Classes

Westley wants you to know that the Winter Session of classes is ready for registration! Just scroll down the screen to see what is being offered.

WINTER WEATHER CANCELLATION POLICY: Should the weather be inclement and the safe travel to the shop is in questions, the instructor will call the shop to inform them of the cancellation. Instructors will notify their students 1 hour before the start of the class. Of course, each individual should use their own discretion

Ravelry: The Online Community for Fiber Artists

Date: January 13, 2020 ………….Time: 6:30 to 8:30
Presenters: Priscilla Breese, Rhonda Bish & Claire Sleeman
Fee: FREE……Maximum Enrollment: No Limit

Ravelry is an online place for knitters, crocheters, designers, spinners, weavers and dyers to keep track of their yarn, tools, project and pattern information, and look to others for ideas and inspiration.

Registration Deadline: January 8, 2020

Beginning Knitting:  Kitchen Series

Dates: Jan. 14, 21, 28, Feb. 11, 18
Time: 6:30-8:30
Instructors: Priscilla Breese & Mary DeFabio
Fee: $25 for the series……Maximum Enrollment: 8
Skill Level: Beginners

This will be a 4-session class for beginning knitters.  We will be offering the English (throwing) and Continental (picking) Method.  Participants may choose their preferred method after the first class.  The Kitchen Series will consist of a dishcloth, a hanging hand-towel and a hot pad.  Hopefully, by the time you are done with these sessions you will be comfortable enough with knitting to go on your own to other projects.  Participants will learn knit, purl, yarn over, increase, decrease, cast-on, bind-off, knit in the round and have the ability to read a pattern.  Participants may finish all of the projects or just one, it is up to you.

Session 1:  Practice knit, purl and bind-off a swatch to prepare for the projects. Decide which method the prefer to learn.
Session 2:  Long Tail Cast-on and begin dishcloth
Session 3:  Begin Hanging Hand Towel
Session 4:  Learn to knit in the round with a Knitted Double Thickness Hot Pad
Session 5:  Finish  Projects  (optional)

Materials Needed: All of these supplies are available at the Tybout House. They are part of a standard knitting utility kit.
*Size US#7 Single Point Needle, 3 skeins of 75% to 100% cotton worsted weight yarn (the same color or 3 coordinating colors), Yarn needle, Stitch Markers, 1 button, color coordinated with your yarn, Measuring tape, Size US#7 – 16-inch circular needle.

Registration Deadline: January 8, 2020

Beginner’s Crochet

Instructor: Angela Tracey
Date: January 22 & 23……………Time: 6:00 to 8:00
Fee: $20 ……………..Maximum Enrollment: 6
Skill Level:    Beginners

Working in the round, students will learn chaining, singles, doubles, slip stitch and slip knot. Completed project is a washcloth.

Material Needed: Students will need to bring a worsted weight cotton yarn and an F or G crochet hook.

Registration Deadline: January 15, 2020

Knitting with Beads: Fingerless Gloves

Dates: January 23 & 30, 2020
Time: 2:00 to 4:00
Instructor: Connie Dalbo
Fee: $30………Maximum Enrollment: 8
Skill Level: Intermediate

In this class students will learn how to incorporate beads into your knitting projects. Students will also learn how to cast-on, knit with double pointed needles, make a thumb gusset, and finish your glove. This class is great for anyone who can already knit and purl, would like to try knitting on double needles and would like to learn how to knit beads into a project. It is easy enough for beginners yet challenging enough to hold even an experienced knitter’s interest.

Materials Needed: 235 yards of lace or finger weight yarn, a set of 4 US#1 or 2 double point needles, 1 steel crochet hook (size 12), 180 size 6 or “E” glass beads. (a 28 gram tube provides more than enough beads), tapestry needle and stitch markers.

Registration Deadline: January 16, 2020

Charting the Course with Crochet

Date: February 6, 2020……………Time: 6:00-8:00
Instructor: Angie Tracey
Fee: $15…………… Maximum Enrollment: 8
Skill Level:  Beginners  (Requires knowledge of basic crochet stitches.)

Students will make a decorative flower while learning to read both a written pattern and a chart

Material Needed: a worsted weight yarn and a G crochet hook.

Registration Deadline: January 30, 2020

Tackling Tunisian Simple Stitch: Crochet

Date: February 18 & 25………..Time: 10 to Noon
Instructor: Lorinda Hill
Fee: $20………………Maximum Enrollment: 6
Level: Intermediate (Students should be familiar with the creation of the foundation chain and the single crochet stitch at the very least.)

