Embellishments Mini-Workshop

Instructor: Charles Gandy

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Place:  SEFAA Center, South East Fiber Arts Alliance, 1705 Commerce NW, Atlanta GA

Fee: $10 for guild members, $15 for non-guild members

Here is a chance to learn numerous ways to enhance your knitted creations through applied embellishments. We will learn a wide range of accompaniments from frilly ruffles to bobbles to twists and ripples, I-Cords, special finger cords and even beading. We will explore, through a hands-on sampler, how these techniques can make your projects unique and knitted with personality!

Our instructor is Master Knitter Charles D. Gandy. Charles who lives in north Georgia began his knitting career at a very early age. Charles' mother, a knit-wear designer and shop owner, taught him to knit at the young age of four. He designed his first sweater three years later and continues to create today. Charles is a two-time winner in the recent Knitters Magazine: "Think Outside the Sox" contest and is the author of "The Embellished Sock: Knitted Art for the Foot."

Say good bye to Sockitis on Saturday, February 11, 2012! Once you go TAAT, you will never go back to dpn's! Come and be inspired to knit two socks at a time. You will be amazed by this fabulous technique. Your socks will be beautiful and they will match!

Our instructor is Master Knitter and Master Teacher Pam Cornutt. Pam, an AKG member, is a seasoned mini-workshops instructor. She has been happily married to her high school sweetheart for 31 years with grown kids who should (please!) go off of the payroll early next year (they both graduate this December - YEA!!) She has been knitting for almost 25 years starting with a sweater as her first project. (With Thank You's to the shop owner who taught her to knit). Her undergraduate degree is in Electrical Engineering, so yes, she tends to recalculate the patterns based on her gauge rather than endlessly reswatching to get the pattern's gauge. Nice! :-) Her favorite projects (so far) are her pooling lace jacket, labyrinth jacket (a la Debbie New) and 'the project she is knitting on now'. Also, she usually has a pair of socks (TAAT magic loop, of course) on the needles just for down time in front of the TV. She can be found in technique classes at Stitches South and on Ravelry most mornings.

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, 4755 North Peachtree St., Dunwoody, GA 30338 Rm. 8a & 8b
Fee: $10 for guild members, $15 for non-guild members
Prerequisites: Students need to be comfortable with knitting, purling and long tail cast on

Please sign up early. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. We have only 12 seats available. (Currently waiting list spaces only

Make checks payable to the Atlanta Knitting Guild. Please send check and completed registration form to Kathleen Pickens. You may also bring it to the meeting. If you have any questions email workshops@atlantaknittingguild.org Students will receive an email confirmation with supply list and homework requirements.

Please click here for a printable copy of the registration form.

Continental Knitting 101

Come learn an alternative to English style (right throw) knitting. Learning Continental gives you another way to knit if you are having discomfort in your hands, and it is the first step in learning multi-color (Fair Isle) knitting. Some believe this to be a faster way to knit with less movement.

Instructor: Salley Evans

Location: Salley Evans' knitting studio in Decatur

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1:00-4:00 pm

Class size: 6-8 people

Fee: Fee: $10 for members and $15 for non-members

Prerequisites: cast on, knit, purl, bind off

Homework: none

Materials: worsted weight yarn, size needles to match (8,9)

Please click here to access a registration form for this class.

If you have any questions, please email Kathleen Pickens at workshops@atlantaknittingguild.org

Felting 101 - This course is designed to introduce the concept of intentionally creating knitted objects that you can felt in your washing machine by applying heat, moisture, and agitation to bind the fibers tightly together. We will run the objects through the washer and also will work on hand felting of small objects.

Location: Salley Evans' knitting studio in Decatur
Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012, 1:00-4:00 pm
Class size: 6-8 people

Prerequisites: cast on, knit, purl, bind off
Homework: none
Fee: $10 for members and $15 for non-members
Materials: Chunky all wool yarn--- Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride bulky preferred, size 11 needles, white pillow case, rubber bands

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The Summit Shawl - The Summit Shawl is an absolutely stunning piece! This course will teach you the technique for knitting the Summit Shawl stitch. You will also learn how to knit backwards.

Instructor: Barb Bettegnies

Location: SEFAA Center, 1705 Commerce NW, Atlanta, GA 30318   

Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 1:00pm - 3:00 pm

Class size: 15 people

Fee: $10 for members and $15 for non-members

Prerequisites: cast on, knit, purl and bind off.

Please click here to access a registration form for this class.