Charity

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...

Posted on Feb 17, 2014 in Charity, Classes, Crochet, Learn to Knit, Weaving | Comments Off on Coming Up February 17-23

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Coming Up February 10-16

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. Thursday through Sunday: No weekend classes. Join us at Tacoma’s Hotel Murano for the annual Madrona Fiber Arts...

Posted on Feb 10, 2014 in Charity, Classes | Comments Off on Coming Up February 10-16

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Coming Up February 3-9

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: Tea Leaves Cardigan, 1 to 3 p.m. It’s not too late to join our winter knitalong. Join us for help and socialization as you work on this simple top-down sweater. Free with pattern purchase. 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. Sculpting with Felting Needles, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. $35 includes foam pad, needles and other supplies to take home. No experience is needed for this fun class, in which we’ll make a small animal figure from unspun wool. The possibilities with this technique are endless. Contact store for registration information.Granny Squares, 3 to 5 p.m. $20. Bring your own hook and small lengths of yarn and we’ll learn the traditional technique of crocheted blanket squares. Must already know how to crochet. Contact store for registration...

Posted on Feb 3, 2014 in Charity, Classes, Knitalong, Needle Felting, Spinning, Tea Leaves Knitalong | Comments Off on Coming Up February 3-9

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Coming Up Jan. 27-Feb. 2

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: Building Blocks Blanket, 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. $10. It’s not too late to join this year-long project, which focuses on one square per month along the way to creating a beautiful sampler blanket. Requires book purchase (book is free with purchase of 10 skeins of Simpliworsted yarn to make the blanket). No registration required. Colorwork Hat, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Learn the ins and outs of stranded knitting as you create your own color design and complete a basic hat. First of two sessions. $40 plus supplies. 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. Learn to Crochet, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. $20 plus supplies (or bring your own yarn and hook). Learn three basic stitches and get started on a craft that’s fun and fast. Contact store for registration information.Learn to Crochet for Kids, 3 to 5 p.m. $20 plus supplies (or bring your own yarn and hook). We’ll learn chaining and a few simple stitches in this kids’ version of our first crochet class. Contact the store for registration...

Posted on Jan 26, 2014 in Charity, Classes, Crochet, Tea Leaves Knitalong | Comments Off on Coming Up Jan. 27-Feb. 2

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Coming Up December 2-8

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.Friday: Spinning group, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Bring your wheel or spindle and socialize. Free.Saturday: Sculpting With Felting Needles, 10:30 to 12:30.  Create your own three-dimensional objects such as flowers, animals or dolls using a needle and unspun wool. No prerequisites. Class fee includes fiber, felting needles and foam pad. Supplies included. $35.Ravi Knitalong help and socialization session, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday: Continuing Knitting, 10 a.m. to nooOne 2-hour session. Create your own three-dimensional objects such as flowers, animals or dolls using a needle and unspun wool. No prerequisites. Class fee includes fiber, felting needles and foam pad. Supplies included. $35.. $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. Learn to Crochet, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Learn how to chain and get an introduction to three common crochet stitches. $20 plus supplies. Contact the store for registration information.Crocheted Beanie, 3 to 5 p.m. Once you’ve learned the basic stitches, learn to crochet in the round and make an easy hat. $20 plus supplies. Contact the store for registration...

Posted on Nov 30, 2013 in Charity, Classes, Needle Felting, Ravi KAL, Spinning | Comments Off on Coming Up December 2-8

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Coming Up November 18-24

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. 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. Learn to Knit, 3 to 5 p.m. $20 plus supplies. Learn the basic stitches and get started on your first project in just two hours! Contact the store for registration...

Posted on Nov 18, 2013 in Charity, Classes, Learn to Knit | Comments Off on Coming Up November 18-24

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