Come in and Make Something
We've been busy whipping up samples of the things we think you'll enjoy making! And while our tote bag classes are completely full for this month there are other classes with spots still available. Check our calendar for March's offerings and be sure to check back on March 14th for April's offerings. <PREVIEWEND>
These are The Spun Monkey Fingerless Mitts that Kendra will be knitting up in tomorrow (Thursday) night's Monkey Mitts class. We've got a collection of Spun Monkey Corespun Yarn to choose from and as with all our basic classes the yarn and the needles are included. This yarn is comprised of rescue farm mohair and wools, bright and joyful, with a few random novelty bits and a whole lotta love, spun 'round a merino wool core. The resulting yarn is light and bouncy yet toasty warm. With spring practically pounding down the door these mitts are a great transition piece.
If you're looking for a simple craft project then the Shamrock Fascinator is for you! This is our first Crafty Cocktail project. I whipped up this trio of felt shamrocks and then got all crazy with glitter. This is exactly the kind of happy hour project we'd been imagining for months and you'll have green glitter on everything by the time you leave, too. (Who doesn't love glitter?) Join Liz and I tomorrow night at 6 p.m. for felt, glitter and fun times. And wear it a week later on St. Patrick's Day!
The envelope pillowcase class is a great way to brush up your sewing machine skills. If you've ever used a sewing machine in the past you can tackle this project. We made a flannel bunny pillowcase for a 16"X16" pillow form as well as a standard pillowcase (no photo because we forgot to bring in a bed pillow!) but we figure you can imagine what that looks like! Class is this Saturday at 1 p.m. - all materials are included.
If you've always wanted to learn to crochet, our first crochet basics class is this Saturday (March 12th) at 3:30 p.m. This simple trivet pattern will be your introduction to the crochet hook and basic stitches. Don't expect to finish the trivet in class unless you have crochet super powers you haven't tapped into yet but don't worry, you'll have the knowledge to finish it up on your own and like all the class projects, you are always welcome to drop in and get some help later on. Use this as a trivet or make a series of squares for a blanket.
And here's the oven mitt Liz patterned and stitched up yesterday for our Quilting Basics class offered on Friday the 18th. Using heavy weight Echino and Alexander Henry fabrics she created a pretty fabulous mitt. It's almost a shame that we'll be using this in the kitchen after class! From piecing and quilting to binding we think this little project will give you the confidence to tackle other quilting projects - perhaps even a baby quilt!
Our first week of classes was so much fun and we loved meeting all the crafty peeps that came in and made things with us. We hope you'll find time to join us this week so we can make something with you, too!
Our first week of classes was so much fun and we loved meeting all the crafty peeps that came in and made things with us. We hope you'll find time to join us this week so we can make something with you, too!
