Thursday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
No skills required Opening Day Spotlight: Custom Fit Knit Jackets for every BODY Jean Frost
Jean's new book, Custom Knit Jackets — Casual to Couture, is really 3 books in one:
• A tutorial for custom-fitting the Master Jacket Pattern;
• A collection of jackets based on the Master, either your
custom pattern, or one of 10 standard sizes in 3 gauges;
• A source for details that add professional finish— collars, pockets, borders, and an optional handstitched silk lining—reminiscent of the designer touches that have made the Chanel Jacket a signature piece for more than 50 years.

Join us as Jean highlights the jackets and the details. Then her book comes to life with a team of beta testers representing a variety of sizes and shapes on reallife
bodies; you may even recognize a couple of faces. From taking measurements and making a life-size paper pattern; testing and perfecting the fit with a fabric mockup (before knitting a single stitch); selecting yarn, stitch pattern, and needle size; all the way to finishing their
jackets—they follow Jean's process. Along the way, Jean highlights how they adjusted the Master for common fitting issues such as shoulder width, arm length, and a fuller figure.

Discover jacket mastery: see how easy it is to get the fit, confirm it as you knit, and build on your success. When you work with a Master Pattern that fits, you know that every jacket will fit. Every time.

Thursday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
No skills required Opening Day and Lunch Jean Frost
Jean's new book, Custom Knit Jackets — Casual to Couture, is really 3 books in one:

• A tutorial for custom-fitting the Master Jacket Pattern;
• A collection of jackets based on the Master, either your
custom pattern, or one of 10 standard sizes in 3 gauges;
• A source for details that add professional finish—
collars, pockets, borders, and an optional handstitched
silk lining—reminiscent of the designer touches that have made the Chanel Jacket a signature piece for more than 50 years.

Join us as Jean highlights the jackets and the details. Then her book comes to life with a team of beta testers representing a variety of sizes and shapes on reallife
bodies; you may even recognize a couple of faces. From taking measurements and making a life-size paper pattern; testing and perfecting the fit with a fabric mockup (before knitting a single stitch); selecting yarn, stitch pattern, and needle size; all the way to finishing their
jackets—they follow Jean's process. Along the way, Jean highlights how they adjusted the Master for common fitting issues such as shoulder width, arm length, and a fuller figure.

Discover jacket mastery: see how easy it is to get the
fit, confirm it as you knit, and build on your success.
When you work with a Master Pattern that fits, you
know that every jacket will fit. Every time.

Thursday 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm     SOLD OUT
No skills required Opening Day Luncheon: Teachers à la Carte  
The best knitting instructors in the world Meet & Greet students table-by-table.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
360-3 Intermediate Simply Short Rows Gwen Bortner
This fun technique can be used in multiple ways to create flares, extra fabric, body style details, and in wonderful ways to make your knitting easier to assemble. We will talk about and then work on the different variations of short rows. This class will help you in ways you can't imagine—sweaters that feel and fit better and accessories that drape beautifully around the neck.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
347-3 Intermediate Slick Set-in Sleeves J C Briar
Set-in sleeves give a sweater a crisp, tailored look. And for easy knitting, you just can't beat sleeves knit from the top down. Pick up stitches from the body, shape the sleeve cap with short rows, and avoid the bulk of a seam and the fuss of easing a sleeve cap into an armhole. Learn to adapt an existing pattern to this approach or to design according to your measurements.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW     SOLD OUT
505-3 Intermediate The Norwegian Purl Beth Brown-Reinsel
The Norwegian Purl, a variation of the conventional Continental purl, is noted for its superior tension control, and ease of execution. The yarn always stays behind the work, making ribbing a breeze and two-color textured knitting a pleasure. A swatch will be knitted in class to practice this technique and its applications: Proper tensioning of the yarn, the conventional Continental purl, and knit stitches, the Norwegian purl, purl garter stitch, ribbing with the Norwegian purl on the right side and on the wrong side, the Scandinavian method of working with two yarns in the left hand (knitting, purling, and weaving the floats) on the right side and the wrong side of the work, as well as corrugated ribbing on the right side and the wrong side of the work.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
632-3 Intermediate Stitch Strategies for Hand-Dyed Yarns Laura Bryant
If you have ever fallen in love with a hand-dyed yarn, only to be disappointed in the knitted fabric, this class is for you. We'll explore stitch strategies to avoid the often undesired pooling, patterning, and striping of hand dyed yarns. Learn to read a skein of hand-dyed yarn, the different types of dyeing, and then explore the stitches that will help you coax the inherent beauty from even the most difficult color combinations. Some hands-on swatching during class.
Optional materials fee: $3 for hand-dyed yarn

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
310-3 Intermediate Where Do They Get Those Numbers? Edie Eckman
Take the mystery out of those pesky math calculations required when designing or altering a sweater! Draft a basic sweater and discuss calculating yarn amounts, V-neck shaping, rates of increase/decrease, stitch pattern placement, and re-engineering a pattern.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
218-3 Intermediate Skirts For Every Body Candace Eisner Strick
Most knit skirts use a turned-down waistband with elastic. This creates a bulk right where most people don't want it! With Candace's unique new method you can banish that bulk. Also learn all the necessary techniques to knit a custom-fit skirt and sample some fun and flirty design options—from ruffles, to inserts, to hankerchief hemlines.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
206-3 Easy Superb Seams Margaret Fisher
Seaming is one of the most important finishing steps for a knit garment. In this class, you will master all the seaming techniques used to assemble a sweater, and understand how to make seams look flat and smooth. Learn how to sew invisible side seams on stockinette, reverse stockinette and ribbing. Find out how selvage stitches make seaming easy, even on the most complex pattern stitches. Practice joining shoulders and attaching sleeves. Discover how to make your garments look seamless.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW     SOLD OUT
449-3 Easy Jogless Fibonacci Stripes Susanna Hansson
Your swatch for this class becomes a cute baby hat—striped to perfection! We will cover how to add rhythm to stripes including using the Fibonacci sequence of numbers and practice the four steps necessary for creating perfect 'jogless' stripes every time you knit in the round.
Note: You are expected to know how to knit in the round.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
515-3 Intermediate Bead Knitting Sampler Betsy Hershberg
Expand your horizons by joining the ranks of happy knitters who have learned how to enhance their knitting with beads of all kinds. As you learn nine different methods to include beads in stockinette fabric, you'll create a wonderful sampler that coordinates with written instructions to provide the perfect take-home reference guide. We'll use large beads and worsted-weight yarn, so no worries about eye strain or managing tiny beads. This is the class in which to begin your adventures in bead knitting!
Materials fee: $2 (assorted beads).

