Workshops & Other Classes!

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1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY CLASSES Come Learn with Us! Beginner Knitting! Whether you are just starting or refreshing your skills, this class is for you! Learn all of the knitting basics. Cast on, knit and purl stitch, cable, basic button hole and bind off to name a few. At the end you will have a fantastic project that will launch your skills into your next creation! There will be five 2-hour classes. Project: Make a pillow Yarn: Worsted Plymouth Homestead, Galway or Cascade 220 Cost: $125 Date & Time: (select one) Tuesdays Jan 15, 22, 29, Feb 5 & 12 Fridays Jan 4, 11, 18, Feb 1 & 8 Saturdays - Jan 19, 26, Feb 2, 16 & 23 6:30 8:30pm 1 3:00pm 10:30 12:30am Beginner Crochet Critters! OMG! I want to make them all! If you've never tried your hand at crochet, or are a crocheter, but never hooked amigurumi critters, try this! Unlike traditional teeny tiny amigurumi you can use any weight yarn you're comfortable with to create these fun animals. Basic crochet stitches, working in the round, finishing, and embroidery are all part of the process. Work from one of the Menagerie Books or grab a kit. Project: Toft Animal Kit of Choice Cost: $100 Date & Time: Tuesdays - Jan 15, 22, 29 & Feb 5 3 5:00pm Workshops & Other Classes! Mystery Stitch of the Month! Can you solve the mystery? Come to one or come to all! Learn one new unique stitch a month as you explore the world of knit and purl and how they can be manipulated to excite you. Future pattern support will be offered for current stitch. Bring a coffee and you re A game and experience a different PurL teacher every time yay! Yarn: Cascade 220 or any Worsted yarn in two contrasting colors Cost: $20 a month Date & Time: Last Thursday of each month Thursday Jan :30pm 10 11:30pm Thursday Feb 28 Measurements! Measurements! Measurements! Get your free measurements. An important part of any knitter s toolbox (not that we will ever fit inside) is knowing our correct measurements, thus size. This will ensure for a much more confident knitter and a better fitting garment every time. Hurry and get yours! Skill Level: Anyone is welcome Cost: Free - Appointments are 15 min increments and must be scheduled in advance. Date & Time: Saturday - Feb :00pm 1

2 Bind Off Workshop! Learn five important bind off techniques including decorative edges like the picot bind off to finish off your stitches in style. Yarn: Light colored, smooth worsted weight yarn Skill Level: Been There Advanced beginner Cost: $25 Date & Time: Saturday Jan 19 1:30 3:30pm Fix It to err is human! In this workshop you ll learn to recognize exactly what went wrong in your work and how to fix it. From simple fixes for dropped and twisted stitches, to reworking cables and dealing with pesky, recurring problems we all face in our knitting. Cascade 220 in a light color for swatching. Yarn: Light colored, smooth worsted weight yarn Skill Level: Been There Advanced beginner Date & Time: Wednesday Feb :00pm Mastering Jogless Jogs! In this workshop we ll talk about combining colors and working with scale to make your colors sing. Learn a variety of techniques for dealing with those pesky jogs that are created when knitting stripes. Never fret again. Yarn: Cascade 220, Plymouth Galway, or Plymouth Encore Cost: $25 Date & Time: Saturday Feb :00pm Knitted Knockers! Make them colored. Make them plain. Make them wildly insane. Knittedknockers.org supports women struggling with breast cancer. These soft knitted knockers, which can be made in a variety of sizes, act as prosthetic. Let s learn together how we can add to this incredible support group. Knowledge of DPNs is necessary. Yarn: Pima Cotton (Must use recommended yarn for knockers) Cost: $25 Date & Time: Saturday Feb 16 1:30 3:30pm 2

3 Ravelry! Bring your coffee and your laptop! Spend some time getting set up on Ravelry. We will work together to organize your stash, find your favorite designers and join their groups. Join the Rows of PurL group and build your pattern library. Learn to explore thousands of yarn and pattern possibilities and have fun! Cost: $25 Date & Time: Sunday Jan :00pm Just Magic Loop! In this two-hour quickie workshop, you will learn to do the fantastic magic loop technique. Enhance your circular knitting skills with this fast, easy way to knit any size project diameter in the round. If you want to learn a wonderful alternative to using double pointed needles, this is for you! Our boot toppers will top off your confidence and have you ready for socks or hats in a hurry. Yarn: Cascade 220 or Homestead Cost: $25 Date & Time: Saturday Jan :00pm Mosaic Workshop! What a great way to learn more about changing colors with slip stitches in our fun mosaic workshop. Chart reading and slipping stitches will keep you knitting the entire time. This is a fantastic, hands on workshop! You will go home with four swatches and lots of ideas, ready to roll right into the mosaic table runner class or desired project. Yarn: Cascade 220 Date & Time: Saturday Feb 9 1:30 4:30pm First Hat! It s time to invite another color to your knitting party! This hat s herringbone pattern looks complicated but in fact is super simple, thanks to slip stitches you will only work one color of yarn each round! Join this class for a great introduction to Mosaic knitting, chart reading, and the Twisted German Cast on. Project: Tincture Hat by Andrea Mowry Yarn: Green Mountain Spinnery Mewesic or Kenzie by Hikoo Cost: $60 Date & Time: Fridays Feb 1, 8 & :30pm 3

