Fair Isle. Saturday, January 7 1 to 3pm Free demo & practice time. Saturday, January 28 1 to 3 pm. February. Spring Knit-a-Long Details in our.

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1 January Twenty-seventeen Hours New Year s Day Sunday January 1 Closed Monday January 2 Closed Special Edition of Early Bird Knitters Monday January 2 9am - noon Coming to a yarn shop near you: Fair Isle February Spring Knit-a-Long Details in our March newsletter C O N T I N E N T A L P U R L D E M O, January 7 1 to 3pm Free demo & practice time Join us for some free class time to tune up your continental purl skills with our continental knitting experts. Please bring your own needles and yarn. Knitting Circles Knitting Circles, January 28 Free demo & practice time How many ways are there to knit in a small circle? Double pointed needles, two circular needles, and magic loop with one long circular needle are the three most popular, but there are at least 2 other ways. Come test them all with us during this free demo. 1

2 A L L D A Y M I T T E N Learn the practical art of mitten making while making a quick knit mitten in bulky yarn for yourself. You ll work with our own shop mitten pattern written for all sizes and weights of yarn. Once you master this mitten making formula, you ll never be more than a couple hours away from a new pair of mittens and warm hands. 10:30 am to 4:30 pm Jan 14 Teacher: Debbie B R I C K S T I T C H C O W L This piece is a shoulder cozy and cowl in one. Choose two colors of Noro Silk Garden or Kureyon. One should be neutral and one should be colorful. Brick Stitch is a colorwork pattern that uses only one yarn at a time. The neutral yarn will become the outlines, or mortar, and the colorful one will become the bricks. The illusion of windows of color will be created through the use of slip stitches. Thursday 4 to 6 pm Jan 19, 26, Feb 2 $40 plus supplies Teacher: Kate 2

3 F E L T E D C L O G S Clogs are knit XXXL size in wool and then run through the washing machine to shrink the wool into a tight, firm fabric. Susan will share her tips and tricks to help you keep track of the wrap and turns and increases that create the clog shaping. There are size options for every family member. Every new pair that Susan creates has a new element of creativity. She'll show you how to use needle felting to add a name, a flower, a soccer ball, a snowman, snowflake, or whatever embellishment you want. You can even add a jester fringe to the cuff for a real touch of whimsey. 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Jan 21, 28, Feb 4, plus extra session TBA 3

4 G E O M E T R I C O P E N W O R K Most of the time we don t want holes in our knitting. But sometimes we do want to make holes just for the fun and the art of it. Most holey patterns involve breaking and restarting yarn. This makes for many tails to be worked in--the bane of most knitters. Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton has perfected a technique which allows you to work with one continuous strand. You ll learn her geometric openwork method for making square and triangular holes while making practice swatches. You can decide if you want to make any of the projects that use this technique or whether you just want to enjoy a day learning this technique for the fun of it. There will be a small amount of homework before class. January 21 $25 plus supplies 4

5 D A R E T O R E P A I R Challenge yourself to understand your knitting in a way that you never have before. Learn the anatomy of a happy, balanced knit stitch. See how stitches fit together to form a knit fabric. Using bulky and medium weight swatches, we will practice, practice, practice some of the most useful repair moves so that you can confidently perform basic repairs and get back to your knitting. Friday 4 to 6 pm Feb 3, 10, 17 $40 plus supplies Teacher: Paula D I A M O N D - M O T I F S H A W L This triangular mini-shawl is from the book, Knit Noro Accessories. Choose one colorway of self-striping Noro Silk Garden. Begin with one mitered diamond shape. Then add one diamond at a time by a process of knitting up stitches and casting on stitches. Your piece will be finished with a crocheted loop fringe. Monday 5 to 7 pm Jan 16, 23, 30 Teacher: Heidi 5

