October News

Snowfling Mittens
Knitters with experience in color stranding
will appreciate Tanis Lavallee’s Snowfling
Mittens on many levels. They are beautiful,
warm, and full of knitterly details. A sampler
set of large snowflakes decorates the backs
of the mittens, while smaller snowflakes
decorate the palms and thumb gussets. The
cuff is doubled for warmth. And finally, the
ultimate mitten luxury will be the knitted
lining which will make your mittens cozier
and more durable.
Thursday Soldotna
Nov 14, 21, Dec 5, 12 Soldotna is a fresh, new take on the
4:00 to 6:00 pm
$50 plus supplies
traditional, color patterned, YOK E D
Teacher: Debbie S W E AT E R. The short sleeves
and cropped length pair equally well with
a summer dress or jeans. If the cropped
length is not for you, this top down design
is very easy to customize to get your
perfectly flattering length.
We’ll be using three different easy
methods to even out the jagged effect
of color jog when changing rounds in
stranded color knitting. We’ll also use a
super easy increasing method which you
may prefer for smooth results.
Tuesday
Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, 19
2:00 or 6:00 pm
$50 plus supplies
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 All Day Mitten
Add the practical art of mitten making
to your skill set in this all day class.
Your class mitten will be done in a
super bulky yarn so that you can
complete it during class. You’ll work
with our own shop MI T T E N
pattern written for all sizes and weights
of yarn. Once you master this mitten
making formula, you’ll never be more
than a couple hours away from a new
pair of mittens and warm hands for
anyone on your knit list.
Asymmetric Cardie Saturday
Oct 12
This cardigan is a FIRS T
10:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Staught
W EbyAT E R friendly project
Kate, who truly loves to
$50 plus supplies
Teacher: Debbie
help people achieve a wearable piece
to be proud of on the very first go.
You’ll work with an easy to understand
pattern published by Knitting Pure and
Simple. Kate will also have you try on
your sweater in progress at appropriate
points along the way so that you can
make fit adjustments as needed. Your
choice of a bulky yarn will make the
knitting go faster so you’ll be ready for
warm days this winter.
Tuesday
Nov 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec 3
4:00 to 6:00 pm
$60 plus supplies
Teacher: Kate

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Closed September 2 for Labor Day Closed September 7 for Popcorn Fest

Dino Crochet
Kerry Lord has developed a wonderful crochet TOY
animal
making system. The toys are safe for young children. They sit up
by themselves on a toy self. They are built to take real play. But,
most importantly, they make everyone smile.
Your first dinosaur will be made with Toft DK, a wool yarn that is
perfectly suited to toy making. The soft and squishy Toft yarn
fills in the spaces between stitches so that your stuffing will not
peek out.
Your kit includes Toft yarn for your first dinosaur, booklet for 15
dinosaurs, and stuffing. All you will need to bring to class is a
Size C crochet hook.
Thursday
Nov 7, 14, 21
1 to 3 pm
$55 includes most supplies
Teacher: Paula

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 Gnome
This one session class in needle felting is suitable
for complete beginners, but is also an engaging
project for experienced needle felters. Your
gnome can be done in earth and forest colors. Or
choose a brighter pallet for a summer gnome. The
shaping techniques you will learn in class will be
useful for future NE E DL E F ELT IN G
projects. Your class fee includes wool for the
gnome and a complete needle felting starter kit.
Friday
October 25
1:00 to 4:00 pm
$45 includes all supplies
Teacher: Susan Childress

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Cocoknits Sweater
Julie Weisenberger of Cocoknits has created a
top down, seamless S W E AT E R making
system that imitates the look of a set in sleeve.
Sometimes seamless sweaters suffer from lack of
structure that causes the garment to lose shape.
Julie Weisenberger has conquered this problem
by adapting the English Tailored Shoulder to hand
knitting. Her techniques give your sweater good
bones, providing structure and support in the critical
shoulder area. The top down construction makes it
very easy to get the exact sleeve length and sweater
length that you want.
The goal of this class is to get you comfortable with
the Cocoknits basic sweater system and help you
see how you can easily make small modifications

