only $5.Saturday: Rigid Heddle Weaving, 10:30 to 5:30 p.m. $70. Learn to weave on one of our table-top cricket looms, including warping the loom. No experience necessary. Loom rental fee is extra. Contact the store for registration information.Sunday: Continuing Knitting, 10 a.m. to noon. $120 for six weeks. Work on your own project in a group setting as you gain confidence, get help and learn new techniques from an experienced teacher. Contact the store for registration information. Tiramisu Blanket, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free. It’s not too late to join our winter crochet-along. This simple blanket requires only the single crochet and double crochet stitches. Join us for help and socialization.Learn to Knit, 3 to 5 p.m. $20 plus supplies. In just two hours, you can be knitting! Learn how to cast on stitches and knit them as you start a simple project. Contact the store for registration...
Read MoreLearn to Knit
Learn the basic stitch and how to cast on stitches. No experience required. $20 plus supplies.
Read MoreNot Just a Knitting Store
If you’re a knitter (or non-knitter) who’s ever thought of branching out in new directions, we’ve got plenty of options coming up in the next few months. Needle-felting is great fun and needs no experience. In our Sculpting With Felting Needles class, February 9, we’ll teach you how to make small objects like animals and flowers with unspun yarn and a needle. The options are endless! If you’ve ever wanted to weave but were leery of huge looms, we can teach you on one of our 10- or 15-inch Cricket looms. A full-day introductory class is coming up on Feb. 22. For aspiring spinners, we have a group that meets every first Friday of the month. We also offer drop-spindling classes (the next one in March), and have lovely, portable Sidekick wheels for purchase. We also teach crochet, needlepoint and more. Check our classes page for more details, and widen your fiber...
Read MoreWarm Clothes for the Holidays
Our charity knitting group has been super-busy this summer and fall. This week we’ll be donating two huge boxes of hats, scarves, sweaters and more to Warm for Winter, an interfaith organization that distributes clothes to a number of local shelters. If you’d like to join in, we’re always looking for more knitters! The group meets Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m. at the...
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Coming Up October 21-27
Tuesday: Evening sit and knit group, 6 to 9 p.m. All knitters, crocheters and stitchers welcome! Free.Wednesday: Midday sit and knit group, noon to 2 p.m. All knitters, crocheters and stitchers welcome! Free. Continuing Knitting, 6 to 8 p.m. $120 for six weeks. Work on your own project in a group setting as you gain confidence, get help and learn new techniques from an experienced teacher. Contact the store for registration information. Thursday: Charity knitting group, noon to 2 p.m. We have suggestions for charities and patterns. Come join us!Learn to Knit or Learn to Crochet, 6 to 8 p.m. $20 plus supplies. No registration required.Project Help, 6 to 8 p.m. Stuck on a project? Need to learn a new technique? Drop in for help. Only $5.Saturday: Greenwood Trick or Treating, noon to 2 p.m. Watch out for hundreds of little monsters, ghosts and princesses! Learn to Knit for Kids (and Parents, Too), 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. $20 per person plus supplies. Learn to knit and start an easy project. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Contact the store for registration information.Sunday: Continuing Knitting, 10 a.m. to noon. $120 for six weeks. Work on your own project in a group setting as you gain confidence, get help and learn new techniques from an experienced teacher. Contact the store for registration...
Read MoreCabled Earflap Hat–Now on Ravelry
It has taken us a bit of time but we are starting to make some of our shop patterns available for download on Ravelry. The first is our Cabled Earflap Hat. Knit in Cascade 128 Superwash, the hat is squishy-soft and machine-washable. It makes a great first cable project or a quick weekend gift knit. The Cabled Earflap Hat is available for $5 in print at the shop or buy a pdf copy on Ravelry...
Read MoreComing Up September 16-22
Tuesday: Evening sit and knit group, 6 to 9 p.m. All knitters, crocheters and stitchers welcome! Free.Wednesday: Midday sit and knit group, noon to 2 p.m. All knitters, crocheters and stitchers welcome! Free.Thursday: Charity knitting group, noon to 2 p.m. We have suggestions for charities and patterns. Come join us!Learn to Knit or Learn to Crochet, 6 to 8 p.m. $20 plus supplies. No registration required.Project Help, 6 to 8 p.m. Stuck on a project? Need to learn a new technique? Drop in for help. Only $5.Saturday: Bind Off, 10:30 to 12:30 p.m., $20. Bring your own needles with a few rows knitting on them. Expand your knitting toolbox and learn three new ways to cast off. Contact the store for registration information. Colorwork Hat, 1 to 3, $40 plus supplies. First of two sessions. Create your own pattern and then learn to knit it up using multiple colors of yarn. Contact the store for registration information.Sunday: Continuing Knitting, 10 a.m. to noon. $120 for six weeks. Work on your own project in a group setting as you gain confidence, get help and learn new techniques from an experienced teacher. Contact the store for registration information. Malabrigo Mini-Mitts, 3 to 5, $40 plus supplies. First of two sessions. Make a pair of soft and cozy fingerless mitts as you learn to work in the round and create a thumb gusset. An excellent class for those who can knit and purl and want to take the next steps in their knitting. Contact the store for registration...
Read MoreRavi’s Construction, an Overview
Our Ravi Knitalong starts this Sunday, September 15 at 4. What makes Ravi such an interesting sweater and fun knit is its unusual construction. Let’s walk through it. Ravi begins with the yoke which is knit from side to side. The yoke is made from wedges knit from the neckline to the bottom of the openwork pattern and is shaped using short rows. So each wedge begins with the full length of the yoke then is knit back and forth on fewer and fewer stitches. When enough wedges have been knit to complete the full yoke, stitches are picked up along the bottom and the body is knit in garter stitch. The sleeves are separated, like a typical top-down sweater, and knit in the round down as well. This allows the knitter to decide on how long to make the sleeves and the body of the sweater. You can try it on as you go to find the length that you prefer. The lower back hem is given a lovely, flattering curve with short rows as well. The body and the sleeves both end with an i-cord bind off. It creates a beautifully finished edge. Don’t be scared if you have never knit short rows before. They are simple to do and allow for lots of wonderful shaping in your knitting. Carol Feller, the designer of Ravi, teaches an excellent free class online class on short rows. And she’s wearing Ravi in the video too! We look forward to seeing you at the Ravi Knitalong Kickoff this...
Read MoreFall Knitalong Announced
Our knitalong this fall will feature a flattering and unusual sweater designed by Carol Feller of Stolen Stitches. Ravi has interesting construction, with a yoke that’s knit sideways and shaped to fit with short rows. The rest of the sweater is then picked up and knit downwards. It features a hem that curves lower in back, also created with short rows, and is finished with i-cord. The sleeves are three-quarter length. Ravi can be knit in sport- or DK-weight yarn. As usual we’ll kick off our knitalong with a party on September 15. Join us for door prizes and fun (or if you can’t make the party, cast on by yourself). The full knitalong schedule is listed...
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