6 G A V A R N I E Work this tunic designed by Norah Gaughan in Berroco s Weekend DK. V-shaped lace work and rows of eyelets on the front and back are the main event on this piece. Details also include a split hem. The side insets are knit outwards and bordered with a row of eyelets. Wednesday Feb 8, 15, 22, Mar 1 Teacher: Susan W I L L O W Brioche knitting is a special kind of ribbed fabric that creates a spongy, open texture. We ll spend the first part of class getting to know brioche basics. After we get comfortable with the basic fabric, we ll move on to the beautiful Willow design on the cover of Nancy Marchant s book, Fresh Knitted Brioche. This scarf / shawl uses increases and decreases to morph the basic brioche fabric into a graceful, leafy design. Friday 4 to 6 pm Jan 6, 13, 20 Teacher: Paula 6

7 M O S A I C K N I T T I N G Dive in to the world of slip stitch colorwork in this brand new class with Kate. She ll show you one of the most clever and simple ways that knitters have found to work with multiple yarns. You ll work with many colors, but only one color at a time. You will learn the amazing variety of effects you can get with the simple technique of slipping a stitch. Your class project will be a drawstring bag that will work perfectly as a mini project bag. Tuesday 1 pm 7 pm Jan 10, 17, 24, 31 Teacher: Kate 7

8 L I N T I L L A Lintilla Debbie has been enjoying working through the designs by Martina Behm that are available on Ravelry and is eager to share what she s learned with you. Lintilla is a shawlette with a ruffled scalloped edge. Debbie has sorted through the wisdom on Ravelry about working the ruffle and has added some refinements of her own to make working on this accessory piece even more fun. Monday Jan 30, Feb 13 $35 plus supplies Teacher: Debbie Sheep s Clothing M-Tu 12 to 7 W 10 to 7 Th 12 to 9 F 12 to 7 Sa 10 to 5 Teachers Heidi Yelich Susan Brobst Kate Schroeder Debbie Teibel Paula Strietelmeier BJ Licko-Keel Design Kristina Rost Artwork Susan Childress SPINNING 4 to 6pm every 4th Friday Spinners are invited to bring their wheels and spin. Interested in Spinning? It s a great opportunity to get your questions answered. Drop spindle demonstrations. EVERY Wednesday 10am to noon N O K EVERY Friday 5 to 7 pm Early Bird Knitters 1st & 3rd EVERY month 8 am

9 JANUARYBEGINNERSCLASSES Knitting for Beginners Learn to knit by making swatches of basic stitches. Emphasis is placed on learning to read your stitches so that you can become a confident knitter. Class also includes a taste of lace and cables. 8 to 10 am Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 Wednesday 5:30 to 7:30 pm Jan 18, 25, Feb 1, Feb 8 Crochet for Beginners Monday 5 to 7 pm Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 $60 includes all supplies Begin your crochet future with a set of 3 classes designed to get you comfortable with the basic crochet stitches. You will begin with the classic granny square and end with a lightweight cowl. Basic finishing skills for crochet fabrics will also be included. Tuesday 7 to 9 pm Jan 10, 17, 24 Friday Jan 27, Feb 3, 10 $60 includes all supplies Knit Beginner Project This hat and scarf combination gives graduates of our Knitting for Beginners class opportunity to practice and polish their basic skills. You ll learn to use circular and double pointed needles while making the hat. The hat will also be your introduction to multi gauge patterns, which allow you to make the same design in many different kinds of yarn. The scarf combines the cables, lace, and other stitches you learned in Knitting for Beginners so that you can keep learning to read your stitches and have something beautiful to wear. 8 to 10 am Feb 4, 11, 18 Wednesday 5:30 to 7:30 pm Feb 15, 22, Mar 1 Monday 5 to 7 pm Mar 6, 13, 20 $40 plus supplies Crochet Beginner Project This class gives graduates of Crochet for Beginners a chance to practice their new skills while making a hat and scarf. We ll emphasize basic pattern reading skills while working through 2 well written, beginner friendly patterns from Churchmouse. Tuesday 7 to 9 pm Jan 31, Feb 7, 14 Friday Feb 17, 24, Mar 3 $40 plus supplies 9