Posts made in June, 2009
Tuesday Techniques: Canceled
Sonja will be out of town this week so there will not be a Tuesday Technique class. Be sure to check the schedule for upcoming TT Sessions in July.
Read MoreTuesday Techniques: Mending
Don’t forget about today’s Tuesday Techniques class at 3:30! For a mere $5 (plus materials), you can get a full hour’s class. Expand your knitting knowledge! This Tuesday, we will be focusing on mending. Got a sweater with a hole in it? Did the puppy use your new cardigan as a tug toy? What about that sweater you made 20 years ago that he has worn to death? Pull out that bag of sweaters and learn how to bring your hand-knit garments back to life! Mending is a skill that no knitter should be without.
Read MoreTuesday Techniques: Perpetual Calendar
Don’t forget about today’s Tuesday Techniques class at 3:30! For a mere $5 (plus materials), you can get a full hour’s class. Expand your knitting knowledge! This Tuesday, we will be focusing on learning a new stitch from the Perpetual Calendar. This is a great way to expand your personal stitch library. Make your squares with complimentary yarns for a unique afghan or work them up in dish cloth cotton for a great household helper. Remember to bring worsted weight yarn and US size 8 (5mm) needles with you.
Read MoreJuly Tuesday Techniques
July Tuesday Techniques are now available! Just visit the Tuesday Techniques page to see the exciting new skills you can learn. Remember, you do not have to pre-register for these! You can just drop into the shop a few minutes prior to the class. For less than the cost of a fast food lunch you can expand your knitting knowledge. Go on, give it a try!
Read MoreTuesday Techniques: Sock Darning
Don’t forget about today’s Tuesday Techniques class at 3:30! For a mere $5 (plus materials), you can get a full hour’s class. Expand your knitting knowledge! This Tuesday, we will be focusing on sock darning. You’ve spent all that time knitting socks and now they have a hole. What do you do? Or even worse, your nephew feeds a hand knit sock to the dog. How do you repair that hole without re-knitting the entire sock? Don’t despair, you can darn them! (And we don’t mean Chelsea’s method of throwing the socks on the floor and shouting, “Darn!”) Learn this valuable technique and never throw out a hand knit sock
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