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November Knitting Class – Tuesday mornings

Four 2-hour knitting classes:

Tuesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2019 10 am – 12 pm

Enjoy knitting your own project, knowing that Amanda will be there to answer your questions and help with any problems. Get knitting tips and tricks, help with tension and fit, and mistakes fixed, stress free! These classes provide encouragement, friendship, and new knitting skills, whether you’re a beginning…

November Knitting Class – Sundays 12:45

Four 2-hour knitting classes:

Sundays, November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 12:45 – 2:45 pm

Enjoy knitting your own project, knowing that Amanda will be there to answer your questions and help with any problems. Get knitting tips and tricks, help with tension and fit, and mistakes fixed, stress free! These classes provide encouragement, friendship, and new knitting skills, whether you’re a beginning…

November Knitting Class – Drop In

Drop in for any 2-hour session of my ongoing classes! If you’re busy and can’t commit to a multi-week class, this is your chance to personalize your schedule. Join us whenever you can, and we’ll be glad to see you.

Pick a date (or two or three…) from the drop-down menu to purchase your spot and let me know when to expect you.

What Happens at Knitting Class?

Enjoy knitting your own project,…

I’m 40 Now!! 40%-Off Sale to Celebrate

To celebrate my fortieth birthday, I think a pattern sale is in order!

If you hop on over to Ravelry, this link will take you right to my patterns, and anything you put in your cart will automatically have 40% of its price taken off. There are no limits, no minimum purchases, just a pure 40% discount. (Except on Sugarblaze because it’s still only available from Knit Picks.)

It’s really fun…

Brioche Knitting Mistakes Can Be Fixed!

I made a video that shows how to fix brioche! It’s up on my YouTube channel, and you can find it here.

Fixing a dropped stitch in brioche is just like fixing a dropped stitch in stockinette, but there are yarnover buddies in the way. The trick was figuring out what to do with those yarnovers. I like to tell my students that in brioche, every stitch gets a yarnover buddy, and no buddy gets left…

Fun Things in August and September!

You guys, I can’t believe August is almost over! What did you do this summer?

Here’s my knitting news:

New patterns out this summer and fall: Talamed

      Continuing my love of slip stitches and all things reversible, I’ve made a cardigan pattern inspired by the Book of Kells! You can find it in Carol Feller’s new book, Echoes of Heather and Stone, along with many other simply gorgeous…

Summer Knitting Classes in Ottawa

My yarn shop is closing! I’ve been teaching knitting classes at Yarn Forward & Sew On in Ottawa for the last 4 years, and it has been heavenly. The owner, Carol, is retiring, and June 30th will be the last day of Yarn Forward. It seems so surreal.

So what will happen now? Well, I’ll keep teaching. It’s my thing.

Summer Knitting Classes

If you’re going to be around Ottawa this summer, let’s knit…