February 2010 Wooly Bulletin!

Saturday, February 20, 27 and March 6, 3-5 pm
Forever eliminate the scourge of SSS, Second Sock Syndrome! Maria, Wooly Bully’s guru on this technique, will teach you how to work 2 socks simultaneously on 1 long circular needle starting from the toe up. Why two at once? It’s easier to match patterns when using self-striping yarn and you’re guaranteed two socks that are more or less the same size. Since you’ll be working them from the toe-up there’s no risk of running out of yarn! Maria will have a stitch pattern that you can work the socks in to make the project a little tangy, but you can also stick to basics with a utilitarian rib. This class will meet three times.
Note: Participants should already familiar with basic sock construction, $40.
Supplies: 100g fingering weight yarn, one 40" or 47" circular needle in your preferred sock knitting size, probably size US 0-3 (to get desired gauge with fingering weight).

Tuesday, February 16 and 23, 6-8pm
Join us in creating this lovely intermediate level lace wrap!  It is a traveling & charted pattern, so even if you feel like you have tackled lace before,  there’s sure to be something new & interesting for you. You’ll love the drape created by the diagonal lace design. You can use a lace weight or a fingering weight yarn for this project, and the bully is full of new lace yarns from exotic cashmere to organic cotton & everything in between, any of which would be lovely with this pattern. 

You’ll need to be comfortable with knitting, purling & have a little bit of lace experience before taking this class.  You can look forward to learning to read a lace chart, use increases & decreases as design elements, use lifelines, & get some lace blocking tips, $30.

 

Wednesday, February 17, 6-8pm
What to do with the odds and ends leftover from holiday knitting? Make a gorgeous, multi-colored scarf! Not only is it beautiful on each side, it’s self fringing and looks great using any color combination. Bring your scraps and stash in varying weights - you’ll stick with more or less the same weight yarn throughout your scarf but you may want to trade with your classmates! Next, pick one yarn as your base - it will be used throughout the project for a unifying effect. Don’t have that much stash lingering around? Not to worry! This pattern looks great in using three plus variegated yarns. Students must know how to knit and purl, $10.
Supplies: For fingering weight scarf - US 6 circular needle (24"-36"),
~450 yds fingering weight yarn
(We can help you estimate yarn and needle requirements for other yarn weights.)

 

       

 

- There is a minimum of two students in each class.
- In order to guarantee your placement in a class, full payment is required at time of registration.
- All student cancellations must be received no later than 48 hours before your class meets. You will be placed in the next available session or given a refund in the form of a store gift credit.
- In the case of a last minute cancellation or no-show, we will be unable to issue a refund.
- We reserve the right to cancel a class in the event of instructor illness, low enrollment, and other emergency situations, issuing a refund in the form of a store gift credit.

Please call (850) 224-2855 or stop by the shop to sign up! We look forward to seeing you in our classes. It’s a wonderful opportunity to acquire new skills, explore foreign concepts and materials, and make new friends.

We are pleased to offer patterns from two very popular knitting designers, the prolific Ysolda Teague and Stephen West of WestKnits!

 

      

 A preview of things to come….

 

We are expecting our first shipment of needle felting and wet felting kits from SpiderFelt!

      Felted Soap Kits
      

       

We’re pleased to announce that we are now open on Sundays! In January we began an experiment - opening the shop on Sundays and we’ve received a very positive response. Come by from 12 - 5pm and join us as you work on your projects, take a class, or to come in to visit and browse.