If you haven’t checked out this awesome Pittsburgh community-wide yarn bombing – please do! I believe it will be perhaps the largest yarn bombing… ever? Click here to check it out.
It has been a pretty awesome community fiber arts project to be involved with. So even though I didn’t knit any panels, I did do some designing and dyeing for them. The designs and the yarn are now available in this indiegogo campaign. Also, cool t-shirts and other fun stuff.
p.s. here’s a summer newsletter!
it is the last month at the studio! check out what is happening here. there’s lots going on. you can also expect to see a (baby) sweater design workshop towards the end of the month (probably the 27th). clearly we are going out with a BANG!
one very special event is the re-skeining of the exclusive Knit the Bridge colorways that i (and a few friends) dyed… happening on the 14th. good stuff. i hope if you haven’t made it to the studio yet, you can come to one of these events. plenty of them are just of the knitting/chatting/spinning sort.
you can also read this month’s newsletter here.
the march newsletter can be read here
Open Studio
March 1st, 4-8, FREE
Come knit, spin, chat and/or shop.
Open Studio Class, 5:30-6:30 (offered during open studio in another room) drop in
$5 or free with a yarn purchase
Come learn how to attach a simple garter stitch edging to a piece of knitting. This will get you ready to do any edging, lacy or otherwise. Same basic principle.
Open Studio
March 10, 2-6 – FREE
Come knit, spin, chat and/or shop.
Open Studio Class, 2:30-3:30 – (offered during open studio in another room) drop in
$5 or free with a yarn purchase
Come enjoy the yoga stylings of knitter and yogini Sharon Rudyk of Yoga Matrika. We will be emphasizing stretches designed to get knitters limbered up and knitting better than ever!
March 15, 16, 17 – Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet Festival
Where I will be teaching Embroidery on Knitting and Beginning Spinning – Drop Spindle.
Because of the classes I am teaching at Pgh Knit and Crochet, I am not teaching at the Studio this month. You can look forward to more classes in April. I am planning to at least have a drop spindle class in April – I have several folks interested. If you are interested, please let me know!! That way I can coordinate all of us and find a time that works for everyone.
I am sad to announce the closing of the studio at the end of April. It is the end of an era, but don’t worry! I’ll have my home studio set up for people to come buy yarn and I am planning to teach at Crazy Mocha in Squirrel Hill. I have had enough people still want to take classes that I thought it was worth it. If you have a class you’d like to take from me, please let me know and once I have a couple of people, I’ll put it on the schedule! Classes coming soon: Beginning Spinning on a Drop Spindle, Baby Sweater Design, Baby Surprise Jacket, and Cast ons and Bind offs.
still needs re-skeining.
hi friends,
sorry for the silence. color theory class (i’ll post about that soon) and indie knit and spin boutique were AWESOME and then i had sort of a down week, due to being so busy the week before.
but this last friday i had the opportunity, honor and fun of dyeing two exclusive colorways for knit the bridge.
i-phone pics by a friend as we were doing it. better pics soon! all 80 skeins have been washed and are currently drying in my basement.
you can read more about them here, also about ways other than knitting and crocheting that you can support knit the bridge and maybe get your hands on some of these. i’ll keep you posted.
in the near future you can expect a knit the bridge day at the studio where you can come and see the colorways in person!
thanks to my malachi vest testers! here are their finished projects.
AnnaW’s – modeled by her cute little guy. more here, including more cute!
KnitPurlSpinOhm’s – more here.
koolkitten11′s – more info over here on her blog.
a newsletter for the month… and indie knit and spin boutique is coming right up!
i’m currently prepping for the color theory for knitters class i’m teaching saturday.
Sunday January 13th, 2-4, $25
Learn the basics of triangular shawl knitting. We’ll cover how they get to the basic shape, examine different sorts of increases, and work out how to get a garter border so that stockinet won’t roll. We will also talk about altering to shape to get a tie shawl and how to insert patterns.
Bring with you yarn and needles. We will make mini shawls during the class, but you’ll leave ready to make your own big shawl!
Email cosymakes@gmail.com with any questions or if you’d like to sign up for the class.
See the event on facebook here.
and speaking of colorwork patterns in the works and how much i love them…
Saturday January 12th, 2-4, $25
Join me in learning the ins and outs of how to do stranded knitting. My knitting life changed significantly when I learned this addictive and fun knitting style. We’ll discuss how to hold the yarns, choosing colors, and some basic tips and tricks.
Either choose a pattern and bring the supplies with you, or bring some scrap yarn and needles to play with.
Email cosymakes@gmail.com with any questions or if you’d like to sign up for the class.
See the event on facebook here.
