New Rug Hooking Class

Thursday October 16 and 23

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Rug Hooking Artist Angel Possak will be teaching this class and you can see her work here www.rughookingteacher.ca

The class fee is $85.00 and this includes your choice of one of the kits on the left.

Extra supplies include a strong hoop available at the class ($35).

     

Kelowna Yarn & Needlecrafts Tel: (250) 860 8801 Fax: (250) 860 8524
110-1751 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, B.C., V1Y 6G4       Web Page: www.kelyarn.com

Class Day and Time Some of what you will learn
Beginners Rug Hooking
2 lessons and kit $85
Thursday Oct 16 & 23
6:30pm to 8:30pm
How to use your hook and hoop,
prepare and cut your wool,
transfer a pattern to burlap,
finish a rug,
Beginner
Learn to Knit
2 lessons $20 plus supplies and
unlimited help
Saturday Sept 27 & Oct 4
10:30am to 12:30pm
or Saturday Nov 1 & 7
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Casting on, knit stitch, purl stitch, 2 ways to decrease, picking up a dropped stitch, buttonhole.
Beginner
Learn to Crochet
2 lessons $20 plus supplies and
unlimited help
Saturday Oct 18 & 25
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, decreasing, cluster, buttonhole

Beyond Beginner
Knit a Cardigan in five weeks -
OK so it is only a small cardigan!
5 lessons $50 plus supplies

Saturday Oct 18, 25,
Nov 1, 8 & 15
10:30am to 12:30pm
 

Casting on, changing the pattern, 4 ways of decreasing and increasing, picking up stitches, buttonholes, sewing together and more!

Beyond Beginner
Socks
2 lessons $20 plus supplies
Must be able to knit and purl with confidence

Friday Sept 26 & Oct 3
10:30am to 12:30pm
or  Saturday Dec 6 & 13
10:30am to12:30pm
 

Working with double pointed needles, turning a heel, picking up stitches,
K2tog and SSK, grafting

Beyond Beginner
Cabled Wristwarmers
2 lessons $20 plus supplies
Saturday Dec 6 & 13
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Working with double pointed needles, cables, reading a chart, increasing

Beyond Beginner
Felted Slippers
2 lessons $20 plus supplies
Must be able to knit and purl with confidence

Friday Oct 17 & 24
10:30am - 12:30pm

Reading a pattern, short rowing, picking up stitches, felting

Beyond Beginner
Entrelace Mittens
2 lessons $20 plus supplies
Saturday Sept 27 & Oct 4
1:30pm - 3:30pm
or Friday Oct 31 & Nov 7
10:30am - 12:30pm
Working on double pointed needles, Entrelace technique, knitting backwards, two types of increasing and decreasing
Beginner
The Cutting Edge
1 lesson $10 plus supplies
Friday November 14
10:30am - 12:30pm
Saturday November 29
10:30am - 12:30pm
Knitting with beads to made a thread cutting pendant

Intermediate
Lace Shawl
3 lessons $30 plus supplies

Saturday Nov 15, 22 & 29
1:30pm - 3:30pm

Open cast on, reading a chart, reading your knitting, using stitch markers, fixing mistakes.

Intermediate
Marley Moebius
3 lessons $30 plus supplies

Friday Nov 21, 28 & Dec 5
10:30 - 12:30

Reversible cable, Cat Bordhi's moebius cast on, gauge

Knitting Finishing Techniques
1 lesson $10 no supplies
Saturday November 22
10:30am - 12:30pm
Friday December 12
10:30am - 12:30pm
Invisible seams, sewing sleeves to
body, short rowing,
picking up stitches.

