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| Fall 2008 Class Schedule Weekly Happenings OPEN HOUSE Thursday, 5:30-7:30 and Sunday, 1:00-3:00 Grab your needles, hooks, spinning wheels, drop spindles and come on in! Inspire and be inspired by your fellow fiber artists. Needing help with projects? Check out Studio Walk-In below. No fee. STUDIO WALK-IN Nita Porter or Pat Pennock, Instructors Thursday, 2:00-4:00 (Knitting) Elise Clason, Instructor Friday, 5:30-7:30 (Crochet or Knitting) Have you knit or crocheted a "problem child" and need some advice? Then Studio Walk-in is for you! Come in with your questions. Only $5.00 per session. New Classes 'ON YOUR TOES' SWEATER Bobbie Dolp, Instructor First class Friday, 9/26, 6:00-9:00 This contemporary V-neck cardigan design from Green Mountain Spinnery is an intriguing application of familiar techniques with unfamiliar results such as diagonal ribbing, eyelets made without yarn overs, decreases that feel like they are pointing the wrong way, and set-in sleeves from the top down. Made with DK weight yarn, this sweater may be worn during all seasons. See the store sample knit with Elspeth Lavold's Silky Wool. Dates and times for classes 2 & 3 to be decided by participants. $45.00 for three 3-hour classes plus cost of pattern and materials ENTRELAC HAT Pat Pennock, Instructor Saturday, 9/20 & 9/27, 2:00-4:00 This braided look is achieved by knitting and purling a series of short rows. Can be paired with the Danica Scarf from knitty.com. $25.00 for two classes plus cost of materials (pattern included with class) BRAIDED CABLE TEA COZY Laurie Berg, Instructor Friday, 10/10 & 10/17, 1:00-3:00 A simple cable pattern creates the interest for this English 'high tea' cozy. $25.00 for two classes plus cost of pattern & materials HALLOWIG! Jan Johnson, Instructor Sunday, 9/28 & 10/12, 4:00-6:00 Knit a surprise hat for Halloween! Cascade 220 is a good yarn choice or dress it up with Sinsation by Plymouth. Pattern designed by Megan Reardon for knitty.com. $25.00 for two classes plus cost of materials RIBBED TUBE FINGERLESS GLOVES Jody Buktenica, Instructor Tuesday, 9/23 & 9/30, 6:00-8:00 Also available Sunday, 4:00-6:00 by request Great beginner project to knit in the round! $25.00 for two classes plus cost of materials (pattern included with class) BEADED BAG Laurie Berg, Instructor Sunday, 10/19, 10/26 & 11/2, 1:00-3:00 Knit a beaded bag in the round on circular needles. Please purchase your supplies a day or two before class so you have time to string your beads onto your yarn. Supplies needed are 660 size 6 seed beads, 16" size 2 circular needle, size 2 double pointed needles and approximately 200 yards of a fingering (sock) weight yarn. $30.00 for 4-hour class plus cost of materials FAIR ISLE FINGERLESS GLOVES Jody Buktenica, Instructor Tuesday, 11/4 & 11/11, 6:00-8:00 Also available Sunday, 4:00-6:00 by request Create gloves in a two-color fair isle pattern using Jamieson's Shetland 4-ply. $25.00 for two classes plus cost of materials (pattern included with class) FAIR ISLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT Jody Buktenica, Instructor Tuesday, 12/2 & 12/9, 6:00-8:00 Also available Sunday, 4:00-6:00 by request Try fair isle knitting on a small scale with this two-sided ornament. $25.00 for two classes plus cost of materials (pattern included with class) MINIATURE FELTED POUCH Nita Porter, Instructor Sunday, 12/7 & 12/14, 2:00-4:00 Let your imagination soar with the design and creation of this needle felted pouch. $25.00 for two classes plus cost of materials Our Favorites Offered Again! BEGINNING KNITTING & BEYOND BEGINNING Pat Pennock, Instructor Beginning - Saturday, 9/20, 9/27 & 10/11, 10:00-12:00 In the past, knitting was the occupation of shepherds, sailors, 13th & 14th century guild apprentices and even royal knitters in the court of Henry VIII! Knitting basically uses only two stitches - the knit stitch and the purl stitch. Once you learn these two stitches, the possibilities are endless! In addition to basic knitting, such topics such as utilizing different knitting techniques, correcting mistakes, how to read patterns, and other related issues will be covered. Today, Hand knit sweaters sell for hundreds of dollars - an incentive to learn how to knit your own! $35.00 for three 2-hour classes plus cost of materials. BEGINNING CROCHET Elise Clason, Instructor Three sessions begin Friday, 9/26 or 10/24, 4:00-6:00 Crochet is all a matter of learning a basic single crochet