December 2022 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

How cute are these Bun Buns??

December 3 + 10, 1-3 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


Knit Skills: Colorwork Little Snips Hat HYBRID

December 3, 10, + 17, 10 am-12 pm, $90

Pattern from Abby Goodman Knits

Stranded colorwork is one of the most satisfying skills for knitters! Learn how to carry two colors, maintain even tension, color dominance, and how to read a colorwork chart while knitting the Little Snips hat, designed for our 5th birthday! Students should be able to knit and purl in the round, and have some experience knitting from a pattern.

Instructor: Amie Palmer

Required Materials:

Pattern for the Little Snips Hat from Abby Goodman (PDF, print copy, or Ravelry)

OR

Pattern + yarn kit

OR

DK weight yarn (around 200 yd MC + 20 yd each of 4 CC or around 80 yd of a single CC) Great for scraps!

US 5 (3.75 mm) 16" circulars + DPNs

Stitch Markers

Tapestry Needle


Sewing Skills: Petal Pouch HYBRID

December 18, 10 am-1:30 pm $52.50

Image from the designer

This fun and practical little pouch is perfect for organizing your craft supplies, or makes a thoughtful gift in a favorite fabric. We'll learn to use a paper pattern, install a zipper, apply interfacing, and sew a curved seam. Students should be able to independently set up and sew straight line projects on their machine. The larger of the two sizes is recommended for beginners.

Instructor: Shaerie Mead

Materials:

Pattern for the Petal Pouch from Noodlehead (found in the pattern booklet Everyday Essentials or the Flora issue of Making magazine, or as a pdf from the designer)

Exterior- 1/4 yard or FQ (fat quarter) quilting cotton or light to midweight canvas or similar

Interior- 1/4 yard or FQ quilting cotton

1/2 yard SF101 woven fusible interfacing

10" zipper

Marking tool (tailor's chalk, soluble pen or marker, chalk pencil)

Thread to match (or contrast!

80/12 universal or microtex machine needle

Zipper foot for your machine

Basic sewing kit (fabric scissors, glass head pins, thread snips)


Work In Progress Knitting Help IN PERSON

December 2, 9, + 16, 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.