September 

ENTRELAC  (2 lessons) $45 + materials

Wednesdays, Sept. 7 & 21, 6 – 8 pm

Learn the basics of Entrelac – a fabric that consists of a series of interlocking squares that look as if they are woven together.  Participants will learn 2 different methods for starting and ending an Entrelac project.  Learn techniques to make a great scarf.  Pre-requisite: Beginning Knitting or equivalent skills.  

 

BEGINNING KNITTING (5 lessons), $70 + materials

Mondays, Sept. 12 – Oct. 17, 10 – 12 noon (no class Oct. 3)

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!

 

SOCKS ON TWO CIRCULARS (2 lessons), $45 + materials

Mondays, Sept. 12 & 19, 6 – 8 pm

Put away your double-pointed needles!  Participants learn to join a round, to knit a small tube on two circular needles, (also handy for sleeves and necks!), to turn a heel, and to close a toe with Kitchener stitch.  Pre-requisite: Beginning Knitting or equivalent skills.

 

BEGINNING KNITTING (5 lessons), $70 + materials

Thursdays, Sept. 15 – Oct. 13, 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, Sept. 15 – Oct. 13, 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!

 

FELTED PUMPKIN BASKET (1 lesson) $35 + materials

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2 – 4 pm

Create a pumpkin shaped basket on two circular needles.  Learn a method of increasing and decrease that gives the pumpkin its shape.  (While not really “Christmas,” it is a good idea to get a jump-start for Halloween/Thanksgiving.)   Pre-requisite: Beginning Knitting or equivalent skills.

 

MARKET BAG (1 lesson) $35 + materials

Sunday, Sept. 18, 2 – 4 pm

Reduce your carbon footprint – knit a MARKET BAG to use when you go shopping!  Learn to pick up stitches using a crochet hook and knit in the round to produce this very useful bag.  Easy and impressive – all your friends will want one!  HOMEWORK REQUIRED – stop by The Yarn Barn to get your yarn and info about 1 week prior to class.  Pre-

ONE SKEIN BABY SWEATER FROM SOCK YARN (1 lesson), $35 + materials

Sunday, Sept. 18, 2 – 4 pm 

With a single skein of sock yarn (100 grams), learn to knit a baby sweater in the round from the bottom up.  This sweater features the button opening on one shoulder.  After you knit the arms and sew them on, your sweater is all done and ready for that special baby to wear!  Pre-requisite: Beginning Knitting or equivalent skills.

 

MULTI-DIRECTIONAL DIAGONAL SCARF (1 lesson) $35 + materials

Monday, Sept. 19, 6 – 8 pm

Learn to knit a scarf using short rows to create triangles that appear to be knit in different directions.  Easy and impressive!  Pre-requisite: Beginning Knitting or equivalent skills.

 

CHILDREN’S BEGINNING KNITTING (1 lesson), $30 + materials

Sunday, Sept. 25, 1 – 3 pm

Learn how to cast on and knit.  Then make a scarf or a dishcloth.  A great idea for a gift for some lucky person.

 

AROUND THE BLOCK (1 lesson), $35 + materials

Wednesday, Sept. 28, 6 – 8 pm

Learn to create an afghan or a great jacket by knitting blocks that resemble a quilted log cabin design.  Pre-requisite: Beginning Knitting or equivalent skills.

 

CROCHET WORKSHOP    $5

Wednesday, Sept. 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) 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