4 The Fidra Hat! Looking for a quick knit with lots of style? Try the Fidra. It's a great first hat. Garter stitch in the round, yarn overs and decreases create a lovely graphic pattern. A hat that looks good on everyone. Yarn: Mountain Colors Riverwash or Mirasol Sulka Cost: $60 Date & Time: Tuesdays - Jan 15, 22 & :30pm Willowwood Slouch! Our popular stranding workshop just got a whole new twist! Using the Willowwood Hat pattern (designed by Jenny!) you'll learn two hand stranding, chart reading, all about color dominance, and some history behind colorwork. Beautiful in either high contrast solids or the latest from Spincycle yarns. Yarn: Spincycle Dream State or Astral Date & Time: Sunday Feb :00pm Circular Knitting Workshop! Are you tired of knitting back and forth on scarves? Then this is the workshop for you. In this 3-hour class you will learn how to knit in the round using circular needles. We will show you several methods of joining in the round, keeping track of your rounds, identifying your stitches in the round, and how to bind off. You'll go home having started on a colorful cowl, the perfect project for exploring circular knitting. Yarn: Cascade Tangier, Melilla or Amitola Grande by Louisa Harding Yarns Date & Time: Saturday Feb 2 1 4:00pm Burberry Inspired Cowl! Based on a runway styled cowl, the Burberry Inspired Cowl can be casual chic or uptown elegant depending on your choice of fiber. Knit with large cables from side to side, this cowl begins with a provisional cast on and is joined with the kitchner stitch for a seamless finish. Yarn: Lana Grossa Insieme Cost: $50 Date & Time: Saturdays Jan 12 & :00pm 4

5 Shift KAL! Join the Rows of PurL team for some holiday recovery! This fun to knit handkerchief cowl by Andrea Mowry is honestly a work of art around your neck. With it s unique construction and catchy slip stitch pattern you will surely catch the bug for colorwork in this new year. The color possibilities are endless. Pick a color! Yarn: Spincycle Dyed in the Wool Cost: $50 Date & Time: (choose one) Thursdays am Jan 10, 17, 24 & 31 or Thursdays pm Jan 10, 17, 24 & :00am 6:30 8:30pm Dipped Brioche Scarf! Brioche continues to be a trend in all sorts of knitwear. Learn the ins and outs of brioche flat in both a single color and 2 colors. A first step project for all the gorgeous brioche shawls on Ravelry. Yarn: Kensington or Insieme Cost: $60 Date & Time: Tuesdays Feb 5, 12 & 26 1:30 3pm Log Cabin Mitts! Let s learn how to make the log cabin square. These fresh, stylish mitts used three different colors of Hikoo Kenzie DK from which you will be able to make more than one pair of mitts, or a pair of mitts and Karen's beautiful One Earth, One Sky, One Heart cowl. Yarn: DK weight yarn. Try Kenzie or Mewsic Cost: $50 Date & Time: Tuesday eves Jan 15 & 22 6:30 8:30pm First Mittens! These mittens are addictive! Simple and classic in design, they can be made in Fingering, Dk or Worsted yarn. Choose your favorite solid color or watch a variegated yarn show off. Learn to work in the round with double point needles, Gusset increases, and mitten shaping. Project: The Worlds Simplest Mitts by Tin Can Knits Yarn: Worsted, DK, or Fingering Cost: $60 Date & Time: Fridays - Jan 4, 11 & :30pm 5

