Classes/Events

CLASSES:
Classes are taught by experienced knitters with patience and support. We offer classes from beginner to advanced techniques to satisfy the most inquisitive knitter. Our Staff is always available to help. Bring in a dropped stitch or a late night goof and we will do our best to get you back on track.

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Men's Knit Night

Monday, May 6th 5-7 with Thomas

Have a night to knit in peace and quiet. No ladies to say you are doing it wrong. Just a bunch of dudes and their yarn. All skill levels welcome. Crocheters, too!

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November Knits Trunk Show , May 1-20

Check out all the wonderful garments in the popular November Knits book. See what all the excitement is about and find a new project to knit for the fall.

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Scrumptious Yarns from Fiberspates, Book 2 Trunk Show, May 1-22

Book 2 features fabulous patterns in 4ply sport, aran, and lace weight Scrumptious yarns from Fyberspates. New colors are in stock!

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The LAST Thursday of each month is our Sit (Sip) 'n Spin day. Bring your wheels or spindles and join Kiki for some good time with fiber! Meetup is any time after 5:00pm.

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Join us Wednesday evenings from 6 - 8 for evening social knitting. Stop by to see what's knitting up at The Yarn Club, meet new friends and learn new techniques.
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May Knit-a-longs

No Fee, just FUN!!!

Choose one or choose all of these lovely projects. The yarns are fabulous, the teachers are knowledgeable, and the students are the best in Hampton Roads!

Saturdays, join Claudia and the Panoramic Stole, 10:30-12

Monday, May 13th, Imagine When Shawl with Debbie 12-2

Tuesday, May 14th, Cameo with Pam 12-2

Thursday, May 16th, Spill the Wine Cowl with Stacey. 12-2

More to come, so stay with us on Ravelry and Facebook.

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Learn any knitting technique

5:30-7:00

Tuesdays in May and June

Learn to knit. If you are curious about what we do with sticks and string or if you learned years ago and need a refresher class, than this is for you! Learn the basics of knitting including casting on, knitting, purling, binding off and some simple patterning. This class is designed to get you on the needles fast and get you knitting like a pro. Sign up in advance to reserve your spot.
Cost: $25.00 plus materials

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Free Social Knit! Knit a hat a month with friends! All are welcome to attend! Hazel chooses a new pattern each month to keep the group knitting, crocheting and learning!

May is the Mystic Spiral from Toby Roxanne.

June the crazy hat ladies have decided to jump into socks!

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Broomstick Lace

May 4th OR June 22nd, 10-:30-12:30

Retro is back in style. Can you make a crochet chain and single crochet? If so, you are ready to learn the simple but, beautiful technique of Broomstick Lace. Choose your favorite solid for simple elegance or a yarn with a long color change for dramatic effects. (Model crocheted in Plymouth Kudo, color way #47).

All you need for this class is worsted weight yarn, size J crochet hook, and a size 35 knitting needle. All materials purchased from the Yarn Club.

Cost: $20.00 plus materials

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_{Knit In Public Day, June 15th 3-6pm FREE}

_{Town Center at the Fountain}

_{Knitters, crocheters, spinners are welcome to join the Yarn Club in Town
Center for an afternoon of crafty excitement. Bring a chair, a
drink, a snack, and all your fiber fun! Show Virginia Beach what
our crafts are all about. Entice someone to start knitting or
maybe teach}them a thing or two. We all know how rewarding it is to play with fiber. Now it is time to share that love.

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Learn to Crochet a Granny Square

May 31st, 4-6pm

Materials:

Size H hook and worsted weight yarn.

Cost: $15.00

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Learn Tunisian Crochet with a group - Free

Monday, May 13th and May 20th, 5-7

Want to learn a new crochet technique? How about Tunisian Crochet? This is an informal class that is all about figuring it out together. The project is a beautiful scarf using 1 skein of worsted weight yarn held with one skein of lace weight mohair/silk.

Materials: Yarn and size K hook, Tunisian Crochet book.

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Cast on, Bind Off Workshop

Saturday, May 18th, 10:30-1:30

Learn all kinds of great techniques to use to cast on and bind off your projects. When do you use a provisional cast on? What is Judy's magic Cast On? How can I make a streatchy bind off so I can get my socks on? What do I do when the pattern calls for casting on 700+ stitches using the long-tail method besides cry? Debbie can answer all these questions and many more in one great workshop.

Cost: $45.00

Homework:

2 swatches, 4 x4 inches in stockinette. Place on stitch holders or waiste yarn. Use any worsted weight yarn.

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Learn Entralac with Rusty

June 1, 10:30-4:30

Join this full day workshop and unlock the secrets of Entralac.

Entrelac: from the French meaning "Inter-laced." Just the pronunciation sounds exotic. Have you ever wanted to learn Entrelac knitting? Did you think it was too hard, just from the look of a gorgeous, colorful, Entrelac scarf? The truth is: If you can knit, purl, pick up stitches, and know simple increases and decreases, you can create Entrelac. Join us for an all day workshop to learn the best cast on, the beginning triangles, the two Tiers, and how to finish off. We will work for a while in the morning, break for lunch and finish in the afternoon. We will also trouble shoot how to pick up stitches to avoid holes, the best way to start a row, and to block or not to block (that is the Entrelac question). For this class to make a scarf you will need a couple skeins of yarn with long color changes (the new Noro would work very well) about 300 yards, knitting needles appropriate for yarn (size 8 or 9 for worsted weight), a crochet hook (size G or H), waste yarn (18"), and a tapestry needle.

