Classes

Welcome to our list of upcoming classes! Please read the description of your chosen class thoroughly to make sure it’s right for you. Once you have chosen your class, click on the appropriate link which will take you to our online shop where you can register. Check out the same way as if you were buying yarn, and once we have received your registration, we will send along an email confirmation the next business day. If you are unsure if the class is a good fit for your skill level, please ask and we’ll be happy to guide you towards the best class for you.

All classes are in-store unless otherwise specified.

The minimum registration for our classes is two students and maximum is 6 people for most workshops; if the minimum is not met, the class will automatically become a private lesson for one hour and a partial refund of class fee will be given, where applicable.

Class fees must be paid in advance or a credit card number can be provided to hold your place. You can provide your payment information either in person, online or over the phone. If you need to cancel your lesson or class registration, you must do so at least 24 hours in advance or your class fee will still be collected. Class fees that have been paid up front can be transferred to other classes or can be refunded as store credit.

Parents note: these classes are aimed at people 16 or older. If you are looking to register a child, please see the private class information below. We are always happy to work with young people!

Private Classes
Don’t see a class that is right for you? Let us know! We can offer classes on a large variety of topics, far beyond the ones currently on the schedule. If there is a technique you’ve been waiting to try or a specific project you need assistance with, we would be happy to put you in touch with an experienced instructor. $40 an hour for one person, $30 each if multiple students are taught in one lesson. The $30 per person semi-private lessons are a fantastic way to learn with a friend, child, or significant other!

Knitting Classes

Knitting 101

Cost: $60 for 2 hours including materials
Teacher: Alison
Dates: Saturday March 8th from 9 to 11am
Thursday March 20th from 6 to 8pm
Thursday April 3rd from 6 to 8pm
Thursday April 17th from 6 to 8pm

Get yourself off to the right start, with this motivating two-hour workshop that will prepare you to make your first project. This class teaches students how to cast on, to perform both the knit and purl stitch, and how to bind off. With these skills in hand you can complete a variety of simple projects such as rectangular scarves, head bands, coffee cozies, and more.

Materials for your first project are included in the registration price: one skein of Estelle Chunky in your chosen colour and a matching set of wood circular needles.

Skill Level: Absolute Beginner
Materials Required: Needles and yarn included

My First Knitting Project

Cost: $90 for 4 hours
Teacher: Alison
Dates: Mondays April 7th & 14th from 6 to 8pm

New to knitting and want to make your first project? Ready to move from knitting back and forth and try knitting in the round? In this class, we’ll make a simple, super-bulky hat and have a chance to practice the techniques that will set you up for the next steps on your knitting journey! We’ll cover casting on and working in the round, practice combining knit and purl stitches, and use decreases to shape the crown of the hat. This class is ideal for newer knitters who want to put their skills to work and come out with a finished project, as well as those who have been practicing their knitting on rectangular projects and are looking for some guidance as they embark on a project in the round.

Skill Level: Should be comfortable with knit, purl, cast on, and cast off
Materials Required: Circular needles, yarn and pattern for your project

Knitting 102

Cost: $55 for 2 hours
Teacher: Alison
Dates: Thursday March 6th from 6 to 8pm
Monday April 28th from 6 to 8pm

This class is for when you have practiced the basic knit and purl stitches, and you are ready to try something new and more interesting! With assistance from your instructor, you can explore making non-rectangular shapes, playing with texture, and more! Learn to follow a simple written pattern, perform a variety of increases and decreases, and begin to make a more ambitious project with guidance.

Skill Level: Should be comfortable with knit, purl, cast on, and cast off
Materials Required: Student should bring medium-sized needles and matching yarn (such as 5mm and worsted weight), available in store

Knitting Project Class

Cost: $155 for 8 hours
Teacher: Alison
Dates: Saturdays March 29th, April 5th, 12th & 19th - 6-8pm

Our Project Class is a four-week course designed to help you with whatever you’d like to learn. It’s the perfect opportunity to begin that sweater you’ve always wanted to make, try out knitting in the round for the first time, seaming and finishing skills, or anything else that you are working on. Some knitters bring a different project each week, some will take this opportunity to undertake a big pattern or a skill they’ve previously found daunting. The course is aimed at a variety of levels; much can be learned by working nearby other knitters undertaking different skills! With a small class size of maximum six people, there will be opportunities for one-on-one guidance from a skilled instructor and demonstrations of techniques or tips that are common across multiple projects.

We recommend picking out your project(s) and materials in advance to maximize class time; our staff are here to guide you if need be.

