Events, Classes and Workshops
We have lots of classes and workshops lined
up for the Fall of 2008. Make your plans
and mark your calendars now and click on the
links below to reserve your spot. You
can also call the store at 866.693.9665 and
we'll sign you up.
Drop In Knitting
For those of you who feel 24/7
is not enough time to knit - join our drop-in
sessions on Friday Evenings from 7pm and
Sunday Afternoons from 3:30pm in addition
to our regular Friday Mornings at 10:30am.
Come by and show us what you are working on
and get some support and encouragement from
other knitters. It's all good clean fun!
Anne and Laurie's Wrap
The model of this wrap is on display
in the store and getting lots of attentention.
Using a great pattern from Schaefer
Yarn you can make this fabulous wrap
in a short time.
Starts Tuesday 9/9 at 630pm. Fee $40.
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Baby Garter Stitch Cardigan
A perfect beginner project. You make
a small cardigan, you'll knit, weave-in
ends, learn nubs, blocking and many
other techniques than will prove invaluable
in future projects. Oh! You will also
make the cutest Baby Cardigan.
Starts Tuesday 11/11 at 630pm. Fee $50.
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Brooklyn Tweed Scarf
This is the best fun. We were inspired
by Brooklyn Tweed and his use of Noro
yarns. Come and join a single session
workshop led by Gretl and have fun watching
the color change every couple of rows,
and seeing how it melds together so
artfully. So many different yarns will
give so many different effects. We have
one customer who is working down her
Christmas list - everyone is getting
a Brooklyn Tweed scarf - and one a unique
work of art.
Starts Tuesday 9/2 at 630pm. Fee $30.
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Brooklyn Tweed Scarf
This is the best fun. We were inspired
by Brooklyn Tweed and his use of Noro
yarns. Come and join a single session
workshop led by Gretl and have fun watching
the color change every couple of rows,
and seeing how it melds together so
artfully. So many different yarns will
give so many different effects. We have
one customer who is working down her
Christmas list - everyone is getting
a Brooklyn Tweed scarf - and one a unique
work of art.
Starts Wednesday 11/12 at 630pm. Fee
$30.
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Cast Ons Increases Decreases
Mystified by the different ways to cast-on,
increase and decrease? Join this workshop
and we''ll unravel the how and when
to use what.
Starts Monday 10/6 at 630pm. Fee $30.
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Crochet 101
Our Crochet 101 class will get you started
on a crochet adventure, learn the basics
and enough to start your first project
or pick up the skills needed to complement
your knitting.
Starts Thursday 8/28 at 630pm. Fee $40.
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Einstein Jacket or Coat
This fabulous jacket/coat is a staple
for every wardrobe. Good for all adventurous
beginners, made in your choice of bulkier
yarns. The Einstein designer, Sally
Melville, wrote about this coat, "I
love this coat ... enough to have made
two of them for myself! It is, truly,
one of my favorite pieces of knitting.
And it s not just me, the elegance of
its construction seems to have universal
appeal".
Starts Tuesday 10/28 at 630pm. Fee $65.
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Embellished Felted Bag
A great felted bag with a rolled handle
or an optional shoulder strap and embellished
with your design choice.
Starts Thursday 11/18 at 630pm. Fee
$50.
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Embellishments for Felted Knits
Bring a article to embellish - a felted
bag, a holiday stocking, felted clogs,
a denim shirt, a boiled wool sweater,
a sweatshirt, or whatever. Embellish
with your own needle felt design under
Mary''s excellent guidance.
Starts Thursday 10/2 at 630pm. Fee $30.
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Faith Jacket Sally Melville
A great first project for the new knitter
and graduate of the Wool and Company
Knitting 101. This piece is very easy
yet has a timeless, ageless, multi-cultural
appeal. That is one reason it''s the
‘Faith’ jacket—because it shares features
with liturgical garments of all ages
and cultures. But it''s also the Faith
jacket because you will, faithfully,
knit 15 strips that won''t look at all
like a garment until it''s assembled
and sleeves are added. Sometimes, in
knitting and in life, the pieces don''t
reveal the whole, .... but faith is
rewarded!
Starts Tuesday 9/30 at 630pm. Fee $60.
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Felted Bucket Bag/Tote
One of our most popular classes - and
a great next step after Knitting 101.
Make one and you will be hooked, and
everyone you meet will ask you where
you got that great bag! Supplies Needed:
Two Old Bags pattern. Worsted weight
yarn between 600 and 1400 yards depending
on size of bag to me knitted with needles
to match.
Starts Wednesday 10/22 at 630pm. Fee
$50.
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Felted Clogs
This great pattern from Fiber Trends
knits up quickly to make the most wonderful
Felted Clogs for the whole family. Bet
you can''t make just one pair! Personalize
these clogs by adding embellishments
in one our our needle felting classes
(check schedule for availability).
