October 2017 Class Schedule 4400 Indianola Ave
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October 2017 Class Schedule 4400 Indianola Ave. Columbus, OH 43214 614-670-5629 www.614knitstudio.com Ann Budd Knitted Steeks & Zippers Workshop: In this workshop you’ll learn how to add a steek to a simple stranded two-color pattern that’s knitted in the round. You’ll knit a small two-color coffee clutch with steek stitches, then stabilize the stitches with slipstitch crochet, cut the tube, and finish the raw edges with a zipper. You’ll leave class ready to knit a cardigan in the round with a steek and finish it with a zipper! Tuesday, October 17 from 12-3p.m. with Ann Budd $75 plus supplies and $1 material fee Ann Budd Intro to Sweater Design Workshop: Knitwear designers use gauge and body measurements to create the perfect fit in a sweater, hat, or other knitted piece. Learn the magical formulas that will allow you to design your own garments or adjust existing ones with ease! No more puzzling over how to increase or decrease evenly in a single row or gradually over many rows; you’ll have the answers in moments. You’ll also learn tips and tricks that simplify the knitting and finishing process. Tuesday, October 17 from 6-9p.m. with Ann Budd $75 Ann Budd Conquring the Many Forms of Kitchener Stitch: Meet Kitchener stitch head-on and overcome your fear, whether it’s used on stockinette stitch, reverse stockinette stitch, garter stitch, or ribbing. Through working samples and learning tips, you’ll laugh in the face of this too-often dreaded grafting stitch. Wednesday, October 18 from 12-3p.m. with Ann Budd $75 plus supplies Ann Budd Intarsia in the Round Workshop: Intarsia, or color-block, patterns are not limited to knitting back and forth in rows. In this class, you'll learn how to knit color-block motifs such as argyle patterns in the round (for socks and hats, for example) according to the “Annetarsia” technique developed by Anne Berk. Following the technique used for her Harlequin socks in New Directions in Sock Knitting, you'll knit a sample that will prepare you for knitting any intarsia pattern in the round. Wednesday, October 18 from 6-9p.m. with Ann Budd $75 plus supplies Basic Knit Socks: Learn to knit the coziest thing in the history of the world – hand knit socks! In this class students will learn all the techniques needed to knit top down socks, including how to knit in the round on double pointed needles, how to work a heel flap, how to work a short row heel, how to pick up stitches and how to work Kitchener (grafting) stitch. You will make a baby sock in class and an adult sock on your own during this class. Thursdays, October 12, 19 & 26 from 2-4p.m. with Susan $60 plus supplies Beginner Cable Knit Hat: This class is the perfect step after your first project. Learn to knit in the round and work cables in this darling hat. Made with bulky yarn, quick project is fantastic for handmade holiday gift giving! Wednesdays, October 4 & 11 from 1-3 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. with Susan $40 plus supplies Beginner Crochet Rib Hat: Are you a crochet beginner who is ready to take the next step and make your first hat? This is the perfect project class for you! This hat is worked flat, seamed up the side and gathered at the top in order to create the traditional stocking hat shape. Plus, this pattern is easily adjustable for any head size or yarn weight, and also looks great in variegated yarns. It’s never too soon to start hooking for the holidays, and these hats make great gifts! Tuesdays, October 3 & 10 from 6:30-8:30p.m. with Jessica $40 plus supplies * denotes a customizable class page 1 October 2017 Class Schedule 4400 Indianola Ave. Columbus, OH 43214 614-670-5629 www.614knitstudio.com Beginner Preventing & Fixing Mistakes: Ever get to the end of a row and find you are short a stitch or two, or that you have too many stitches, or that holes have inexplicably appeared in your knitting? Maybe your stitches are looking a little wonky and you just don’t know how to fix them. Then this class is perfect for the beginner knitter. Learn what common mistakes we all make while knitting and, more importantly, how to fix them. Monday, October 30 from 1-3 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. with Andrea $20 plus supplies Beginning Knitting: Learn the basics with this two-part class! Students will learn how to cast on, the knit & purl stitch, how to work knit and purl stitches in the same row, and how to read a pattern. We will work toward knitting your first project, the Wheat Scarf by Tin Can Knits! Mondays, October 9 & 16 from 1-3 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. with Andrea Saturdays, October 7 & 14 from 10 a.m.