Skill Level: Late beginners and up! If you are looking to learn to knit from the beginning, check out our Knitting 101 schedule
Materials Required: Materials will be unique to each knitter. We are always here to help you to pick out gear and yarn for your projects.

Socks 101

Cost: $95 for 3 hours total
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Tuesday April 22nd from 6 to 9pm

Learn how to make top-down socks. Starting with a mini “training sock”, we teach you everything you need to know to knit socks – from working in the round to turning the heel to shaping the toe. Once you’ve mastered the mini, we get you started on your first full-size sock. Along the way, we share lots of tips and techniques, including easy ways to join the round – without twisting! — handling the gusset pickup, and a beginner-friendly no-graft toe. If you have never made socks before, this is the class for you. Kate also provides patterns that permit use of both DPNs, magic loop or two circulars.

Skill Level: Advanced beginner/intermediate - knitters must be comfortable with knitting in the round, ribbing and decreasing.
Materials Required: At least 25gm of scrap yarn in a light colour, worsted weight or similar; 4mm needles of the type they are most comfortable with – either a set of traditional or flexible double-pointed needles, OR an 80cm (32") or longer circular needle.

Colour Theory for Crafters

Cost: $55 for 2 hours
Teacher: Alison
Dates: Wednesday March 12th from 6 to 8pm

Choosing colours to fit your projects, match each other, and mesh with your existing style and wardrobe (or someone else’s!) is a challenge for many crafters. In this class, we’ll work on demystifying the process using basic colour theory. We’ll talk about the foundations of colour theory, discussing complementary and analogous colours, contrast, saturation, and how our perceptions of colour can shift in different contexts. Then, we’ll apply some colour theory to common experiences of working with fibre. We’ll discuss accounting for texture and fabric structure, how to choose patterns that will achieve good results with particular colours (for instance, how to highlight a colour you want to showcase in your project, or downplay a busy colour), and how to find inspiration and build colour palettes for our projects from our wardrobes and the world around us.

Skill Level: All levels welcome!
Materials Required: No materials are required for this class. Participants are welcome to bring in yarn that poses colour challenges or questions for discussion during the class.

Fixing Mistakes

Cost: $55 for 2 hours
Teacher: Alison
Dates: Wednesday January 15 from 6 to 8pm

Is your knitting mysteriously growing on the edges? Do you have strange holes in your fabric? Perhaps you’re losing stitches and can’t figure out how or where. Fixing Mistakes is the perfect class for knitters who have become somewhat comfortable with the craft and are looking to learn more about the fabric, it’s construction and how to repair several of the most common errors. We’ll take you through dropped stitches, accidental yarnovers, mystery holes, twisted stitches and discuss our favourite “tinking” methods.

Skill Level: late beginner. Students should be quite comfortable with knit and purl and have several projects under their belt.
Materials Required: Homework: using worsted weight scrap yarn in a light colour and 4.5mm or 5mm needles, cast on 15 stitches and work about 15 rows in stocking stitch (knitting on one side, purling on the other). Leave the stitches on your needles and bring the swatch with you to the class.

Mittens 101

Cost: $70 for 2 hours
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Tuesday March 18th from 6 to 8pm

Mittens are not only a key winter wardrobe item, and a great gift, but they’re also a terrific way to learn some new knitting skills. This class takes knitters through a mini “training” mitten – a classic cuff-up mitt with gusset thumb – so that they can learn everything they need about making mitts in a short amount of time, and then gets them started on a pair of full size mittens. We’ll also talk about how to make fingerless versions, and other style and fit customizations.

Skill Level: Advanced beginner - knitters must be comfortable with knit, purl and ribbing; some experience working in the round is preferable but not absolutely required
Materials Required: Scrap medium-weight yarn & 4mm/US #6 DPNs or magic loop; for the full-size mitts, 220 yds medium-weight wool or wool-blend yarn

Mending

Cost: $70 for 2 hours
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Tuesday, May 6th from 6 to 8pm

This is the ideal class for anyone looking to get as much life out of their garments as possible. We’ll teach you how to repair scary pulls in your fabric and to mend snags, wear and holes in all types of garments. The techniques we cover are applicable to both hand-knit and storebought knits so you will be all set to keep that favourite sweater for years to come.

Skill Level: Late beginner. Student should be comfortable with knit, purl, casting on and off.
Materials Required: 4-5mm/US #6-8 needles and scrap yarn in a light colour; a crochet hook in a similar size. Bring along anything that might need mending!