6 Delovely Shawlette! Make yourself a Delovely Shawlette. This lovely crescent shawl begins with a simple Shetland lace border and uses short row shaping to create its gentle curved shape. Yarn: Sweet Georgia and Done Roving Fingering Cost: $75 Date & Time: Wednesdays Jan 23, 30 & Feb :00pm First Asymmetrical Shawl! Asymmetrical shawls are fun and easy to wear. Start with a few stitches and increase every other row and watch it grow. This shawl features, garter stitch, eyelets, and a beautiful lace border which is a great introduction to lace knitting and chart reading. Pick two contrasting colors or a solid color and a variegated yarn. Project: Lorel Eyes by Christopher Salas Yarn: Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock or Cascade Heritage Date & Time: Thursday eves Jan 31, Feb 14, 28 & March 7 6:30 8pm Mosaic Baby Sweater! A fun and colorful children s sweater that has it all. Butterfly Net will introduce you to mosaic knitting. Chart reading, picking up stitches for button bands and sleeves, short row shaping and more. Skills you ll use in many future projects. Sized for 9/12 month through size 4/5. Project: Butterfly Net Sweater Yarn: Debbie Bliss Rialto Sock and Heritage Cost: $100 Date & Time: Saturdays - Jan 12, 19, Feb 2, 9, & :30am First Sweater - Ramona! A great first sweater! Learning to make this slightly shaped yet boxier style will help build your skills and add a few more. Learn to read through a pattern, work a top-down raglan construction, picking up stitches and magic loop knitting in the round to name a few. Yarn: Weekend Wool, Kathmandu or Topas Date & Time: Sundays Jan 13, 20, Feb 3 & :30am 6

7 Yume Sweater! Yume, a sweater by fab designer Isabell Kraemer, is a relaxed, enjoyable project. You will have an easy, comfortable transition piece to welcome the change of seasons. Work the lace yoke learning to continue in stockinette the return to the sleeves - make them as short or long as you like. Yarn: Sueno, Sylvan Spirit or Equinox Date & Time: Thursdays Jan 17, 24, Feb 7 & :30am Cabled Cardigan! Have you dreamt of knitting a sweater coat but felt overwhelmed by the scope of such a project? If so, this is the class for you. Citadel is knit seamlessly from the top down. Charts, beautiful cables, pockets, buttonholes, a shawl collar created with short rows, and a casual and classic style make for an interesting and challenging knit resulting in a sweater you ll wear for many years to come. Some cable experience required. Yarn: Cascade 220 or Galway Cost: $120 Date & Time: Tuesdays Jan 15, 22, Feb 5, 19, Mar 5 & :30am Amherst Sweater! This sporty pullover is knit in the round from the bottom up. Simple styling with lots of great detail to keep you interested. Single color brioche, 2 color brioche, applied I-cord, provisional cast-on and raglan shaping. Yarn: Simplinatural Skill level: Done That Intermediate Cost: $125 Date & Time: Wednesday eves Jan 16, 23, Feb 13, 20 & 27 6:30 8:30pm First Socks! Begin your sock knitting journey with this cuff down basic and well-fitting sock. It s a classic sock for all ages and tastes. You ll master heel flaps, heel turns, kitchener stitch. Use DK weight for a boot sock, or fingering for a finer Project: Churchmouse Basic Sock Yarn: Too many to list Dk or Fingering weight yarn Date & Time: Tuesdays - Jan 8, 15, 22 & 29 1:30 3pm 7

8 Heirloom Baby Blanket! Make a gift that will last a lifetime for that special baby in your life. Cable and lace stitches combine in this unique, intricate design to create a one-of-a-kind piece. Worked from the center out, row by row, you'll watch the pattern evolve. This blanket is a great project to master lace increases and decreases! Project: Serenity Baby Blanket Yarn: Plymouth Superwash Worsted Date & Time: Fridays Jan 11, 18, Feb 1 & :30am Felted Entrelac Sack! This entrelac bag is a sackful of fun... from picking your colors, to learning entrelac in the round, to the final magic of felting! Come learn new skills and make a fun bag! Yarn: Worsted Weight 100% Wool Date & Time: Wednesday Jan 23, 30, Feb 13 & :30pm Dye Sock Blanks! Ready to try something different? Come and dye your own 'sock blank' then marvel at the unique color patterns you'll knit with. A sock blank is a machine knit rectangle that you will 'paint' using dye, then unravel and knit your next project with it. (P.S. it doesn't have to be socks!) Yarn: Fingering Sock Blank Cost: $40 Date & Time: Saturday Feb am Paint and Sip! Check these out! Three of many beauties created at our first sip and paint. Now it is your turn to join the fun. Grab a gal pal and your favorite bottle of bubbly (BYOB), treat yourself with a night out while making something special for someone special. Design your own one of a kind skein of yarn. Dream up your next project, your Theme suggestions welcome! Skill level: Newbie...Beginner No Experience Required Cost: $40 Date and Time: Saturday - Jan :00pm 8

