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KNITTING and CROCHET

CLAPOTIS with Carolyn Dondi
Neck warmer, scarf and shawl, all in one. You will want to make more than one - captivating and magical.
AUGUST 22 & SEPTEMBER 12 Sundays 1-3PM $40.00

BEGINNING CROCHET with WW
Learn the basics by crocheting a hat. It’s really very simple.
JUNE 1, 8 & 15 Tuesdays 2-4PM $60.00

FINISHING techniques 1
Simple seaming, edging and a few little tips for a smoother, more finished look to your garments.
JUNE 5 Saturday 1 - 3:30PM $20.00

CROCHET and/or KNIT with BEADS with WW
JULY 3 Saturday 1-3PM
$25.00 plus materials fee for beads and yarns

KIDS KNITTING (11 years and up) with Carolyn Dondi
Learn knitting basics making a rolled brim hat!
JULY 13, 20 (2)days Tuesdays 2-3:30PM $30.00

SOCKS on double point needles with Carolyn Dondi
Have you thought of joining the ranks of the sock knitters? Now is your chance! The basic sock is a thing of beauty. Once you have mastered the 3 ingredients, you will be able to spread your wings and create many different looks. Basic knitting skills required! 3 sessions $60.00
JULY 14, 21 and AUGUST 4 Wednesdays 1-3PM

BEGINNING KNITTING with Carolyn Dondi
A series of classes designed to take you from being a non-knitter to a confident knitter. The class will include casting-on, increasing, decreasing,
at least 4 pattern stitches, working to gauge size, casting off, reading a pattern and much more.
$80.00 - 4 sessions
JULY 17, 24, 31 and AUGUST 7 Saturdays 9:30-11:30AM

KNIT a MARKET BAG
Show off your own non-plastic market bag at all the farmers markets this Summer!
JULY 22, 29 2:30-5 PM

BRIOCHE Stitch Technique
Not a French roll but a beautiful stitch. Learn the basics; bark and burp in the first session and two colors during the second.
Supplies:
Knitting Brioche by Nancy Marchant (optional but strongly recommended)
Worsted weight yarn - 4 colors (100 yards each)
#9 or #10 needles - 3 pairs (one must be circular)
Notebook and Pen
JULY 23 & 30; 1-4PM $40.00

BEADED VICTORIAN SCARF with Kathleen Orr
This scarf is very popular, fun to knit and most impressive! A few simple tips and hints and you will have an elegant accessory for yourself and/or others. The Winter holidays are just five months away.
$35.00 plus the Interlacements kit
AUGUST 14, 28 Saturdays 10AM - Noon

A VEST of Your CHOOSING
Graduate from squares and rectangles by making yourself a functional vest for the Fall weather. Choose your own simple pattern from our library and let's get started.
AUGUST 18, 25 and SEPTEMBER 15; 5-7:30PM
$60.00

FINISHing Techniques
AUGUST 28; 1-3:30PM $25.00

FINISHing Techniques
SEPTEMBER 26; NOON-2:30PM $25.00

SOCKs on 2-Circulars
SEPTEMBER 11, 18, 25; 1-3:30PM $60.00

BEGINNING CROCHET with WW
Learn the basics by crocheting a hat. It’s really very simple. $60.00
SEPTEMBER 11,18 & 25 Saturdays 10A-Noon

DOUBLE KNIT Headband
Cover those ears and learn the beautiful and warm double knitting technique.
OCTOBER 7 THURSDAY 1-4PM $25.00

FELTED CHRISTMAS STOCKING
OCTOBER 9, 23 Saturdays 10-Noon $40.00

MULTNOMAH Shawl
OCTOBER 9, 23, NOVEMBER 13 Saturdays 1-3PM $60.00

WHIMPLE - Warm and Luxurious
Knit a romantic and functional soft tube for neck and head with Mountain Colors pattern. This is a 4-row repeat lace pattern knitted in the round.
OCTOBER 16, NOVEMBER 13 Saturdays 10A-NOON $40.00


THE FOLLOWING KNITTING/CROCHET STUDY GROUPS ARE FREE:
COMMUNITY Knitting on the first Tuesday of each month
5:00- 7:30 PM
LACE Knitters on the first Saturday of each month 9:30 AM - Noon
OPEN Knitting on the 2nd Tuesday evening of each month
5:00- 7:30 PM
MEN's Knitting Night on the fourth Tuesday of each month 5:00 - 7:30PM
OPEN Knitting every Thursday 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon
KNITTERs nearly EVERY TUESDAY EVENING 5:00 - 7:00PM

