Homework

Friday morning

Sally - Two Colours, Two Hands

Homework: With DK or finer yarn and appropriate size circular needle, long-tail cast on 120 stitches (or whatever number of stitches fits comfortably on the needle). Join work, and knit 1 round.

To Bring:
more homework yarn
part ball of another colour

Fiona - Walk on the Wildwood Side

Homework: none

To Bring:
small quantities of yarn from your stash
needles
usual project bag goodies (stitch markers etc)
pencil & paper
coloured pencils
graph paper
inspirational images (optional)

Saturday morning

Sally - First Choices, Basic Shapes

Homework: none

To Bring:
tape measure

Fiona - Creating Cables

Homework: none

To Bring:
If wishing to work on a blanket or pillow project a ball of light coloured DK or worsted weight yarn

if wishing to work on a mitten project a ball of light coloured sock weight yarn
yarn appropriate needles
cable needle
pencil & paper
graph paper

Saturday afternoon

Sally - Essential Skills

Homework: none

To Bring:
yarn
knitting needles
crochet hook

Fiona - Thumbs up for mittens

Homework: none

To Bring:
ball of light coloured sock weight yarn
yarn appropriate needles
cable needle
pencil & paper
graph paper
tension swatch over an interesting stitch pattern / stranded colour work / cable pattern

Sunday morning

Sally - The Most Common Mistakes

Homework: none

To Bring:
measuring tape
calculator
the following are optional
a swatch
more than one swatch in the same yarn
a pattern whose tension does not match the swatch
a sweater that did not work
a favourite garment
yarns of similar weight

Fiona - Fun with I-Cords

Homework: with worsted weight yarn and 4.5mm-5mm needles, cast on 30 stitches. Work in stocking stitch for 6". Leave the stitches on the needle or on waste yarn.

To Bring:
part ball of medium weight yarn
pair of yarn appropriate needles
pair of double pointed needles (yarn appropriate).

Coming to Camp?

Please bring with you

Kate's Classes

Friday-Toe Up Socks 101

1. 4 or 4.5mm double pointed needles
2. aran or worsted weight yarn in a light colour

Saturday morning-Sizing and Fit

1. any pattern you wish to explore
2. paper
3. pencil
4. tape measure
5. calculator

Saturday afternoon-Fixing Mistakes

1. any projects with mistakes
2. 4mm or 4.5mm straight or short circular (60cm) needle
3. worsted or aran weight yarn in a light colour
4. 4mm, 4.5mm or 5mm crochet hook

Sunday-Expert Tips

1. a second set of needles (4-5mm)
2. another colour of worsted weight yarn

Sally's Classes

Friday morning-Knit to Flatter and Fit

1. Homework below (it was also sent out in an email a month ago)
2. a couple of pages of at least 2 colours of light-weight (20lb or lighter but NOT tracing paper) light coloured paper that you can trace your outline through
3. scissors
4. measuring tape
5. pencil
6. eraser

Saturday all day-Making the Most of Your Yarn Collection

1. homework from below
2. various yarns (weights and colours)
3. various needles
4. large tapestry needle - blunt tip essential

Sunday morning-Two Colours, Two Hands

1. homework below
2. more of your homework yarn

Julie's Classes

Saturday morning-Linen Stitch

1. 2 balls (3 if you have a spare lying around) of worsted weight yarn in contrasting colours. You will be cutting up this yarn so please do not bring anything expensive
2. 4.5mm, 5mm, 5.5mm and 6mm needles
3. 6mm, 40 cm circular needle. This is just for a practice piece. Please don't buy a special needle. You can use 5mm or 5.5mm if you have it.
4. stitch markers

Saturday afternoon-Beginner Crochet

1. 4mm, 4.5mm or 5mm crochet hook
2. worsted weight yarn in a few different colours. You will be cutting the yarn so please don't bring anything expensive.

Homework

Sally's classes

Friday - Knit to Flatter and Fit

It is essential that this exercise be completed. You will be disappointed if you don't do this! And please read this carefully, including the NOTE at the bottom.

1.        Dress in something close fitting. (We need to see your real silhouette. You may wear only lingerie, or a bathing suite, or a tight yoga outfit. But it needs to be close to your body and supportive.)