Pre-registration required
Supplies and pre-class work please page down

 

Classes - Materials and approximate cost

Learn to Knit

 4.5mm needles from $3.99 up to $10.80
 50g heavy worsted/aran weight yarn from $3.75 up to $6.40

Learn to Crochet

 4.5mm crochet hook from $1.85 up to $10.80
 50g heavy worsted/aran weight yarn from $3.75 up to $6.40

Knit a Cardigan

 Stylecraft Leaflet 4821 $3.99
 Approximately 100g double knitting yarn from $5.80 up to $11.  Knitting
 needles 3.25mm and 4.00mm from $3.10 up to $19.95, Optional stitch  markers
 and row counter.  Homework: Before first lesson with the yarn you choose and 
 4mm needles cast on 30sts.  Row 1: Knit. Row 2: Purl.  Repeat rows 1 and 2 for
 4ins (10cms) and leave stitches on needle

Socks

 Kelyarn Leaflet 2601 $2.99
 Set of 5 double pointed needles 4mm plastic or wood $7.50 or $10.80
 Approximately 100g worsted weight yarn Perfect $3.99 a ball,  Tuffy $5.16,  Hempwol $13.00 Optional stitch markers and row counter.
 Homework Before first lesson with the yarn you choose and 4mm
 needles cast on  30sts.   Row 1: Knit. Row 2: Purl.  Repeat rows 1 and 2 for
 4ins (10cms) and leave stitches on  needle.

Cabled Wristwarmers

 Kelyarn Leaflet 2609 $2.99.  Set of 5 double pointed needles 4.5mm plastic or
 wood from $7.50 up to  $10.80.  Approximately 75m heavy worsted/aran
 weight yarn from $7.50 up to $17.90.   Cable Needle from $1.35 up to $6.50 
 Stitch markers  from $1.25 up to $7.50.   Row counter from $1.80 up to $5.20
 Homework
Before first lesson with the yarn you choose and 4.5mm needles 
 cast on  30sts. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: Purl. Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 4ins (10cms)
 and leave stitches on needle.

Felted Slippers

 Fiber Trends Leaflet AC-81 $7.00,  60cm 9mm circular needle $6.80
 4 balls Fritidsgarn at $3.99 each or 3 skeins of Regal at $5.64,  
 1 ball Chill  $5.95,  Stitch markers, row counter.

Entrelac Mittens

 Kelyarn Leaflet $2.99.  4mm plastic or wood double pointed needles from $7.50 to
 $10.80.  Stitch holder. 2 x 50g aran weight yarn from $3.75 up to $7.95
 Homework Before first lesson with the yarn you choose and 4mm needles 
 cast on  30sts. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: Purl. Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 4ins (10cms)
 and leave stitches on needle.

The Cutting Edge

 Celeste Knits kit with beads, sea silk, Clover thread cutter and pattern $25. 
 2.5mm & 3mm needles

Knitting Finishing Techniques

 Homework Before lesson using a smooth yarn, cast on 20sts and knit
 at least  2 inches in garter stitch, leave on needles.
 Make 2 pieces and bring a spare  knitting needle.

Lace Shawl

 Fiber Trends Leaflet S-2014
 Yarn of your choice and needles appropriate to your yarn,
 Row counter, opening stitch markers.

Marley Moebius

Kelyarn Leaflet 2803 $2.99. 120cm or 150cm 6mm circular needle $17.95, approx  300m aran weight yarn.  Cable needle.

Taxes not included

 

  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

 Learn to crochet purse

 This purse was crocheted using
 Mission Falls 1824 Cotton
 

 Although this is a only a small 
 cardigan you will learn the
 techniques you need to made any
  garment.

 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.

  Wristwarmers - learn cables

 The one on the left was knit with
 Mission Falls 1824 Wool and the
 one on the right was knit with
 Garnstudio Silke Alpaca


 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.
 

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, decreasing, increasing.
 

The Cutting Edge this beaded pendant holds a Clover thread/yarn cutter, no more looking for those scissors. 
We will thread 200+ beads and start knitting.

 Knit a small shoulder shawl like
 the yellow cotton one or a larger
 shawl like the blue hemp shawl.   
 You will learn open crochet cast 
 on, reading a chart,  reading your
 knitting, recognizing  and 
 correcting errors and more.

 Marley Moebius is a reversible cable moebius.  Learn Cat Bordhi's wonderful moebius cast on, how to calculate how many stitches you want to cast on,  reversible cables and a very loose way of casting off.

  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