WEAVING

TAPESTRY WARPING with Cheryl Riniker
Warp your Mirrix loom with an expert.
AUGUST 5 Thursday 5-7 PM $20.00

TAPESTRY WEAVING TECHNIQUE with Cheryl Riniker
Weave that tapesty you have been thinking of.
Mirrix loom required. $60.00
AUGUST 12, 19 & 26 Thursdays 5-7PM

BEGINNING or INTERMEDIATE WEAVING with Dottie Weir
Beginning weaving or move a bit beyond the basics on our shop 4-shaft floor looms. Learn or refresh skills for warping and setup of floor loom plus study of lace weaves, textures, supplementary weft and painted warps. If you are beyond beginning, you will be pushed to learn more. Floor loom and material included. $150.00 for 24 hours
AUGUST 14, 15 & 21 & 22
(2)Saturdays and Sundays 10A-4P

BEGINNING or INTERMEDIATE WEAVING with Dottie Weir
Beginning weaving or move a bit beyond the basics on our shop 4-shaft floor looms. Learn or refresh skills for warping and setup of floor loom plus study of lace weaves, textures, supplementary weft and painted warps. If you are beyond beginning, you will be pushed to learn more. Floor loom and material included. $150.00 for 24 hours
DECEMBER 27 through 30; 10AM-4PM; 4 days Monday through Thursday

RIGID HEDDLE Weaving with Karen Currier
Learn to Weave on these increasing popular and Portable lap or table looms. You will be learning on the Schacht Cricket although they come in various larger sizes and brands.
JULY 7,8,9 Wednesdays 2-4:30PM $60.00

TARTAN WEAVING with Weldon Walker
This is the weaving weekend for you if you are afraid to but love the look of tartan plaid fabric. Come away from the weekend with a Colorado tartan scarf and the skills to weave tartan cloth.
$140.00 - all materials included
JULY 10 & 11 Saturday and Sunday 9A-4P

Plan Your TARTAN weaving with Weldon Walker
Learn to plan/design your own plaid.
AUGUST 7 Saturday 1-3PM $20.00

NAVAJO WEAVING with Kate Williams
JULY 17, 18 and 24, 25 Saturdays and Sundays (4) days

WOVEN AMULET with Kate Williams
OCTOBER 10, 24 Sundays Noon-4PM

Deborah Lane teaches (no schedule yet - call for interest)
WEAVING BOOT Camp - a two day weekend workshop
MINI WEAVING WORKSHOPs - 2 hours each
$20.00 EACH or $100.00 for the series:
YOUR FIRST PROJECT
THE DRAWDOWN
TIPS, TRICKS & TRAPS
PROFILE DRAFTING
DESIGNING with BLOCKS
HUCK LACE

WEAVING STUDY GROUPS are free
AFTER FIVE - First Wednesday of each month 5:30 - 8:00 PM; currently studying shadow weave at the shop

BEGINNING - Second Monday of each month 5:00 - 7:00PM (location is two blocks from the shop - 1912 W. Colorado Avenue
This is a business during the day so please do not come early: Park on the street, or around back.

NAVAJO Weaving - 4th Thursday evening: 5:30-7:30PM at the shop

Color & Design - Fourth Tuesday of each month 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon at the shop


SPINNING

ANGORA Spinning with Sharon Dalrymple
Learn the tips and tricks from an expert. Sharon raises angora rabbits. Which bunny will she bring for you to pluck from and spin? MUST HAVE BASIC spinning knowledge and experience!
JULY 28 Wednesday 12:30-3:30PM $30.00

INTRODUCTION to SPINNING with Sharon Dalrymple
Want to jump into a new craft with both feet and both hands? This accelerated, condensed class will introduce you to the fundamentals of hand spinning; wheel operation, fiber preparation, worsted drafting technique, as well as plying. A great way to TEST DRIVE a new fiber skill.
Materials needed: wheel, lazy kate, niddy noddy, 3 bobbins, fiber.
JULY 31 Saturday Noon-4PM $35.00

