Just a brief post to remind anyone who is interested in the Summer Sweater Class at Garden Home — registration for summer term started yesterday morning. (The start of THPRD registration is usually pretty crazy, what with people trying to get their kids into every class under the sun, so I held off a day on the reminder. No one needs to spend extra knitting time on hold.)
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Monday Night Knitters?
Mar 25
I got an email from the Garden Home class scheduler today that says we just need a couple more knitters to fill the Monday night class — else it will have to be canceled. 
A decision will have to be made soon! So if you were thinking about it, or are on the bubble, or just haven't gotten around to registering yet — well, we need to know your intentions, at least (and if you intend to join the Wednesday morning class, we'd like to know about that too, actually).
The Spring Term at Garden Home Rec Center starts in just under three weeks — our first Wednesday class is March 31st — and we already have seven knitters signed up!
Continue reading "I’m NOT Going to Remind Anyone to Sign Up This Spring"
At the risk of sounding like a broken record: the Wednesday morning class at Garden Home Rec Center needs ONE MORE KNITTER! otherwise, the class will have to be cancelled!
In theory, class starts tomorrow morning — so if you were perhaps planning to sign up when you got there, well — if you could do it NOW instead, that would be awesome! The Garden Home phone number is 503/629-6341.
Continue reading "Can We Get One More Knitter at Garden Home?"
Winter and Spring Term Registration started 1/9/10 for In-District patrons, and starts tomorrow, 1/15/10 for Out-of-District. So don't delay! Click Here for the group knitting class description.
(I don't yet have the date for summer term registration, which will be the sweater knit-along class — when I do, I'll let you both know.)
Continue reading "Reminder: Sign Up for Garden Home GROUP Classes Now!"
On about.com's knitting section, I found a poll for "What are Your Knitting Resolutions for 2009?"
OK, so it's a year out of date, but I figure things can't have changed all that much in a year.
Continue reading "Knitting Resolutions (2009 Redux Edition)"
Tons O’ Classes!
Jan 8
Wowsers! after an epic behind-the-scenes struggle, I have finally found an "Event Management" thingy to keep an updated listing of ALL the classes I am teaching. Take a look at the snazzy new set-up on the "Knitting Classes" page! But specifically, I'd like to call your attention to the last class on the (current) list — the Summer Sweater Knit-Along, about which I asked for input last week. Be sure to mark your calendars, and I will post info about when registration will start as soon as I know myself. ETA: Note that the "summer" part refers to the time of the class, not the style of sweater. You may make the snuggliest, warmest green MOHAIR sweater imaginable, if you wish. (You might even be in excellent company.)
Ho Ho Ho, a belated Merry Christmas to you both and especially, a Happy New Year!
I took an inadvertent holiday break last week, because the post I had slaved over all day Tuesday turned out to have — issues.
… for a knitter, that is. Especially the knitter who already has way too much yarn, and too many books, and all the gadgets she can feasibly use. (Not that I know anyone like that. And hey, it took me over 20 years of solid dedication to get there.)
My Fall Classes
Sep 15
One more plug for the Garden Home group classes, which start next week — and wow, look what’s coming up at the Knitting Bee! I am going to be one busy girl this fall!
Classes in August
Jul 28
Good heavens, where did July go? It’s time to post info about upcoming classes in August and September!
Knitting Bee
We have a few things on the list: a couple of old faves and one brand-new one! Call Knitting Bee at 503.439.3316 if you’re interested!
News Flashes
May 19
Well, life has been happening with a vengeance around our house the past few days. So you’ll have to forgive me for just throwing out a couple of updates here.
Straight from Sandi’s keyboard –
Dear Friends:
It is official!!! The Farmhouse Knit Shop will be closing its doors. All stock in the shop will be 50% off beginning Friday, May 15, 2009, and I will continue to clear all the inventory until it is gone.
Sorry gang! I did indeed speak too soon, and the cardigan knitalong will indeed have to be postponed.
