September 2020 VIRTUAL Classes

Knit an Heirloom Stocking

THIS IS A VIRTUAL CLASS THAT MEETS ON ZOOM

Knit a new holiday heirloom and learn some great knitting techniques, including two-color cast on, Latvian Braid, corrugated rib, charted colorwork, and sock shaping. In four 2-hour sessions broken down step by step, you'll have a family treasure to be proud of! Students should be comfortable knitting and purling in the round.

**Instructor: Amie Palmer**

Materials:

"Fair-Isle Stocking" e-book from Mimi Kezer (On Ravelry or we can print in store for you);

US 7 (4.5mm) circular, 16"

US 7 DPNs

Tapestry Needle

Tuesdays at 11 am starting September 15

Basic Brioche Knitting: Water Born Headwrap

THIS IS A VIRTUAL CLASS THAT MEETS ON ZOOM

Want to learn brioche, but worried that it's too complicated? Learn the basics in a one day, single color brioche class, making the Water Born headband from Jacqueline Cieslak. We'll cover provisional cast-on, single color brioche, and common brioche terms, techniques, and abbreviations. Students should be comfortable knitting and purling.

Instructor: Amie Palmer

Pattern for the Water Born headwrap from Jacqueline Cieslak (in store or on Ravelry)

130-150 yd DK yarn (or one strand of fingering held with one laceweight mohair or other yarn with a halo = DK)

Main needles for brioche: US 4 (3.5 mm) 24” circular

Larger needles for i-cord bind off: US 6 (4 mm), any length circular or DPN

Notions: scrap yarn, darning needle, crochet hook for provisional cast-on

Saturday, September 19 from 10-3

*Lunch break from 12-1

Colorwork Sweater Class: Sandoval

THIS IS A VIRTUAL CLASS THAT MEETS ON ZOOM

Learn techniques for colorwork knitting and open a world of intricate patterns! The Sandoval Sweater has a striking two-color, geometric design that keeps you excited to knit the next row. We will cover general sweater techniques, sizing, colorwork strategies, and short row shaping for your new favorite sweater. Students should have experience working from a pattern with increases and decreases.

Instructor: Amie Palmer

Required Materials:

Pattern for Sandoval by This.Bird.Knits (in store or on Ravelry)

2 colors of DK weight yarn for your size (make a 4" swatch)

US 6 (4.0 mm) circular needles, minimum 30” cord

US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles, minimum 30” cord

Needles in both sizes for sleeve knitting (DPNs, magic loop, or 9-12” circular)

Stitch markers, tapestry needle

Free Events

Knit-A-Long: Wave of Change Jacket

​Join us for a fall Knit-A-Long with a side of voter empowerment! We will be knitting the Wave of Change jacket by Denise Bayron. We will cast on during our regular Virtual Craft Club on Sunday, September 20 at 3 pm with a goal of finishing by Sunday November 1.

To participate in the Knit-A-Long, you need to take one action to encourage voter registration and voter turnout. We will donate $5 for each participant to You Can Vote. Active participants will be entered in a raffle for a $50 gift certificate.

I will ask everyone who is eligible to check their voter registration at the Cast On event. 

Qualifying actions include​:

-Serving as a Poll Worker

-Participating in a voter registration event.

-Phone- or text-banking

-Rides to the polls

Share any additional ideas! Check out You Can Vote for events.

Get the pattern from the Bayron Handmade website

You are not required to attend the Cast On or Bind Off event to be considered an active participant, but you must post your project on social media and encourage others to vote to be considered a participant. You can tag #FCWaveofChange or email details to hello@freemanscreative.com​