2.      Standing straight, with arms  slightly away from your side and feet together, have someone take a straight-on, full body (head-to-toe) photo of you. (Have the photo fill the screen as much as possible.)

3.        Print the photo onto plain paper (enlarging it to 8-10" tall).

4.        Trace your outline only with a heavy black pen: we don't need your photo anymore, only your outline. Bring your outline to class.

NOTE TO PARTICIPANTS Common homework and supplies errors are the following: arms too far from sides, feet not together, head not included, paper too heavy or too light (tracing paper does not work), photo brought instead of just silhouette, silhouette not outlined or not outlined heavily enough.

Saturday - Making the Most of Your Yarn Collection

Use plain, light-colored yarn throughout.  Worsted weight works best. Block the finished swatch.

1. Find the metric needle size you would normally knit this yarn. Drop down 2 sizes (as shown on a needle chart). Multiply by 2. You now have the metric size needle with which you should knit this following swatch: with light-coloured yarn and these larger needles, cast on 12 stitches; knit  2 rows; change to stockinette and knit 2"; bind off.
2. With any yarn and appropriate needles, cast on 15 stitches and work 2 rows stockinette, leaving work ready to work a RS (knit) row.

Sunday - Two Colours, Two Hands
With DK or finer yarn and appropriate size circular needle, long-tail cast on 120 stitches (or whatever number of stitches fits comfortably on the needle). Join work, and knit 1 round.

30 Sleeps

Can you believe that it is just 30 sleeps until Camp?

The other night Beth (my sister) and I were out for dinner and started talking about Camp. We have the 'game' for Thursday night figured out. Somehow Fiona is positive her team is going to win this year. Her team has never won so I'm not sure why she thinks this year will be any different.

Then we got talking about Beth's dying workshops. My sister is going to help with these and said she was looking forward to dying yarn. She is going to do purple, teal and blue.

I'm not so sure about her colour choices so I found some suggestions on Design Seeds. There are great colour combinations.

These would look amazing in a skein of sock yarn.

If you are in the dying class take a look for some great colour inspiration. We'll call it homework. :)

Homework and class requirements

In case you missed (or misplaced) the newsletter, here is what you will need for Camp

Homework Fiona's Classes Friday-Button Up and Zip It two 4" square swatches worked in stocking stitch (tension swatches from previous projects will be perfect Beth's Classes Start thinking about colour combinations.

Requirements List Fiona's Classes Friday-Button Up and Zip It ball of medium weight yarn and appropriate needles pair of double pointed needles blunt ended sewing needle Saturday (all day)-Tints, Tones and Knit Two (colours) Together Part balls (a few yards each) of medium weight yarn (double knitting or worsted weight) in as many colours as you can and are willing to share 4mm, 4.5mm and 5mm needles Graph paper Coloured pencils-optional but will make class fun  Sunday-Accessorize Your Accessories and Other Projects 2-3 part balls of medium weight yarn (double knitting or worsted) 4mm, 4.5mm and 5mm double pointed needles blunt end sewing needle Josh's Classes Custom Knitting Calculator Tape Measure 1 ball of solid colour worsted weight cotton 1 ball of solid colour worsted weight wool needles that work with the yarn (4mm, 4.5mm and 5mm) Inspirational Tear Sheets (photos, garments, anything that inspires you)  Tips and Tricks: Making your garment look more professional Calculator Tape Measure 1 ball of solid worsted weight cotton 1 ball of solid worsted weight wool needles that work with the yarn (4mm, 4.5mm and 5mm) Beth's Classes There is a class fee of $25 for each class you take with Beth. If you could bring cash to the class it would be appreciated. You are going to be dying yarn.  Please do not wear any good clothing-you could end up with dye on you. We will be working outdoors so please bring appropriate clothes-a sweat shirt might be a good idea.

In case you are wondering about yarn weights

Fiona asks for medium weight yarn. You can use anything double knitting to worsted. Josh asks for worsted weight. Here are some examples if you aren't sure what you need

DK

• Filatura di Crosa Zara
• Rowan Wool Cotton
• madelinetosh dk
• Naturally Loyal
• any Sirdar double knitting

Worsted

• Cascade 220
• Berroco Ultra Alpaca 
• madelinetosh vintage