stitch and building on it to make anything from great-grandma's lace to afghans, sweaters, skirts, and sturdy warm hats. The class will cover the various stitches that can be created along with how to read crochet patterns. $35.00 for three 2-hour classes plus cost of materials. RUBY SLIPPER TUESDAY Elise Clason, Instructor Tuesday from 4:00-6:00 Knitted Ruby Red Slippers - they'll cheer us up, tickle our fancy, and keep our feet warm. A fast and fun project for that last minute gift or when you want to create something special for yourself or someone you love. We have some gorgeous red yarns here at the Rose & Ram, and Elise is here to help you get started in choosing your palette and helping with your slipper design. Go simple or fancy, the choice is yours! $15.00 per class plus cost of materials. FABULOUS FELTED FRIDAYS Laurie Berg, Instructor Felted Bag - Friday, 9/19, 9/26 & 10:3, 1:00-3:00 Felted Hat - Friday, 11/7 & 11/14, 1:00-3:00 Felted Clogs - Friday, 12/5, 12/12 & 12/19, 1:00-3:00 Discover the wonderful world of felting with these Fun, Fabulous Fibertrend pattern projects! It is always a surprise to see what you get after machine washing and shaping the over-sized knitting. Laurie has created some beautiful works of art and is a great source of information for you. $35.00 for Bag or Clog class plus cost of materials and patterns $25.00n for Hat class plus cost of pattern and materials SOCKS SOCKS SOCKS! Pat Pennock, Instructor Saturday, 11/1, 11/15 & 11/22, 2:00-4:00 This class is all about knitting in the round with 5 double-pointed needles. Turning the heel, decreasing, and the kitchener stitch are covered. New pattern included with class that gives instruction for knitting socks with all weights of yarn. $35.00 for three 2-hour classes plus cost of materials. FELTED SQUIRREL Nita Porter, Instructor Saturday, 10/5 & 10/12, 2:00-4:00 Another felted 'critter' to add to your collection! Pattern by Fiber Trends. $25.00 plus cost of pattern & materials SPINNING WITH YOUR WHEEL Frances Buckovic, Instructor Sunday, 11/9 or 12/28, 12:30-3:30 Frances will cover pre-drafting and spinning on a wheel. We will have fiber from the Sheepkids' fleeces at $5.00 per 5 oz bag. The Rose & Ram is now a Louet distributor and will have spinning wheels, handcards and other spinning accessories available to order for purchase. $30.00 for 3-hour class plus cost of fiber and equipment. CHINESE BLESSINGS MUG MAT Jan Johnson, Instructor Saturday, 12/13 & 12/20, 2:00-4:00 This class is a great introduction to reversible double knitting - a technique where both sides of the work are formed on the same row. The front side of the work is knit with your main color and the back of the work is purled with your contrast color. Students may choose one of four blessings to knit into their mug mat. Sample is knit with Plymouth's Cleckheaton 4-Ply. $25.00 for two 2-hour classes plus cost of materials. FIBER PREP Frances Buckovic, Instructor Saturday, 10/4 or 12/6, 12:30-3:30 Explore various techniques for preparing fibers to spin including flicking, picking, hand carding, and combing. $30.00 plus cost of Sheepkids' fiber. DROP SPINDLE Frances Buckovic, Instructor Sunday, 9/21, Saturday, 10/18, or 11/8, 12:30-3:30 Discover the basics of spinning with this portable tool. Take the fiber prep class and learn to spin your own fiber! $30.00 plus cost of drop spindle kit if needed. SPYROGYRA Jody Buktenica, Instructor Tuesday, 10/21 & 10/28, 6:00-8:00 Also available Sunday, 4:00-6:00 by request Spyrogyra is a fingerless glove pattern that can be found on Knitty.com. The pattern was designed by Lynne Vogel, author of Twisted Sisters Sock Book and Twisted Sisters Knit Sweaters. Jody will explain the slanting shell stitch pattern and demonstrate how it spirals around in opposite directions on the opposite hands. The thumb stitches create a very natural position on the hand because of this spiral pattern. A sport or DK weight yarn is recommended. Jody used Mountain Colors' Bearfoot. $25.00 for two 2-hour classes plus cost of materials. JONESY'S TOE-UP SOCKS Pat Pennock, Instructor Thursday, 11/6, 11/13 & 11/20, 6:00-8:00 Challenge yourself and learn to knit these cabled toe-up socks by Mountain Colors. Pat will teach the "fiddly" star toe technique. Recommended yarn is Mountain Colors' Bearfoot. $35.00 plus cost of pattern & materials RIBBONS AND RIDGES BABY JACKET Elise Clason, Instructor Wednesday, 10/1, 10/8 & 10/15, 5:00-7:00 Use knit, purl and 'yarn overs' to make an