Classes

Kelowna Yarn & Needlecrafts 110-1751 Harvey Ave, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6G4 Tel: (250) 860 8801 www.kelyarn.com e-mail: kelyarn@cnx.net January - March 2012
Learn to Knit 2 lessons $24 plus supplies	Saturday January 14 & 21 9:00 am to 11:00 am or Thursday February 2 & 9 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm	If you haven't knit before or if you are coming back to knitting this class will give you the confidence to be in control of your knitting. You will learn how to cast on, knit and purl, two different types of decreases and make a button hole. We'll discuss the different ways of casting on and you will learn about gauge and why it is essential. You will learn how to fix your own mistakes and recognize your stitches.
What the pattern doesn't tell you 1 lesson $12	Saturday January 28 9:00 am to 11:00 am	Which kind of decrease should you use when the pattern says "decrease one stitch at each end" and where should you put those decreases. Learn short rowing so your shoulders can be knit together to create shoulder seams that are smooth with hardly any ridge. Sewing invisible seams.
Slouch Hat 3 lessons $36 plus supplies	Thursday January 12, 19 & 26 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm	Knit enough scarves? Ready for the next step? This hat will introduce you to circular and double pointed needles, reading a pattern, and correcting mistakes without ripping out your work! Decreasing and recognizing your stitches.
Socks 4 lessons $48 plus supplies	Wednesday January 11, 18, 25 & February 1 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm or Thursday March 8, 15, 22 & 29 6:30 pm to 8:30pm	If you know how to knit and purl you can knit socks. You will learn how to check your gauge, how to correct mistakes, how to read a pattern, read your knitting, recognize where you are in your knitting and pattern, two types of decreases and why you use them, and grafting your toes stitches. You can choose to work with double pointed needles, two circular needles or one long circular needle.
Thrummed Mittens 4 lessons $48 plus supplies	Saturday February 4, 11, 18 & 25 9:00 am to 11:00 am or Wednesday February 8, 15, 22 & 29 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm	Learn how to use double pointed needles, read and make changes to a pattern, read a chart, two different increases, keep track of increases and adapt your thrum pattern to compensate for those increases, how to correct mistakes and read your knitting.
Ribbed Texting Gloves 3 lessons $36 plus supplies	Thursday February 16, 23 & March 1 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm	Learn how to use double pointed needles, read and understand a pattern, why gauge is important, two different increases, picking up stitches, correcting mistakes and a stretchy cast off.
Felted Slippers 4 lessons $48 plus supplies	Saturday March 3, 10, 17 & 24 9:00 am to 11:00am	You will be working with circular needles knitting flat and circular, following a pattern and keeping track of where you are in your pattern and your knitting, short rowing with wrap and turn, picking up stitches, three needle bind off.
Cabled Fingerless Gloves 4 lessons $48 plus supplies	Wednesday March 7, 14, 21 & 28 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm	Knit in the round on double pointed needles, you will learn how to follow written instructions and a chart, why gauge is important, two different increases, the benefits of a row counter and stitch markers. How to correct mistakes.
Registration is required. Class sizes are limited to a maximum of 5.

Knit, Learn and Laugh

Wednesday
January 11, 18, 25,
February 1, 8 & 15
9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

$50 plus supplies

Gloves

Learn to knit gloves in a relaxed atmosphere, you will be working with double pointed needles or you could choose to use two circular needles or one long circular needle (magic loop). We will look at the benefits of a row counter and how stitch markers can make your knitting more relaxing. This glove pattern uses two different increases and you will be picking up stitches around fingers and reading and understanding your pattern.
At the end of the this session you will have a pair of gloves that fit and more knowledge; as well as the confidence to start your next project. Bring your current project to work on, I will be available with a range of different ways to adapt and personalize.
Materials: Holli Yeoh's pattern Guess Who? a ball of sock yarn, 2.75mm needles. Stitch markers, row counter, stitch holder.

