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Winter Class Schedule

Knit-O-Matic Classes

1378 Bathurst St, Toronto Ontario M5R 3J1 info@knitomatic.com 416-653-7849

* unless otherwise stated, you must pre-register for regular classes by paying the class fee beforehand.

Beginner Knitting Instuctor Liane Schwarz
Monday Jan 8 & 15, 6:30-8pm

Tuesday Jan 23 & 30, 6:30-8pm

Tuesday Feb 6 & 13, 6:30-8pm

Monday Mar 5 & 12, 6:30-8pm

Tuesday April 3 & 10, 6:30-8pm

You'll learn all the basics: how to knit, purl, put stitches on your needle (cast on), finish up (cast off), change yarn in the middle of your project, weave in your ends, and how to read the information that comes on a ball of yarn. You should be able to make a scarf in this class (but you have to do your homework so get ready to spend a few hours of down time working on your 'assignment' in front of the TV). Class consists of 2 sessions over 2 weeks. Class cost is $50 + tax (includes materials).

Beginner Crochet Instuctor Liane Schwarz

Tuesday Jan 9 & 16, 6:30-8pm

Monday Feb 19 & 26, 6:30-8pm

Tuesday Mar 20& 27, 6:30-8pm

Monday Apr 16 & 23, 6:30-8pm

Crochet is fast, easy and becoming very popular. You'll learn all the basics: how to make a chain, the foundation stitches (single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, slip stitch) and how to follow a crochet pattern. You should be able to make a scarf after this class and if we have time (depending on student progress) a granny square.

Class consists of 2 sessions over 2 weeks. Class cost is $50 + tax (includes materials).

Hat Workshop – Beyond the Scarf! Instuctor Liane Schwarz

Monday Feb 5 & 12, 6:30-8pm

The next step after making scarves is making hats! Hats are fast, easy, and very, very satisfying. They also make affordable gifts for the Holidays. We'll teach you how to knit in the round (on those funny looking siamese twin needles), knit on double pointed needles (the ones that look like little chop sticks), decrease stitches and read a pattern. Class consists of 2 sessions over 2 weeks. Class cost is $65 + tax (includes materials). You must know how to cast-on and knit for this class; knowing how to purl is an asset.

Mitten Workshop Instuctor Liane Schwarz

Tuesday Mar 6 & 13, 6:30-8pm

The next step after making hats are mitts! Mitts are a lot like hats: fast, easy, satisfying, inexpensive and they make great gifts. who doesn't want a pair of handmade mittens? In this workshop you will learn how to follow a mitten pattern, use double pointed needles, increase and decrease stitches, pick up stitches, put stitches on a holder and make that tricky thumb. Class consists of 2 sessions over 2 weeks. Class cost is $55 + tax (includes materials, a discount of $11 applies if you took the hat class since you'll be able to use your needles again). You must know how to cast-on, knit and purl for this class.

Sock Workshop Instuctor Liane Schwarz
Monday April 2 & 9, 6:00-9:00pm

Socks seem hard, but they really aren't (or at least we don't think they have to be). You'll follow a sock pattern, use double pointed needles (and if we have time we'll show you how to use a circular needle to knit socks using the 'magic loop' technique), increase and decrease stitches, pick up stitches, short rows. Class cost is $75 + tax (includes materials) . You must know how to knit, purl, cast-on & cast off for this class; knowing how to use double pointed needles is an asset.

Cables Workshop Instuctor Liane Schwarz

Tuesday April 17 & 24, 6:30-8pm

Cables are another thing in knitting that look hard but are really simple once someone shows you how it's done. In this workshop you will make a hat with cables, follow a cable pattern and chart, use circular needles, and use double pointed needles. Class consists of 2 sessions over 2 weeks. Class cost is $55 + tax (includes materials). You must know how to cast-on, knit, purl and read a basic knitting pattern for this class.

Lace Workshop

Monday Jan 22 & 29, 6:30-8pm

Class cost is $55 + tax (includes materials). You must know how to cast-on, knit, purl and read a basic knitting pattern for this class.

Colour Workshop (Intarsia)

Tuesday Feb 20 & 27, 6:30-8pm

Class cost is $65 + tax (includes materials). You must know how to cast-on, knit, purl and read a basic knitting pattern for this class.

Felting Workshop

Monday Mar 19 & 26, 6:30-8pm

Class cost is $80 + tax (includes materials). You must know how to cast-on, knit, purl and read a basic knitting pattern for this class.

Sweater Workshop
Thursdays February 1, 15, 22 & March 1 6:00-8pm (Feb 8 is a drop-in class)

Instructor Haley Waxberg
This will be a class for people who've never knit a sweater or who are still a bit daunted by sweater projects. We will complete a sweater from start to finish together. We will all be working on a basic raglan sweater knit in the round. You must have basic knitting skills to attend this class. You should be able to cast on, knit, purl and cast off on your own and be able to consult a reference book. Knowledge of increasing and decreasing is useful but not necessary, as is reading patterns. Cost is $180 + tax (includes sweater kit). Needles and notions are extra (you will need 5mm/24” circular needles, 5mm/16” circular needles and stitch markers).

Drop-In Project Group
Every Sunday 12 to 4pm, registration not required, Instructor Haley Waxberg

For help getting through a project or learning new skills. Class cost is $10/hour + materials + tax. attendance is on a drop-in basis. You do not need to pre-register for this class.

Private Classes
Monday to Firday, 1pm to 4pm, By appointment only

Class cost is $10/hour + materials + tax

One-Skein Wonders

one skein wonders, originally uploaded by knitomatic.

One-Skein Wonders ~ $24.95

This Book is a great little gift for knitters! It has 101 small projects ranging from simple to slightly complicated: Hats, socks, gauntlets, mitts, shawls, purses, a tea cozy, hair doo-dahs, a bolero, neck-ruffles, and of course scarves!