WHERE GERI'S TEACHING

I'm going to be teaching at Soper Creek Yarn in Bowmanville on Saturdays in April and May. Drop into the shop or call (905)623-2336 to sign up.

BEGINNING LACE and 'Branching Out' Scarf from Knitty.com Spring 2005
2 - 2 hour classes
Saturday April 14 and 21, 2012
from 10am to noon
Fee: $40
Topics will include:
- yarn and needle selection to get gauge
- reading a graph and reading your lace
- casting on and binding off
- increasing and decreasing stitches
- 'life lines'
- wet blocking
Bring:
- your printout of the pattern
- needles 2 sizes larger than size recommended on ball band
- yarn for project that you've purchased in advance at the shop ready to knit (wound into a ball from a skein in advance of the class)


RIBBED MOEBIUS
1 - 2 hour class
Saturday, April 28, 2012
from 1pm to 3pm
Fee: $20 (pattern will be provided)
This 'scarf' is a ribbed tube with a twist! It is knit continuously in the round until you have reached the desired width of the 'tube'. This project works with any yarn and any texture or combinations of yarns and textures. It's really fun to knit this with multicoloured yarn.
Topics will include:
- the Moebius cast-on
- determining yarn required for bind-off
 Bring:
- a long (100cm+) circular needle appropriate for the yarn selected (chunky is recommended)







DIANNA SHAWL by Jane Araújo

Dianna Shawl using Zauberball yarn

2 - 2 hour classes
Saturday, April 28 and May 5, 2012
from 10am to noon
Fee: $40
This triangular shawl is a free pattern found on Ravelry. It is knit in entrelac style (a textured diamond pattern) and looks most striking using yarn with wide bands of colour like Zauberball or Noro yarns. It works with yarn from laceweight to DK weight and is completely reversible.


Topics will include:
- review of graph reading and lace-knitting basics
- loop cast-on
- picking up knitted stitches
- calculating how many tiers to knit
- wet blocking
- alternatives to a triangular shawl

CLASS POLICIES
- class fees are to be paid at time of registration. If you need to cancel, you may do so up to one week in advance with a full refund. Otherwise, all fees are non-refundable.
- all yarn used in classes must be purchased at Soper Creek Yarn
- yarn must be ready to knit (wound from skein to a ball) by the beginning of class.