Current Classes
Crank In and Spinning Day TBA
Flatbed Machine Knitting Group meets the 4th Sunday of each month 1-3.
Mountain Stitchers meet the first Tuesday of each month 1-3, sign up on their site.
Men's Knitting Group meets the 2nd Sunday of each month 1:30-3:30
Bring your lunch and stay all day.
Classes: No need to sign up, just come in.
Crochet with Jean Tuesdays 10:30-12:00 $10.00 per class.
Knitting with Roberta Fridays 10:30-12:30 $10.00 per class. (Roberta is out for a bit as she recovers from Shoulder Surgery)
Crystal will be available for help on the following Fridays.
October 18
November 1 & 15 & 29
December 13 & 27
Knitting with Ann Wednesdays 5-7 $8.00 per class.
Crystal's Classes on the 1st Sunday of each month. 1:30-3:30 $20.00 per class..
Where: Friends and Fiberworks LYS, Candler, NC (Go way out yonder, turn on to Brooks Cove Road and it’ll be the big building past the 4th cow pasture on the right :)
October - Raglan Pullover Class
Hello Fabulous Knitters!
Starting to feel a bit cooler in the mornings, seeing a few leaves starting to turn and fall? You know what that means - Sweater Season! What’s that? You’ve never made a sweater because you didn’t think you could? Lisa and I at Friends and Fiberworks are here to show you that you can. I will provide the instruction, and Lisa has the yarn for purchase. There will be 2 sessions of instruction, the first Sundays in both October and November. You should have a sweater ready to show off at Thanksgiving - and thank the stars they stretch!
For this class you must be an advanced beginner or above. You must know how to cast on, knit, purl, join in the round, increase and decrease, and bind off. If you are unsure of your skill level, feel free to ask me prior to the class.
Homework to have completed before Sunday, October 19th:
- Review free pattern. Decide if you want waist shaping or not. As of this publication, this sweater pattern has 2926 projects, click through some of those to get ideas on yarn, shaping and fit.
- Ravelry: Brick pattern by Clare Lee
- Sweater quantity of yarn per your size according to the pattern. This should be a yarn with some elasticity to it to retain shape. Pick a worsted weight medium to lighter color plied yarn with little to no variegation. All FFW staff will be happy to help you find the perfect yarn. I will be in the shop on Sunday September 29th if you want a consult with me.
- Gauge swatch resulting in 18 sts per 4 inches. More on this later.
October 6th 1:30-3:30pm: This session will include ensuring your swatch meets the gauge needed for the project, discuss the basic construction for a top down raglan pullover sweater as well as details for this specific pattern. You will start at the neck in class and get the raglan shaping pattern down.
Homework between classes: Knit in the round…a lot. Rib at the bottom and bind off.
November 3rd 1:30-3:30pm: This session will walk you through picking up the stitches on waste yarn/holders for the arms and how to pick up stitches around the neck and rib. We will talk about couture finishing so your sweater is stunning.
For class you will need to bring:
- Pattern, either printed or on a tablet. You will be taking notes.
- Yarn (all required for this project)
- Gauge swatch
- Circular needles according to your gauge swatch and a second set 2 sizes smaller. (e.g. if you get gauge on size 8US then you will also need a size 6US)
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Yarn holders or waste yarn
- Tapestry needle
- Something to measure your gauge swatch with
- Phone camera so you can record anything in class you may need help with later
How to construct a gauge swatch:
- Cast on 22 stitches.
- Knit in garter for 4 rows
- Row 1 Wrong Side: K2, P to last 2 sts, K2 (K2 on either side will give you a nice edge/border so when you measure on the RS you don’t count these sts, just count between them)
- Row 2 Right Side: Knit to end
Repeat until at least 3 inches long. Check on the RS, in between your garter edging. Those 18 sts should be 4” wide. If they are not, go up or down a needle size and starting on the WS of your current swatch: Knit across (this will give you a delineating purl bump row visible on the RS), then knit across the RS and continue in pattern starting on Row 1 and knit with that new needle for 3 more inches. Continue in this manner until you get the right needle size for gauge. If you’re off by 1/2 stitch you will probably be ok, but this is why I want to check your gauge swatch in class. And no stretching! :)
As with all of my classes the class fee is $20 per session paid to me. This also gets you 10% off all yarn/notions purchased on the day of the class. Also included will be help sessions every Sunday in October and November from 2:30-3:30pm.
Making a sweater is a big deal - you make ‘garments’ now. I’m looking forward to seeing you on the first Sundays in October and November to help you take this next big step in your knitting game!
Crystal aka Yoda aka Ask Her
November - Continue Raglan Pullover class
December – Free Beginner Continental Knitting class to donate washcloths to The Haven.
