Classes for Fall 2019 and Winter 2020
Fingerless Mitts with Gabrielle
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A Chicken of Your Own with Normandy
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To register for classes, please call the shop at 607-286-4061 or stop in. You will need to pay for classes at the time of registration. We will only extend refunds if cancellations are made at least 72 hours in advance. If no one has signed up for the class by 2 days before, we will cancel or reschedule the class. As of now, due to the COVID-19 limitations, all classes, events and KAL's have been canceled. We hope to start the KAL schedule again in a few months. Thank you for understanding.
The Cable Sampler KAL with designer Diana Schwab-KAL class held on the third Saturday of every month from 1 to 4 pm, beginning on January 18th.
In this Knit A Long, you will knit, 13 squares, 2 borders and learn how to join your squares using an I cord join. You will purchase the pattern at the shop for $25 and it will be presented to you in a 3 ring binder, with photographs of each section. Each section will be both written out and charted. If you choose to follow the schedule and need help, you can join us the third Saturday of each month from 1 to 4 pm. The cost for each of those sessions is $10. The schedule to complete this KAL with Diana's help is as follows:
Jan-Blocks 1 & 2
Feb-Blocks 3 & 4
Mar-Blocks 5 & 6
Apr-Blocks 7 & 8
May-Blocks 9 & 10
Jun-Blocks 11 & 12
Jul-Center Block
Aug-Center Border
Sept-I cord Bind
Oct-Outside Border
Nov-Sewing it all together (almost there!)
Dec-Optional backing and photo shoot!
Don't think you'll need all this help? No worries. You can decide which classes you choose to come to! This pattern will also include a beautiful pillow pattern that Diana will gift you all! The pattern will be available at the shop the first week of January.
Fingerless Mitts with Gabrielle Augustine-Saturdays March 7th and 14th from 2 pm to 4:30 pm
In this class, you will learn the basics of working in the round on double pointed needles (dpn's) as you move through making a fingerless mitt. Gabrielle with show you how to cast on to dpn's, join in the round, and begin to work the ribbing in the first class. Hopefully, you will make it up to the thumb gusset that afternoon, and then join us the following Saturday where you will work the thumb and cast on your second mitt. The $45 fee includes one skein of Cascade 220 Superwash, your pattern and instructions. You will need to supply your own US 7 (4.5mm) dpn's. Students must be proficient at knit and purl stitches for this class. This will be a popular class and we are limiting it to 6 people.
Fix It Class with Diana Schwab-March 7th from 11 am to 1:30 pm
This is a great class for people who want to learn how to fit common knitting mistakes without having to tear out the whole thing. When you sign up, you will receive a pattern for a swatch which you will knit up before you come to class. In the swatch, you will be instructed to make the very mistakes you try so hard not to make. Dropped stitches, forgetting yarn overs, knitting where you were supposed to purl. Then, you come to class, and Diana walks you through fixing your mistakes. This is invaluable information for the intermediate knitter. You must be proficient in knit and purl stitches, and you should have done some cables. The $40 fee includes your pattern and instruction. You will need to provide your own US 7 (4.5mm) needles and a light colored worsted weight yarn (less than 20 yards are necessary).
KAL KAL KAL NIGHTSHIFT SHAWL KAL KAL KAL!!!!!! KAL Kick off March 14th at 10 am!
Who doesn't want to make a Nightshift Shawl by Andrea Mowry? The possibilities are endless with Noro, Knitting Fever and Cascade yarns! Do yourself a favor and google Nightshift Shawl and see how beautiful these shawls are. The tricky thing is picking out your colors sometimes. I can help with that. I'm super opinionated when it comes to color! My best advice is pick colors you love and let them fall where they may. To make this pattern as written, you will 900 yards of color shifting worsted weight yarn in 6 different colorways. You can also do it out of 2 colors and leave it up to the yarn to do the work. Come in and talk to me about this. We will lay out as many yarns as you want and put a gorgeous shawl together. Let's all start this shawl on Saturday, March 14th from 10 am to 1 pm. This will be a great time to ask questions about the pattern (I've got a few tips for you) and see your shawl start to take shape. This is a one time $10 buy in and you're on your way! Click the button below to get a glimpse of pattern.
A Chicken of Your Own with Normandy Alden-Saturday, April 18th from 11 am to 2 pm
In this class you will be given the materials and basic instructions to make a 3.5 inch stuffed chicken. This ornament can stand on its own 2 legs, but what really makes this chicken special is the one-of-a-kind felt made by Lynn Deichman of Glimmerglass Alpacas on her home felting machine. You will be delighted as the personality of you chicken emerges in your hands. You will need basic sewing skills for this class. The $40 fee covers all instructions and materials necessary to make your own chicken.
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Bus Trip-Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd
We are hosting a bus trip down to one of the largest wool festivals in the country down in West Friendship, MD. We will leave the Eastern Travel parking lot at 5:30 am on Saturday, travel down and arrive at the festival about 10:30 am, and then leave the festival about 6 pm for our rooms at the Turf Valley Resort. There are restaurants and bars at the resort, as well as an indoor and outdoor pool. And let's have a knit in/crochet in/spin in in our fiber animal themed pajamas! The next morning, we will return to the festival and leave from there about 3 pm. We should arrive back in Oneonta around 9 pm. It is $200 per person for double occupancy and $265 per person for single occupancy, and that fee includes your bus transportation, hotel room and breakfast on Sunday morning. You will have to pay your own way into the festival, but that's only $5! A $25 deposit saves your spot and the rest of the money is due by March 15th. We only have about 10 spots left, so please come down soon to save your spot!
