Connie began knitting and crocheting before she can even remember. Basic stitches were learned at grandma's knee and her enthusiasm for these fiber craft grew from there.

Besides her fanatical obsession with knitting, Connie has also worked with fibers in other ways – counted cross stitch, needlepoint, spinning. Other non-fiber creative outlets include portrait and landscape painting in oils, watercolors, and pastels.

Having gone through a crazy sock phase a couple of years ago, her current obsession is lace knitting. After joining Ravelry's "10 shawls in 2010" group last year, she proceeded to knit 25 of them.

Connie is always trying out new patterns and ideas and is currently designing heirloom patterns to be knit with crochet thread and fine yarns, beginning with a series of baby items.

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Beginning Knitting — $25 2 Hours

Experience Level -- Beginner

Do you have an interest in the learning the basics of knitting? Or, do you need to relearn how to knit? This two hour class will teach you the foundations of knitting including the knit/purl stitches and needle and yarn choices.

Student's Choice — $25 2 Hours

Experience Level: All Levels

Students may get help on a project of their choice or choose to take a 2-hour knitting class that isn't offered at a convenient time, including beginning knitting. Class can cover starting a project, yarn substitution, gauge, finishing, pattern reading or any topic of student interest.

If you are using student's choice class to take a knitting class from the established schedule, please request the information sheet for that class to see what experience level, homework, materials and tools are required.

Socks on Magic Loop, Part 1 & 2 — $50 2 Sessions, each 2 Hours

Demystify socks and magic loop in a single 2 part class! Students need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, and 2 types of decreases (ssk and k2tog). In the first session, students will cast on and start working their sock at the cuff. Homework between session 1 and 2 is to and work down through the heel flap before session 2. In the second session, students will complete the heel turn, pick up the gussets, and continue the foot.

Fingerless Gloves — $25 2 Hours

Using worsted weight yarn, create cute, thumbless fingerless gloves! Students will need to know how to knit and purl. Students will learn mattress stitch, and the potential to embellish these gloves through the use of buttons and/or embroidery is infinite.

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Basic Mittens on 2 Circs/Magic Loop — $25 2 Hours

Using worsted weight yarn, learn to knit in the round. Students should know how to cast on, knit and purl. If you're not ready to tackle socks, try mittens!

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Crochet Irish Lace - Intro — $25 2 Hours

Experience Level: Intermediate. Must know how to single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, and slip stitch. You will learn techniques to make motifs that are joined together to produce items of Irish Crochet. This technique may also be used to embellish your knitting or make small accessories.

Materials:
Crochet thread (Cebelia or something similar) in two sizes, 10 and 20 or 30
Steel crochet hooks in two sizes, 7 or 8 and 10 or 11
Patterns will be provided

Heirloom Cable and Lace Baby Bonnet — $25 2 Hours

Experience Level: Intermediate or advanced. For this class you must know how to cast on, knit, purl, yarn over, and be familiar with at least one kind of decrease. You will have to opportunity to experience knitting with crochet thread, and produce a baby bonnet with both lace and cabling. You will learn chart reading.

Materials:
Size 2 needles
Size 10 crochet cotton (less than 300 yards)
1 yard of ¼ - ½ inch wide ribbon
Fine cable needle
Blunt tip tapestry needle

Pattern will be provided in class

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Limestone One Skein Shawl — $25 2 Hours

Experience Level: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate. For this class you must know how to knit and purl. You will learn to read charts, knit lace and add a knit-on edging.

Materials:
One skein (approximately 400 yards) fingering/sock weight yarn
Size 6 needles
Blunt tapestry needle
Copy of Limestone One Skein Shawl pattern by Michelle Miller

Knitting from Japanese Patterns — $25 2 Hours

The purpose of this class is to learn to read/interpret Japanese patterns. Many beautiful and unique free patterns are available on the internet or in books/magazines that may be purchased from other sources; however, because of the language, they may seem inaccessible. This class will teach you to pick out the most important elements of the pattern (gauge, needle size, knitting symbols, shaping details, etc.) and allow you to adapt the patterns for your own purposes.

Experience Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Must be comfortable working from charts – or willing to learn.

Materials: Need access to internet and printer OR printed Japanese patterns you may already own. You will not need yarn/needles for this class – although you may bring some to class in case you wish to begin a swatch. The main purpose of the class is to learn to read/interpret the elements of a Japanese pattern.

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