Intensive Cocoknits Sweater Workshop - Feb 19 - 12:00 - 5:00PM
$ 40.00

3 available

Wednesday, Feb 19 - 12:00PM - 5:00PM (Eastern Time)

Location:  Zephyrhills Store:  38336 5th Ave.  Zephyrhills FL. 33542

This is an intensive, half-day version of the Cocoknits Sweater Workshop. Instead of knitting an adult sweater, in this class we will knit just the yoke of a baby or doll-sized sweater in order to work through the primary techniques explained in the Cocoknits Sweater Workshop book.

The Cocoknits Method involves two particular approaches to knitting top-down seamless sweaters:

  1. The sweater yoke is based on a type of construction called "English Tailoring," which provides a tailored sleeve cap with elegant lines without any seams.
  1. The Cocoknits worksheet, together with stitch markers in 6 different colors, provides a wonderful method for keeping track of where you are in the yoke pattern and where you need to make sleeve and neckline increases. The same system can also be used for raglan style top down sweaters.

Materials:

      • Cocoknits Sweater Workshop book (we have them for sale for $35)
      • Stitch markers in 6 different colors
      • Approx 200 yards of "practice" yarn and appropriate needles for knitting a practice sweater yoke.
      • 47" circular needles in the size appropriate for your practice yarn.
      • One dpn in a size smaller than the needles you will be knitting with.
      • Stitch holder (or scrap yarn)

          Skill Level: Intermediate or advanced knitter

          Cost: $40

          Instructor: Carla Billingsley

          Carla Billingsley rediscovered knitting shortly after her 40th birthday when she fell in love with handpainted and novelty yarns. At first she only made rectangles and triangles: scarves, throws, and shawls. Eventually she worked up the courage to try lace and socks. After learning to turn her first heel she realized that you can learn anything if you set your mind to it, and that learning is really easy if you can take a class with a good teacher. In 2014 she and her husband Curtis moved to Texas and in June 2015 they opened Quixotic Fibers. From the beginning, her vision for the shop was that it is not just a place to buy yarn and fiber, but that it should become a community resource dedicated to the preservation and development of the fiber arts, a place where knitters, crocheters, weavers, and spinners can gather to learn from and to inspire each other.

          Registration and Cancellation Policies

          If you prefer to register over the telephone, please call Quixotic Fibers at 813-904-4153

          If the minimum number of students have not signed up 3 days before the class, we will unfortunately have to cancel the class. We usually require a minimum number of students only for classes where the instructor has to travel some distance. If we have to cancel a class, you will be notified 3 days in advance and will be given a full refund.

          Cancellation: There is a $2 cancellation fee. At least a 3-day notice is required for cancellation without additional charges. Cancellations with 24-72 hour notice are eligible for a 50% refund. Cancellations with less than 24 hour notice are not refundable.