Knitting Classes

All knitting classes will be held in the Sparta United Methodist Church fellowship hall.

FUN WITH SLIP STITCH KNITTING with Amie Palmer

Advanced Beginner to Advanced

Slip stitch patterns are a quick and easy way to add pizzazz to your knitted projects. Alternating knit stitches with slip stitches is a means of creating interesting textures. When you work with two colors in this technique, some very sophisticated designs result.

Friday morning - $60.00 plus $10.00 materials fee

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THE SHAPE OF THE SHAWL—Advanced Beginner

You bought that gorgeous hank of yarn on your last vacation. It was so beautiful in the store, but now you are home and not sure what to do with it? Not sure how the colors will match with other yarns in your stash? Here’s a solution: Make a shaped shawl! We’re all familiar with the triangle shawl, but what about heart-shaped, square, or half-circle. This class will show you how to take that unique yarn and create the shape you want for your shawl. We will cover casting on with a garter tab, placing markers, and how to get 4 shapes other than the basic triangle. Participants will receive a 2 sided guide to 5 shawl shapes for future reference. Let the beautiful color of the yarn do the work for you.

Required skills: Knit, purl, yarn over, knitting on circular needles

Students bring: DK or Worsted weight yarn for practice/sample and knitting needle 1-2 sizes larger than suggested (6 to 7 for DK, 8 to 9 for worsted). If you’d like to start practicing and continue to finish the shawl, bring yarn of choice and needle 1-2 sizes larger (example: fingering weight and size 4 needle).

Homework: None

Class duration: 3 hours

Instructor: Rusty Boyd

Date and time: Saturday, June 7, 2025, 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Materials fee: None

Class fee: $60.00

4 to 8 students

MOSAIC KNITTING—Intermediate

Have you ever wanted to knit with two different yarn colors at the same time? Do you want to create patterns in your knitting? Are you nervous about carrying yarns? Mosaic knitting is your answer! Create a beautiful 2 color scarf using only one color at a time, and with no purling. Participants will learn to read a mosaic chart, knit and slip stitches, and how to switch yarns at beginning of rows to create a nice edge. Participants will receive pattern with chart and written instructions and important notes with helpful suggestions.

Required skills: Knit and purl stitch, cast on, cast off, and working in the round

Students bring: Worsted Weight yarn in 2 highly contrasted colors. Needle size suggested for yarn, usually US 8 or 9. Scissors, tapestry needle, other notions.