notes:
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 Crochet-friendly class
levels:
No skill required
Basic Know basic stitches (knit, purl or single crochet, double crochet).
Easy You should know the basics, how to increase and decrease, and have made at least one project.
Intermediate You should have worked with a few stitch patterns and should be familiar wtih basic garment shaping.
Advanced You should have made several garments in various stitch patters and should comfortable making minor changes to patterns. Advanced is fun and challenging for thinking knitters.
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Antje Gillingham
Antje Gillingham spent the first 18 years of her life in Germany where she learned to knit at the age of eight. Stateside, she soon rediscovered her infatuation with the craft and opened The Knitting Nest, a knitter’s haven in Maryville, Tennessee.
Antje is the author of two bestselling books, Knitting Circles around Socks and Knitting More Circles around Socks. Her third book is scheduled to be published early 2012. While teaching all over the country, she has met many who share her passion for knitting. It is these wonderful like-minded souls who continue to inspire her to design, write and teach.
STITCHES East 2011 Classes
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Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm SOLD OUT
407-3 Easy Fringed Modulation
Yes! Another scarf! But a modular scarf is not just "another" scarf. Join me in exploring one of the easiest yet most dramatic looking knitting techniques I've come across! Within the three hours of this class, you'll be well on your way to knitting one of the most gorgeous scarves ever! You'll look at the oh-so-uneventful garter stitch in a new, loving manner as you learn how to knit a patchwork of colors without ever picking up a single stitch.
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Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
451-6 Intermediate 2-at-a-Time Mitts on 2 Circular Needles
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!
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Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am
454-3 Intermediate Ear-Lings: Beaded Headbands
I'm going to be perfectly honest! I look hideous in hats-any size, any shape, any color...But my ears freeze instantly at the mere thought of cold weather. This means I need something to cover them!
Enter the ear-warming headband! It's compact, quick to put on and most importantly: No Bad Hat Hair Day!! Ahhh- the perfect cold weather accessory. Let's combine it with cables, the queens of texture and beads, those wonderful sparkly pieces of glass, and create a one of a kind beaded cabled headband! We'll fearlessly knit with beads, cable without cable needles and practice the three-needle bind off. Join me for this fun, quick, little project with amazing ear warming power!
STITCHES East 2011 ETC Classes
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Monday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
ETC Intermediate Knitting on 2 Circular Needles — A to Z
How many of us really do shy away from knitting baby hats, mittens, socks and the like because of having to use those pesky double-pointed needles? Knitting is supposed to be fun and relaxing but for some of us working tiny rounds with many tiny sticks is a total nightmare or simply not worth the aggravation.
Join me in exploring the magic of 2-circular-needle knitting! Leave your double-pointed needles in their cases and come discover the infinite possibilities of knitting in rounds on 2 circular needles instead!
Try different methods of casting on and binding off while getting comfortable working your rounds 1 and 2 at a time on 2 circulars. Practice ways to easily and beautifully pick up stitches on any edge—thumbs, sock gusset, necklines — with no holes or gaps. Turn heels with confidence and laugh at kitchener stitch as you weave your way across a toe. Fine tune your shaping and finishing skills with different styles of increases and decreases.
Take any pattern written for double points and convert it to suit your circulars!
Walk away from this workshop loving all rounds equally and passionately no matter how small they may be!
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