9 Needle Felted Critters! Have you ever wanted to try needle felting? It is crazy fun! Learn the basics making animals and creatures while playing with color. This is a hands-on workshop. (You might need a band aid!) Be careful, you might become addicted! Others have! Date & Time: (choose one or both!) Friday eve Jan 18 6:30 8:30pm or Thursday Feb :30pm (YES! Valentine s Day!) Intermediate Birdie Needle Felting! Take your new felting skills to a more advanced level. Play with different fibers, textures, colors and in this project, wire. Make a robin, a blue bird, a cardinal or even a finch! Learn new tips and tricks to help you create this adorable bird perhaps make more than one. Cost: $40 Date & Time: Sunday Feb :30pm Flowered Lariat! Challenge yourself with this beautiful flowered lariat. This is a more advanced wet felting class however if you are good with your hands, jump on in. You will be using superfine merino to create the flowers and multi-strand vine using soap, water and elbow grease. Choose your color palette and watch magic happen as you turn wool fibers into wearable works of art. Cost: $50 Date & Time: Sunday Jan :00pm Felted Nesting Bowls! These bowls are so fun to make and such a great introduction to felting, as well as working in the round with DPNs and decreasing stitches. Start your first one in class, then go home and crank out dozens to use as hostess gifts, teacher gifts, and so much more. Yarn: Cascade 220 Skill level: Been There Advanced Beginner Date & Time: Tuesday - Feb :00pm 9

10 Tea Cozy! Sheep Carousel Tea Cozy So stinkin' cute. What knitter doesn't love sheep? And what knitter hasn't wanted to try out all kinds of techniques but doesn't have time for all kinds of classes? In this class you'll get a little taste of lots of good stuff: stranded color work, steeks (EEK!), vikkel braids, corrugated ribbing, I cord and centered double decreases. Project: Sheep Carousel Tea Cozy Yarn: Cascade 220 Date & Time: Fridays Jan 11, 18, 25 & Feb :30am Knitted Birds! Winter getting you down? Let us introduce you to Arne and Carlos! In this fun workshop we will knit a bird (wearing a fair isle sweater or hat) to chase the winter blues away. Fair Isle, finishing and chart reading. (DPNs or Magic Loop exp. required) Yarn: Kenzie or Cascade Superwash 220 Skill level: Done That Intermediate Date & Time: Sunday Feb :00pm Creative Batts! Calling all spinners! Come create your own art batt to bring home. We will explore the basics of creating a batt on a drum carder. We will also look at different ways to spin from the batt you made to get a variety of yarn effects. Yarn: Cascade 220 Skill level: Done That Intermediate Experienced Spinner Date & Time: Thursday Feb :00pm Private Spinning Lessons! Private Lessons are available for beginner spinning and drop spindle. Master Spinner, Connie Wieczorek, enjoys sharing what she has learned and will tailor the lessons to your needs and interests. This private setting allows the client that special attention they may need or prefer. Contact Rows of PurL to set up a time that works with your schedule. Skill level: Newbie Beginner No Experience Required Cost: $40 per hour Date and Time: Call to Schedule! 10

11 Crochet Hearts! With Valentine s day right around the corner, what better way to say I love you than giving someone a handmade heart! These 3D babies come in three sizes and have a neat construction in amigurumi style. Personalize them with mohair and beads or add them to a stick for a heart cake pop and decorate your favorite plants. Too cute! Project: Amigurumi Hearts Date & Time: Sunday Feb 3 1 4:00pm Stylish Crochet Mitts! Yes, these are crochet! Work up these stylish fingerless mitts in no time at all. They cover a variety of stitches including post and twisted stitches. This mitt has a great thumb gusset as well to assure you a comfortable fit. Project: Cinnamon Sticks Fingerless Mitts Cost: $60 Experienced Spinner Date & Time: Tuesdays - Jan 29, Feb 12 & :30am SKILL LEVEL METER - Newbie Beginner - No Experience Required! Been There Advanced Beginner - Ability to knit and purl is required. Done That Intermediate - Knit, purl as well as increasing, decreasing and working in the round required. Can t Touch This! Advanced - Advanced techniques for knitters with several projects under their belt. *Supplies are not included in the price of the class* *We respectfully ask that class supplies be purchased at Rows of PurL* *10% discount to students for class supplies*! *Please note that our classes are for adults unless otherwise indicated* *Please note that makeup classes are at the discretion of Rows of PurL and private lessons are available for an additional fee to any who have missed one or more classes in order to complete projects* Please contact store at to sign up for classes. We are excited to see your amazing creations come to life! Please review store Policies & FAQs for further information. 11