Starts Monday 8/4 at 630pm. Fee $50.
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Felted Clogs
This great pattern from Fiber Trends
knits up quickly to make the most wonderful
Felted Clogs for the whole family. Bet
you can''t make just one pair! Personalize
these clogs by adding embellishments
in one our our needle felting classes
(check schedule for availability).
Starts Tuesday 10/30 at 630pm. Fee $50.
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Felted Stocking
Make a wonderful Heirloom felted stocking
for the whole family. You will learn
the entire traditional sock making techniques,
just much bigger. Personalize the stocking
by adding embellishments in one our
our embellishment classes (check schedule
for availability).
Starts Thursday 10/9 at 630pm. Fee $50.
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Fingerless Gloves
Learn knitting on double point needles
with fine, fun, beautiful yarn to create
a pair of beautiful, practical, and
simple fingerless mitts. You will want
to knit these for everyone for Christmas
presents! And, after you master these,
you are ready for the world of circular
knitting--especially socks!
Starts Monday 9/22 at 630pm. Fee $40.
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Fluffy Mittens
Combine wool and mohair to make these
cozy and comfortable mittens. These
will make ideal gifts for anyone who
suffers with cold hands in our frozen
midwest winter.
Starts Wednesday 10/1 at 630pm. Fee
$40.
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Fluffy Mittens
Combine wool and mohair to make these
cozy and comfortable mittens. These
will make ideal gifts for anyone who
suffers with cold hands in our frozen
midwest winter.
Starts Saturday 12/13 at 2pm. Fee $40.
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Joy of Sox - Double Points
Learn to knit beautiful socks the traditional
way using double point needles. The
techniques that you learn in this class
will be invaluable for almost any other
knitting project that you will undertake.
Starts Monday 11/3 at 630pm. Fee $50.
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Joy of Sox - Two at a Time
Sock knitters everywhere know the frustration
of Second Sock Syndrome. It goes something
like this: A cute new sock pattern and
soft, foot-warming yarn lead to many
happy knitting hours, resulting in .
. . ONE sock. The first sock is done
(and it''s adorable!) but pattern distraction
sets in. Who wants to knit the same
project all over again? Socks are small,
relatively inexpensive, and interesting
to knit — a favorite portable choice
of busy knitters. Keep the fun in sock-stitching
with the innovative new technique that
produces two socks — yes, that''s one
sock for each foot — at the very same
time!
Starts Thursday 10/16 at 630pm. Fee
$50.
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Knitting 101
Our Knitting 101 class is for those
who want to pick up knitting after a
long lay-off or for absolute beginners.
After four two-hour sessions you will
have mastered all the fundamentals and
completed a sampler scarf.
Starts Wednesday 8/27 at 630pm. Fee
$60.
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Knitting 101
Our Knitting 101 class is for those
who want to pick up knitting after a
long lay-off or for absolute beginners.
After four two-hour sessions you will
have mastered all the fundamentals and
completed a sampler scarf.
Starts Wednesday 11/12 at 630pm. Fee
$60.
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Knitting 101
Our Knitting 101 class is for those
who want to pick up knitting after a
long lay-off or for absolute beginners.
After four two-hour sessions you will
have mastered all the fundamentals and
completed a sampler scarf.
Starts Thursday 9/11 at 630pm. Fee $60.
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Knitting 101
Our Knitting 101 class is for those
who want to pick up knitting after a
long lay-off or for absolute beginners.
After four two-hour sessions you will
have mastered all the fundamentals and
completed a sampler scarf.
Starts Tuesday 9/30 at 630pm. Fee $60.
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Knitting 101
Our Knitting 101 class is for those
who want to pick up knitting after a
long lay-off or for absolute beginners.
After four two-hour sessions you will
have mastered all the fundamentals and
completed a sampler scarf.
Starts Saturday 10/4 at 2pm. Fee $60.
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Knitting 101
Our Knitting 101 class is for those
who want to pick up knitting after a
long lay-off or for absolute beginners.
After four two-hour sessions you will
have mastered all the fundamentals and
completed a sampler scarf.
Starts Tuesday 10/28 at 630pm. Fee $60.
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Ladies Jacket
So many people have admired our model
that we decided to put together a class
so you can make your very own. This
is a perfect short jacket for those
chill spring days and can be made using
a variety of yarns.
Starts Wednesday 10/1 at 630pm. Fee
$60.
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Market Square Entrelac Bag
Autumn had a blast making this felted
entrelac tote, and you will, too. Take
it shopping, on a picnic, or pack your
current knitting project. Choose this
bright, sunny colorway, or create your
own.
Starts Saturday 11/8 at 2pm. Fee $60.
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Mittens Thrummed or Not
Knit the cutest and warmest mittens
around. Add extra warmth, if you wish
by using the classic thrummed knitting
technique. Bits of wool roving are knit
right into the mitten to form a fleece
stuffing that will keep your fingers
toasty on the coldest days.