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
756-3 No skills required Introduction to Rigid Heddle Looms Deborah Jarchow
Have you wondered which rigid heddle loom might be best for you? In class, you will be able to try out various brands of looms to see how they work. Take turns weaving on pre-warped looms and complete two or more mug rugs while experimenting with the looms. If you are thinking about learning rigid heddle weaving, this class is the perfect opportunity to see what it is all about. If you have already tried rigid heddle weaving, do not miss this chance to see how the different looms work.
Note: Schacht, Glimakra, and Ashford looms provided for class use.
Materials Fee: $5

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
208-3 Intermediate The Perfect Edge Galina Khmeleva
Orenburg lace is most often recognized by its exquisitely detailed scalloped border teeth. Explore the knitting techniques that give you a 'perfect edge.' Learn how to turn ordinary table, bed and bath linens, curtains, or even favorite clothing items into luxurious collectibles with the addition of the simple, sophisticated, Orenburg lace border. Materials fee: $3 for yarn.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
650-3 Easy Mosaic Knitting: Colorful Knitting the Easy Way Melissa Leapman
You like the look of intricate colorwork but hate the thought of all those bobbins and tangled yarns? Learn the in's and out's of this deceptively easy technique.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
652-3 Easy Lace Edging Brooke Nico
Adding a lace edge to even the simplest of garments takes it from nice to beautiful. We'll discuss the various types of edgings and ways to attach them. We'll talk about ways to deal with corners when knitting-on edgings including mitered corners and ruffling the edge for a smoother finish.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
325-3 Easy Armhole Success Judy Pascale
Learn to modify instructions for better-fitting armholes and neat shoulder seams. Revise patterns to begin fitted sleeves at the armhole and work to the cuff, shaping both as you go. This process avoids the common difficulty of matching armhole shaping with sleeve shaping and assures desired sleeve length. We will also cover cuff to armhole.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
588-3 Advanced Cast-Ons Estonian Style Merike Saarniit
Firm, elastic, decorative. Any one or all 3 characteristics can be found in a variety of unusual yet functional cast-on techniques often used in Estonian knitting. We'll explore 1-color and 2-color braids, fringed, picot-edged, double-yarned, and doubled-stitch cast-ons, Estonian 'magic' cast-on, and see where best to use them.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
118-3 Intermediate Swing into Style Jane Slicer Smith
With Jane as your guide, learn the basics of shaping A-line and swing coats, understand garment structure, and make smart color and styling choices.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
538-3 Easy Switch to Continental Style Knitting Leslye Solomon
It doesn't matter how old you were when you learned to knit or if you are left or right handed, Leslye has a proven technique that will help you quickly and easily change your style to knit faster and more ergonomically and create a more even fabric. As a result of this easy-to-learn technique, students begin to fly through and love ribbing and seed stitch. Besides becoming more productive through speed, the quality of the knit fabric will improve and become more even. Enjoy renewed knitting confidence as you will find yourself attempting more complicated stitch projects.

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
333-3 Easy Freeform Fun: Knitting and/or Crochet Myra Wood
Come spend a few hours immersed in pure creativity with Myra Wood. She'll take you on a fiber adventure into the wonderful world of freeform knitting (and crochet). You'll discover endless ways to combine various knitting and/or crochet stitches and techniques to create unique fabrics and art-to-wear items. Color, texture and design will all be explored during this inspirational process. All you need are very basic knitting and/or crochet skills. Come prepared to play!

Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW     SOLD OUT
357-3 Intermediate Knit to Fit Kathy Zimmerman
Not sure how to adapt that beautiful sweater pattern you love to fit your body? Kathy shares professional designer tips and her 'worksheet method' for getting a custom fit worthy of your time and effort! Now you can make it your own!

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am     SOLD OUT
606-3 Easy Entrelac Basics Gwen Bortner
Have you always wanted to learn entrelac but thought it would be too hard? Whether a beginner or advanced knitter, this class is for you. During this class, each student will have the opportunity to knit a small project to gain hands-on experience in the entrelac technique. Participants will learn the seamless entrelac technique and basic entrelac construction. Hints and tips on the fine points of entrelac, a discussion of other project possibilities and an overview of knitting in both directions will also be included.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am     SOLD OUT
503-3 Easy Cast-on Cornucopia J C Briar
Dozens of cast-on techniques exist: 1-strand or 2-strand; loose and flowing or elastic and springy; invisible or decorative. Review your options in this class, try variations on old favorites, and discover entirely new options. Best of all, gain the familiarity you need to choose just the right cast-on for your next project.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
443-6 Easy Fair Isle Tams Beth Brown-Reinsel
This Fair Isle class is for knitters who would like to venture into two-color knitting but haven't had the chance. A small tam comprised of ribbing, a border pattern area, and the wheel area will be knitted on double points or a circular needle, in four colors, although never more than two in a round. Techniques included in the workshop are: knitting with a color in each hand, weaving yarns to reduce snagging, reading tam charts, knitting traditional peerie, border, and wheel patterns, and shaping and finishing of the tam. The class will end with a discussion of designing a tam.
Note: Must be proficient with double-pointed needles, two circulars or Magic Loop.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
102-3 No skills required Intro to Color Laura Bryant
Color brings life and excitement to our knitting, yet many feel uncertain about how to approach color. The human eye is capable of discerning over three million distinct colors, yet most of us have untrained eyes. Learn about color from an artist's perspective and begin a journey of enhanced perception. Laura presents color effects in tangible visual terms that illustrate why color combinations work or don't work. While a basic understanding of the color wheel is useful, this class will not present wheel based formulas such as many have heard of. A new way of sorting color and seeing relationships becomes the basis for exploring color through knitting. You will achieve a deeper understanding of color and perception, and Laura promises you will never look at color in the same way again. You will leave understanding Laura's favorite axiom: You don't get WOW by doing the expected!

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
203-3 Intermediate Eight Empowering Edges Christine Bylsma
Ribbing and garter stitch are usually reliable choices for edges, but not all edges are equal. Learn eight hard-working edges that empower you to create beautiful, professional details; provide the control needed and give the option of making your own design decisions.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
308-6 Intermediate Custom Fitting Existing Patterns Lily Chin
Many patterns are available, but often you want to change the neckline, lengthen the sleeves, etc. Find out how to personalize the fit of a pattern for yourself or those you knit for. See how small alterations can make a garment hang better. Learn easy alternatives to drop shoulders. These simple refinements don't require extensive pattern re-writes but produce great results.
Note: This class does not cover extensive pattern sizing and fit alterations.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am     SOLD OUT
610-3 Intermediate Columns of Color with Knit One Below Elise Duvekot
Would you like to learn a completely new stitch pattern? In this introduction to the Knit-One-Below technique, you will knit two colors horizontally, one at a time, and yet you will create vertical stripes on one side and an interesting, very different pattern on the reverse side. Make swatches with differing selvedges for various purposes as well as bind-offs that match your cast-ons. This class will provide you with the skills you need to launch into a myriad of Knit-One-Below projects.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
359-6 Advanced How to Say it: Technical Writing for Knitters and Crocheters Edie Eckman
If you have a design you'd like to get published or to share, you need to be able to write it so others can understand it. Learn how to craft a well-written pattern and avoid common mistakes. Study ways to balance the needs of different audiences and skill levels. Explore the joys and pitfalls of describing a number of different sizes. Pick up tips for getting your designs accepted for publication. Go home with a pattern template you can use.
Note: This is NOT a pattern drafting (number crunching) class but a class in technical writing.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am     SOLD OUT
539-3 Intermediate Art of Knitting Backwards Candace Eisner Strick
Learn to knit and purl backward and how to apply this technique to an applied edging. It is great not to have to turn your work at the end of those 6-stitch rows!

