Amy Singer Is Coming!

Knitty.com founder and editor Amy Singer is coming to Purlescence Yarns to share her love of socks knit in non-wool sock yarns. Seats in this class are limited, so sign up today! Call us at (408) 735-9276 to reserve your spot!

Easy Non-wool Socks

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

6:00-9:00pm

$60

Handknit socks are a pleasure to make and wear if wool is in your
fiber vocabulary. But what if you or the future sockwearer is allergic
or sensitive to wool, or simply chooses not to wear it? Then what?
Give up on handknit and go to T*rget? Heavens, no! Handknit socks are
a pleasure; you need not deny yourself.

In this class, you'll learn Amy's super-easy toe-up sock recipe which
she designed specifically to work with the characteristics of non-wool
sock yarns. It features an easy gusset, and a heel flap built with
Amy's tweaked Japanese short-row technique, all 100% math free. Knit
one, and you just might want this to be your sock recipe for life. The
pattern gives you lots of room to improvise, should you want to add
texture, colorwork or lace to the foot and/or leg.

We'll also investigate a variety of non-wool sock yarns. Be prepared
to share the sock yarn you bring with your classmates so we everyone
gets a little hands-on time with a variety of different fibers.

Supplies:
- Choose a yarn – one that contains no wool or animal fiber -- that
you want to wear on your feet or are curious about. Bring at least
200-400 yards of that yarn.
o Suggestions in no particular order:
- Fixation [Cascade]**
- Luscious [Kollage]**
- Panda Cotton [Crystal Palace]**
- Panda Soy [Crystal Palace]
- Sock Candy [Blue Moon Fiber Arts]
- Sockina Cotton [Schoeller/Stahl]
- Wick [Knit One Crochet Too]

**Available in the shop

- Needles: bring an assortment of sock-sized needles [recommended: US
0 - US 3]; DPNs work beautifully with these techniques; if you prefer
2 circulars, there are a few places in the pattern where DPNs make the
job easier, so please bring both.
- At least 20 removable stitch markers, such as Clover's locking
stitch markers, split ring markers, or safety pins.
- Note-taking materials [paper, writing implement of choice]

Homework:
       - practice and be comfortable with Judy's Magic Cast-on
written instructions with illustrations:
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html

video instructions, courtesy the lovely Cat Bordhi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhBIS0AhhQY