Kelowna Yarn & Needlecrafts 110-1751 Harvey Ave, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6G4 Tel: (250) 860 8801 www.kelyarn.com e-mail: kelyarn@cnx.net Materials require for classes and homework that needs to be done before first class All materials are available in store.
Learn to Knit	Materials: worsted weight or aran weight smooth light colour yarn. The label should read 18 or 20 stitches to 4 ins (10cms). 4.5mm short wood or plastic needles. No homework.
What the patterns don't tell you	Homework With a smooth light colour yarn and appropriate needles for yarn cast on 20sts. Knit 8 rows (garter stitch). Place stitches on a stitch holder. Knit another piece exactly the same and leave on needle. Bring three needles approximately the same size to class. This will be used to practice short rowing and three needle bind off.
Slouch Hat	Materials: 2 balls of light colour Alfa, M & K Alpaca or bulky weight yarn (the label should read 13sts to 4ins). Needles: 5mm 40cm circular needle and set of 5 double pointed wood or plastic needles size 7mm. Stitch marker, Row counter. Homework With 7mm needles and project yarn cast on 19sts. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: Purl. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for 4ins. Don't cast off. This will be used to check your gauge and practice picking up dropped stitches.
Socks	Materials: 2 balls Sandnesgarn light colour Perfect. Needles: set of 5 double pointed 4mm wood or plastic needles. Pattern: Kelyarn #2601 Homework With 4mm needles and Perfect cast on 28sts. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: Purl. repeat rows 1 and 2 for 4 ins. This will be used to check your gauge.
Thrummed Mittens	Materials: 1 skein Briggs & Little Softspun or Heritage and 1 Briggs & Little Country Roving. Needles: set of 5 double pointed needles sizes 3.5mm and 4mm in wood or plastic. Pattern: Briggs & Little #105 Family Thrummed Mittens. Row counter. Stitch markers. Stitch holder. Homework With 4mm needles and yarn for project cast on 26sts. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: Purl. Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 4 ins. This will be used to check your gauge.
Ribbed Texting Gloves	Materials: 50g double knitting yarn, 3.5mm double pointed needles, stitch markers, stitch holder. Homework With 3.5mm needles and yarn for project cast on 30sts. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: Purl. Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 4 ins. Don't cast off, this will be used to check your gauge and practice picking up dropped stitches.
Felted Slippers	Materials: 3 skeins Cascade 220, 9mm 60cm circular needles, Fiber Trends pattern AC33 or AC81, stitch markers. Homework With 9mm needles and yarn for project cast on 20sts. Row 1: knit. Row 2: Purl. Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 4 ins. This will be used to check your gauge.
Cabled Fingerless Gloves	Materials: approx 90m aran weight yarn, 4.5mm double pointed needle, stitch markers, row counter, cable needle, stitch holder, Kelyarn pattern 2609. Homework With 4.5mm needles and yarn for project cast on 26sts. Row 1: knit. Row 2: Purl. Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 4 ins. This will be used to check your gauge.

	Learn to knit purses The one on the left was knit with Mission Falls 1824 Wool and the one on the right was knit with Briggs & Little Regal Design includes knitting and purling, two types of decreasing and a buttonhole.
	Slouch Hat This easy to knit slouch hat is knit with large needles and bulky yarn.
	Socks These socks are knit with a worsted weight yarn so stitches are easier to see. The yarn is called Perfect it is the perfect yarn for socks 80% wool 20% nylon and machine washable.
	Thrummed Mittens Thrummed mittens, with tuffs of wool on the inside these mitts are the warmest. Learn how to work with double pointed needles, thrumming, adding a thumb, following a pattern repeat and compensating for increases and decreases.
	Entrelac Mittens Entrelac is an interlaced pattern of squares which are knit at right angles to its neighbour. Learn how to knit backwards (purling with the knit side facing), picking up stitches from the right side and the wrong side, decreasing, increasing.
	Knit on double pointed needles these fingerless gloves have cables, you will learn how to knit from a chart, use a cable needle to create cables. Learn the benefits of using stitch markers and a row counter, two methods of increasing, picking up stitches and how to cast off loosely.
	Choose between a slipper or clog, these slippers are knit on 9mm needles with hand wash wool and then washed in hot water. Learn how to read your knitting, keeping track of you pattern, picking up stitches and what to do when you go wrong.
	Cable and Lace Hat Knit in the round this hat will give you experience using circular needles and double pointed needles. You will use two different types of increase and three different ways to decrease. Yarn overs and decreases are used to create the lace panel and a cable needle is used to create the cable panels.
	Just like socks these gloves start with ribbing, then you start increase using either a left leaning increase or right leaning increase for the thumb. After knitting the thumb you work the rest of the hand before starting the fingers, the little finger is worked first and then extra rows worked before the rest of the fingers.
	Bulky Fairisle Hat Knit with five stranded Country Roving on double pointed needles. Learn two handed fairisle, how to avoid the 'jog' when you knit stripes, reading a knitting chart.
	Although this is a only a small cardigan you will learn the techniques you need to made any garment.
	Bead and Lace Scarf Knit from the bottom to the middle you will knit two pieces at the same time and then join the scarf with Kitchener stitch (grafting), reading lace charts, adding beads to your knitting and how and when you can fix your mistakes without undoing your knitting.
	Fairisle Purses using Cabin Fever Blue Jean Purse pattern The one on the left was knit with Mission Falls 1824 Cotton and the one on the right was knit with Mission Falls 1824 Wool
	Learn to crochet purse This purse was crocheted using Mission Falls 1824 Cotton