GE T T HE S W E AT E R YOU
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WA N T.
Saturday
Nov 2, 9, 16, 23
1:00 to 3:00 pm
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 Storm Mountain
Ready for a more challenging project?
Heidi Kirrmaier’s Storm Mountain could
be the right project for you. Join Heidi
for a 6 session class to make this flutter
front CA RDIG A N . It is worked
top down with raglan shaping created
with rows of eyelets. The rows of eyelets
continue down the back producing a
Felt Clogs flattering, gentle flare.
Clogs are knit XXXL size in wool and then Wednesday
run through the washing machine to shrink Oct 16, 23, 30,
the wool into a tight, firm fabric. Susan will Nov 6, 13, 20
share her tips and tricks to help you keep 5:30 to 7:30pm
track of the wrap and turns and increases $70 plus supplies
Teacher: Heidi
that create the CLO G shaping. There
are size options for every family member.
Every new pair that Susan creates has a
new element of creativity. She’ll show
you how to use needle felting to add a
name, a flower, a soccer ball, a snowman,
snowflake, or whatever embellishment you
want. You can even add a jester fringe to
the cuff for a real touch of whimsey.
Wednesday OR Saturday
Oct 9, 16, 23 Oct 12, 19, 26
1 to 3 pm 1 to 3 pm
$50 plus supplies
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Fair Isle Christmas
STOCK ING
Begin that Christmas stocking on your
to do list now and enjoy some relaxed
knitting time well before the holiday
season begins.
This class is perfect for first time fair-
isle knitters. Debbie loves introducing
people to color stranded knitting
and has a bag of tricks to help you be
successful. The stocking planning
process will also be of interest to
experienced fair-isle knitters. Choose
your own combination of charts for
traditional Christmas motifs from a
selection that includes all the favorites
such as Santas, candy canes, hearts,
snowflakes, Xmas trees, and reindeer.
Saturday
Nov 2, 9, 16
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
$45 plus supplies
Teacher: Debbie

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Entrelac
Entrelac is one of the great tricks of the knitting
world. Is it woven? Does it involve a lot of sewing?
None of the above. You’ll work with self-striping yarn
which creates the illusion that each small section is
made from a separate yarn source, when in fact you’ll
be working with one continuous strand. It’s also a
great opportunity to try the option of “knitting back
backwards” so that you can work with the right side
of the piece facing you at all times. Choose the wide

SH AW L version or a narrower SCA RF

version and finish with an elegant knotted fringe.
Saturday
Oct 12, 19, 26
10:30am to 12:30pm
$45 plus supplies
Teacher: Heidi

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 OCTOBER Beginners classes
Learn to Knit Knit Beginner Project
Learn to knit by making Practice the skills you learned in Knitting
swatches of basic for Beginners while making a hat and
stitches. Emphasis is scarf set. You’ll learn to use circular and
placed on learning to double pointed needles while making WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM
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that you can become a gauge pattern. The scarf combines
confident knitter. Class the cable, lace, and other stitches you
also includes a taste of
lace and cables.
learned in Knitting for Beginners with
an emphasis on learning to read your
Hours
Thursday stitches to build your knitting skill set. Tu 12 to 7
W 10 to 7
Oct 17, 24 Tuesday Th 12 to 9
Nov 7, 14 Oct 8, 15, 22 F 12 to 7
6 to 8 pm 1 to 3 pm Sa 10 to 5
$60 includes all supplies $40 plus supplies
CL A S S SIG N U PS
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Learn to Crochet Beginner Project Te ac h e r s
Begin your crochet future with a
This class gives graduates of Heidi Yelich
set of 3 classes designed to get
Crochet for Beginners a chance Susan Brobst
you comfortable with the basic
to practice their new skills while Kate Schroeder
crochet stitches. You will begin
making a hat and scarf. We’ll Debbie Teibel
with the classic granny square
emphasize basic pattern reading
and end with a lightweight cowl. Paula Strietelmeier
skills while working through 2 well
Basic finishing skills for crochet BJ Licko-Keel
written, beginner friendly patterns
fabrics will also be included.
from Churchmouse. Friday
Friday Nov 22, 29, Design
Nov 1, 8, 15 Dec 6 Kristina Rost
1 to 3 pm 1 to 3 pm Artwork
Susan Childress
$60 includes all supplies $40 plus supplies

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