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
512-3 Intermediate Long and Short of Knit Alterations Margaret Fisher
You've finished your sweater, but the sleeves are too long or the body is too short. Learn how to fix these common fit problems after-the-fact. In this class, you will cut your knitting, and learn how to alter the length of a garment piece. Practice cutting and unraveling in the middle of a knitted piece, knitting down or up from there, and grafting stockinette stitch and garter stitch. Learn a number of strategies for achieving a good fit without re-knitting. And, in the end, learn how to avoid all of this by using a provisional cast on. Bring a sweater to class for discussion of lengthening or shortening strategies.
Note: Class focus is on lengthening and shortening sweaters knit from bottom-to-top (or top-down), not on width problems in sweaters knit from bottom-to-top.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
420-6 Intermediate 2-at-a-Time Socks on 2 Circulars Toe-Up Antje Gillingham
Try a new take on knitting two socks at a time on two circular needles and work them from the toe up! Take the guess work out of how much yarn you'll need for your socks by trying them on as you go! No more counting rows or stitches and no more single socks in your drawer! Practice each section of the sock anatomy from toe to cuff during this workshop. We won't be able to knit a complete adult pair in one day but at the end of our time in class you'll be able to go back to your hotel room, cast on and start working on your very own spectacular pair of completely identical socks at the same time.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
449-3 Easy Jogless Fibonacci Stripes Susanna Hansson
Your swatch for this class becomes a cute baby hat—striped to perfection! We will cover how to add rhythm to stripes including using the Fibonacci sequence of numbers and practice the four steps necessary for creating perfect 'jogless' stripes every time you knit in the round.
Note: You are expected to know how to knit in the round.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
515-3 Intermediate Bead Knitting Sampler Betsy Hershberg
Expand your horizons by joining the ranks of happy knitters who have learned how to enhance their knitting with beads of all kinds. As you learn nine different methods to include beads in stockinette fabric, you'll create a wonderful sampler that coordinates with written instructions to provide the perfect take-home reference guide. We'll use large beads and worsted-weight yarn, so no worries about eye strain or managing tiny beads. This is the class in which to begin your adventures in bead knitting!
Materials fee: $2 (assorted beads).

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW     SOLD OUT
753-6 No skills required Learn Rigid Heddle Weaving and Use Up Your Stash Deborah Jarchow
If you are looking for ways to use up those leftover balls of yarn, this method of weaving is easy, fun, and creative. Learn ways to combine different colors, textures, and fibers as you make a unique and beautiful scarf.
Note: Looms provided for class use.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
214-3 No skills required Grafting with a Russian Twist Galina Khmeleva
Leave it to those innovative Russian knitters to devise simple, yet effective methods for casting-on that fit every knitting occasion, and for a clever grafting method that will make your seams seem seamless. You will like them so much you will use them on all your future knitting projects.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
315-6 Intermediate Perfect the Fit Barry Klein
When patterns are written, generic sizing does not allow the perfect fit. Learn to remove size labels and worry only about the finished size for your body. Explore swatching for gauge, changing needle sizes, and playing with pattern stitches. Work backwards from an existing pattern and forwards from a stitch gauge to create a design that will fit your actual body measurements.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW     SOLD OUT
637-3 Intermediate Two-Color Double Knitting Melissa Leapman
With this fascinating knitting technique, both sides of the knitting appear to be stockinette stitch. In just a few fun hours, learn how to knit and design these beautiful reversible fabrics.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
651-3 Easy Introduction to Lace Knitting Brooke Nico
Lace knitting is often considered to be the ultimate goal of knitters. It is swathed in fear and excitement. In this class, we are going to de-mystify the techniques of lace knitting. Learn how to work yarn overs in a variety of combinations, including double yarn overs; how to make those beautiful shaping lines with several important decreases; and how the two techniques combine to create lace patterns. We will also discuss the tools of lace knitting, including weights and fibers of yarn, lace needles, markers, and charts.
Note: Students must know basic decreases.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW     SOLD OUT
447-3 Intermediate Beaded Vine Lace Scarf Judy Pascale
The no pre-stringing technique allows the bead to slip onto a SSK or k2tog to create a unique fashion accessory. You will complete critical segments of the Vine Lace and Eyelet Lace patterns in a mini version of the full-scale scarf. While attractive on their own, the patterns are enhanced when combined. Value added: Experiment with ways to wear scarves, including Judy's favorite—a braided technique that works with any scarf all day long.
Material fee: $3.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
328-3 Intermediate A Well-Executed Sleeve Cap Sarah Peasley
Learn how to design an armhole to fit YOUR body, then pick up and knit a perfect set-in sleeve from the top down with no unsightly seams! Bonus: use short rows to shape your sweater shoulders neatly and avoid those nasty stairsteps!

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am     SOLD OUT
618-3 Advanced Fiendishly Difficult Stitches Merike Saarniit
Yes, these are stitches for the adventurous knitter! Explore unusual stitch manipulations that create exotic fabrics. We'll look at what can designate a stitch as 'difficult' and find ways to understand and create those stitches efficiently.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
368-3 Intermediate Designing with Miters Jane Slicer Smith
Take a designer's journey with Jane and mitered squares. First, step out of the square by seeing it as a mitered diamond. Add increases for A-line and Swing and decreases for Jane's flattering fit and style. Jane talks about how she has learned to accommodate and manipulate the limitations of miters into A-line and Swagger styles, showing garments from her book Swing, Swagger, Drape—all with two-row stripes!

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
511-3 Intermediate Turn Mistakes and Mishaps into Knowledge and Experience Leslye Solomon
Mistakes — we all have made them. Some are very obvious from the beginning; when your stitches accidentally fall off the needle, a single or multi-row dropped stitch in stockinette stitch, garter stitch or seed; a knit where you should have purled; a cable in the wrong direction, a lost yarn-over; and more. Through practice in this class, you will be able to fix a list of common mistakes possibly avoiding the need to start over or throw a garment away.
Some mistakes insidiously get noticed after the sweater is finished, because there was more information to be learned in that swatch you unraveled. Know the information which can help you avoid the problems of stretching or growing, and/or shrinking. Think of that sweater you once made and choose to not wear. This important class promises to arm you with the best information to prevent and fix a variety of mishaps and disappointing results that appear immediately or long after the garment is complete. Instead of consequences being your teacher, this problem-ending class will arm you with techniques to turn you into a confident, successful, target-oriented, and fearless knitter.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW     SOLD OUT
648-3 Intermediate Intro to Combining Lace & Cable Patterns Kathy Zimmerman
Lace & cable techniques both delight and challenge knitters with variety in shape, design, and texture. Creative combinations of the 2 can result in truly artistic knitting. Kathy will discuss the importance of gauge, treating the 2 pattern stitches as a unit, interpreting chart symbols, and tips for keeping track of patterns. The class project is a scarf combining a basic rope cable with a simple openwork/mini-honeycomb panel based on Kathy's popular 'Ube' cardigan from Knitter's Issue 99. The lacy oval columns alternate with mirrored rope cables for elegant textured stitch work.

