April 2023 Classes
Classes will state if they are IN PERSON, VIRTUAL, or HYBRID. Hybrid classes will allow for both in person or remote attendance. You will receive the Zoom link with registration for virtual and hybrid classes.
VACCINATION REQUIRED for in-person attendance. Masks must be worn at all times inside the shop and classroom. Hybrid and virtual classes include a class recording.
Knit Skills: Bunny Slippers HYBRID
3/25 + 4/1, 10 am - 12 pm, $60
Make sure everyone in the family has toasty toes in these cute bunny slippers, sized from toddler through adult. We'll learn a pinhole cast-on, increases, decreases, knitting in the round on DPNs or 2 circular needles, and picking up stitches. Students should be comfortable knitting and purling.
Instructor: Amie Palmer
Required materials:
Bun Bun pattern from Ukee Knits (PayHip or Ravelry)
90-200 yd of Super Bulky yarn (depending on size)
US 10 (6mm) DPN or 2 circular needles
Similar sized crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Sewing Skills: Town Bag HYBRID
March 26, 11 am-3 pm, $60
image via the Grainline website
Let's make the Fringe Town Bag, now a home sewing pattern from Grainline Studio! This roomy tote will organize projects of all sizes, with a drawstring closure and a variety of interior and exterior pockets. Students should be comfortable setting up and sewing straight lines on their machine and using a paper pattern.
Please come to class with your pattern and fabric pieces cut out. Leave your pattern pieces pinned to your fabric so we can go over markings.
Instructor: Sudi-Laura Overstreet
Materials:
Paper Pattern for the Town Bag
1 yard mid to heavy-weight canvas, twill, denim, or similar fabric
Coordinating thread
Denim machine needle
Hera Marker or other marking tool
Town Bag notions kit -OR-
2.5 yards cotton braided cording
1.5 yards cotton webbing (1.25")
8 double cap rivets (6 mm, optional)
Punch and rivet setter (optional)
Knit Skills: Baby Overalls HYBRID
Image via the designer’s website
Satrudays March 25, April 1, 8, 3:30-5:30 PM and Sunday April 23, 3-5 pm, $120
Baby projects are the perfect way to build your skills on a smaller scale, plus everything is just cuter on tiny people! The adorable Potager Overalls will cover short-row shaping, buttonholes, and picking up stitches- all skills you can use for adult-size projects! Students should be able to knit and purl in the round and have some practice following a pattern.
Instructor: Rachel Offerdahl
Required Materials:
The pattern for the Potager Overalls from Lisa Chemery (Paper copy or PDF from the designer)
Sport, DK, or light Worsted yarn in the amount for the size you choose (3 mo- 3 yr)
US size 6/4 mm, 16” circular needle
US size 6/4 mm, set of DPNs or a longer circular for magic loop
US size 4/3.5 mm, 16” circular needle
US size 4/3.5 mm, set of DPNs or a longer circular for magic loop
US size 4/3.5 mm, 24" circular for button band
3 stitch holders or waste yarn
5 stitch markers (ideally a contrast color for BOR)
~ 3/4" buttons (9-19 depending on size chosen)
Tapestry needle
Sweater Skills: Petal Party Crop HYBRID
April 15, 22, 29, May 13, June 3 + 10, 1-3 pm $180
image via the designer
This sweet and light knit will liven up your summer layers! This class will cover basic sweater construction, sizing, and fit, lace knitting techniques, German short-rows, and picking up stitches. Students should be comfortable knitting and purling in the round, and following a pattern.
Instructor: Amie Palmer
Materials:
Pattern for the Petal Party Crop (paper copies or digital)
Fingering Weight Yarn for your size (2-3 skeins)
Needle A (Sweater Body): One 24” circular needle, US 5 / 3.75 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge
Needle B (Sleeve Cuffs): One 40” circular needle for magic loop or DPN’s, US 3 / 3.25 mm
Needle C (Neckline): One 16” circular needle, US 3 / 3.25 mm
Needle D (Hem): One 24” circular needle, US 3 / 3.25 mm
Tapestry Needle
Learn to Quilt: The Ivy Quilt IN PERSON
April 16, 23, 30, + May 7, 11 am - 2 pm, $180
image via the designer
Let's make a quilt! This class will cover sewing a quilt from start to finish using the Ivy Quilt pattern from Kitchen Table Quilting. We will learn to accurately cut blocks using a rotary cutter, piece with a precise 1/4 seam allowance, efficiently chain-piece our blocks, and baste and machine quilt our projects. Students should be comfortable sewing projects by machine (set-up/basic troubleshooting). We will make the Baby size.
Instructor: Sudi-Laura Overstreet
Materials:
The Ivy Quilt pattern (paper copy or pdf from the designer)
For the BABY SIZE (around 37x46"):
1 yard of your background fabric (light color in the sample)
1/2 yard of your cornerstone fabric (dark color in the sample)
(7) 1/4 yard or fat quarter cuts of your medium color fabrics
-YOU DO NOT NEED TO PREWASH YOUR FABRIC
1.5 yards of backing fabric
.5 yards of binding fabric
-We will select our backing and binding after the second class
around 45x54" batting (not needed until 3rd session)
Microtex 80/12 machine needles
Neutral color thread (cotton or all purpose)
Rotary Cutter
Cutting mat (around 18x24" is good)
Clear ruler (6x24" is a good size)
Scissors or snips
Glass head pins
Walking Foot (not needed until the 3rd session)
Learn to Knit, One Dishcloth At A Time HYBRID
April 22, 29, + May 13, 10 am- 12 pm, $90
If you've never knit before or just need a refresher, this three-week class will teach you all the basics. We'll start off with a simple garter stitch dishcloth, then learn the techniques to add new colors the second week, then add textured stitches in week 3. You'll be ready to knit so many projects after this class!
Instructor: Amie Palmer
Materials:
3 colors of Worsted Weight cotton yarn like Nifty Cotton (with good contrast, no dark colors)
(Ask us to make you a kit!)
Work In Progress Knitting Help IN PERSON
April 7, 14, + 28, 1-3 pm, $30
We've all got a knitting Work In Progress that could use some help! Join knitting instructor Amie Palmer most Fridays for guidance! If you've taken a class with Amie, or a knitting class at Freeman's Creative, come work on your projects with guidance and support. This is an ongoing series for students who are starting, working on, or need help completing projects. If you have any questions about the class format, or whether your project is appropriate for this class, please contact the shop.