More classes will be added in the next few weeks. Please check back to see what's new, or sign up for our newsletter under our contact tab for information sent straight to your email.
The Cable Sampler KAL with designer Diana Schwab-KAL class held on the third Saturday of every month from 1 to 4 pm, beginning on January 18th.
In this Knit A Long, you will knit, 13 squares, 2 borders and learn how to join your squares using an I cord join. You will purchase the pattern at the shop for $25 and it will be presented to you in a 3 ring binder, with photographs of each section. Each section will be both written out and charted. If you choose to follow the schedule and need help, you can join us the third Saturday of each month from 1 to 4 pm. The cost for each of those sessions is $10. The schedule to complete this KAL with Diana's help is as follows:
Jan-Blocks 1 & 2
Feb-Blocks 3 & 4
Mar-Blocks 5 & 6
Apr-Blocks 7 & 8
May-Blocks 9 & 10
Jun-Blocks 11 & 12
Jul-Center Block
Aug-Center Border
Sept-I cord Bind
Oct-Outside Border
Nov-Sewing it all together (almost there!)
Dec-Optional backing and photo shoot!
Don't think you'll need all this help? No worries. You can decide which classes you choose to come to! This pattern will also include a beautiful pillow pattern that Diana will gift you all! The pattern will be available at the shop the first week of January.
Fingerless Mitts with Gabrielle Augustine-Saturdays March 7th and 14th from 2 pm to 4:30 pm
In this class, you will learn the basics of working in the round on double pointed needles (dpn's) as you move through making a fingerless mitt. Gabrielle with show you how to cast on to dpn's, join in the round, and begin to work the ribbing in the first class. Hopefully, you will make it up to the thumb gusset that afternoon, and then join us the following Saturday where you will work the thumb and cast on your second mitt. The $45 fee includes one skein of Cascade 220 Superwash, your pattern and instructions. You will need to supply your own US 7 (4.5mm) dpn's. Students must be proficient at knit and purl stitches for this class. This will be a popular class and we are limiting it to 6 people.
Fix It Class with Diana Schwab-March 7th from 11 am to 1:30 pm
This is a great class for people who want to learn how to fit common knitting mistakes without having to tear out the whole thing. When you sign up, you will receive a pattern for a swatch which you will knit up before you come to class. In the swatch, you will be instructed to make the very mistakes you try so hard not to make. Dropped stitches, forgetting yarn overs, knitting where you were supposed to purl. Then, you come to class, and Diana walks you through fixing your mistakes. This is invaluable information for the intermediate knitter. You must be proficient in knit and purl stitches, and you should have done some cables. The $40 fee includes your pattern and instruction. You will need to provide your own US 7 (4.5mm) needles and a light colored worsted weight yarn (less than 20 yards are necessary).
KAL KAL KAL NIGHTSHIFT SHAWL KAL KAL KAL!!!!!! KAL Kick off March 14th at 10 am!
Who doesn't want to make a Nightshift Shawl by Andrea Mowry? The possibilities are endless with Noro, Knitting Fever and Cascade yarns! Do yourself a favor and google Nightshift Shawl and see how beautiful these shawls are. The tricky thing is picking out your colors sometimes. I can help with that. I'm super opinionated when it comes to color! My best advice is pick colors you love and let them fall where they may. To make this pattern as written, you will 900 yards of color shifting worsted weight yarn in 6 different colorways. You can also do it out of 2 colors and leave it up to the yarn to do the work. Come in and talk to me about this. We will lay out as many yarns as you want and put a gorgeous shawl together. Let's all start this shawl on Saturday, March 14th from 10 am to 1 pm. This will be a great time to ask questions about the pattern (I've got a few tips for you) and see your shawl start to take shape. This is a one time $10 buy in and you're on your way! Click the button below to get a glimpse of pattern.
A Chicken of Your Own with Normandy Alden-Saturday, April 18th from 11 am to 2 pm
In this class you will be given the materials and basic instructions to make a 3.5 inch stuffed chicken. This ornament can stand on its own 2 legs, but what really makes this chicken special is the one-of-a-kind felt made by Lynn Deichman of Glimmerglass Alpacas on her home felting machine. You will be delighted as the personality of you chicken emerges in your hands. You will need basic sewing skills for this class. The $40 fee covers all instructions and materials necessary to make your own chicken.
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Bus Trip-Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd
We are hosting a bus trip down to one of the largest wool festivals in the country down in West Friendship, MD. We will leave the Eastern Travel parking lot at 5:30 am on Saturday, travel down and arrive at the festival about 10:30 am, and then leave the festival about 6 pm for our rooms at the Turf Valley Resort. There are restaurants and bars at the resort, as well as an indoor and outdoor pool. And let's have a knit in/crochet in/spin in in our fiber animal themed pajamas! The next morning, we will return to the festival and leave from there about 3 pm. We should arrive back in Oneonta around 9 pm. It is $200 per person for double occupancy and $265 per person for single occupancy, and that fee includes your bus transportation, hotel room and breakfast on Sunday morning. You will have to pay your own way into the festival, but that's only $5! A $25 deposit saves your spot and the rest of the money is due by March 15th. We only have about 10 spots left, so please come down soon to save your spot!
More classes will be added in the next few weeks. Please check back to see what's new, or sign up for our newsletter under our contact tab for information sent straight to your email.
Cable Sampler Throw
