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The KNITTING DOCTOR can ZOOM into your location. Prepay below and we'll get in touch with you. $20* an hour by cash/check OR pay online below
now scheduling** Zoom classes for . Thursdays at 6 PM ET |
The
KNITTING DOCTOR can meet with you IN PERSON. Prepay below and we'll get in touch with you. $30* an hour by cash/check OR pay online below/ (covid vaccination/booster proof & mask worn in class both required)
now scheduling** IN PERSON classes (1 hour max) on Sundays at 12:30 PM |
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| * cancellation with less
than 24 hours notice : refund is
less $10 + any fees ** after payment is received, together we will choose the date IN PERSON classes fully booked through February 27...taking appts for March 6 |
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1/13/22
Interested in Online Classes?
We have a series of KnitALongs coming up on RAVELRY that will feature optional Zoom Classes teaching specific techniques
| 2021-22 Mitten Knitting Marathon December 28 - January 21 No, we can't meet together, safely, this winter, but we can CONNECT TOGETHER online!!! Come and play with us as we knit/chat/laugh/learn the knitting of mittens. Zoom Room meeting times each week: Tuesdays at 8:30 AM Fridays at 6 PM Sizing for ALL hands Best yarns and fibers for super warm mittens Fancy increases (and decreases) Gussets Afterthought Thumb/Norwegian No Gusset style Stranded Mittens Fair Isle and faux fair isle styles Felted Mittens Thrummed Mittens Corrugated Ribbing A No Ribbing Edge Want to knit just one pair the entire time? That's very OK. 4 weeks of Zoom time with knitters (of all abilities!) awaits you. OR sign up for just one week/one project. (Read ALL about this Marathon and sign up here) We have morning and evening meeting times every week. |
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 EASY MITTENS |
 STUFFED (thrummed) MITTENS |
 FAIR ISLE SHADED MITTENS |
 BRENDA'S MITTENS |
 THRUMMED MITTENS |
 FAROE OPEN STAR MITTENS |
| JANUARY |
| January Online Knit-A-Longs and Classes |
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| KNIT
NITE: Mondays January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 6-8 pm ET |
$2 a night OR Subscribe & save |
| The
Mitten Marathon : week 2 Brenda's Mittens Jan 4, 8:30 AM & Jan 7, 6 PM ET |
$10 for
BRENDA'S MITTENS or Subscribe & save |
| The
Mitten Marathon : week 3 Fair Isle or Faroe Open Star Mittens Jan 11, 8:30 AM & Jan 14, 6 PM ET |
$10 for FAIR
ISLE MITTENS or Subscribe & save |
| Celtic
Plait Aran Class, 3rd Saturdays Jan 15, Feb 19, March 19, April 16 6-7 pm ET |
Subscribe for 6 months |
| The
Mitten Marathon : week 4 THRUMMED MITTENS Jan 18, 8:30 AM & Jan 21, 6 PM ET |
$10 for
THRUMMED MITTENS or Subscribe & save |
| Mrs
Claus' Cardigan, 4th Sundays Jan 23, Feb 27, Apr 24, May 22 2-3 pm ET felt your steek at the Cape Ann Retreat March 27! |
Subscribe for 6 months |
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Knitting A Scarf With Wool
. Saturdays January 15 & January 29 12 - 2 PM Taught ON ZOOM through Columbia Greene Community College $40
For those of you new to the craft, this class will teach the basics of knitting with soft and renewable wool yarn. Topics to be covered are: Casting on, knit stitch, purl stitch, garter stitch, ribbing stitch, cable stitch, seed stitch, joining yarn, and casting off. Continental, English or American knitting will be taught with full support for right handed or left handed knitters. A 5 foot scarf with all pattern stitches represented will be the class project. Materials needed for this class: • 1 pair US# 9 Crystal Palace bamboo needles, 12" • 7 – 8 ounces/320-380 yards heavy worsted wool yarn • Learn To Knit Scarf pattern, ©2000 Countrywool: $3.00 (if you just need the pattern for class, it is downloadable here) • cable stitch holder; darning needle, 6 ring markers; crochet hook E, F or G; gauge ruler • Materials packet with all of the above: $48 and it may be purchased at COUNTRYWOOL a week before class |
| FEBRUARY |
| February Online Knit-A-Longs and Classes |
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| KNIT
NITE: Mondays February 7, 14, 20 & 28 6-8 pm ET |
$2 a night OR Subscribe & save |
| Swedish
Socks: Tuesdays, Feb 15, 22, Mar 1 at 8:30 AM ET Fridays Feb 18, 25, Mar 4 at 6 PM ET |
Subscribe for 3 months |
| Celtic
Plait Aran Class, 3rd Saturdays Feb 19, March 19, April 16 6-7 pm ET |
Subscribe for 3 months |
| Mrs
Claus' Cardigan, 4th Sundays Feb 27, Apr 24, May 22 2-3 pm ET felt your steek at the Cape Ann Retreat March 27! |
Subscribe for 6 months |
 Does your spinning wheel
need a tune up? Drop it off at Countrywool at least 3 weeks before class. $25 fee |
Spin A Yarn
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Ever
wonder how it was done? Do you have sheep, alpacas,
llamas, bunnies, sheep dogs or mohair goats in your
life? Fashion yarn from their fur in a timeless
fashion by hand on a drop spindle, or more quickly
with a spinning wheel. No experience necessary to take
this class! on zoom Materials needed for this class: • spinning wheel or drop spindle • 5 oz clean wool roving or top Drop spindle and wool is available for purchase: drop spindle: $26.50; wool top: $8.50. Wheel rental: $25 Materials may be purchased/wheel rented at Countrywool a week before class. |
| MARCH |
Cape Ann IN PERSON Knitting Retreat, March 26 & 27, 2022.
(registration opens January 1, 2022)
SAVE THE DATES
| APRIL |
Rip Van Winkle IN PERSON Spinning Retreat, April 22-24, 2022.
(registration opens February 1, 2022)
SAVE THE DATES
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