Fall 2019 Class Schedule

Happy Almost-Fall! My family is all back at school, days’ beginnings and endings are feeling cooler, and I’m starting to block my knits to get them ready to wear this coming season. I am excited to share my newest class schedule with you. I hope you find something within that will inspire and excite you to learn something new along with me. After reading through the schedule, including the registration information, please contact me directly to register through email (karyn@knithero.net) or text (801.391.9669). I will teach all of the Knit Hero classes listed on this schedule at my location, Knit House. Once you have contacted me to register, I will give you the address of the house and directions to find me. If a class is missing from this schedule that you were really hoping for, please do let me know and I will try to add it to my next schedule–or, if you just can’t wait that long, we could always coordinate a private or semi-private session or two together this fall. To stay in touch digitally, you can find me most regularly on Instagram (@knit_hero), but also on Ravelry (KnitHero) and Facebook (Knit Hero).

*Please note that these classes are in addition to the classes I am teaching at Needlepoint Joint and STITCHES SLC (listed at the end of this schedule). *

I look forward to knitting with you soon!

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Knitting Support Group (beginning September 3rd)

Knitting Support Group is the perfect place to get the help you need while enjoying the support of other knitters in a friendly group atmosphere. I love leading this group, instructing and supporting all knitters–whether it be to help with a specific pattern, answer general or specific knitting questions, rescue knitting emergencies, or provide support while working on a challenging project. All KSGs take place at Knit House.

When: Weekly Tuesdays from 3:00 to 4:30 PM and Thursdays from 8:30 to 10:00 AM (please mark your calendars that there will be no KSG Thursdays, October 3rd, 17th, or November 28th)

AND: Every second and fourth Monday evening of each month from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.

Cost:  1 class for $10 or 6–session punch card for $50

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Advanced Lace Workshop

Inspired by Study in Lace, my 2018 year-long offering in which we traveled through the lace traditions of Shetland, Estonian, and Orenburg, this class is open to all lace knitters who would like to expand their lace knitting skills. While you do need to have basic lace knitting skills, you do not need to have completed Study in Lace, or even knit advanced lace before. I will provide an array of traditional and modern pattern choices for a variety of different knitting levels, but you are free and encouraged to choose any lace shawl that excites, inspires, and challenges you as a knitter. I will provide support, guidance, and instruction as needed (and plan to knit my own heirloom shawl alongside you!).

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Essentials of Sweater Knitting

Are you ready to knit your first sweater or have you knit sweaters that didn’t quite work out? This class will cover sweater-making essentials and focus on getting started right, so you have a successful experience. From choosing the right yarn and making a gauge swatch, keeping track of your progress in your project and pattern, to finally finishing and blocking, this comprehensive class covers it all. There will be five workshop sessions spread over eight weeks that will take you from the planning of your sweater to the finishing stages. This class also includes a private session with me to get complete, accurate body measurements before starting your sweater and video support on skills and techniques learned in class. 

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Beginning Colorwork Banff Hat

I have just fallen in love with using this happy tree hat to teach the basics of stranded colorwork. In this class, we will take the time to experiment with various ways of holding two strands of yarn at the same time until we find a way that works best for you. We will also discuss basic color theory, understanding color dominance, and learn how to read a chart and keep track of your pattern while launching into knitting this fantastically accessible, attractive hat together. After knitting this hat, you will be ready to tackle most any two-color colorwork project.

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Embrace Your Creativity! Caro Wrap KAL

From the moment many of us saw Shawnery’s completed Caro shawl, we have been inspired to knit our own. Mixing and matching three or more colors of fingering weight yarn, we will begin our adventure with a picot cast on, and from there we get to enjoy the wonders of garter, lace, striping, and mosaic knitting, ensuring we never grow bored. We will knit the two sides separately from the picot edges in and  then brilliantly join them together in the center. Generally, I am known to avoid the monotony of rectangular shawls, but this one has such interesting construction and so much going on, I am super excited to knit along with those of you who want to join me on this rollicking ride!

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Gauge: The Ultimate Dating Game

Many knitting failures are the result of not correctly matching the right yarn with the right project. In fact, the very first decisions you make before you even start knitting will determine whether your project is destined for success or failure: selecting the right pattern for the right yarn with the right needle size. Perfect for beginning and advanced knitters alike, this comprehensive, hands-on class will encompass all topics to help demystify gauge, including what gauge means, a complete survey of different yarn gauges, how to read ball bands and do a gauge swatch, and an inquiry into how gauge and yarn choice (including fiber, ply, and spin) relates to your project. The goal of this class is to help you feel more confident and be more successful choosing your yarn, pairing it with a project, and selecting appropriate needles in order to help you create the finished object you imagined. 