In fact, at the moment I can’t reschedule it either — so let’s call it "cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances".
Update 5-2-09: Uh-oh.
Houston, we may have a scheduling problem. Don’t swatch anything just yet…
OK, OK. I said we’d start the next sweater knitalong in May, didn’t I?
So, NEXT FRIDAY, May 8th, we will kick off another one.
New Farmhouse Knit Shop Hours:
Sunday through Friday, 10 – 6; closed Saturday
(For more info such as location and classes, please click here.)
Short-Row Bust Darts
Mar 17
Table of contents for Friday Guinea Pigs: TDVNR Knitalong
For about half of the "Magnificent 7 Guinea Pigs" group, one of the big fit issues was how to fit a sweater for a generous bust without it becoming a gunny sack.
Knitters Wanted, Again!
Mar 10
It’s already time to sign up for the SPRING SESSIONS of the Garden Home Rec Center group knitting classes!
Boy, that winter term went by quickly — it was a little on the short side because we got a late start, due to me being on that trip to New Zealand. But the spring sessions are a full 10 classes apiece — so if you have a killer project and you want expert advice to see it through from start to finish, this would be a very good time to sign up!
I’ve just posted a new schedule for the Friday Group Classes, so if you’re involved in that, please take a look here.
I checked all the near-term vacation dates that have been sent to me, and the only date in the near future when everyone will be around is 3/20 — so that’s the day we will look at finishing on our V-neck sweaters. I am sorry it’s kind of far out, but that’s the way the ball bounces. (Blame your fellow knitters, not me… my vacation was on the schedule!)
Continue reading "Friday Group Class: News Flash / Schedule Update"
More Great Guinea Pigs
Feb 25
Table of contents for Friday Guinea Pigs: TDVNR Knitalong
OK, I admit it’s been a couple of weeks, and I still have not fixed the collar on my top-down V-neck raglan from the Friday group class knit-along. Part of that is due to a whole lot of teaching going on, and part of that is due to another sock pattern I am designing for my friend Deb of Fearless Fibers… you’ll hear more about that later.
And if you need yourself a little Easter Basket, here’s the ticket!
I’ll be teaching this mobius-handled basket at the Knitting Bee in early March. It goes amazingly quickly, so you’ll have plenty of time to whip up one or more before the holiday. Among other things, you’ll learn how to do a provisional cast-on — a must in every serious knitter’s repertoire!
Table of contents for Friday Guinea Pigs: TDVNR Knitalong
- I Love My Job!
- The Friday Guinea Pigs!
- This Is Why It’s Gonna Snow in Portland
OneTWO Successful Guinea Pigs!- More Great Guinea Pigs
- Short-Row Bust Darts
The top-down rust raglan that I knit for the Friday Group Class knit-along was finished last Friday (or so I thought).
I picked up around the neckline and knit simple K2, P2 for a polo style collar. (Turns out that isn’t going to work so well — but more about that in a minute.)
Knitters Wanted!
Jan 21
Hey! You! the one who was thinking about signing up for the Garden Home Rec Center knitting class! It’s time to GET ON THE STICK! (heh heh, little knitting pun there)
Both of the winter classes have exactly four knitters signed up — and we really need at least five knitters in a class for it to run. (We’ve gotten away with fewer before, once or twice, but apparently the rules have been tightened somewhat.)
Even though I’m in New Zealand, I still have to get some work done. Or rather, I need to do some stuff that I didn’t get done before I left. Ha! Now I can call the trip a "business expense", heh heh.
Continue reading "Some Actual Work Stuff (Upcoming Classes)"
Table of contents for Friday Guinea Pigs: TDVNR Knitalong
- I Love My Job!
- The Friday Guinea Pigs!
- This Is Why It’s Gonna Snow in Portland
OneTWO Successful Guinea Pigs!- More Great Guinea Pigs
- Short-Row Bust Darts
It fits!
