CLASSES & EVENTS

Ways to Score:

• A finished WIP: Bring in your Finished object to show off to a staff member.
• Frog-it Party: Come Frog with us on July 21st!
• Learn something new in Purls of Wisdom: attend a Purls of Wisdom night.
• Join the Scrap-a-long: Attend one meet up of the Seaglass Scrap-a-long.
• Community Stitch: Come work on your WIPs on 7/12 and 8/15.
• Seam-it Support Group: Learn about seaming and maybe finish a project on 8/11.
• Block it with a Strucket: Show a staff member a picture of you using the Strucket our favorite blocking tool! (Share on instagram and Tag us and Strucket for a bonus stamp on a space of your choosing.)
• End-Weaving Weekend: all weekend long come to the shop and get those ends woven in on 8/29 and 8/30.
• De-stash with Recraft: Donate an item to keep Craft accessible.
• Organize your stash: Share with a staff member your plans for getting organized!
• Make a list of your WIPs: Show and tell time! Present your list to staff member. (Lists over 10 projects long get a bonus stamp on a space of your choosing!)
• Finish the Scrap-a-long: come in before the end of Bingo with your finished Seaglass project.

• Get $5 OFF one purchase for every finished row, column or diagonal, up to 4 times.
• Blackout the whole card and win a $75 gift card to Fancywork!

Grab a beverage from our sponsor, This Girl Walks Into a Bar, and join us for a lively, yarn-filled evening as we dive deeper into the fascinating world of knitting, crochet, and fiber arts! 

A plethora of "ah-ha!" moments will to shed light on the secrets to achieving success with your fiber arts projects. Whether you’re a gift maker, fashion lover, or overall craft enthusiast... Our Purls of Wisdom lecture series will have you inspired and ready to tackle your future projects with new knowledge and confidence!

Purls of Wisdom is sponsored by This Girl Walks into a Bar: Mixers + Snacks. Sisters and co-owners, Jordan Catapano and Jocelyn Dunn, created This Girl Walks into a Bar to complete and enhance your bar setup. Set against the backdrop of California outdoor entertaining and dining, their products use fresh, certified-organic ingredients, that are low sugar and taste homemade. Their mission is to create high-quality, non-alcoholic, and responsibly sourced organic mixers for any age and every lifestyle. Cheers!

Class Policies: Be sure to read our general Class Policies before registering.

Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel or reschedule your registration, please provide at least 24 hours advance notice before the start of your first class for a refund minus a $10 service fee. Cancellations made with less than 24 hours notice are non-refundable.

Price: FREE!
Times: Sunday, July 12 from 10am-1pm & Saturday, August 15 from 3-6pm

Got a current work-in-progress? Settle in for a relaxing few hours of stitching alongside fellow crafters. This free event is all about creativity, connection, and the joy of crafting together. 

We'll have the community table set up and ready for anyone who would like to knit, crochet, embroider, weave, or work on other portable crafts. Make progress on a project, get inspired, and enjoy good company this is a welcoming space for makers of all crafts and skill levels. We hope to see you there!

Price: Free!
Time: Tuesday, July 21 from 4:30-6:30pm

Part of the Great Summer WIP Down, join us for a Frog-It Party!

We all know those projects, the ones that started with excitement but somehow lost their shine along the way. Perhaps you love the yarn, but this wasn't the right project for it. Or, despite your best gauge work, it's not fitting the way you'd hoped. There are endless valid reasons to let go of a project that's only partially complete.

Instead of letting that it sit forgotten in a basket, join us for a fun evening of rip, rip, ripping those stitches out and freeing up the yarn for a brand new beginning! 

Bring a project you’re ready to let go of and enjoy the oddly satisfying process of frogging alongside fellow makers. Once your yarn is reclaimed, our staff can help you find inspiration for something new to cast on with it. Alteernatively, we welcome you to donate your yarn to our craft thrift annex, ReCraft Supply, supporting sustainability in craft, creative reuse, and accessible crafting in our community.

