Helix knitting involves working several yarns in continuous spirals, which creates jogless stripes and avoids the need to carry yarn floats up several rows in between colour changes. Students need to know how to use circular needles or double points.  Bring small amounts of 4 colors of the same weight yarn.  Homework:  Cast on 80 stitches, join and knit ribbing for 1½”.

Class Level:  Easy+

Class Limit:  12

Instructor:  Shelley Paine

If you want to use down your yarn stash, this is a good class for you.  We will use three strands of yarn to make this weekend afghan.  Bring a N (10mm) or P (11.5mm) crochet hook and three skeins of yarn.

Class Level:  Advanced beginner

Class Limit:  12

Instructor:  Joy Baskin

Learn about yarns and hooks, how to chain, single crochet, read your work, a written pattern and graphed pattern.

All supplies are provided.

Instructor: Carol Paskewitz, Michele Pardue  and Knit and Crochet Tennessee volunteers.

Ever want to knit a pattern but you’ve never heard of the yarn or don’t have a clue where to start looking for it? Then this class  is for you! Learn how to substitute one yarn for another, what will work and what will not.

Class Level:  All levels

Class Limit:  15

Instructor:  Jo Meyer

Can I mix yarns in the same project? Yes! but it takes a little know how.  This class gives you the know how.  Working with a double crochet stitch, and different weights of yarn, you can give your projects lots of interesting textures.  Works well for hats and scarfs. Bring asst hooks and different weights of yarn.

Class Level:  Easy

Class Limit:  12

Instructor:  Sally Murphy

Learn the Madras Ribs stitch and how to read a chart.  Bring small amount of worsted weight yarn in 4 colors, needles.

Class Level:  Easy +

Class Limit:  12

Instructor:  Jeannie Gulzue, Cindy Gregory

Learn how to read a crochet pattern and break it down into understandable parts and translate all of those abbreviations, stars, and brackets into the stitches that you already know. Bring something to write with. Worsted weight yarn and a hook are optional.

Class Level:  Easy

Class Limit:  15

Instructor:  BJ Strickland

Learn wrapped stitches:  half double crochet, double crochet and triple crochet as well as working in the round and how to read a written pattern and graphed pattern for these new stitches.  

NOTE:  Crochet 101 and 102 cannot be taken on the same day.  Crochet 102 can only be taken with instructor approval or if you are already proficient with the information taught in Crochet 101.   Students need to bring worsted weight yarn and size H hook.

Instructors:Carol Paskewitz and Knit and Crochet Tennessee volunteers.

Learn the purl stitch, yarn overs, simple increases and decreases and how to read a pattern.
NOTE:  Knitting 101 and 102 cannot be taken on the same day.  Knitting 102 can only be taken with instructor approval or if you are already proficient with the information taught in Knitting 101.   Students need to bring worsted weight yarn in a light color and size 7 or 8 needles.

Instructors: Pam Winston and Sarah Webster and Knit and Crochet Tennessee volunteers.

Knitting and purling some of the stitches in a row and shipping others creates a slip slip-stitch fabric.  Learn two different patterns to create solid-colored textures.  Students need to bring worsted weight yarn in a light color and appropriate sized needles.

Class Level:  Easy+

Class Limit:  12

Instructor: Wray Estes

The lowly double crochet is one of the primary workhorses of the crochet world. Learn ‘between’, ‘herringbone’ and ‘modified’ double crochet stitches to spark your creativity.  Students need to bring worsted weight yarn in a light color and appropriate size hook.

Class Limit:  12

Instructor: Angie Blackmon