EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TO NEW ZEALAND
AT KNITTING TEMPTATIONS
WITH ZEALANA & THE YARN SISTERS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20
1:00 to 3:00pm OR 5:00 to 7:00pm
Get your Boarding Pass for only $15.00!
Knitting Temptations, the Yarn Sisters, Inc. and Zealana of New Zealand want to whisk you away! Join us as we present a “Yarn Bar” to sample the beautiful yarns by Zealana. Zealana staff and Yarn Sisters’ designers will be available to share their knowledge about all the designs and yarns.
Guests will be treated to a “Private Premiere Trunk Show” of the latest and most luxurious yarn that will then have its public premiere the following weekend at TNNA (The National Needle Arts) vendor/retailer show in Columbus.
Each “traveler” will receive a Gift Bag full of knitting or crocheting goodies and a coupon for a one-time 10% discount on Zealana Yarn orders placed before December 20, 2012. Reserve your passage on board ONLINE or CALL us at (614) 734-0618!
We need knitters of all stages and gauges! Knitting Temptations and Knit Purl Hunter are looking for knitters to test new yarn, patterns, and classes. Our goal is to have a pool of participants from which to draw so that we might match the knitter’s expertise with the opportunity.
If you are interested in putting your name on our list of available Test Knitters, please send an email to Karen at knit2temptations@gmail.com and include your phone number, skill level (refer to our Class Levels as described on our blog), and what days/times are best for you.
The first opportunity is Corkscrew Mitten in a Day with Michelle Hunter on Friday, May 4, 9:30-4:30 with a lunch break. We need a maximum of 12 students with the following skills:
- Knit and purl in the round
- Cabling (helpful, but not required)
- Never knitted the Corkscrew Mitten pattern before
No matter your experience, Knitting Temptations has classes for all levels. Use the class level and prerequisite information below to help you determine if a class is perfect for you!
Beginner — No previous knowledge/experience required!
Easy — Skills required are basic knit and purl, cast on, and bind off. Class projects use basic stitches, simple color changes, magic loop or other knitting in the round needle techniques, and simple shaping and finishing.
Intermediate — Skills required are same as those described in Easy, as well as basic understanding of cables, knitting in the round (standard or magic loop), basic increases and decreases. Class projects use a variety of stitches, basic cables and lace, basic color work, and more complex shaping methods such as short rows.
Advanced — Skills required are those described in Intermediate, as well as basic understanding of color work, advanced shaping methods such as short rows, and tracking shaping in multiple locations. Class projects use advanced stitches and construction techniques, such as knitting in pattern while shaping, short rows, complex cables, complex lace with possible charts, and/or numerous color changes.
Read our Spring Newsletter for news and classes from Knitting Temptations! And be sure to check in regularly to our Event Calendar to see what’s coming up this Spring!
The KNIT PURL HUNTER Book Signing was a huge success!
Barb, Karen, and Michelle at the end of a fun-filled day!
We want to thank all the loyal Knitting Temptations customers and Knit Purl Hunter fans who attended Michelle’s Building Blocks book signing on January 31. What a wonderful time we had visiting with so many of you. As you can imagine, Michelle’s book is a huge hit and we are so happy for her. She, and Skacel, deserve all the accolades received.
Building Blocks is a beautiful publication with superb instruction; plus the added bonus of free online support at knitpurlhunter.com.
Call us at 614/734.0618 or visit our online store to order your PERSONALIZED autographed copy today!
WE NEED YOUR INPUT!!!
A few of you have heeded our call and sent some lovely pictures of your 2011 projects, but we need to hear from MORE of you! We want to showcase our customers’ projects in a pictorial retrospective called 2011 – A Year in Review to appear on our Tempting Tidbits blog on January 27.
Email the following information to Kristen at klbucci@gmail.com – be sure to include at least one picture of your project!
Name of pattern
Yarn used, with yardage
Needle size used
If your project is posted on Ravelry, please include your Ravelry user name
Due to the popularity of the bag class being offered on January 8 (it’s already FULL!), we have added another class date for the latest Nuno Felting sensation — Constance’s bag!
Nuno Felting – Bag
Sunday, January 15, 12:00 – 5:00pm
Teacher: Constance Hall
$125 — ALL bag and felting supplies included
One 5-hour class (This is a long workshop and you may wish to bring a snack/lunch.)
Nuno felting techniques are fun and simple to learn. In these workshops, taught by Constance Hall, we will transform a base of silk with layers of hand dyed silk, wool roving, art yarns and bits of fabric into a wonderful lightweight fabric. We will start with the design and layout. Once you are satisfied with the design, the felting and fulling process will merge the layers into a one-of-a-kind, amazing fabric with lovely texture. This fabric will drape and bend, not like the thick felt fabric you are used to.
Prerequisite: This workshop is for those students who have completed the silk scarf workshop. Students will use all the skills learned previously and add some new ones to create a beautiful and practical bag.
Teacher: Brian Howard
$60 — pattern and supplies extra
Three 2-hour classes; meets 1/18, 2/1, & 2/15
We are no longer knitting grandma’s slippers! Step into a fabulous felted ballet slipper with button embellishment that form-fit to your foot! These slippers will look fashionably in place as you entertain guests in your home during these cold winter months. In the early classes, we will work on the knitting and then later complete the felting and embellishment process.
Students will need to know how to knit and purl as well as do simple decreases. Supplies needed include 330 yds. of worsted weight yarn, size US 15 needles, 2 buttons (approx. 1″ each), tapestry and darning needles, and a pillow case for felting.
Class 1: Wednesday, January 18, 1:00 – 3:00pm OR 6:00-8:00 pm
Class 2: Wednesday, February 1, 1:00 – 3:00pm OR 6:00-8:00 pm
Class 3: Wednesday, February 15, 1:00 – 3:00pm OR 6:00-8:00 pm
Call Knitting Temptations 614/734-0618 to register!
Teacher: Brian Howard
$45 — pattern and supplies extra
One 3-hour class
This scarf, designed by Stephen West, can be seen in the shop. Constructed as a circular scarf that when draped falls into a natural spiral formation. The wedges in the scarf are best shown in a yarn with varying color changes (like the Effektgarn by Kauni) to reflect your personality. Perfect for every day, or depending on your color/yarn choices, evening wear.
Students will learn to do short rows. Supplies needed include 2 colors of fingering-weight yarns (color A, 420 yds. & color B, 230 yds.) as well as size US 5 needles.
Monday, February 6, at 1:00 – 4:00pm OR 5:30 – 8:30pm
Call Knitting Temptations 614/734-0618 to register!
Exclusively at Knitting Temptations
will sign copies of her premiere book
Building Blocks
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
11:00am to 7:00pm
We are thrilled to host Michelle Hunter, aka Knit Purl Hunter, for her first (of many!) book signings! She will be at Knitting Temptations to sign copies of her new book, Building Blocks. Michelle calls her book the published version of the skill building series, “Block of the Month,” she piloted at Knitting Temptations. Like all Michelle’s designs, the book is supported at knitpurlhunter.com with free online video instruction.
A $5.00 deposit reserves a pre-order copy of Building Blocks signed by Michelle. To place your reserve and RSVP, go to Book Signing Event at our online store.
To RSVP without reserving a copy of the book, please call Knitting Temptations at (614) 734-0618.
Can’t attend??? No worries! Pre-order your copy of Building Blocks right now!!!