Friday 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
No skills required Free Entrelac Presentation Gwen Bortner
Enter the world of entrelac with the author of XRX's latest book, Entrée to Entrelac. Gwen Bortner shares her passion, inspiration and intrigue with this often misunderstood technique. See project details larger than life up on the screen as Gwen explains the unique construction details of this surprisingly simple knitting technique. Be inspired by the many projects found between the covers whether large or small, simple or complex, traditional or innovative, there is something for everyone. Gwen takes a fresh look at entrelac, come see what all the excitement is all about.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
633-6 Intermediate Entrelac: Beyond the Basics Gwen Bortner
If you understand the basics of entrelac, have completed a project or two and are ready to see what more the technique can offer, then this is the class for you. Learn an alternative method for starting entrelac that is completely invisible. Gain insights on creating a variety of shapes and forms with entrelac fabric. Explore techniques for creating integrated joins. All the while, gaining hands on experience and creating an oven mitt ready to be felted.
NOTE: Students must already be experienced in entrelac.
This 6 hour class meets 3 hours on Friday afternoon and 3 hours on Saturday morning with some homework between the two classes.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
504-3 Easy Charts Made Simple J C Briar
A chart takes the place of written instructions, telling you which stitches to work. But a good chart does so much more, showing you what the knitted fabric should look like. Learn to read charts, to make sense of their symbols, and to use them to keep your knitting on track and minimize mistakes.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
126-3 Intermediate Color Blending Laura Bryant
If we think of a knit stitch as a pixel, we realize that knitting is the perfect vehicle for color blending. Take the next color step with Laura and learn how to select colors to maximize optical mixture, creating lovely shading and color blending. Learn to work your own magic on a large group of colors, controlling and selecting just the right ones for a Monet's garden of yarn. Simple swatches will provide hands-on experience. You will achieve a greater sense of confidence about selecting colors and leave with a deeper understanding of Laura's favorite axiom: You don't get WOW by doing the expected!
Note: Must have taken any one color course of Laura's.
Materials fee: $3.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
354-3 Intermediate Pocket Possibilities; Before, During, and After Christine Bylsma
Knitted-in pockets are convenient, beautiful, and easy! Learn where to place pockets and how to determine the correct size as we explore patch, slit, and slash pockets that can be added at any stage in the knitting, even after the garment is done. Discover the secrets to lining and edges while avoiding sagging and 'grinning' pockets.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
611-3 Intermediate Columns of Cables with Knit One Below Elise Duvekot
Do you love cables and want to break new ground? This class will introduce you to the Knit-One-Below technique and show how to incorporate a variety of two-color cables into a background of Knit One Below. These cables can be combined to form traveling stitches in multi-directional patterns that look like nothing you've seen before.
Note: Must have experience working cables.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
542-3 Intermediate Strick-ly Socks Candace Eisner Strick
Learn Candace's revolutionary, simple, new method. The toes and heels are worked flat, without seams. Sounds impossible, right? But, it's so easy you will be amazed. Convert any existing sock pattern to this simple method. Finish your sock with a wonderful, stretchy bind-off.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
634-3 Advanced Amazing Couture Stitches Jean Frost
One of the unique things about couture clothing is the fabric. In this class we will work with some little-known knitted stitch patterns to produce amazing textures using ordinary yarns. By manipulating the stitches and combining yarns and colors, wonderful fabrics come to life. With these stitches, you can turn a simple garment into a masterpiece.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW     SOLD OUT
366-3 Intermediate History, Methods and Styles of Lace Knitting Franklin Habit
In this session, explore the principles, lore, and techniques of knitting's grandest tradition. Subjects to be covered include beginnings and endings, chart reading, lifelines, the structure of knitted lace, fixing mistakes, blocking and more. We will also discuss the great 'national' schools of knitted lace and what makes them unique.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW     SOLD OUT
578-3 Easy Great Beginnings Susanna Hansson
Is there a perfect cast-on for 1x1 ribbing? How do you cast on and create a picot edge at the same time? When might you want to remove your cast-on? Knitters often learn only one way of casting on. Different cast-ons create different edges and having several at your fingertips will enhance your finished pieces. We build on the classic long-tail cast-on and add several refinements, then move on to a crochet chain cast-on, ideal as a provisional cast-on. A tubular cast-on, using Japanese waste yarn, is perfect for a 1x1 rib. Finally we will work a sweet picot cast-on, perfect for a baby garment. With this class, your knitting will be off to a great start!
Note: You are expected to be familiar with the long-tail cast-on.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
452-3 Intermediate Dazzling 3-D Knitted Beads Betsy Hershberg
Who doesn't LOVE beads? But did you know that you can KNIT them in all shapes and sizes, showing off some of your favorite yarns in a completely new way? This class will teach you to create several kinds of sculptural 'soft' beads from 2-D (flat) knitting and explore options for stringing them. You'll also learn some invaluable bead knitting techniques (casting on and binding off with beads) in this uniquely creative class.
Materials fee: $5.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
356-3 Easy Kimono: Culture and Design for Knitters Susan Lazear
This class covers a study of a very traditional shape; the kimono. Students will learn about its history, variations on design, and how knitters can translate this generic shape to their own dimensions and tastes. We will explore the planning of a garment using this basic shape and various ways to add fashion flair.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
626-3 Intermediate Colorful Cables Melissa Leapman
Savvy knitters know that cables add beautiful texture to knitted fabrics without much effort. Just imagine the awesome effects you can achieve by incorporating colorwork into them! Discover several easy ways to make cables even more exciting and fun-to-knit.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
544-3 Easy Take Time to Save Time Sarah Peasley
Really? A whole class about gauge? Yes. Gauge really IS that important, and this class will tell you why. Learn to make a proper gauge swatch, measure it accurately, and use what it tells you to make a garment that actually fits. Blocking and successful yarn substitution will also be discussed.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
619-3 Advanced Exotic Estonian 'Patent' Stitches Merike Saarniit
Here's the fast and efficient Estonian method of creating those luscious brioche-stitch patterns that are so rich in texture. This technique is also used for unique cables and ribs that are sure to evoke "How'd you DO that?" comments. We'll swatch all-over patterns, 2-color patterns (where one color 'net' seems to float on a different color ground), and exotic-looking cables that don't require a cable needle.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
536-3 Intermediate Miters by Design Jane Slicer Smith
Miters have to be one of the simplest ways of achieving rewarding and colorful results. It is simply a basic garter stitch with a decrease, worked in two color stripes. Learn to pick up stitches and join colors as well as to weave in ends as you knit. Jane will demonstrate her use of miters from Capelets to A-line coats and as garment trims.