Homework: Make a 4 x 4 inch/10 x 10 cm stockinette stitch square in a light coloured medium weight yarn

Steeking

Cost: $70 for 2 hours
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Thursday, April 10th from 6 to 8pm

It may well be the scariest thing you can do with your knitting… taking a pair of scissors to it! Steeking – cutting a piece of knitting – is on many knitters’ “bucket lists”, and this class is any easy way to take the fear out of it. We’ll talk about the hows and whys, discussing different methods of reinforcement, edging and finishing. Whether you’re a keen colorwork knitter looking to take your skills to the next level, or just curious what the fuss is about, this class explains it all!

Skill Level: Intermediate; colorwork and garment experience helpful but not required.
Materials Required: Homework required. Instructions will be sent along with your registration confirmation.

Lace 101

Cost: $70 for 2 hours
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Tuesday, April 15th from 6 to 8pm

An introduction to the magic of lace knitting. Through swatching, we explore different types of stitch patterns, and how to work them. We also talk about how to read patterns, making sure you’re confident with both written and charted instructions. We’ll also talk about how to identify, fix and prevent mistakes, and provide tips for making lace easier and more fun. If you’ve got a lace project you want to tackle, bring it so we can make sure we work on the skills you need.

Skill Level: Advanced beginner; knitters must be comfortable with knit, purl, increasing and decreasing.
Materials Required: A pair of 4-5mm (US #6-8) needles - straight or short circular - and light-coloured medium weight scrap yarn

DPNs, Magic Loop & Two Circulars: Options for Working in the Round

Cost: $70 for 2 hours
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Thursday March 27th from 6 to 8pm

Circular knitting or “knitting in the round” is a wonderful way to work. Excellent for hats, socks, sleeves, sweaters and more, it’s an indispensable skill that will open up many new options for patterns and types of projects.

There are many different ways to knit in the round: on double-pointed needles (“DPNs”), circular needles, with magic loop, two circular needles and the newer Flexi-Flips and bent DPNs. This class will demonstrate the techniques, and provide opportunities to practice all of them. We’ll share tips, techniques for knitting in the round on any style of needles, and for any project, including easy ways to join and a magic trick for fixing a twisted round. Whether you’re new to working in the round, or have tried it with difficulties, this class is for you!

Skill Level: Advanced beginner/intermediate - knitters must be comfortable with knit and purl.
Materials Required: Light-coloured medium weight scrap yarn
A set of 4-5mm (US #6-8) double pointed needles and/or 40cm circular needles, and/or 100cm circular needles. We will have some available to experiment with, but please bring at least one or more of the above.

Custom Fit Socks

Cost: $70 for 2 hours
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Thursday May 15th from 6 to 8pm

Liberate yourself from pattern books! Make a sock to meet your own unique needs, for your size foot, your unique features, and in your choice of yarn. Learn how to create a top-down or toe-up sock pattern. Kate will show you how to custom fit a sock for specific size requirements, and how to make your own design customizations like pattern stitches and colourwork.

This is the perfect class for knitters who have made some socks and are looking to get more confident building for their own bodies. No pairs of feet are alike, and there is nothing quite so comfy as a sock made exactly for you!

Skill Level: Students must have knitted a few pairs of socks
Materials Required: Paper, pencil, a tape measure and a calculator/app

Cables 101

Cost: $70 for 2 hours
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Thursday March 13th from 6 to 8pm

Cables are a versatile way to level up your knitting, and are featured in a wide variety of knitting styles. In this class, you will learn the knitter’s dirtiest secret – cables are easy! We’ll address not only how to work cables, but also how to read charts and patterns, and we’ll share expert tips on how to manage the knitting of a complex cable design.

Skill Level: Advanced beginner - knitters need to be proficient with knit, purl
Materials Required: Scrap yarn in a light color, included in class fee; Please bring 4.5mm or 5mm needles and a cable needle, or purchase in-store.

Continental Knitting

Cost: $70 for two hours
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Tuesday, November 26th from 6 to 8pm
Tuesday December 10th from 6 to 8pm

Want to knit faster? Are you ready to tackle colourwork? Knitting continental style – with the yarn in your left hand rather than right – is the key to speed, and also helps you enormously with colorwork. It’s also useful for knitters who want to manage and minimize hand-strain. We’ll also demonstrate a magical technique for working ribbing and seed stitch without moving the yarn.

Skill Level: Late beginner – must be comfortable with knit, purl, casting on and off
Materials Required: Scrap medium-weight yarn (included in fee) and 4.5mm/US #7 needles (straight or circular).

