T1 | Local Coffee Swap with Laura | |
Description: | Calling all coffee lovers! Bring one 12 oz bag of coffee from your local coffee shop or roastery and swap for another bag with one other participant. We'll introduce ourselves and our coffee, then each participant will be free to select the bag of their choice to take home. Coffee can be whole bean or ground; bring what you prefer! Please make sure bags are tightly sealed so that coffee grounds and/or aroma don't get mixed up with yarn in our luggage! | |
Class duration: | 30 minutes | |
Offered: | Thursday June 23rd, 9-9:30AM, Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | No Limit | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_t1_coffee | |
T2 | Walk & Knit with Mary Horvath | |
Description: | Learn some tips for walking and knitting. First 15 minutes will be sharing some tips and sample patterns. Rest of the time will be spent walking through Rochester while knitting. | |
Materials/ | Swatch or pattern using medium size needles | |
Class duration: | 60 minutes | |
Offered: | Thursday June 23rd, 10AM - 11AM , Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | None | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_t2_walk_knit | |
T3 | Cross Stitching with Amy Spinler | |
Description: | We will be working on a small project and Amy will share her tips and tricks. | |
Materials: | Materials provided. | |
Class duration: | 30 minutes | |
Offered: | Thursday June 23rd, 12 - 12:30PM, Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | 20 | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_t3_cross_stitching | |
T4 | Modular Cozy with Shana Cohen | |
Description: | Use simple modular knitting to create a coffee cup cozy. A pattern will be provided for DK/worsted weight yarn. Attendees will need to prepare part of the project ahead of time in order to be able to complete the cozy during class time. | |
Materials: | Homework will be emailed out prior to class. | |
Class duration: | 90 minutes | |
Offered: | Thursday June 23rd, 12:30 - 2PM, Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | 20 | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_t4_modular_cozy | |
T5 | Double the Fun with Large Gauge Stitches With Shaina Scott | |
Description: | During this class, students will learn the fun technique of adding multi-gauge stitches to their knitting. We'll cover the basics of creating knit stitches that are 2 and 3 times the size of normal stitches, and how to add this technique into a pre-existing pattern. We'll be adding this technique to a simple set of fingerless mitts that students will prepare ahead of time as homework. By the end of class students should be binding off and will have a finished project to take home.Skill level: Intermediate; students should be comfortable with cast-on, knit, purl, and bind-off stitches, and picking up stitches with a crochet hook. | |
Materials/ | Homework: I will be providing full copies of the mitts pattern to all students at no extra charge. These will be sent upon registration so you have time to prep at least one mitt before class. | |
Class duration: | 60 minutes | |
Offered: | Thursday June 23rd, 2:30PM - 4PM, Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | 30 | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_t5_large_gauge | |
T6 | Local Beer Swap with Laura | |
Description: | Calling all craft beer lovers! Bring a 6-pack of 12-oz bottles or cans from your favorite local brewery and swap with other ZK attendees! During the swap, we'll introduce ourselves and the beer we've brought, then each participant will be able to pick six different brews to assemble their own mixed pack. Flying to ZK? You can still participate! Pick up a 6-pack of local craft beer for the swap once you arrive in Rochester. For ease of swapping, please bring at least six 12-oz bottles or cans (no growlers, 40s, etc.). If you'd like to bring more than six bottles, you are welcome to -- you will take the same number of bottles that you bring. If you aren't a beer drinker, but you'd like to participate on behalf of a spouse/friend/etc., you're welcome to do so! | |
Class duration: | 30 minutes | |
Offered: | Thursday June 23rd, 12:30 - 2PM, Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | No Limit | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_t6_beer | |
F1 | Natural Yarn Dyeing 101 with Tanya Sanner | |
Description: | Join me as I share how to turn your garden into beautiful yarn! I will present a brief overview of the natural dyeing process, equipment needed, and science behind it all. We will follow that up with the fun stuff: plants or dyestuff that produce color and various techniques you can use to adhere the natural colors to your yarn… followed by plenty of time for questions, and even a little pack of marigold seeds to take home with you. | |
Materials: | None | |
Class duration: | 60 minutes | |
Offered: | Friday June 24th, 11PM -2PM, Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | 25 | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_f1_natural_dyeing | |
F2 | Knit Wire Jewelry with Jen Gall | |
Description: | Learn how to knit funky jewelry with beads and wire! | |