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
352-3 Intermediate Creative Knitting: Crazy Quilt Style Myra Wood
Learn how to design and knit in different directions to make a unique fabric based on an overall template rather than a specific pattern. A basic template will be provided to make a pillow or purse but you'll learn how to make your own clothing templates as well. Learn to combine triangles, squares, and rectangles to fill your shape like a jigsaw puzzle or traditional crazy quilt. We'll discuss how to knit shapes to exact sizes, ways to join as you go, and finishing and embellishing to complete your wearable work of art. You'll never look at your knitting (or your stash) the same way again!

Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW     SOLD OUT
649-3 Intermediate Slip-Stitch Savvy Kathy Zimmerman
Slip-stitch color patterns use only one color per row, making colorwork easy — ideal for both beginners and more experienced knitters. Kathy will discuss how-to's for working this technique, hints for choosing colors and yarns, as well as tips for interpreting instructions. The class project is a sampler of pattern stitches in which one basic stitch pattern is altered in 7 different ways.

Friday 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
No skills required Fashion Show and Dinner Ticket  
This exciting runway show comes complete with fabulous door prizes!

Friday 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
No skills required Fashion Show (without Dinner)  
This exciting runway show comes complete with fabulous door prizes!

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
565-3 Intermediate Charts Made Essential J C Briar
Being able to read charts is only half the story. Take this class and learn to write charts: to visualize written instructions, to convert between flat and in-the-round knitting, and to plan shaping. Use charts to demystify phrases like 'at the same time', 'reverse shaping', and 'shape in pattern'.
Note: Must be comfortable reading charts.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW     SOLD OUT
543-3 Intermediate Intro to Twined Knitting Beth Brown-Reinsel
Are you curious about the 400-year-old Swedish technique of twined —or two-end—knitting? In this introductory class, knit one of a pair of wristers while learning a traditional cast-on, twined knit and purl, patterning (the O stitch, the crook stitch, and chain path). We'll discuss managing your yarns and reading two-end charts.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
103-6 Intermediate Intentional Patterning with Hand-Dyed Yarns Laura Bryant
Ever knit with hand-dyed yarn and noticed a particular pattern forming? Want to be able to do that reliably? This class is for you! We will cover the different styles of hand-dyeing, with examples of how they pattern. Learn how to read the color repeat in a hand-dyed yarn and then how to harness that repeat into reliable patterning, producing columns of color, flashes and argyles. We’ll examine how to turn those patterns into usable sized pieces for actual garments. Lots of hands-on swatching for 'repeatable' results!
Materials fee: $5.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW     SOLD OUT
364-3 Intermediate Neckline Love Christine Bylsma
You love the sweater but not the neckline. So change it! Learn to design your own crew, turtle, V-neck, scoop, asymmetric—any shape neckline, in any gauge, that fits you. Finish it with perfect picked-up edges for flawless necklines you will definitely love, love, love.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
609-6 Intermediate Reversible Cables Lily Chin
Simple to execute, cables are almost always worked over stockinette stitch, producing a 'wrong' side that may show on scarves or blankets. Learn how cables work, which stitches, yarns and needles are ideal for reversible cables, and how to chart reversible cables so you can imagine the finished product.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
419-6 Easy How do your socks get striped with Knit One Below? Elise Duvekot
Learn the Knit-One-Below technique as you make socks with stripes that are vertical rather than horizontal. The stretchy fabric hugs the foot, making it fit perfectly. Your sock will have an unusual heel and matching toe: all of these features add up to create a two-color sock that is a far cry from conventional socks.
Note: Must have experience making socks.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am     SOLD OUT
553-3 Intermediate Special Techniques for Beautifully Finished Sweaters Margaret Fisher
This class covers several knitting techniques that give your sweaters a nicely finished appearance.
Tubular cast-ons and bind-offs are attractive and elastic, look exactly the same, and look especially nice with 1" x 1" rib. In class, you will learn and practice all the steps for working the tubular cast-on and bind-off.
Short rows are used to shape knit fabrics without increasing and/or decreasing. We will review the uses of short rows, then work them in swatches. The swatch exercises will represent the use of short rows for shoulder shaping in a handknit sweater. Class instruction covers how to convert your pattern's difficult-to-seam, stair-step, shoulder bind-off to short-row shaping. Next, you will learn and practice duplicate stitch and see how it can be used. The class ends with a discussion and demonstration of cutting and separating a knit fabric and then grafting the pieces back together. These techniques can be used to make sweater alterations and to fix mistakes or small moth holes in knits.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
220-6 Intermediate Lining à la Chanel Jean Frost
Coco Chanel developed a special way to line her beautiful jackets. You will learn these lining techniques step by step. You will leave the class with the skills needed to line jackets in this manner. A lined jacket is a masterpiece and a joy to wear. Learn how to assemble, sew in a lining, and finish a jacket in the same manner in which Chanel couture garments are made. Get hands-on experience in lining and finishing your jacket like a pro!
Note: For your planning purposes class begins on Friday afternoon and continues on Saturday morning

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
451-6 Easy 2-at-a-Time Mitts on 2 Circular Needles Antje Gillingham
If you've ever been interested in knitting in the round on 2 circular needles, this is a perfect and exciting introduction to this technique. Fingerless mittens are hot items—and not only during the winter. They are actually easy to knit—yes, even picking up stitches for the thumb—two sets at a time, of course! Your pair will be done by the end of the weekend!

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
627-6 Advanced Bohus Stickning Susanna Hansson
The story of Bohus is a story of couture knitting, sociology, women's history, social justice, and cultural legacy all in one. Learn more about the Bohus movement, its background and history. Discuss differences between this and other multi-color techniques and discover what it is that makes the Bohus patterns 'sing'. Participants will be able to examine in detail several vintage pieces from Susanna's collection. The class project is a pair of wristlets worked in a 50% merino/50% angora yarn from Sweden.
Note: You are expected to know how to knit in the round.
Materials fee: $25.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
552-6 Intermediate Betsy's Beaded Bracelet Betsy Hershberg
Learn all of the techniques and receive all of the materials you need to design and knit your own bead knitted bracelet. You'll explore combinations of beads and yarn, choose or create an original bead placement design, and learn about bead stringing, chart reading and finishing, including a new kind of graft that results in a seamless join for bead-knitted fabric. While you create your own design for a bracelet, string the beads, and knit it in class, we'll discuss how the same or similar techniques can be used for necklaces, earrings or other accessories. This is a great knitted gift item that family and friends will truly love to receive!
Materials fee: $15 (choice of 5 colors of fiber and 20 colors of glass beads, beading needle, and bracelet clasp).

