Learn a special lace stitch pattern in Tunisian crochet to form a beautiful lacy afghan. Students are welcome and encouraged to use the same lace stitch pattern in other projects, such as a scarf or shawl, should they be interested in something other than an afghan. The stitches and stitch pattern used have been designed to rid you of that annoying curling that is so easily found when learning Tunisian crochet. Like my Tunisian Pillows class, I'll show you yet another way to avoid that curl!

Register: Registration is now open. Class Begins: Friday, January 8, 2010

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Squares, squares and more squares! Learn to make fun crochet as you go squares that make a beautiful draped fabric that looks like knitting. Though we will work on a small project in the class, you will learn how to adapt this technique to clothing, home décor and more. Class is broken up into 2 weeks: Week 1 – Learning basic Entrelac and the Tunisian Knit stitch and Week 2 – Work on Scarf.

Teacher: Karen Whooley (JoviMom). Length: Two weeks. Cost: $20.00.

Register: Registration is now open. Class Begins: Friday, January 15, 2010.

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There are times when a little knitting is desired and will make a crochet project look really sharp! The most obvious use of knitting would be ribbing. Knitted ribbing is perfect for so many crochet projects! And, why not add a nice rib around the neck? Perhaps a turtleneck? Learning a few handy knitting skills will help add just the right finishing touch to your crochet.

Learn directly from a crocheter, in the style most popular for crocheters. Learning to knit doesn't mean that you'll need to hold your yarn any differently. You can learn in the Continental style and still be able to hold your yarn in your non-hook hand. Business as usual. See step-by-step how this is done. Learning directly from a crocheter makes it so much easier to learn.

If you have already started to learn to knit, but you've been learning as a "thrower", why not try out Continental with us? You won't believe the ease and quickness when doing rib or seed stitch patterns. Not having the extra step of "throwing" makes these stitch patterns go much more smoothly and quickly.

In this class, you will learn the two basic knit stitches; knit and purl. You'll learn how to cast on and bind off stitches with a crochet hook instead of the traditional fashion. And, you'll learn how to pick up stitches to add that knitted rib to a crocheted project.

Teacher: Kim Guzman (CrochetKim). Length: Two weeks. Cost: $25.00.

Register: Registration is now open. Class Begins: Friday, January 15, 2010

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A lot of crocheters want to be designers. How cool would it be to be paid for doing something you love? A lot of those aspiring designers have a zillion ideas in their heads and don’t much care about the business side of things – they are looking for some extra yarn money or to pay the light bill, not a full time income. They submit a design or two, maybe sell one but maybe not, and either get distressed by the rejection, or distressed because when all is said and done, the process took a lot longer and was a lot more complicated than they expected.

This class is about the business of being a professional crochet designer. Even if you sell only one design you are a professional – you are doing your art for money rather than for love. And even if you don’t want to do this full time, the more business-like you are throughout the entire process of getting a design into publication, the happier your editors will be (and then the more likely to want to work with you again and again) and the happier YOU will be because you will have a clear-eyed set of expectations about what will and won’t happen.

Teacher: Mary Beth Temple (MBT). Length: Three weeks. Cost: $50.

Register: Registration is now open. Class Begins: Friday, January 15, 2010

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Learn the basic skills that will enable you to do filet crochet, the technique that allows us to create designs or pictures using open spaces and blocks. Kathy will cover:

• Description and explanation of all the basic stitches used in filet crochet
• Discussion of options for different stitch combinations
• Formula for calculating a starting chain
• How to turn
• How to read charts
• How to block your finished pieces
• Stitches covered: basic mesh, block, lace, open mesh
• Exclusive pattern designed just for this class included.
• Pictorial of basic stitches provided.

By the end of this class you will be able to do a simple filet pattern with confidence.

Register: Registration is now open. Class Begins: Friday, January 22, 2010

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Called "jiffy lace" for a reason, you'll quickly find that broomstick lace is a fast and fun new project! You can use the techniques learned in this class for a scarf, shawl, or throw. Don't let broomstick lace scare you anymore! Students will learn all tlhe tips and tricks to make their own special project whether they choose to do a scarf, shawl, or throw.

Register: Registration is now open. Class Begins: Friday, January 29, 2010

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