Classes this September and October

September/ October 2012 Classes at Stickles in Rhinebeck 

Every Monday we offer 1-Day projects:
9.10.  10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm Warmest Mittens ($35 + material)
9.17.  10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Shibui Fault Cables gauntlets ($35 + material)
9.24.  10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Learn the Moebius cast-on and knit a simple moebius
                                                                    ($35 +material)
10.1.  10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Learn different bind-offs (stretchy, picot etc)
                                                                    ($35+ material)

Every Tuesday we offer classes which involve cables:
9.4.    11 am -12 noon or 3pm-4pm  Heirloom Mittens This is a 2 session class;
                                                          the second session will be on 9.18. ($45 +material)
9.11.  10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Cabled Cowl ($35 +material)
9.18.  11 am- 12 noon or 3pm-4pm  Heirloom Mittens second session
9.25.  10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Techno Cable scarf  ($35 + material)

Every Wednesday we tackle LACE:
9.5.    10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Campfire Mitts One class ($35 + material)
9.12.  10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Churchmouse Lace-back fingerless gloves One class
                                                                   ($35 +material)
9.19.   10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Pembroke Shawl Three sessions ($75 + material)
                                                                    The other classes will be 10.3 and 10.17.
9.26.   10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Northern Loop Cowl Two classes ($45 + material)
                                                                     The second class will be 10.24.
10.3.  10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Pembroke Shawl Second class
10.17. 10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Pembroke Shawl Third and last class
10.24. 10:30 am-12 noon or 3pm-4:30pm  Northern Loop Second and last class

Thursdays is Sock Knitting:
9.6.  11am-12 noon or 3pm-4pm  Basic Sock class Three 1-hour classes ($65 + material)
                                                      The other classes are 9.13. and 9.27.
9.13. 11am-12 noon or 3pm-4pm Basic Sock class Class two of three
9.20. 11am-12 noon or 3pm-4pm Toe up Socks Three 1-hour classes ($65 + material)
                                                      The other classes are 10.4. and10.18.
9.27.  11am-12 noon or 3pm-4pm Basic Sock Third and last class
10.4.  11am-12 noon or 3pm-4pmToe up Socks Second Class
10.18.11am-12 noon or 3pm-4pmToe up Socks Third and Last Class

How your needle size really affects your gauge

Have you ever wondered why just a small difference in needle size can make a big difference in your gauge?  One of my knitting buddies has and it inspired us to do the math.  When you look at your needle size in Millimeter (mm) it tells you the diameter of your needle.  Now your yarn goes around the circle formed by that diameter; the circumference.  For example a 4  mm needle has a 12.56 mm circumference (Pi (3.14) times diameter) whereas a 4.5 mm needle will give you a 14.13 mm circumference.  So the difference is not 1/2 mm but 1.57 mm and this will be a bit more or less depending on how tight you knit. Thinking about it this way helps when you decide to go up or down a needle size. Happy knitting!