Natalie Wilson is a Certified Knitting Instructor as designated by the Craft Yarn Council of America.  An avid knitter for more than a decade, she has refined her skills through practice and workshops with nationally known teachers.  She brings experience, enthusiasm, and creative ideas to the classroom. 

Check this page often for information about upcoming classes and events. 

Scheduled Classes and Events

• Thursday May 31, 2007. Natalie is teaching the workshops "Making the Most of Ribbon Yarns" and "YO! Lace!" at The Needlearts Market in Columbus, Ohio.  Open to the trade only. Visit www.tnna.org for more information and to register.
   

• Friday June 2 through Monday June 4, 2007. iKnitiative is exhibiting in Booth 517 at The Needlearts Market in Columbus, Ohio. Open to the trade only. Visit www.tnna.org for more information. Check out our ads in the showbook and in the May issue of Yarn Market News and visit our booth for a chance to win a prize.
   

• Monday June 4, 2007. Natalie is teaching the workshop "Making the Most of Ribbon Yarns" at The Needlearts Market in Columbus, Ohio. Open to the trade only. Visit www.tnna.org for more information and to register.
   

• Friday June 8 through Sunday June 10, 2007. Natalie is teaching five workshops at the IwannaKnit ReTreat 2007 in Shipshewana, Indiana. Sponsored by Knitting Today. Visit www.knittingtoday.com for more information and to register.

Classes Offered

Getting Engauged
1 session, 3 hours
When you advance from knitting scarves to creating garments, suddenly knitting gauge becomes important. Learn the elements of gauge, how to make and measure a gauge swatch, and why it's so important (including war stories). Find out when “close” is good enough—and when it’s a recipe for disappointment or worse.  Discover the keys to successful yarn substitutions. There is a materials fee for handouts. Supply list provided with registration.

Some Assembly Required
1 session, 3 hours
So, you have a pile of sweater parts.  Now what?  In this class we cover shoulder seams, armhole seams, side seams, picking up stitches for neck and button bands, and buttonholes.  We will work together using swatches made as homework.  There is a materials fee for handouts. Supply list and homework instructions provided with registration.

Feeling Edgy
1 session, 3 hours
In this class we explore a variety of interesting knitted edgings that take a sweater from simple to sublime. Work samples and learn designer tips for planning and placing borders and trims. There is a materials fee for handouts. Supply list and homework instructions provided with registration.

Cable Ready!
1 session, 3 hours
If you can knit and purl, then you are Cable Ready! This class will reveal the techniques behind those fascinating twisting stitch patterns. We will cover basic techniques for forming cables, learn about the special tools used in cable knitting, and learn how to read written and charted instructions. Students will work sample pieces using basic cabling techniques that can become bracelets (following iKnitiative's Beaux Bangles pattern, Style A51), and build confidence for future cable projects. Supply list provided with registration.

YO! Lace!
1 session, 3 hours
In this class we cover the basics of lace knitting, that is, putting holes in your knitting on purpose! Learn the techniques and terms that result in openwork both simple and fancy. We will decode and work from both charted and written instructions. You must know how to knit and purl and it will be helpful if you can increase and decrease. There is a materials fee for handouts. Supply list provided with registration.

Knitting with Ribbon Yarns
1 session, 3 hours
In this hands-on class, we will go beyond stockinette and garter to try out several stitch patterns that highlight the characteristics and appearance of those gorgeous ribbon yarns so popular today. We will elongate, slip, cross, wrap, and loop and also learn expert tips for handling ribbon yarns. Applications in projects from scarves to sweaters will be discussed. There is a materials fee for handouts.  Supply list provided with registration.

Get Shorty:  Exploring Shortrows in Knitting
1 session, 3 hours
Learn where, why, and how shortrowing reveals amazing possibilities for fabulous finishing, easy-yet-dazzling colorwork, and fit-enhancing shaping in your knitting. Master this supremely useful technique that will greatly enhance your knitting skills. We will practice the mechanics of shortrowing—wrapping stitches and turning, then later hiding those wraps—and discuss applications that may or may not be written in your pattern. There is a materials fee for handouts. Supply list provided with registration.

The Magic Loop
1 session, 2 hours
Hate working with double-pointed needles?  Try out a method for knitting in the round on one long circular needle.  This method is applicable to anything knit in the round, particularly socks.  Skills required:  cast on, knit, purl.  Needle and practice yarn provided.

Magic Socks
3 sessions, 2 hours each
Just Say No to double-pointed needles!  Now there’s a way for the porcupine-averse to make socks, the perfect take-anywhere project.  We will use the Magic Loop method to knit an otherwise traditional sock from the cuff down using self-patterning (more magic!) sock yarn.  Skills required:  cast on, knit, purl.  There is a materials fee for handouts and sock pattern.  Supply list provided with registration.

Knitting through Thick and Thin
1 session, 3 hours
In this class we explore opportunities and limitations of combining different weights of yarn in the same knitted fabric to create interesting textures and beguiling openwork. See examples and work swatches of intriguing fabrics with interesting properties. This class is oriented toward design inspiration, experimentation, and creativity.  There is a materials fee for handouts. Supply list provided with registration.

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