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BEGINNER KNITTING
BOOT CAMPS:
Not Just for Beginners: Continental Knitting
Teacher: Kim Anthony Davis
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm Wednesday
DATES:
September 17 & 24th
October 15 & 22nd
November 12 & 19th
December 10 & 17th
January 7 & 14th
February 4 & 11th
Price: $100.00
If you want to learn how to knit continental this class is for you – Beginner or not this is an opportunity to add speed and consistency to your gauge through automation. Continental is considered a more efficient method of knitting because you employ both hands simultaneously which eventually allows you to settle into a comfortable level of efficiency.
In just two two-hour sessions you will learn:
- Long Tail Cast-On
- Continental knit Stitch
- Bind-Off
- Continental Purl Stitch
- Knit/Purl Rib Stitch
- Begin knitting a ribbed hat in the round
- Basic pattern reading
Beginner’s this is the class where you will learn the foundation of knitting. Those of you who already know how to knit by throwing the yarn with your right hand this class will make you more automated.
Materials approx. $40.00 - yarn, knitting needles, pattern, knitting pamphlet - materials must be purchased at the Stitch Therapy.
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Knitting Circle
BOOT CAMP:
Knitting Circle: Just Beyond Beginners
Choose a project to work on and our instructor will help you understand the pattern, select the appropriate yarn and new stitches.
Sunday Afternoons:
Every other week starts October 12th
Time:
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Price: $25 per session
- Sewing
- purl Stitch
- Bind-Off
- Reading stitch instruction
- Knitting in the round
- Cables
- Mittens, socks, hats, sweater etc.
Prerequisite: Cast-on & knit stitch
Teacher: Tony Limuaco
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Synchronized Socks: Magic Loop/ Boot Camp
KNIT: two-socks-at-a-time - cuff down
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Sunday Morning
DATES: November 2nd & 9th
Price: $100.00 Materials Additional
Learn to knit two socks at once using the Magic Loop method from a pattern that accommodates fingering, sport or worsted weight yarns.
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Say goodbye to one sock syndrome.
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Turn a heel using short-rows
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Shape a foot with decreasing.
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Graft the toe using the
Kitchener stitch(no seam).
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No more double-pointed needles
Pre-requisite: Must know how to cast-on, knit stitch and purl stitch without assistance.
Materials:
Yarn options: Yarn with two ends available for knitting.
Needles: Min. 40 inch long circular needles to accommodate the following gauge based on the yarn that you choose
(yarn for this class must be purchased at Stitch Therapy).
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Fingering 8 sts = 1” suggested size 1 us
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Sport 7 sts = 1” suggested size 3 us
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Worsted 6 sts = 1” suggested size 5 us
Teacher: Mirja
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BOOT CAMP: Traditional Irish Aran Knit
Project: Child's pullover raglan sweater – Newborn to 12 yrs.
DATE: Thursday Oct. 23rd & 30th 6:30-8:30 pm
Class will cover:
- Textured Stitches – Blackberry, double moss
- Twisted Stitches - honeycomb
- Cable
- Increases and decreases
- Raglan sleeve shaping
Teacher: Marian McErlain
Price: $100.00
Materials: Berroco Ultra Alpaca, Knitting Needles size 7-8 us, cable needle and pattern (Yarn must be purchased at Stitch Therapy)
Immerse yourself in history and tradition with this intensive Aran knitting class. Marian was born in Bangor, County Down—a small seaside town on the wild and woolly coast of Ireland—where her bloodline has grown for 400 years, and where she still lives and knits. A Duffy by birth, Marian has knit since the age of 8, and taught herself to knit in the rich Aran tradition after the birth of her 1st child, making her Family Crest, the Lion, in an original Duffy family stitch called Honeycomb.
Aran is a traditional fisherman knit and a finished sweater is constructed of about 100,000 intricate stitches that echo Celtic artwork and carry the legacies of many generations of island clans. The naturally waterproof sweaters provide comfort and warmth from the harsh island weather, and patterns were handed down through family lines as sacred. The patterns were so unique to each family, that the sweaters were often used to identify the bodies of fishermen who perished at sea.
Venture into the past with Marian to learn this timeless technique and create a family heirloom of your own—all in the cozy warmth of Stitch Therapy, but close to our very own busy, history-rich shipping lanes of New York Harbor.
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Enterlac Hat - In the round
November 6 and 13th
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