Anne Hanson is Coming to HCW!

Hey Y'all,

Anne Hanson is coming! I interviewed her recently so watch for that to appear here soon. Meanwhile, don't wait to sign up for her classes. Here's info:

Knitspot owner and designer Anne Hanson, is a life-long knitter with experience in the fashion and graphic design fields. Anne also teaches and writes about knitting, spinning, and designing.

Classes are filling fast! Call today 512-707-7396

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Fine Finishing
Friday April 15, 2-5 pm
$45

Fine Finishing provides the knitter with discussion and demonstration of various tools and techniques for finishing projects with polished, professional results; focus is on finishing seamed garments. The workshop focuses on the following areas:

* Blocking: preparation of knitted pieces for final construction, including blocking, sizing and care of hand-knit fabric and fibers.
* Joining: covers myriad aspects of seaming, grafting, and finished openings, as well as planning the right methods for individual projects.
* Embellishments: discusses add-ons such as buttonholes and bands, buttons, pockets, and edgings for knitted garments as well as picking up stitches.

Trunk Show and Lecture
Friday April 15, 6-8 pm
$15

A showing of Knitspot shawl, scarf, and sweater samples and discussion of inspiration and design process.

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Advanced Lace Knitting
Saturday April 16, 10 am - 1 pm
$45

An intermediate/advanced class which covers knitted lace (motifs with lace knitting on RS and WS of fabric), chart reading, working with incorporated edgings and knit-on edgings, shaping for shawls of various types, and fielding specific lace knitting questions from students. Students will work through a mini triangle sampler shawl as a class project (pattern provided).

Start to Finish
Saturday April 16, 2-5 pm
$45

An intermediate/advanced class which explores various shawl starts and finishes. Included are center start in the round for a square shawl, provisional cast-on and pickup for a center-start rectangle, stretchy cast-ons, and picking up from a knitted edge strip. Finishes include applied edging (knitted on), stretchy bind-offs, and grafting.

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Yarn Voyage for Knitting and Design
Sunday April 17, 10 am - 1 pm
$45

A fun class for all levels in which participants explore various yarn types and their uses in textured or lace knitting, in order to make better yarn choices for future projects. Students will gain hands-on experience in knitting yarns of various fibers, twist ratios, and dye applications. In addition, they will learn to swatch and assess fabrics for appropriate project applications. Discussion includes guidelines for how yarn type relates to stitch gauge, needle size, fabric texture and integrity, and how to use that information for substituting yarn in knitting patterns. Class will include a few exercises incorporating textured stitch patterns.

Advanced Lace Knitting
Sunday April 17, 2 - 5 pm
$45

An intermediate/advanced class which covers knitted lace (motifs with lace knitting on RS and WS of fabric), chart reading, working with incorporated edgings and knit-on edgings, shaping for shawls of various types, and fielding specific lace knitting questions from students. Students will work through a mini triangle sampler shawl as a class project (pattern provided).