-12p.m. with Andrea $40 plus supplies Brioche Bandana Cowl: Learn 2-color brioche in both flat and in the round with this stylish unisex bandana style cowl. Worked with both a bulky and super bulky yarn, this cowl is perfect for those who want to up their brioche knowledge. Mondays, October 23 & 30 from 12-2p.m. or 6-8p.m. with Martha $40 plus supplies Brioche I- Quick Cowl: Have you ever wanted to learn the brioche stitch? Have you tried to follow a brioche pattern but just can’t decipher it? Now is your chance! In this class students will learn the basics of brioche. We will tackle plain brioche stitch and make a bulky brioche cowl. This snuggly cowl will be a fantastic and quick gift! Monday, October 9 from 12-2p.m. or 6-8p.m. with Martha $20 plus supplies Crocheted Socks: Why should knitters have all the fun? Yes, it IS possible to make crocheted socks! This class focuses on the way to make flexible, forgiving crocheted fabric that still holds up to years of wear. You’ll learn how to customize the provided sock pattern to fit any foot and provide a truly luxurious bespoke sock experience. Other skills developed in this class are toe-up socks, crochet in the round, working on both sides of the foundation chain, making ribbed/cabled crocheted fabric, turning the heel with a gusseted heel flap, and making a ribbed or rolled cuff. Saturdays, October 7 & 14 from 2-4p.m. with Jessica $40 plus supplies Intro to Crochet: Ready to proudly tell your friends that you’re a hooker? Whether you’ve been a knitter for years or have never picked up needles or a hook, in this two-part class you will learn the slip knot cast on, chain stitch, and single crochet; different hook styles and which will work best for you; the slip stitch, half- double crochet, and double crochet; and how to read a crochet pattern by getting to know stitch abbreviations and following a pattern to make a dishcloth/trivet or a scarf. Saturdays, October 21 & 28 from 2-4 p.m. with Jessica $40 plus supplies Intro to Spinning: Come learn to spin. Take the first steps in learning to make your own yarn. We will practice on spindles and learn how a spinning wheel works. This is a spindle AND wheel class that will teach you the basics of spinning and fiber, what fiber to buy and what the fiber preparation terms mean. Learn to spin and play with fiber! Saturday, October 7 from 10a.m.-12p.m. with Constance $40 plus $10 supply fee * denotes a customizable class page 2 October 2017 Class Schedule 4400 Indianola Ave. Columbus, OH 43214 614-670-5629 www.614knitstudio.com *Open Sweater Study: Knit the sweater of your choice in Open Sweater Study! Pick any sweater, any construction, any size, as simple or complex as you like. This class is designed to be flexible to suit the student’s needs with help on certain skills (like fitting and bust darts) and more. This class is for the student to get support and instruction on whatever area they need help with at that moment. Sign up for as many or as few classes as you need. Tuesdays, October 3, 10 & 24 from 6-8 p.m. with Andrea $20 per class Plying Workshop: Plying is as important as spinning. Many yarns are two-ply, three-ply, maybe six-ply; learning to ply will allow you to make those as well as many novelty yarns that use plying in their construction. Skills learned will be what makes a good yarn, plying multiple singles as well as a novelty yarn or two. Saturday, October 7 from 12:30-2:30p.m. with Constance $40 plus $10 for supplies Pumpkin Softie: Celebrate fall and get a taste of toy knitting with this darling Pumpkin Softie class. This class is perfect for the beginner who wants to dive into working in the round with double pointed needles. Saturday, October 14 from 10 a.m.-12p.m. with Susan $20 plus supplies Scioto Mile Crochet Cowl: Perfect for beginning level crocheters, this pattern works beautifully with variegated colorways. In class, you will learn foundation half-double crochet, working in the round, and working with stitch textures. Wednesdays, October 4 & 11 from 6:30-8:30p.m. with Jessica $40 plus supplies Steeked Cup Cozy: Interested in taking Ann Budd’s class on steeks and inserting zippers but don’t know how to work with two colors? Well, you are in luck! Martha is teaching this introductory lesson to fair isle knitting which will prepare you for Ann’s class.