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW     SOLD OUT
753-6 No skills required Learn Rigid Heddle Weaving and Use Up Your Stash Deborah Jarchow
If you are looking for ways to use up those leftover balls of yarn, this method of weaving is easy, fun, and creative. Learn ways to combine different colors, textures, and fibers as you make a unique and beautiful scarf.
Note: Looms provided for class use.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
654-3 Intermediate Mooshky Madness Galina Khmeleva
Would you like to give your knitting projects new life by adding style, substance, and texture? The addition of 'spiders', 'clover leafs', and 'mooshky' (the lily-of-the-valley motif) will add a new dimension to your knitting. Traditional they're not...a real hoot to knit...most definitely. This is dimensional knitting, Russian-style.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
314-6 Intermediate Complete from the Neck Down Barry Klein
Cast on and create a miniature sweater from the top down while learning about body style, measurements, the mathematics behind the knitting, and putting it all together. During class there will be time to play with yarns, stitch patterns and see how all of the pieces come together in one piece that requires “no” finishing at all. Relax, have fun and see it all come to life before your eyes and in your own two hands.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
348-6 Easy Will This Pattern Fit? Susan Lazear
Love to knit, but don't know if the pattern will fit? Learn how to translate the knitting instructions into measurements and then compare them to your body to determine if the garment will fit and if alterations are necessary. Students will measure themselves and work on several patterns to determine and calculate the fit according to their need. Choosing appropriate styles for your figure will also be covered.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
437-3 Intermediate Double-knit Hat Melissa Leapman
Double your pleasure—as well as the warmth—by using the double-knitting technique to make your next hat. Practice shaping and knitting in the round while creating an adorable (and reversible) sample.
Note: Students must be comfortable with double knitting and knitting in the round with dpns.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
716-6 No skills required Nuno-Felted Scarf Judy Pascale
Use an ancient Japanese art form to create a featherweight, contemporary, Nuno-felted scarf that drapes beautifully. Coax fibers to easily penetrate a piece of silk, and the result is a highly-textured accessory scarf. You will also learn to accent this scarf using hand-dyed silk hankies.
Note: Must be able to stand for much of the class. Materials fee: $10 for rovings and $15 for a hand-dyed silk scarf.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
625-3 Advanced Elongated Stitch Enchantment Merike Saarniit
Knitters who enjoy exploring stitches and their variations will get a good start at this satisfying skill. Start this class with a basic stitch maneuver that elongates the stitching, this becomes exponentially more complex and exciting with every added element. By the end of class, you'll be enchanted with the prospect of future possibilities.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
112-6 Intermediate Intarsia: An Introduction to a World of Color Jane Slicer Smith
Join Jane in her world of color as she guides you through the basics of simple Intarsia and Fair Isle, reading graphs, reading your knitting, and joining colors. Jane will talk about proportion and color balance within a design, as well as her use of swing and drape when designing.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
331-3 Easy Design Your Dream Sweater Leslye Solomon
This easy-to-understand class on basic pattern writing enables you to pursue your design ideas. Learn how to make successful changes to existing patterns for exactly what you envision. Learn the secrets to understanding your gauge which is the sample fabric of your project. Learn to predict how your sweater will change after it is knit. Learn specific body points to measure and how much ease to add using advanced, gauge information. Understand the secrets to shaping armholes, how they start, how much to decrease, and how long to make them. See how easy it is to shape any kind of neck to either create your own design or change an existing pattern. Learn how to measure certain parts of your arm to be able to write a pattern for the sleeves for any length and an easy-to-design, beautifully shaped sleeve cap to fit in that armhole you chose. Let's turn you into a sweater designer.

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
602-3 Easy Intro to Creative Knitted Lace Myra Wood
Learn a totally new approach to knitting lace creatively or discover lace knitting for the first time. You'll learn 'Lace Logic' and get a clear understanding of how lace patterning works to make your own patterns or incorporate charted lace on the fly. We'll work on a lovely lace scarf that uses lots of different lace techniques. Anyone who can yarn over and knit 2 together can do it — it is easier than you might think!

Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am     SOLD OUT
653-3 Intermediate Ruffle, Frill, and Scalloped Edgings Kathy Zimmerman
Decorative edgings offer an easy-to-do element that makes your knitting extra special. Kathy will present how-to's for working a ruffle, cobweb frill, and scalloped edgings. The student will have a hands-on opportunity to knit samples of each and learn new skills such as central double decrease, the e-wrap cast-on method, working into the back loop, un-raveling stitches, working multiple increases and decreases and much more.

Saturday 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
No skills required Free From the pages of Knitter's Magazine Rick Mondragon
Join Rick Mondargon, editor of Knitter’s as he takes you into the pages and between the lines of Knitter’s Magazine. Gain insight on how it all comes together—stitch, color, and silhouette— along with logical approaches to what appears on the page and why.

Find inspiration for a full season of knitting with Rick as your guide.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
607-3 Easy Lace Basics J C Briar
Yarn-overs matched with decreases: that's all lace is. An incredible variety of patterns stem from the way a handful of decrease stitches are placed in relation to their matching yarn-overs. Learn to work these decreases, to knit into a yarn-over, and to keep track of your lace knitting while working sample swatches. Pick up tips for choosing yarn and needles, handling mistakes, and blocking.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
202-3 Intermediate Joy of Finishing Christine Bylsma
Learn the joy of sleek shoulder lines, invisible seams, picking up the perfect number of stitches without counting, beautiful buttonholes, 'shortening' sleeves, taming sleeveless armholes, and other finishing touches. If it is worth knitting, it is worth finishing beautifully.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
710-3 Easy Crochet for Knitters Edie Eckman
Learn basic crochet techniques for edgings and finishing details. Note: This is a basic how-to class for those with little or no crochet experience.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
721-3 No skills required Kumihimo: The Art of Traditional Japanese Braiding Candace Eisner Strick
Begin your adventure in this beautiful fiber tradition by making a bracelet with one of the easier braiding techniques. Kumihimo discs will be provided for you to use. Once you learn the possibilities, you will never want to stop!
Materials fee: $10 for braiding materials, beads and bracelet clasp.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
612-3 Intermediate A Sampling of Stitches Margaret Fisher
Want to make your knitting more interesting? See how much fun it is to work fancy stitch patterns. This class focuses on four families of stitches: Smocking, Elongated, Brioche and Twisted Traveling Stitches. Learn the characteristics of each group, and practice working stitch patterns in each "family." Learn how to use these stitches in your projects and receive tips and hints for producing good results.
Note: Must be comfortable knitting in the round.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW     SOLD OUT
367-3 Intermediate Lace Edgings: Before, During, and After Franklin Habit
Lace edgings are among the most beautiful, varied, and useful patterns in the world of knitting. Applied with care and skill, they can lift an ordinary project into the extraordinary. In this class, we'll practice several techniques for working edgings, including knitted-on, sewn-on, and simultaneous.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
363-3 Intermediate Design Your Own Triangle Shawl Brooke Nico
Learn the ins and outs of designing with lace patterns. Discuss several ways of shaping a simple triangle shawl. Graph out a lace pattern in the body of the shawl, adding repeats in the most effective and aesthetic way as the shawl grows.
Note: Must be familiar with basic knitting including yarn overs and decreases and comfortable working with charts.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
554-3 Easy Knitting in Circles Sarah Peasley
Tired of knitting back and forth? Ready to move on? Expand your horizons with a variety of circular-knitting techniques. Learn to knit in the round using double points, 1 circular, 2 circulars, and the Magic Loop, with I-cord and double knitting thrown in for good measure. You'll be ready to make seamless sweaters, sleeves, gloves, bags, and socks (even 2 at a time), and much, much more.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm     SOLD OUT
720-3 Easy Spinning for Knitting Merike Saarniit
Spin your own yarn and then develop unique 'gourmet yarns' in silk, alpaca, angora, and the most luscious wools. Learn tips and tricks to ensure gorgeous handspun yarns, perfect for your special projects. Great for both those who want to learn the art of spinning and those who want to develop their spinning skills.
Material fee: $10 for assorted fibers and drop spindles for use in class.

