DECEMBER 2011
BEGINNING KNITTING (5 lessons), $70 + materials
Thursdays, Dec. 1 – Dec. 29, 6 – 8 pm
Learn everything you need to know to create your own knitted garments. Participants learn to cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease, cable, bind off, pick up stitches for neck, and seam pieces together. No pre-requisite skills required. Come all!
BEGINNING CROCHET (5 lessons), $70 + materials
Thursdays, Dec. 1 – Dec. 29, 6 – 8 pm
Learn crochet to embellish knitted garments or create crocheted items. Participants learn to chain, single crochet, and double crochet, as they crochet a granny square and a woven-effect scarf. No pre-requisite skills required. Come all!
BEGINNING KNITTING (5 lessons), $70 + materials
Mondays, Dec. 5 – Jan. 9, 10 – 12 noon (no class Dec. 26)
Learn everything you need to know to create your own knitted garments. Participants learn to cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease, cable, bind off, pick up stitches for neck, and seam pieces together. No pre-requisite skills required. Come all!
SPA WASHCLOTH (1 lesson), $35 + materials
Monday, Dec. 5, 6 – 8 pm
Create a linen spa washcloth using hand-dyed linen. These cloths get softer and softer with time. Exfoliate your skin. What a luxurious gift for a friend or yourself! Excellent Christmas gift – add a personalized soap to make it special. Pre-requisite: Beginning Knitting or equivalent skills.
MINIATURE ORNAMENTS (1 lesson) $30 + materials
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 6 – 8 pm
Learn how to make ornaments of an Elf’s laundry – small stockings, hats, mittens, and sweaters. It’s something different to do with your leftover yarn. Pre-requisite: Beginning Knitting or equivalent skills.
CROCHET WORKSHOP $5
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 6 – 8 pm
Come in with your crochet questions and get assistance.
REGISTER
Register by calling the shop at (703)-978-2220. Confirm and guarantee your slot by paying with a credit card over the phone, or by bringing or sending a check or cash to the store. Please note that class fees are non-refundable. Every effort is made to schedule you into another class or to meet with you at workshop for a make-up, if necessary. NOTE: During winter months, we follow Fairfax County Public Schools in regard to opening late or not at all.
Our address is:
The Yarn Barn
9413-C Old Burke Lake Road
Burke, VA 22015
Don’t see what you want to learn? Call us (703-978-2220) or email us at penny@theyarnbarnonline and suggest a class.
Remember, you can bring any work in progress, simple or complicated, to our $5 Project Workshop Sessions and receive help from our staff. No registration or reservation is required. Workshops are held on Wednesdays, 10 – noon and 6 – 8 pm, and on Saturdays, 8 – 10 am
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