Illustration: Brioche Scarf from "Brioche Knitting" by Nancy Marchant
Sally Melville Returns!
Please join us at the Ambrosia Event Center (next doorto the Beehive) for an unforgettable evening with Sally Melville. Sally is one of the knitting world's most inspiring designers, teachers and authors. Just back from Vogue Live in New York, she'll be presenting 'Why We Knit' - an entertaining look at what knitting (and other hand work) offers us. From alleviating boredom, to engaging in the creative process, to teaching skills that help us through all aspects of life, Sally is anenthusiastic believer in the process. Don't miss your opportunity to see, meet and hear this dynamic speaker!
We are also offering a series of classes with Sally. Class sizes are limited, so please call early to register and avoid disappointment. Anyone purchasing 6 hours of classes will receive a free ticket to Sally's Friday evening presentation!
Saturday March 3, 2012 9:00 - 4:00 (with an hour for lunch)
$120.00 plus HST
ESSENTIAL SKILLS (6 hours)
No matter how advanced and accomplished we are, there are habits or holes in our knitting repertoire. Perhaps we rely upon the same cast-on, the same increase, the same decrease. Perhaps we are not confident of our seaming or are confounded by the instruction to "pick up and knit 101 stitches around the neck edge . . . evenly!"
This workshop explores and explains the many techniques we should all have in our repertoire. We'll talk about which choices are best suited to each situation and why, and we'll practice them all with lots of hands-on experience.
SKILL LEVEL - Beginner, Intermediate and Beyond. (Very experienced knitters get a lot from this class, and so do newer knitters. But because the work covers skills related to garments, these newer knitters should probably have made a sweater--or else the work won't have a context.)
Sunday am - March 4, 2012 9:00 - 12:00
$60.00 plus HST
KNIT TO FLATTER AND FIT
A knitter who spends the time and energy to make her own clothes should be rewarded with a result that makes her happy and proud. It should fit, it should flatter, and there should be no mystery as to how this happened. But sadly, and too often, this is not the result. Why? Because the knitter chooses the wrong pattern OR chooses the right pattern but follows the directions without questioning them OR makes the right garment but wears it with the wrong thing.
There are a few simple rules to follow for successful knitting: start with styles that flatter, knit with appropriate decisions for a personalized fit, and then wear it with something that makes it look wonderful! This workshop covers all these decisions and puts the power for successful results into your competent hands. Yay!
SKILL LEVEL - Anyone
Sunday pm - March 4, 2012 1:00 - 4:00
$60.00 plus HST
STRIPES AND STRIPES THAT AREN'T
Stripes... oh so easy to knit! But who can wear them? The truth is that everyone can both knit and wear them. This workshop explores ways to build stripes, knit stripes, and match stripes. And then we'll play with simple stitch patterns that knit like stripes but don't look like stripes and can produce some of your favorite knitting.
SKILL LEVEL- Intermediate