Saturday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
636-3 Intermediate More Creative Knitted Lace Myra Wood
Discover how to incorporate and design lace patterns for any shawl. Start a triangular shawl in class while learning how to creatively design and/or incorporate multiple existing lace pattern repeats over increase rows for triangles and other shapes, including circles. Understanding lace gauge, how different yarns and patterns affect the drape of the fabric, attaching borders and knitted edgings, and blocking and finishing will be discussed.
Note: Need to have taken 602-3 Intro to Creative Knitted Lace or understand chart and lace basics.

Saturday 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm     SOLD OUT
No skills required Student Banquet and Attendee Show  
Join Rick Mondragon and Beth Whiteside as attendees strut their stuff on the catwalk.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
304-3 Easy Strick-ly Shawls Gwen Bortner
Knit a purely relaxing, beautifully fitting shawl without the hassle of reading patterns or charts. Use any weight yarn, any size needles, make it any size. Worked from the top down, this shawl incorporates easy shaping that makes it stay on your shoulders. You can finish it off in any number of different ways…bind off, easy crochet-edge bind off, or knit a ruffly border.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW     SOLD OUT
655-3 Advanced Socktastic Stitch Patterns J C Briar
You can use nearly any stitch pattern for ordinary socks. But for fantastic socks, you need stitch patterns that have enough 'give' for a snug but comfy fit, that allow for easy re-sizing, and that flow seamlessly into coordinated patterns on the cuff, heel, and toe. Explore Socktastic patterns, learn what makes a pattern shine in hand-painted yarn, and see how to combine basic building blocks to come up with your own Socktastic creations.
Note: Must be comfortable with reading charts.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW     SOLD OUT
450-3 Intermediate Latvian Wristers Beth Brown-Reinsel
Using wristers as a template, learn beautiful Latvian mitten cuff techniques that can be applied to socks, hats, sweaters, and gloves. We will cover a scalloped cuff, a herringbone braid, a variation of the half-braid, traditional motifs in the main part of the wrister, and a picot hem. We'll cover three ways to manage two yarns in a round and discuss yarn dominance.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
105-3 Intermediate Fascinating Fibonacci Laura Bryant
Fibonacci numbers describe a mathematical sequence that occurs repeatedly in nature. This relationship is particularly pleasing to the eye, and artists and designers have used these numbers throughout civilization. Learn the history while you explore this fascinating tool for designing knitted stripes, blocks, and perfect shading. Learn a method for controlling color combinations. Hands-on swatching with fun yarns and colors. Optional materials fee: $3 for assorted fashion yarns.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
577-3 Easy Join as You go Knitting Lily Chin
Most knitters avoid seaming like the plague. When working garment pieces or different colored strips, sewing seams is daunting. Learn how to join as you go for many situations, including edgings. Join a new piece to the left of an existing piece, to the right of an existing piece, or to the top or bottom of an existing piece.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
585-3 Advanced Double Dare Candace Eisner Strick
You'll do a double-take when you see what you can do with double knitting, double colors, and double hands! Learn how to create a 2-sided fabric with two colors using both hands. After you master stockinette stitch you will continue on, learning several different stitch patterns.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
613-3 Easy Intro to Entrelac Margaret Fisher
Entrelac knitting creates a fabric with a wonderful basket weave or quilted appearance. Although it looks complex, the knitting is easy and lots of fun to do. In this class, you will create an entrelac sampler as you learn all the steps of this fascinating technique. Class discussion will cover the use of entrelac in garments and accessories, and the effects achieved with various types of yarn.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW     SOLD OUT
365-3 Intermediate Working with Antique Patterns Franklin Habit
Don't let the tiny type and archaic language fool you — there's a gold mine of beautiful, functional designs waiting to be discovered within the pages of Victorian and Edwardian books and magazines. In this session, we'll discuss the history of patterns; the selection of appropriate yarn and needles; methods for deciphering and trouble shooting, and 'reverse engineering' from photographs and pieces. You don't need to be a historian or re-enactor to enjoy this class — just a knitter with a curious mind.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
313-3 Intermediate Japanese Short Rows Susanna Hansson
Short rows are an elegant way to shape your knitting and are the perfect way to finish off shoulders and build collars that lay flat. Japanese short rows are done without using the wrap-and-turn. Although they are a little tricky to learn, 'stair-step' shoulder bind-offs will be a distant memory once you master this technique. Complete your short rows with an elegant Japanese bind-off.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW     SOLD OUT
448-3 Intermediate Not Your Grandmother's I-Cord! Betsy Hershberg
Welcome to 21st century I-cord! Be amazed as 'plain old' I-cord magically transforms into custom made jewelry, accessories, and unique embellishments with the addition of some great beads, some unexpected stitch choices, or just by letting the colors of a gorgeous variegated yarn lead the way. Throw out all of your preconceived notions about what it IS and learn what it CAN BE. Who knew?
Materials fee: $5.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am Sunday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
753-6 No skills required Learn Rigid Heddle Weaving and Use Up Your Stash Deborah Jarchow
If you are looking for ways to use up those leftover balls of yarn, this method of weaving is easy, fun, and creative. Learn ways to combine different colors, textures, and fibers as you make a unique and beautiful scarf.
Note: Looms provided for class use.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
520-3 Intermediate Russian-Style Continental Knitting Galina Khmeleva
Learn this subtle Russian variation of the classic continental knitting method. It is fast—it is easy—and it is oh-so-forgiving on your wrists.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
355-3 Easy Rectangles and Beyond Susan Lazear
If you are a newbie or experienced knitter who enjoys quick knit projects, come explore approaches to working with simple shapes. Using ideas from ethnic costumes and Asian fashion designers (Miyake, Kawakubo, Yamamoto), learn to incorporate wedges, gussets, and strips with simple rectangles to create a fashion-forward garment or one that simply fits better. Enjoy the freedom of knitting with any yarn (including handspun), stitch pattern, and gauge.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
647-3 Easy Stripe It Rich Melissa Leapman
Want to play with color? In this hands-on workshop, explore several interesting multicolor stitch patterns that are based on simple stripes. Using just one color per row, you'll create tuck stitches, drop stitches, and more. The techniques are easy, but the results are dramatic!

