Classes
We offer a variety of classes at beginner, advanced beginner, and advanced levels. Check out the February Class Calendar and March Class Calendar for times. Please call us at 504 558 0221 to reserve a seat.Learn to cast on, knit, purl, bind off, read matterns, and combine stitches. Cost is $25.00 for a two-hour class, plus project materials. Wednesday and Friday 10 am-12 PM.
Getting ready to start a challenging new pattern? Want to learn new stitches or techniques? Want a refresher? Work on your gauge? Learn to finish your sweater or toy? Sally's advanced classes begin with your personal level of ability and covers whatever you want to do next. Call us at 504-558-0221 to reserve your seat.
Learn to knit for free the first Saturday of each month with Julia. This two-hour class covers how to cast on, knit, and bind off so that you can make a scarf, or afghan, shawl, or other beginner-level knitting projects. All students will need to purchase their starting kit here at Garden District Needlework, which includes a how-to booklet, knitting needles, and a skein of yarn for their first project. Price is about $20.Advanced Beginning Knitting with Julia (picture)
Following up on the skills from the beginner course, this is a $20 class that covers purling, fixing errors, basic pattern reading, and knitting on circular needles to make a hat.
One-session, $20. For students who know how to knit and purl. Free pattern! This is for knitting up socks on 2 circular needles, rather than 4-5 double-pointed needles. So much easier! Done cuff-up, toes-down.
Beginning Lace with Julia (picture)
One-session, $20. For students who know how to knit and purl. Class covers how to make lace with YO, SSK, K2tog, PSSO, and other stitches. How to make up your own lace patterns with mixing and matching designs. Knitting without mistakes using stitch markers, lifelines, counting, and other techniques. Class uses worsted-weight yarn with size 6-8 US needles. See picture of class project.
One-session, $20. For students who know how to knit and purl. Class covers how to make lace with YO, SSK, K2tog, PSSO, and other stitches. The main technique here is understanding how to take a repeated design and expand out from a point to make any shawl. You can use any weight yarn you like.
Chic Cabled Bag with Julia (picture)
One-session, $20. For students who know how to knit and purl. Class covers how to cable and bobble, increase and decrease, join pieces with the mattress stitch, change needle sizes, and make an i-cord. You can use any weight yarn you like.
One-session, $20. For students who know how to knit and purl. Class covers how to know you've made a mistake, what kind of mistake you've made, and how to fix it without ripping. Includes instructions on un-knitting and un-purling, picking up dropped stitches, checking math, using a crochet hook to fix those big mistakes, and avoiding mistakes in finishing. Students are welcome to bring their own knitting headaches. Sample projects will be provided.
Knitting Embellishments with Julia
One-session, $20. For students who know how to knit and purl. Class covers how to make fringe, tassels, pom-poms and crocheted edges. Learn to Swiss darn (double-stitch), add in beads as you knit, and decorate with buttons and other do-dads. So fun! The class will be provided with sample projects, but you'll need to have at least one skein of yarn for your own creation.
Reversible Cabling with Julia (picture)
One-session, $20. For students who know how to knit and purl. Class covers how to cable, how to create cabling patterns, and how to make any cable pattern a reversible cable pattern. Also includes making i-cords and "false" cables.
Putting the Pieces Together with Julia
One-session, $20. For students who know how to knit and purl. Class covers how to attach pieces using the mattress stitch, insetting sleeves, picking up stitches, doing the 3-needle bind-off, and simple crochet stitches for seams and borders.
Needlepoint One with Diana Johnson
Needlepoint One projects feature basic and decorative stitches. Students learn how to count in pattern, use a variety of stitches and threads, and compensate partial stitches. Four sessions, two hours each. $135.00 includes canvas, fibers, needles and book.
Crochet One with Sally Christovich -
Available on Thursdays by Appointment Only
Crochet One covers chain, skip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, and triple crochet, increasing and decreasing. These stitches are the foundation for items from afghans to bikinis. Three sessions at two hours each. $75.00 includes practice yarn and hook. Project materials are additional.
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2011 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-558-0221