Top Down Icelandic

Knit a beautiful Icelandic-patterned sweater from the top down with Sally Ijams.  Learn how to knit with two or three colors at the same time, how to work a sweater from the top down, and how to read a chart. Students must know how to knit in the round. Portions of this sweater will be knit using 2 circular needles at the same time.

Kaffe Fassett's Floral Jacket from Vogue Knitting S/S 2008

Are you experienced with colorwork and looking to go to the next level? Join Sally Ijams as she takes you to that next level with Kaffe Fassett's Floral Jacket. Students must be experienced in colorwork.

My First Lace Class

This workshop is designed to introduce knitters to the art of lace knitting. Students will create a sampler of lace stitches beginning with very basic lace and progressing to more complicated lace patterns. Students progress at their own speed adding lace knitting patterns to their sampler as desired.Lynn Wilson also teaches you how to “unknit”  your lace, which is one of the most valuable techniques one can learn to become a successful lace knitter. click here for photo

Jump Start your Holiday Knitting

Starting in July and continuing for the next four months our Knitting Central Teachers will be teaching a series of classes that will help you get a jump on your holiday handmade gifts. Each project will combine new techniques with great yarns. We've specifically chosen these projects so that you can knit each project multiple times before the holiday comes close. There will be one project a month, through November.  Each project will take only 1-3 skeins of yarn.  Sign up for however many classes you would like.  1-2 classes, $35 each; 3 or  more classes, receive 10% off the class price.

July: Make a pair of booties while learning short rows and the mattress stitch. click here for photo

August: Make a mixed media scarf that mixes knitting and crochet – snowflake scarf ~ drop stitch, crocheting snowflakes.  Picture to follow ~ design in progress.

September:  Hat with Ear Flaps ~ cable cast on, striping evenly, knitting in the round, decreases, and i-cords. click here for photo

October:  Cabled Fingerless Glove ~ learn cables.  Picture to follow ~ design in progress.

November:  Make a pair of miniature mittens that can be used as a Christmas ornament or made into a key fob.  Learn how to knit in the round on double pointed needles and shaping.

Intro to Jane's Head

You’ve heard of Tuesdays with Maury? Spend Wednesdays with Jane Elliott as you get acquainted with some of the strange musings that went on in her mind when she began designing some of her unusual patterns as you create your own version of the multitextural, multidirectional, (and multicolor, if you like) 15” square that can be transformed into a pillow, purse, sweater, or the beginnings of an afghan.

Crochet Finishing for Knitters

Danni Conway will teach you how to add a sweet and simple edging to all your knits, seam sweaters quickly and easily without mastering the mattress stitch, and add an easy buttonhole band that takes half the time as a knit buttonhole band. click here for homework

Learn How to Crochet

Learn how to make a foundation chain, slip stitch, and single crochet. Pam Grushkin will teach you the basics of crochet and get you started on your first project.

Lady Jane Purse

Learn shaping techniques, no-sew construction, and a variety of cables and crossings as you make this adorable little bag (Jane Elliott’s answer to a wristlet). One of those “ohhh, isn’t that adorable!” bags.

Ravelry 102
If you've been on Ravelry for a while and are familiar with adding projects and have experimented with some of the other features, then you are ready for Ravelry 102.  Pam Grushkin will guide you through how to get even more out of Ravelry: fine tune your searches, problem solving, and learn about new features that have been added to Ravelry.