Cost: $65 for 2 hours Teacher: Kate Dates: Thursday August 8th from 6 to 8pm Brioche knitting uses a simple and clever technique to create beautiful fabrics – deep ribs and fascinating colourwork. It’s particularly effectively in two colours, and is an excellent way to tame a busy variegated yarn. This class covers the skills for working brioche patterns, including reading the sometimes-complicated instructions, and fixing mistakes. Knitters will leave with a one-of-a-kind shawl or scarf project well underway. Skill Level: Intermediate: no specific skills required, but knitters must be confident with increasing and decreasing Materials Required: 16-20 inch circular 4mm/US #6 needle …

Cost: $55 for 2 hours Teacher: Annabel 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. Skill Level: Absolute Beginner Materials Required: Hook and yarn included More info on classes at Yarns Untangled

Cost: $65/2hrs Teacher: Kate Atherley Dates: Thursday August 15th from 6 to 8pm This class explains key shawl shapes, and how to make them your own with your choice of yarn and custom design details. We’ll talk about which shapes work best if you want to maximize size, if you want to work with multiple colors, or if you’ve only got a limited amount of yarn to use up. We’ll share some tips for solving key shawl knitting challenges like tidy edges, stretchy bind offs, and how to handle the issue of blocking. Students finish the class with a set of …

Cost: $65 for two hours Teacher: Kate Dates: Thursday August 29th from 6 to 8pm Want to knit faster? Are you ready to tackle colour work? 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. Register here! Skill Level: Late beginner – must be comfortable with knit, purl, casting on and off Materials Required: …