Cost of full day class: $40

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Broken Seed Stitch Socks

Saturdays, June 8, 15 and 22, 10:30-1:30 1st day, 10:30-12:30, weeks 2&3

Cuff down, magic loop, bright, fun and happy! Make a great pair of socks while learning a bunch of fabulous techniques. Learn colorwork on a big circular needle using the magic loop method. Find out why socks are so addicting. This is a perfect summer project!

Materials: 2 contrasting sock yarns totaling 100g. Needle size 1-2 32"-40" depending on your gauge, the pattern is free. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/broken-seed-stitch-socks

Cost: $50.00

4 student minimum, 8 student maximum

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Seaming & Techniques, The most comprehensive class on how to make your knitting more professional!

Coming Soon!

Learn how to make that project come together! We will learn how to prepare your project for seaming, type of yarn to use, the order to seam your project and how to seam ribbing and horizontal to vertical stitches, the three needle bind off, button holes, grafting and much more!

Please complete all homework prior to class. Class time is limited and there will not be time to knit a swatch in class.

Homework: Using a light colored bulky or heavy worsted weight yarn and appropriate size needles.

Swatch 1 & 2 (make both the same) - CO 10 sts. Work in stockinette stitch for 4” then bind off.

Swatch 3 & 4 (make both the same) – CO 10 sts. Row1 K1, (k1, p1) 4 times, k1. Row2 P1, (k1, p1) 4 times, p1. Repeat rows 1 & 2 until swatch measures 4”, then bind off in pattern.

Swatch 5 & 6 (make both the same) – CO 10 sts. Work in stockinette stitch for 3” and place on holder/scrap yarn

Swatch 7-10 (make all 4 the same) – CO 10 sts. Work in stockinette stitch for 4” and bind off.

Swatch 11 – CO 9 sts. Work in stockinette stitch for 5” and bind off

Swatch 12 – CO 12 sts. Work in stockinette stitch for 2” and bind off

Swatch 13 - make a 4x4 stockinette swatch in your own gauge and bind off all stitches.

Swatch 14 – CO 18 sts. Work in k1, p1 rib for 2’’ and place on holder/scrap yarn with several yds of yarn attached

Swatch 15 – CO 23 sts. Work in stockinette for 2” and place on holder/scrap yarn with several yds of yarn attached

Swatch 16 – CO 10 sts. Work in k1, p1 rib for 2” and place on holder/scrap yarn leaving yarn attached

Swatch 17 - CO 24 Stitches, join in the round using DPNs. Knit for 2-3".

Cost: $45.00 and supplies purchased at The Yarn Club.

Supplies: 16 Swatches knitted as above, needles used to make swatches and Double Pointed needles, tapestry needle, and several yards of contrasting yarn of the same weight as the swatches, scissors

Instructor: Debbie Boerkoel

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Fix Your Mistakes

Coming Soon!

11am - 2 pm, bring a snack.

Learn to repair you mistakes without having to rip out half your garment. Debbie will cover the most popular Boo-boos and show you how to fix them yourself. This class is a must for all knitters!

Ever wondered why you have too many stitches? Too few? Do your stitches look funny? “OMG my needle came out, now what do I do?” “Why is my cable going in the wrong direction, now what do I do to fix it?” “Oh no I dropped a stitch!” “I have a hole in my work, how did that happen?” These and many other questions can be answered in How to Fix Your Knitting Mistakes Class. Check the website for the homework assignment that will need to be completed before you come to class.

Instructor: Debbie

Cost $40.00

Bring the following items to class: Your 2 swatches, tapestry needle, cable needle, scissors, 1 set of circular needles and needles used to make swatches (can be the same), crochet hook, 1 yd. of contrasting yarn of the same yarn wt. as swatches or a smaller wt., 2 locking stitch markers, and the yarn used to make your swatches.

Homework: Make the following 2 swatches using any worsted or chunky wt. yarn. A light color solid would be best, I recommend Berrocco Vintage or Encore.

Swatch #1

CO 15 sts

Row 1 (RS)- P3, K9, P3

Row 2 (WS)- K3, P9, K3

Row 3- P3, sl3 sts onto CN hold in back, K3, K3sts from CN, K3, P3 (CN- cable needle)

Row 4- Repeat row2

Row 5- Repeat row 1

Row 6- Repeat row 2

Row 7- Repeat row 3

Row 8- Repeat row 2

Row 9- Repeat row 1

Put stitches onto a stitch holder (or waste yarn) and leave 1 yd. of yarn attached.

Swatch #2

CO 24 sts

Rows 1-7- Purl rows 1,3,5,7

Knit rows 2,4,6

Row 8- K4, sl1, K4, sl1, K4, K1 tbl, K4, K1 tbl, K4 (tbl- through back loop)

Row 9- Purl to end

Row 10- Knit to end

Row 11- Purl to end

Rows 12-24- Knit to end

Leave swatch on needles and leave yarn attached

All classes must be paid for with cash or check. No credit cards, please. Materials must be purchased from The Yarn Club, Inc. Class spaces can be limited, so sign up early to reserve your space. No refunds after the first class. Classes may be cancelled if minimum number of students are not met three days prior to the first class. Full refunds will be given in the event of class cancellation or instructor absence.