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Yea, that's a strange title for a blog post, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when thought of something to do with teacher.

Here are the classes I'm teaching at Haus of Yarn this year. Give the shop a call if you want to sign up for any (or all) of them. All dates are 2010.

Some Assembly Required
Experience: Must be able to knit, purl, cast on, bind off, follow a simple pattern
Techniques learned: Quick and painless finishing techniques! Invisible side and shoulder seams, picking up stitches for button bands and necklines, button holes, weaving in ends. If you have a finishing problem, bring your project and we’ll figure it out.
Materials: Swatch yarns in worsted weight preferably wool or wool blend, 24” or longer circular needle 2 sizes smaller than the needles used for swatches, tapestry needle, scissors
Homework required (instructions will be given when student signs-up)
Class Cost: $45 for two 2-hour sessions with Chris
Scheduled Dates:
Wednesday February 17, 24 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Thursday April 22, 29 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm

Got Gauge?
Experience: all levels
Techniques learned: Why is gauge so important? If you’ve ever wondered, you should probably come to this class. We will walk you through yarn substitutions, as well as the math involved in calculating gauge and size. We will also learn a fun way to swatch.
Materials: Solid worsted weight wool (enough for swatching), several sets of needles sizes US 6 – 9. Scratch paper, pencil, and calculator
Class Cost: $25 for 1 two-hour session with Chris
Scheduled Dates: Monday January 11 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Thursday February 18 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Monday April 5 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm

Great Beginnings (Ways to Cast On)
Experience: Must be able to knit and purl
Techniques learned: Expand your knitting repertoire with more ways to cast on! We’ll explore knitted and cable cast-on, continental or “long-tail” cast-on, Norwegian cast-on, tubular (extra stretchy) cast-on, decorative Channel Island cast-on, crochet chain provisional cast-on.
Materials: Two or three contrasting colors of worsted weight wool or wool blend yarn in light, solid colors. Straight or circular needles and crochet hook in size appropriate for yarn. Additional needles in various sizes (slightly smaller or larger) may be helpful for experimenting.
Class Cost: $30 for 1 two-hour session with Chris
Scheduled Dates: Monday February 8 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Monday April 12 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm

Quick and Chunky Ear Flap Hat
Experience: Must be able to cast on, knit, purl, follow a simple pattern
Techniques learned: The ear flap hat is hot, hot, HOT with skiers and snowboarders. Knit this super cozy hat using Lamb’s Pride Bulky yarn. This hat is knit in the round with circular needles and double-pointed needles. Knit in a solid color or customize with a simple Fair Isle pattern.
Materials: Lamb’s Pride Bulky yarn*, pattern, size US 13 DPNs and 16” circular, size J or K crochet hook
Class Cost: $30 for 1 two-hour session with Chris
Scheduled Dates: Monday January 18, 25 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Monday February 22, March 1 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm

Super Simple Intarsia Scarf
Experience: Must be able to knit and purl
Techniques learned: This is the perfect class for beginners who want to try the Intarsia technique but have been afraid of all that tangled yarn. We will get you started on a simple vertical-striped scarf using 2 or 3 different colors of bulky yarn. Learn tricks that will make this technique as easy as it is beautiful!
Materials: Pattern, appropriate yarns*, locking stitch markers, darning needle, appropriate hook Class Cost: $30 for 1 two-hour session with Chris
Scheduled Dates: Thursday January 14 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Thursday April 8 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Wednesday May 5 time: 5:30 - 7:30pm