Materials/ | Beads, fine gauge wire, knitting needles. | |
Class duration: | 60 minutes | |
Offered: | Friday June 25th, 2PM - 3PM, Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | 20 | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_f2_wire_jewelry | |
F3 | Basic Brioche with Shaina Scott | |
Description: | During this class, students will learn the basic brioche rib stitch, how to knit brioche using 1 or 2 colors, how to bind off, and how to read their knitting. Students will be given a pattern for the Giant Color Shift Brioche Scarf at no charge, but in class we will be making a smaller sample piece so that all the techniques for the scarf will be covered in the time allotted. By the end of class, students will have the necessary skills to complete the scarf on their own. Skill level: Intermediate; students should be comfortable with cast-on, knit, purl, yarn-over, and bind-off stitches. | |
Materials: | For the in-class sample piece, participants should bring 50 yards each of at least 2 colors of worsted weight yarn (this can be scrap yarn); and circular knitting needles 1–2 sizes smaller than what you would normally use for knitting stockinette on worsted weight yarn, straight needles will not work. (If you are a tight knitter, go down 1 size. If you knit more loosely, go down 2 sizes.) The Giant Color Shift Brioche Scarf requires size 7 (4.5 mm) 16" circular knitting needles; and 3 balls of Knitpicks City Tweed HW in 3 different colors OR about 165 yards each of 3 colors of any aran/heavy worsted weight yarn. | |
Class duration: | 90 minutes | |
Offered: | Friday June 24th, 4PM - 5:30PM, University I | |
Max Class Size: | 30 | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_f3_basic_brioche | |
F4 | Bingo! with Susan Busbee | |
Description: | Come play Bingo for some fabulous prizes! | |
Materials: | Bring a Bingo dauber or a Pen/Marker | |
Class duration: | 60 minutes | |
Offered: | Friday June 24th, 9PM - 10PM, University I | |
Max Class Size: | 100 | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_f4_bingo | |
S1 | Kitchner-a-long with Pam Sykes | |
Description: | Are you, or your WIPs, lonely? Just sitting there with a finished sock...or sweater...or something that needs to be grafted? Can't seem to dive into the grafting pool, because there's too much thinking for knit night? Bring it to Pam (and anyone who wants to join Pam in the seaming), and she'll Kitchener while you knit and visit with friends! OR, if you love to Kitchener, come join the fun while we see how many projects we can get grafted for our friends! Also, if you just want to learn the basics of Kitchener (or you'd simply like company while you graft), bring a project ready for seaming/closing! Be forewarned, Pam talks a LOT! But she also has some good things to say. 😀 | |
Class duration: | 60 minutes | |
Offered: | Saturday June 25th, 2PM - 3PM, Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | 20 | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_s1_kitchner | |
S2 | Hobby Journal Hoedown with Shaina Scott | |
Description: | In this fun new class you'll learn how to easily make a custom Hobby Journal that will work for any craft or past-time that strikes your fancy. Students will be provided with a journaling system & template that will work for everything from knitting to reading to spinning to cooking and the best part is that you can use whatever paper-crafting supplies you have available to you! The intention behind a Hobby Journal is to create a place to record your hobbies while also giving you time to pause & reflect on those accomplishments you've made. (Plus, it's just a lot of fun creating journaling spreads for your various projects!) We will focus on one journal in class but students are welcome to bring additional supplies if they are interested in beginning more and want a bit of guidance. By the end of class, students will have the necessary skills and inspiration to continue their hobby journaling adventure. | |
Materials/ | This is truly a class that meets you where you are in your paper-crafting and artistic skills, as long as you can hold a pencil and/or put down some stickers or stamps, you'll be able to participate in class. This system works with any type of notebook: lined, dot-grid, sketch pad, etc. Just be sure to bring plenty of supplies you enjoy working with. Recommend Supplies: - a notebook (The type of paper & binding doesn't matter, just bring one that you'll enjoy working in & that will hold up to the art supplies that you want to use in it. Ex: If you plan to use markers, a heavier paper is recommended so the ink doesn't bleed through the pages.) - a pencil (We will be doing subtle sketching to lay-out our pages so you will need a pencil for this.) - an eraser - any paper-crafting supplies you want to use in your journal. Ex: pens, markers, stickers, washi tape, stamps, water-color paints, etc. (These are all at your discretion, you don't need everything, just bring what you have and want to use in your journal.) | |
Class duration: | 60 minutes | |
Offered: | Saturday June 25th, 3PM - 4PM, Commons Room | |
Max Class Size: | 30 | |
Discord Channel | #zk2022_s2_hobby_journal | |