INTRODUCTION to SPINNING with Sharon Dalrymple
Want to jump into a new craft with both feet and both hands? This accelerated, condensed class will introduce you to the fundamentals of hand spinning; wheel operation, fiber preparation, worsted drafting technique, as well as plying. A great way to TEST DRIVE a new fiber skill.
Materials needed: wheel, lazy kate, niddy noddy, 3 bobbins, fiber.
AUGUST 11 Wednesday Noon-4PM $35.00

COLOR SEQUENCE with NAVAJO PLY by Sharon Dalrymple
Learn to keep the color sequence in your handspun by using Navajo plying with your singles. Whether using multi-colored roving or just random colors sequentially, this method will keep your colors distinct: No more muddy colors! You must have basic spinning knowledge.
AUGUST 20 Friday 12:30-3:30 $35.00

INTERMEDIATE Spinning with Sharon Dalrymple
This class takes a more in depth view of various spinning techniques to help you enhance your spinning and give you more control over the size and twist of your yarn. Some of the topics covered will be twists per inch (t.p.i.), wraps per inch (w.p.i.), and applying those to consistently spin a fine, medium, or bulky yarn; recognizing the differences between worsted, woolen, semi-worsted, and semi-woolen yarns as well as putting your new found knowledge to work by spinning some fun fibers. Must have basic spinning knowledge.
Materials needed: Wheel, lazy kate, 3 bobbins, niddy noddy, ruler. Class time: 4 hours
SEPTEMBER 17 Friday 12-4PM $40.00

Sharon Dalrymple teaches many mini spinning classes; angora, mohair, cotton, designer, wrap'n roll, spindle, beginning and intermediate. If you have an interest in one or several, let us know. We will do our best to work with your schedule.

Shirley Singleton visits the Colorado Springs area several times a year. She specializes in a technique for lace weight luxury yarns. If you are interested, please let us know.

A very nicely structured Spinning STUDY GROUP every 3rd Tuesday evening from 5:30 - 7:30 PM FREE


UPCOMING CLASSES WILL INCLUDE:

GANSEY SWEATER
INTARSIA color knitting
CABLE
FINISHING
SWEDISH TWINED KNITTING with Jan Seltman
EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE VEST - Summer, 2010


REGISTRATION & REFUND
A 25% deposit is required to reserve your place in class.
Full payment is required two weeks prior to class.
Because we schedule the teacher, order supplies and reserve equipment,
there are no exceptions. Registration fees are fully refundable only if you cancel two weeks prior to the beginning of class. If we cancel the class, all prepaid fees will be refunded. Please check class supply lists for any pre work or supplies needed for the first class.
In consideration of our instructors and other students, we cannot accommodate
infants and children while you are in class. Please make other arrangements for their care.
A 10% discount for class supplies, shopping on the day of your class, and during study groups, applies to non-sale yarns and books.

LONESOME STONE ADULT FIELD TRIP - 8 AUGUST

ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN's 100th Birthday CELEBRATION
10 AUGUST 3 - 7PM

NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
Tuesdays 10A - 7P
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 10A - 5P
Saturdays 9A - 4P

We are located between the DQ and the Phillips 66 on the south side of W. Colorado Avenue between 21st and 22nd.

TAHKI is now 18 months old (under 8 lbs.) and spends most of her time at home "training" PEPI, a chocolate lynx-point Siamese male kitten. It took them one whole day to accept one another. They play nearly constantly (eyes rolling).
Here is a photo of Tahki with her other companion.
WW bottle fed her from day 1. We have all enjoyed her progress and antics.

REFUND POLICY
30 days - cash / check / credit card
31 to 180 days - store credit
Over 180 days - no refund
No Returns on Sale Items

THANKS to Everyone who participated on HALLOWEEN!!!
We made over 40 hats that have been taken to:
MEMORIAL Hospital for preemies and chemo patients
and
URBAN PEAK for Colorado Springs teens

WE WILL Happily accept further donations of woolen hats, gloves, mittens, afghans, scarves.

THANKS AGAIN!!!

Takhi was found and raised by WW from day one on the 19th of September, 2008. She accompanied WW to the shop along with bottle, heating pad and box. She was four days old on her first visit. We all watched with amazement as she grew and soon began climbing out of her box with eyes still closed. Her bottle feeding stopped when she bit the nipple off the bottle! The only yarn she will not leave alone is the locally raised and spun angora rabbit so we hide it. Here is TAKHI at two weeks old with a milk mustache!