Introduction to Colourwork: Fair Isle, Intarsia and Slip-Stitch Knitting

Cost: $70 for 2 hours
Teacher: Kate
Dates: Tuesday, May 27th from 6 to 8pm

Learn how to work with multiple colors in your knitting, in multiple ways. We’ll start with stripes, tackling those frequently asked questions: the issue of the jog when working in the round, whether to cut or carry the yarn, and how to do those both. (And if you cut, what to do about all those ends.) We’ll then progress to Fair Isle, showing you how read the patterns and charts, and to handle two yarns, whether you work English or Continental, one-handed or two. I’ll demonstrate how (and why) to handle long floats, and how to make sure your fabric is tidy and even. We’ll also tackle Intarsia and slipped stitch colorwork, demonstrating the key differences in techniques required for these other colorwork methods. Along the way, we’ll cover chart reading, how to manage your yarns, and the importance of blocking – and how to do it.

Skill Level: Advanced beginner and up, must be comfortable with knit, purl, casting on and off
Materials Required: Two contrasting colours of scrap medium-weight yarn and 4-5mm/US #6-8 needles

Crochet Classes

Crochet 101

Cost: $60 for 2 hours, including materials
Teacher: Annabel
Dates: Tuesday March 4th from 6 to 8pm
Tuesday March 25th from 6 to 8pm
Tuesday April 8th from 6 to 8pm
Monday April 21st from 6 to 8pm

For those who are uninitiated, crochet is faster than knitting, boasts extremely versatile design possibilities, and is so rich in texture. This workshop, aimed at absolute beginners, is a perfect way to learn the basics of crochet. Learn to make a chain, single crochet, double crochet, and more advanced techniques as time allows.

Materials for your first project are included in the registration price: one skein of Estelle Chunky in your chosen colour and a matching hook.

Skill Level: Absolute Beginner
Materials Required: Hook and yarn included

Granny Squares

Cost: $55 for 2 hours
Teacher: Annabel
Dates: Wednesday March 26th from 6 to 8pm
Tuesday April 29th from 6 to 8pm

Get ready to live your coziest life with granny squares! This simple and easy to learn technique is the building block of many crocheted patterns. Blankets of course, but also bags, sweaters, hats, toys and accessories galore!

We will introduce you to crocheting in the round, clustered stitches, and how to start your square. A perfect class for newer crocheters who are comfortable with chain stitch, single and double crochet. We will also give an introduction to pattern reading, a useful skill that you will need to go forward!

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner, crocheters must be comfortable with chain, single and double crochet
Materials Required: Medium weight yarn in two colours included in your registration fee. Please bring a crochet hook in either 6mm, 6.5mm or 7mm

Crochet Project Class

Cost: $155 for 8 hours
Teacher: Annabel
Dates: Mondays March 10, 17, 24 & 31

Our Project Class is a four-week course designed to help you with whatever you’d like to learn. If you’re wanting to jump into your first garment, get some help assembling your amigurumi or learn how to join together all those granny squares you’ve been making, this is the class for you! Some crocheters will bring something different each week, while some will use the class to learn a technique or tackle a big project.

The course is designed for crocheters of almost all levels: late beginner and up. No matter your experience, it’s beneficial to everyone to learn next to other crocheters. Our skilled instructor will be present the whole way through to provide guidance, tips, tricks and demonstrations.

Skill Level: late beginners and up! If you are looking to learn to crochet from the beginning, check out our Crochet 101 schedule
Materials Required: Materials will be unique to each crocheter. We are always here to help you to pick out gear and yarn for your projects.

Colour Theory for Crafters

Cost: $55 for 2 hours
Teacher: Alison
Dates: Wednesday March 12th from 6 to 8pm

Choosing colours to fit your projects, match each other, and mesh with your existing style and wardrobe (or someone else’s!) is a challenge for many crafters. In this class, we’ll work on demystifying the process using basic colour theory. We’ll talk about the foundations of colour theory, discussing complementary and analogous colours, contrast, saturation, and how our perceptions of colour can shift in different contexts. Then, we’ll apply some colour theory to common experiences of working with fibre. We’ll discuss accounting for texture and fabric structure, how to choose patterns that will achieve good results with particular colours (for instance, how to highlight a colour you want to showcase in your project, or downplay a busy colour), and how to find inspiration and build colour palettes for our projects from our wardrobes and the world around us.

Skill Level: All levels welcome!
Materials Required: No materials are required for this class. Participants are welcome to bring in yarn that poses colour challenges or questions for discussion during the class.

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