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
528-3 Advanced Fixing Mistakes in Lace Knitting Brooke Nico
Everyone who knits lace does it eventually. While working a lace shawl, you discover a mistake several rows back. If you've inserted a life line, you can rip back safely, but what if you don't have a life line, or what if you don't want to rip out all 100+ stitches simply to repair some of them? In this class, we discuss how to fix mistakes big and small in your lace knitting. We'll practice laddering up stitches in pattern using a crochet hook. We'll also learn how to rip out a repeat of 10+ stitches, leaving the rest intact and re-knitting only those stitches.
Note: Students must be comfortable with lace knitting.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
327-3 Easy Suitable Seams Judy Pascale
Explore a variety of techniques to seam garments with emphasis on producing a smooth, nearly invisible transition. Learn to select the best seam for joining particular stitch patterns and determine the precise location to insert the seaming needle for optimum results. Create the illusion that your garments are made in one piece!

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
116-3 Easy Basic Intarsia Techniques Sarah Peasley
Intarsia knitting creates a single layer of multi-colored fabric, as in Christmas stockings with a jolly Santa motif or a vertically striped sweater. Learn a variety of tricks to keep your intarsia knitting on track and (mostly) tangle free, including preparing your materials, reading a chart, weaving in ends, and mastering duplicate stitch.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
631-3 Intermediate 3-2-1: Three 2-color patterns, One color at a time Merike Saarniit
Three fun techniques for intriguing 2-color stitch patterns worked in the round with just one color at a time. We'll start a fingerless glove with a 2-color cast-on and explore 1 or 2 stitch patterns in each of 3 techniques suitable for socks, mittens, hats, or other items knit in the round. These are among many unusual stitch patterns found in old Estonian stitch libraries.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am     SOLD OUT
715-3 No skills required Button Making Jane Slicer Smith
Hand-made buttons are the perfect complement for a hand knit. Try making very simple, 1-color clay buttons: round, square, or triangle. Learn tips and tricks to create evenly shaped and sized buttons. Discover easy ways to add texture or color to match your knits.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am     SOLD OUT
212-3 Easy Sweater Finishing Leslye Solomon
Do you feel that sinking sense of uncertainty when you are faced with completing your sweaters? Do you pay someone else to do something you should be able to accomplish like a pro? Do you look for sweaters knit in the round just to avoid the finishing process? Learn tips to help you love finishing as much as you love knitting. Learn how blocking can help you get the results you want. Practice creating invisible shoulder and side seams. See an amazing way to graft ribbing. Watch the two methods of sewing set-in or drop-shoulder sleeves. Learn how to pick up neck stitches by knowing exactly where to insert the needle and where to avoid. Learn what to do with all those yarn tails to safely make them disappear. Learn important crochet edges every knitter should know.

Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am NEW
724-3 Easy Embellish It Knits Myra Wood
Embellishing is a fast and fun way to add a little magic to your finished knit or crochet pieces. Discover how to turn a plain garment or handbag into wearable art. Learn freestyle embroidery stitches, ruffles, duplicate stitching, knitted appliques, and beading techniques to enhance and embellish your work. This creative, hands-on workshop will have you thinking about your knitted wardrobe in a whole new way. Great for quick gifts, too!

Sunday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
558-3 Intermediate Knitting in Both Directions Gwen Bortner
Most of us knit in one direction, but what would happen if you could knit in EITHER direction? Bobbles would pop out faster, entrelac would be even more fun, edgings would be added quicker and your yarn would be less tangled. Some call it knitting back backwards, but regardless of the name, it is a great skill to have in your knitting arsenal. You can learn the basics to knitting (and purling) in 'the other direction' regardless of the way you knit now! All it takes, as with most things, is a little bit of practice. Learn the how and the why and get started with what some students have called "the coolest thing they have ever learned in knitting".

Sunday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
507-3 Easy Tips and Tricks with Lily Lily Chin
Learn Lily's secrets to make your knitting life easier: join a cast-on for circular knitting without adding twist, start a new skein of yarn or a new color without losing the first stitch, attach knit pieces as you work, work a circular bind-off on the neck where the beginning and end are imperceptible, and weave in ends that are too short for a darning needle. Leave class with lots of small 'fix-its' and a new eye for knitting details.

Sunday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
513-3 Easy Seven Things that can 'Make or Break' a Sweater® Margaret Fisher
Learn seven things that will make a big difference in the appearance of your sweaters. The smallest details can have a huge impact: increasing in ribbing, bumpy or smooth cast on edge, slanting decreases, invisible increases, perfect buttonholes, flat edgings, and blocking. In this class, you will learn about all of these things while you practice and receive lots of tips and hints. Since you are going to spend hours making a garment, you'll want to use these techniques to make even the simplest sweater look marvelous.
Note: This is an advanced beginner level class.

Sunday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
604-3 Intermediate Celtic Cables Melissa Leapman
Learn how to use basic cabling techniques to create Celtic-inspired knots, panels, and motifs. These special designs include unusual circular elements rather than the typical vertical alignment of most cables. (Shhh don't tell anyone, but these gorgeous cables are much easier than they look!)

Sunday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
529-3 Easy Mastering Yarn Substitution: Art, Science, or Black Magic? Kellie Nuss
Learn to predict the results of yarn substitution by understanding yarn weights, fiber content, gauge, measuring, and how these elements interact with each other. Gain confidence and prevent disappointment as you learn why things can go wrong. Then, spend time practicing the basic math involved with a real pattern.

Sunday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
531-3 Easy Preventing and Fixing Mistakes Sarah Peasley
Become the boss of your knitting! Study the anatomy of a stitch, then apply what you've learned to correct a variety of common mistakes including twisted stitches, dropped stitches, split stitches, and holes. Learn to safely rip back a stitch, a row, or an acre of knitting without losing your cool.

Sunday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW
595-3 Easy Round Up! 4 Ways to Knit in the Round Beth Whiteside
Circle the wagons! Explore ways to knit round and round, from the standard circular and double-pointed needles to the revolutionary 2-circulars and Magic Loop methods. We'll practice each technique while working a neckwarmer; when class is over you can use your favorite method to work the matching fingerless mitts at home! We'll also touch on joining tips, converting directions from flat to circular and working stitch patterns in the round.