Recreation   

This is a course designed for women and men with little or no knowledge of maintaining and repairing a home. We will discover what’s behind a wall; how water, gas, and electricity come into our homes; and how to shut them off. Do you know how to change the filter in your furnace or clean the coils in your refrigerator and why you should? We’ll talk about paint, how to choose and apply it; how to replace a light switch or plug; what is a good basic set of tools to have; what to watch for outside your home such as clogged gutters, water leaks, siding damage, invasive trees or ivy, and more. We’ll talk about the advantages and disadvantages of buying through big box stores vs. independent merchants, and how to choose a contractor should you need one. Above all, we will talk about what you want to know when it comes to learning about the building that keeps you safe and comfortable. You will learn to take care of it so it can take care of you.

Make your knitting more interesting and challenging. Learn a variety of new stitches and techniques. Topics include knit and purl combination patterns, cables, plaits, twists, yarn-overs, eyelets, and reading directions. Participants will knit sample swatches of each stitch or an optional scarf “sampler.” This is NOT a beginners’ class. Knitters MUST know how to knit, purl, cast-on and bind-off. Required materials include white or cream-colored worsted weight (#3 or #4) weight yarn, knitting needles in a medium size, and a cable needle. We will be knitting in all classes and participants will be practicing the techniques between classes. The information is cumulative, so participants will find it most helpful to attend all classes, if possible.

NOTE: This is an advanced beginner/intermediate level course. More detailed information about course materials will be sent to registered participants.
 

Expand your knitting repertoire with a fun and easy pattern and technique for knitted felt nesting bowls. Knitted felt is created by shrinking a loosely knit 100% wool piece with agitation and warm water to make a thicker and more durable fabric. Students must know how to knit using double pointed needles before taking this course. Students will knit in class and at home between classes and then learn how to use a manual agitation method for creating knitted felt as they shrink their oversized project to completion.

NOTE: Required materials include 400 yards/200 grams of worsted weight 100% wool yarn (not superwash and not white, ecru or black), a set of five double pointed needles size 10 or 10.5, a new plunger (dollar store or equivalent), and a four to five gallon plastic bucket.