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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 |
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Learn to Knit |
Classes are available on Saturday mornings
starting at 9:30am for more information call or e-mail Anne |
Casting on, knit stitch, purl stitch, 2 ways to decrease, picking up a dropped stitch, buttonhole, casting off. |
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Socks |
Choose whether you wish to use double pointed needles, two circular needles or 'Magic Loop' one long circular needle. Turning a heel, picking up stitches, K2tog and SSK, grafting. | |
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Thrummed Mitts |
Working with double pointed needles, thrumming, afterthought thumb, K2tog and SSK, grafting (optional). | |
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What the patterns don't |
Sewing invisible seams, why you should use 2 different types of decreases, short rowing and three needle bind off to make shoulder seams smooth and flat. | |
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Gloves |
Right and left leaning increase, picking up sts, knitting fingers. | |
The following classes are available upon request |
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Felted Slippers 3 lessons $30 plus supplies Must be able to knit and purl with confidence |
Classes are available on Saturday mornings starting at 9:30am |
Reading a pattern, short rowing (wrap and turn), working with circular needles, picking up stitches, felting |
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Learn to Crochet |
Chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, decreasing, cluster, buttonhole | |
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Entrelac Mittens 3 lessons $30 plus supplies must be able to and purl with confidence |
Working on double pointed needles, Entrelac technique, knitting backwards, two types of increasing and decreasing | |
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Knit a Cardigan in five weeks -
OK so it is only a small cardigan! 5 lessons $50 plus supplies |
Casting on, changing the pattern, 4 ways of decreasing and increasing, picking up stitches, buttonholes, sewing together and more! | |
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Fairisle Purse 3 lessons $30 plus supplies Must be able to knit and purl with confidence |
Using circular needles, changing a pattern, two handed fairisle, the benefits of stitch markers. | |
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| 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 and grafting (optional) | |
| 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. | |
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. |
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Learn to knit purses
The one on the left was knit with |
| 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. |
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| Although this is a only a small cardigan you will learn the techniques you need to made any garment. |
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| 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. |
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| Fairisle Purses using Cabin Fever Blue Jean Purse pattern The one on the left was knit with |
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| 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. |
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| Learn to crochet purse This purse was
crocheted using |
Home Knitting and Crochet Stitching