Summer is over ...

...and we are ready to start a brand new school year. The first day of knitting/crochet class is: When: Thursday; September 4. 2008
Time: 9:00 AM – 12 noon
Where: Azusa Senior Center

When: Tuesday September 9. 2008
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Room 14
Where: Azusa Adult School
1134 South Barranca Ave
Glendora CA 91740.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office at: 626-852-8400. If you need to speak to me, either call 626-780-6094 or leave a message at the office.

There are lots of exciting new knitting/crochet activities being planned for the upcoming semester. We will have several workshops on "The Know-How" to fix problems on a finished garment; we will explore finishing techniques that will introduce you to different ways of completing a project.

Vintage patterns are on the menu, and for all of you who are interested, we will introduce a sock knitting technique using not one, but two circular needles that also includes two socks at the same time on the same needle. Well, that will be fun…. Whoever said “no more socks for me” may change his mind because this fabulous way of knitting a pair of socks at the same time is really fantastic and “fool” proof!

For all the crochet devotees amongst us, you will be introduced to socks and to unique crochet pattern, such as “mesh fabric” using crochet arches, a popcorn dance pattern, the granite stitch, the chevron pattern and much more. Each square you will crochet could be a part of a beautiful afghan you may like to work on this semester. The nice thing about squares you can stop any time and work on something new. And when you’re ready again, pick up your hook and start another square. Squares are small enough to work between projects and big enough to create something beautiful such as an heirloom.

We will step back in time and touch a little on historic patterns (knit and crochet) and virtually visit a sheep farm in Australia and an Angora rabbit farm in England. It's quite an interesting procedure to learn how yarn is produced from "caring for the animal - growing - sheering - washing - rowing - spinning - dying - winding - until the wool ends up in your favorite yarn shop. Last but not least, I would like to introduce the idea of forming the Azusa Knitting/Crochet Guild. Comments, questions and ideas on that subject are welcome.

I'm looking forward to welcoming you for another semester of fun-filled yarn adventures at the Azusa Adult School knitting and crocheting classes.

Veronika