Christmas in July day 19

Socks!  Socks!! Socks!!!  Lovely socks!  Love to knit them in worsted weight to wear in the house.  I'm a barefoot kinda girl.  I have done socks with fine yarn and given them away and they are worn out.  I have done the slipper sock  in worsted weight and some felted after mishandling in the washing.  

When I teach socks, I have new people do a training sock with thicker yarn and needles to learn the parts of a sock and to make it easier to learn fundamentals of socks.

For durability, I personally prefer some nylon in the yarn and a good pedicure on the wearer.  The pedicure is to get rid of rough spots on the feet to prevent snags or excessive wear.  The nylon is because I like to be barefoot.

The basic "vanilla" sock pattern out there is fairly simple to follow whether it is toe up or top down.  You need 3 basic measurements of your intended recipient.  1) From the floor up the leg to the desired height.  2) From the back of the heel to the tip of the toe minus 1/4 to 1/2 inch.  3) Around the ball of the foot, also minus 1/4 to 1/2 inch.  Remember knitting stretches and socks should have negative ease.

Patterns abound since the sock craze hit in the early 2000's.

sockies
ribbed socks
slipper socks

There are even crocheted socks.  colorful crochet socks  

New Schedules and some time off

In an effort to have sufficient time for everything coming up, one son with his fiance is coming for a visit around Easter.  The same son is graduating and getting married in the month for weddings.  I also wanted to make sure I had enough classes scheduled for everyone to be happy and get what they need.

Here are my classes thru the end of July.  I don't want to think of August or the last third of the year just yet.

Beginner Knit Classes which are held Thursday nights unless otherwise noted are first.

Discover Knit Stitch Class    All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

February 28

April 4

April 6 (Saturday 9 – 11:30 am)

May 2

May 30

July 25

Discover Purl Stitch Class   All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

March 7

April 11

April 13 (Saturday 9 – 11:30 am)

May 9

June 6

July 5

Discover Pattern Stitches Class   All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

February 14

March 14

April 18

April 20 (Saturday 9 – 11:30 am)

May 16

June 27

July 6 (Saturday 9 – 11:30am)

Discover Cables Class All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

February 21

March 21

April 25

April 27 (Saturday 9 – 11:30 am)

May 23

June 7

Beginner Crochet classes are next up.  These are held every Monday night unless otherwise noted.

Discover Single Crochet  All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm   

March 11

April 1

April 29

June 24

July 23

Discover the Tall Stitches of Crochet   All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

February 11

March 11

April 8

May 6

June 3

July 29

Discover Granny Squares   All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

February 18

March 18

April 22

May 13

June 10

July 31

Discover Textured Stitches   All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

February 25

April 22

May 20

June 5

Advanced Knit classes are held Friday nights unless otherwise noted.

Discover Baby Knits Class   All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

Kimono March 1

Blanket & Booties April 5

Kimono May 3

Blanket & Booties May 31

Kimono July 26

Discover Mitered Knitting Class   All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

March 8

April 12

May 10

Discover Fair Isle Class/Learn to Fair Isle   All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

February 15

March 15

April 19

May 17

June 28

Discover Time To Knit Classes    All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

March 22 Socks Toe Up

April 26 Double Knitting

May 24 Socks Top Down

Advanced Crochet classes are the final classes scheduled.

Discover Baby Crochet Class      All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

Rattle March 6

Hooded Blanket April 3

Rattle May 1

Hooded Blanket May 29

Rattle July 24

Discover Throws and Wraps in Crochet Class  All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

Lace Openwork Wrap February 13

One Piece Granny Throw March 13

Lace Openwork Wrap April 10

One Piece Granny Afghan May 8

Lace Openwork Wrap June 26

Discover Crochet Gifts Class      All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm

February 20

March 20

April 17

May 15

Discover Time to Crochet Classes   All Classes are 6 – 8:30 pm 

February 27 Tapestry Crochet

March 2 Knook

April 24 Broomstick Lace

May 22 Afghan Patterns

The last thing to note are yarn nights.  

Yarn Nights are times for you to get a question answered about a stitch, yarn or pattern question that doesn’t require a full class.  You can also sit and stitch with me at this time.  Times are 6 – 8:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

February 26

March 19

April 23

May 21

June 1 (Saturday, 1 – 4 pm)

July 30