Starts Tuesday 10/14 at 630pm. Fee $50.
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My First Sweater Top Down
The class designed for 101 graduates
who are ready to extend their skills.
Choose your yarn, start and complete
your very first sweater that will be
as individual as you are.
Starts Wednesday 10/8 at 630pm. Fee
$60.
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My First Sweater Top Down
The class designed for 101 graduates
who are ready to extend their skills.
Choose your yarn, start and complete
your very first sweater that will be
as individual as you are.
Starts Tuesday 9/2 at 630pm. Fee $60.
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Nuno Cobweb Felt
Learn the technique of flat felting
and use beautiful hand-dyed merino fibers
to creat a scarf that is as fine and
light as a cobweb that drapes.
Starts Tuesday 9/23 at 630pm. Fee $30.
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Rambling Rows Afghan
Rambling Rows is an afghan for everyone
- babies, children or adults. It is
knit in five colors and can be done
in three sizes. The afghan allows a
knitter to be creative and adventurous
in the choice of color and fiber. And
of course, it''s seamless.
Starts Monday 9/8 at 630pm. Fee $50.
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Read Your Knitting
We''ll teach you how to read your knitting.
Did you change a knit stitch for a purl
stitch or something a little more hairy,
or maybe you skipped a row in a pattern,
or increased or decreased at the wrong
time? Learn how to back up or ladder
down to fix your mistakes. Learn to
identify twisted stitches, how to knit
through the back loop and what to do
with strange looking stitches. Learn
how to read and count your increases
and decreases and solve a few other
mysteries, too.
Starts Tuesday 9/16 at 630pm. Fee $30.
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Sock Yarn Blankie
Shelly Kang devoted a large part of
her life to designing and producing
the first Sock Yarn Blankie. You can
share in her adventures on her blog
at shellykang.com and also lauch your
under blankie adventure under the guidance
of Christy. You'll learn many techniques
including swatching, mitered squares,
provisional cast ons, I-cord among others.
Starts Monday 12/1 at 630pm. Fee $50.
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Tips and Tricks
Do you want to know the stuff that experienced
knitters just do, as they produce beautiful
items? Do you feel that patterns seem
to assume you know more than they are
telling you? This class is to provide
insight from years of knitting and the
experience of lots of knitters to make
you knitting savvy! For example: How
can you easily figure out how to increase
13 stitches evenly spaced around the
next row? Where do you decrease at the
beginning of the row and which decrease
do you use? How do you know if a stitch
is backwards on your needle and what
do you do about it? When the pattern
says to slip a stitch, should you slip
it purl-wise or knit-wise?
Starts Monday 10/27 at 630pm. Fee $30.
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We are always adding new
events and workshops to our schedule, and when
we do we'll send you an email notifying you
of the additions. You can
join our mailing list here, additionally
and if you prefer, you can subscribe to our
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and we'll keep you right up to date.
You can see details and review
fees for every class by clicking on the
Classes - Workshops link at the left of
each page.
Please check our
class booking policies.
Recent Guest Designers and Instructors
 Iris
Schreier was here and we started
the gorgeous “Silky
Tie Wrap” from her book
Lacy Little Knits.
Welcome aboard on Lucy's
Ship!
 I
am Lucy Neatby, the Captain of the great knitting
cargo ship, and a self-confessed fiberholic,
hand-knitting designer, teacher, and former
Merchant Navy Officer. We had a blast at
Wool and Company on a voyage of knitting
discovery ... the crew were a motley bunch,
but this vessel was laden with a rich and precious
cargo of knitting, ideas ... and practical help
from the Bosun.
Knitting is a greatly under-valued art, and
many people do not fully realize its potential!
You can read more about Lucy at
Tradewind Knitwear Designs.
 Colored
Dominos in the Shadows with Viv!
Vivian Høxbro has had the
passion to knit ever since her grandmother taught
her how to knit doll clothes at age four. As
a professional knitwear designer for nearly
20 years, she has designed for various Scandinavian
yarn companies and magazines, and spends her
days giving workshops on knitting, color and
design. She is the author of Domino Knitting
and Shadow Knitting, which feature the
knitting techniques that she has championed
and brought her international recognition.
Vivian lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. To learn
more about Vivian's designs, visit her website
at www.viv.dk.
Vivian was at Wool and Company recently and
held a series of workshops. What a pleasure
it was to learn from the internationally renowned
expert in Domino, Shadow and Color Knitting.
Prayer Shawls Ministry
 We
are simply amazed and grateful that so many
different Prayer Shawl Groups are thriving in
this area. If you have a group or would
like to start one, we can help by providing
donated and discounted yarn for your shawls.
If you have surplus yarn (ha) that needs a new
home, we can turn it into a blessing for someone
in need of comfort. Donations are happily
accepted at the Geneva store.
More information
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