interesting sweater, with openwork for weaving in ribbon, if you so choose, for a baby or small child. Jody, Beth & I took this class and I can honestly say it was great! My sweater was knit with a double strand of Kraemer Yarn's Sterling Silk and Silver; Jody used Cascade's 220 Superwash; and Beth knit with Dark Horse Yarn's Fantasy. If you like Baby Surprise, you will love Ribbons and Ridges! Check out Elise's new sample knit with Cascade's Superwash Handpaint. She is including a pattern for an adorable matching hat as well! $35.00 for three 2-hour classes plus cost of materials. EZ'S RIB WARMER Bobbie Dolp, Instructor Friday, 9/26, 10/3 & 10/17, 4:00- 6:00 This easy to make garter stitch vest is one of Elizabeth Zimmerman's most popular designs. A perfect slip-on for the Northwest in any season. This project is good for beginners as well as experienced knitters and is adaptable to many body shapes and sizes. The basic pattern can be modified in many ways to make a distinctive garment. You will want to make more than one! See samples at the Rose & Ram knit with Cascade's Luna and Plymouth's Plymouth Tweed. New sample by Alice Kirby knit with Pagewood Farm's Bluefaced Leicester sock yarn doubled...Incredible! $35.00 plus cost of EZ's pattern & materials. Instructor's pattern included with class. EZ'S NEW ZEALAND SWEATER Bobbie Dolp, Instructor Friday, 10/10, 10/24 & 11/7, 6:00-8:00 This class was a blast! Many of the New Zealand sweaters were worn to Elizabeth Zimmerman's birthday party on August 9th of this year at the Rose & Ram - all had their own characteristics. Yarn of choice was Peace Fleece hands down! Bobbie will cover short row shaping, making an underarm gusset and 'phony seams.' $35.00 for three classes plus cost of pattern and materials ROSEMARY'S CHILD SWEATER Jan Johnson, Instructor Sunday, 11/9, 11/16 & 11/23, 4:00-6:00 If you feel intimidated with the thought of knitting a sweater, this class is for you! Rosemary's Sweater is a very comfortable circular-knit pullover for the novice knitter. It features a simple roll neck and cuffs, and a basic cable along the armhole. Although the sweater may be knit for all sizes, we chose the children's version for this class $35.00 plus cost of pattern & materials. FAIR ISLE TAM Bobbie Dolp, Instructor Friday, 11/7, 11/14 & 11/21, 4:00-6:00 Try your hand in the wonderful world of stranded fair isle knitting - just two colors carried per row. Kits available in five different colorways. $35.00 for three classes plus cost of materials EZ's FAIR ISLE YOKE SWEATER Bobbie Dolp, Instructor Friday, 11/14, 12/5 & 3rd class to be decided later, 6:00-8:00 Here is the latest in the Elizabeth Zimmerman series. This sweater is knit in the round, bottom up and seamless with a yoke featuring fair isle designs. Based on Elizabeth's percentage system, this pattern allows you to make a garment for any situation. Skills to learn include circular knitting, short row shaping, grafting, making a hem and of course, stranding (fair isle). Choose child or adult size to knit...the choice is yours. $35.00 plus cost of Elizabeth Zimmerman's pattern & materials. Instructor's pattern included in cost of class. SOCKS ON CIRCS Jan Johnson, Instructor Thursday, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30, 5:30-7:30 This is a brilliant technique which you may well have heard! Two circular needles are used to knit a sock. One half of the sock is worked off the points of one circular needle, while the other needle "rests", which creates just enough of a bend to give the working needles the angle they need. This technique can also be used for cuffs, hats and any other project calling for double-pointed needles. $35.00 for three 2-hour classes plus cost of materials. CHRISTMAS STOCKING Pat Pennock, Instructor Wednesday, 12/3, 12/10 & 12/17, 6:00-8:00 Start your own family tradition with knitted christmas stockings for one and all! The instructor will supply a pattern that may be personalized. $35.00 for three classes plus cost of materials MOEBIUS SCARF Pat Pennock, Instructor Thursday, 12/4, 6:00-8:00 Knit round and round to create a scarf with a continuous edge. $15.00 plus cost of materials |
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| HOW TO REGISTER To register for classes, send us an email at roseandram@msn.com or call (503) 838-KNIT (5648). Payment to be made at time of registration. A minimum of 3 students per class is required to ensure that classes are not cancelled so call your friends! |