Students will create a scarf using single crochet and the Tunisian Simple Stitch. The completed project will have a border using a reverse single crochet stitch which students will learn as part of the class.

Materials Needed: Students should use a worsted weight yarn and a H or J Afghan Single End Hook 14″ in length. We have a supply at the shop.

Registration Deadline: February 11, 2020

Patchwork Greeting Card

Date: February 20, 2020
Time: Session 1– 2:00-4:00….Session 2– 6:30-8:30 (Offered Twice)
Instructor: Olivia Sechriest
Fee: $10 (includes a kit) …… Maximum Enrollment: 8
Level: Beginners

Students will learn how to do piece patchwork quilting to make a greeting card. This is a great way to use up those little pieces of cotton fabric that you have hanging around the house.

Materials Needed: Participants will need to bring their own sewing machine. We have a couple at the shop that you can use if necessary. Make sure you have thread, scissors, a ruler and a wheel cutter if you have one.

Registration Deadline: February 13, 2020

I-Cord Sampler: by Elizabeth Zimmermann

Date: February 25 & 27, 2020 Time: 6:30 to 8:30
Instructor: Coralee Wenzel
Fee: $30…………Maximum Enrollment: 8
Level: Intermediate

Students will learn the following skills- provisional cast-on, I-Cord Cast-on, built in I-Cord, I-Cord Bind-off, applied (attached) I-Cord, and the I-cord Buttonhole-hidden and loop. When finished, students will have a usable potholder.

Materials Needed: Students will need worsted weight yarn, a pair of double pointed needles (Size US#6 or 7), a crochet hook (size E or F), a yarn needle, and scissors.

Registration Deadline: February 18, 2020

Boosting Your Knitting Skills

Date: March 3 & 5…….Time: 10 to Noon
Instructor: Pam Mahan
Fee: $20…..Maximum Enrollment: 8
Skill Level: Any

Learn some tips and tricks to enhance your knitting experience.  This class is for knitters who already grasp the basics but would like to improve their skills and expand their knowledge of techniques to employ on future projects.   Topics will include a variety of ways to cast on, effects of different increases and decreases, the importance of swatching, choosing a compatible bind off, joining new yarn, swatching, and fixing mistakes.

Students will be required to complete homework before coming to class so that they will ready for a hands-on learning experience.

HOMEWORK:
Use light to medium solid color, worsted weight yarn and needles of appropriate size.
Cast on 16 stitches.
Row 1:  Knit all stitches.
Row 2:  Knit all stitches.
Row 3:  Knit all stitches.
Row 4:  Knit 2, purl 12, knit 2.
Row 5:  Knit all stitches.
Row 6:  Knit 2, purl 12, knit 2.
Row 7:  Knit all stitches.
Row 8:  Knit 2, purl 12, knit 2.
Leave a few yards of yarn attached to your swatch and slip the stitches to a holder or scrap yarn.   Make a second swatch.   (If time permits, you may want to prepare an extra swatch or two.)

MATERIALS NEEDED:
At least two homework swatches.  Small amounts of worsted weight yarn.(Leftovers are fine.)  Appropriate size needles to use with worsted weight yarn. Basic knitting tools and note taking materials.

Registration Deadline: February 25, 2020

Making Socks from Knitted Tubes

Date: Session I – March 10, 2020 … Session II – March 26, 2020
Time: 10:00 to Noon
(Jen is offering 2 sessions)
Instructor: Jen Kemery
Fee: $45 (Includes Kit) Maximum Enrollment: 6
Skill Level: Intermediate

The student will learn to take a knit tube from a circular sock machine and divide it for two socks, put in afterthought heels, and knit a toe and cuff.

A kit will be provided with knit tubes in a variety of colors and your choice of coordinating toe/heel colors or in the same color as the tube. 

MATERIALS NEEDED
We’re knitting with DK weight yarn so bring US#5 or 6 double point needles.

Registration Deadline:   February 25, 2020

Crochet on the Edge for Knitters

Dates: March 12, 2020…Time: 6:00 to 8:00
…………March 14, 2020… Time: 10 to Noon
Instructor: Angie Tracey
Fee: $20 ……………..Maximum Enrollment: 8
Skill Level:     Beginners ( Requires a knowledge of basic crochet stitches.)

The participants will learn a variety of crocheted edgings to dress up your knitwear or decorate your world. 

Homework Required:

Make two swatches:
Cast-on 36 stitches
Row 1 (RS) Knit across
Row 2 (WS) Knit across
Continue with the garter stitch for 4 inches.
Bind-off.

Material Needed: Students will need worsted weight yarn, and a G hook.

Registration Deadline: March 5, 2020