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Norwegian Mittens

These cozy colorwork mittens are a wonderful project for those of you wanting to expand your colorwork repertoire. Knit using DK or light-worsted weight yarn, these mittens involve engaging colorwork, an optional Latvian Braid, and classic mitten shaping–without being too intimidating. You should be able to comfortably knit small circumference in the round (either on magic loop, two circulars, or DPNs) and have knit at least one colorwork project to be successful knitting these mittens. 

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Aurelia Cowl

Just before the holidays, many of us can feel completely overwhelmed and as a result rarely take time to take care of ourselves. Treat yourself to a few hours of self-fulfilling, nurturing knitting and make this delightful, delicately beautiful cowl along with me. The lace within this cowl is intuitive enough to be a relaxing project for more experienced lace knitters, but is also the perfect project to learn knitting lace. Featuring a classic garter tab cast on and alternating lace sections with straight-forward stockinette stitch, this cowl is a satisfying, fun knit that you will love wearing (or gifting) when it is complete.

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Knit Hero Registration Details

Classes are filled on a first come, first served basis after receiving my approval that the requested class is an appropriate level for you. It is very important to me that my students find classes that will be challenging and interesting, and yet still accessible and enjoyable for them. In order to reserve your spot in a class, payment must be made in full via cash, check, or payment online (via Venmo or Square) before the beginning of the first class. Please contact me directly to sign up: karyn@knithero.net or (801) 391-9669. Payment includes, but is not limited to: all listed sessions for your class, all email and class information, and instructional video links of skills and techniques learned in class. Once class begins, I am sorry that I cannot offer a refund if you miss a class. I work very hard to prepare for the classes I teach and want to be fairly compensated for my time. This also gives students on my waiting list the opportunity to sign up and attend. Classes must have a minimum of three students to run at the above listed rate. Once class begins, I offer make up classes at my private session rate of $30 per hour. Knitting Support Group is also a great space to catch up and get the information you missed in class.

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Needlepoint Joint Fall Classes

I am also pleased to be teaching at Needlepoint Joint this fall. I will be teaching two classes at the shop in addition to the classes I am teaching on my own through Knit Hero–including a bonus Essentials of Sweater Knitting class!  I hope between the two schedules, you find some classes that encourage you to broaden your skills and engage your mind. To register for NPJ classes, please stop by the shop or give them a call (801) 394-4355.  For a complete NPJ class list, please go to: https://www.needlepointjoint.com/classes.

At Needlepoint Joint, I will be teaching:

Essentials of Sweater Knitting

Are you ready to knit your first sweater or have you knit sweaters that didn’t quite work out? This class will cover sweater-making essentials and focus on getting started right, so you have a successful experience. From choosing the right yarn and making a gauge swatch, keeping track of your progress in your project and pattern, to finally finishing and blocking, this comprehensive class covers it all. There will be five workshop sessions spread over eight weeks that will take you from the planning of your sweater to the finishing stages. This class also includes a private session with me to get complete, accurate body measurements before starting your sweater and video support on skills and techniques learned in class. 

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Toe Up Socks

Socks are the perfect portable project, especially when you’re not tied to following a step-by-step pattern. After knitting hundreds of various socks in many different ways, I truly think this is the ideal sock pattern: perfectly fitting and easy to customize. Once you learn to cast on the toe, turn the heel, and master the stretchy bind off, you can knit these toe-up socks anywhere–in any size using any weight yarn! We will be knitting these socks with fingering weight yarn, using the magic loop method, and knitting one sock at a time.

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STITCHES SLC CLASSES

I am thrilled and honored to be teaching for STITCHES this coming October. I encourage everyone to attend; even if you choose not to take any of the fabulous classes at the event, there is plenty to admire, experience, and gleen from attending a huge event like this one. For a complete list of STITCHES SLC classes and for more information, please go to: https://www.knittinguniverse.com/SaltLake2019. 

At STITCHES SLC, I will be teaching:

 Adventures in Cable Knitting

Cabling is a beautiful way to add texture and interest to your knits—and it’s fun to do, too! In this class, immerse yourself in the world of cable knitting as you learn how to cable with and without a cable needle. You will also learn strategies on how to easily keep track of cable charts, how to read your cable knitting, how to keep your cables tidier, and you will even learn how to fix miscrossed cables.

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Master Perfect Finishing

Fear finishing no more! This class will take your knitting to the next level and give you the skills you need to finish your projects beautifully and easily. Beginning with an investigation into the anatomy of a stitch and the interconnectedness of stitches in knitted fabric, learn to use that knowledge to finish your knits skillfully. In this class you, will learn to master mattress stitch, invisibly weave in your ends, perfectly pick up stitches, and effortlessly block your work. Once you gain confidence in these skills, you will agree that finishing can be fun.