Wow, does it fit!
These may be the very least baggy armholes I have ever knit for myself.
And — lest you think this is some kind of freak accident that was bound to happen someday if I just kept knitting long enough — looky, it pretty much matches the sweater I was trying to copy.
The Friday Guinea Pigs!
Dec 9
Table of contents for Friday Guinea Pigs: TDVNR Knitalong
As anyone who has been reading lately knows, the Friday Group class regulars decided that they wanted to do a top-down raglan sweater, knit-along style.
Only thing is, they are all different shapes and sizes — being that they are human beings and all.
I Love My Job!
Oct 19
Table of contents for Friday Guinea Pigs: TDVNR Knitalong
Last Friday was our first top-down sweater knitalong class, and I’m so tickled with my Friday knitters, I just have to tell you.
I’ve got seven — count ‘em, SEVEN — knitters who are going to knit a top-down sweater along with me!! It will be a project extending over a few months, so watch this space for some pictures of FO’s in about March or so. (Although we’ll probably get some pics along the way, too, I suspect.)
That Was a Lot of Work
Oct 9
I’ve spent all afternoon mapping out the next 6 months’ worth of Friday Group Class Tutorials. And wow, that took a lot out of me.
So go take a look — one of the more exciting things we’re going to try is that I’ll be starting a "Sweater Series" of tutorials, which will be a knitalong kind of thing.
New Classes Listed!
Sep 2
Aaaah, fall has arrived: the kids are back in school, football is about to start, and that means it’s prime knitting time again!!
So, just a brief note to let you know that I’ve just updated all the class pages for my upcoming fall knitting classes:
Hey, there – just a quick plug today, for my pal Deb’s mini-sock club that she’s just unveiled!
(ed. note — it’s not a club for mini-socks, it’s a mini-club for full-size socks.)
Continue reading "Fearless Fibers Fall 2008 Sock Club is LIVE!"
Hey there! not much to say here — I’ve been working on an overhaul of the class listings page. It has undergone some biiiiiiiig changes that I hope will make it much, much easier for you to find what you are looking for.
Finally, I got my act together and have made up a schedule of tutorial subjects for the Friday Group Class for the next few months. Click on the link above to see it — you should see a permanent link to it in the sidebar to the right also, although I had to refresh my browser a few times before it agreed there was something new there… gotta love this technology thingy…
Continue reading "New – Friday Group Class Tutorial Calendar"
Due to the holiday weekend, the Friday morning Group Class will not be held on 5/23.
Hope everyone has big plans to get lots of knitting done! I’ll have some car time to kill, so I hope to put in some serious knitting hours.
Class Update
Apr 16
Hey, the class listing page has been updated with lots of new goodies! There’s a short-but-sweet gauge workshop, a class on fixing mistakes, and of course the ever-popular Continental knitting.
I tend not to do project classes as much as technique classes — my goal is to educate & encourage knitters to be in charge of their own knitting, not to tell anyone what to knit! – but here are pictures of two projects that I am teaching in the near future:
It’s that time again!
For those interested in group knitting classes at Garden Home Rec Center, spring term classes will be starting the week of April 7th.
In a small group setting, learn to knit, or bring any project for help. Bring size 8 needles and a smooth medium weight yarn to first class or bring your project in progress (pattern, yarn and needles). Small class size (10 max) with individualized attention.
Going, Going, Gone
Jan 14
A brief announcement, to remind anyone who is interested in the group classes at Garden Home Rec Center: they start this week! on Monday evenings and Wednesday mornings.
The Wednesday class currently does not have enough people registered in it for the class to run, so if you were thinking about signing up, now is the time… it will probably be a small class size! What a bargain!
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Cl@$$ Act
Sep 12
Posted by TessM in Classes, It's All About the Blog | 2 Comments
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, or so they say. And they are right.
I figured out something very wrong with my blog today — more specifically, with the way I set things up here.
Continue reading "Cl@$$ Act"
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