Sometimes the bravest thing a crafter can do is start over! 

Price: FREE!
Time: Tuesday, August 11 from 4:30-6:30pm

You’ve started the projects, now let’s put on the finishing touches! Join us for Seam-It Support Group, a warm and friendly summer evening dedicated to seaming, finishing, and finally getting those projects one step closer to becoming glorious, wearable finished objects.

Bring your sweaters, toys, blankets, or any project waiting for final assembly, and enjoy the encouragement of seaming alongside your fellow makers. Find moral support for that simple but mentally challenging last step. Or get a refresher on the mattress stitch. Maybe you're just in need of someone to cheer you on. You got it! We’re here to help. A little community support goes a long way when getting that WIP to the finish line. 

Price: FREE!
Times: Saturday, August 29 from 10am-5pm & Sunday, August 30 from 11am-3pm

Those little yarn tails have been patient long enough! Join us for End Weaving Weekend, a relaxed and encouraging gathering dedicated to tackling one of the last few steps that takes your project from “Work In Progress” and “Finished Object.”

We bet you have a few loose ends to wrap up, so join us at the shop with your nearly finished projects! Settle in with fellow makers and spend the weekend weaving in ends, adding finishing touches, and celebrating all the progress you’ve made during the The Great Summer WIP Down. Whether you’re down to two ends or two hundred, every stitch counts.

This is the perfect opportunity to gather up those odds and ends from your stash or explore our craft thrift annex, ReCraft Supply, along with those special single skeins you've been holding on to, and turn them into something beautiful! Whether your colors are carefully curated or joyfully eclectic, the Sea Glass patterns celebrate creativity, texture.

Come knit with us all summer long as part of The Great Summer WIP Down and celebrate scrap yarn, community, and mindful making.

THE SCHEDULE:

This Knitalong meets in person on the following Saturday afternoons at Fancywork:

• Meetup 1: Saturday, July 11, 4:30-6:00 pm
• Meetup 2: Saturday, July 25, 4:30-6:00 pm
• Meetup 3: Saturday, August 8, 4:30-6:00 pm
• Meetup 4: Saturday, August 22, 4:30-6:00 pm

We love seeing what our community creates, and when you're able to include yarn from Fancywork in your project, even just a skein or two, it means the world to us. It's your support that makes community events like this possible, and we're so grateful for it.

HOW TO REGISTER:

To register for the KAL, add this item to your cart or come visit us in the shop. 

FAQs

What's a Knitalong (or Crochetalong, or Makealong)?
A knitalong (KAL), Crochetalong (CAL) or Makealong (MAL) is a social event designed to bring the maker community together around a specific pattern or yarn – or sometimes both. Enjoy connecting with others while knitting or crocheting the same garment or working with a particular yarn together. This is a fantastic time to gather together with others in our fiber arts community, enjoy camaraderie, and get a little guidance and project support along the way.

What ISN'T a Knitalong/Crochetalong/Makealong?
A KAL/CAL/MAL is not a class. You should be reasonably familiar with the techniques required to work through the project at hand. However, help is never far away! If you ever find yourself in need of extended project support, drop in to one of our Help Sessions, offered weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1-3pm.

Our Learn to Crochet class is designed for never-before crocheters to gain proficiency with the fundamental stitches that form the basis of a world of gorgeous textural designs. In this two-session class, we will learn the 3 foundational stitches that make up most of crochet: single, half-double, and double. You'll also gain proficiency with chaining, slip stitches, how to hold your hook and yarn, how to count rows in crochet, and more.

Materials: Included

Prerequisite skills: None

Instructor: Nancy Scher

Class Policies: Be sure to read our general Class Policies before registering.

Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel or reschedule your registration, please provide at least 24 hours advance notice before the start of your first class for a refund minus a $10 service fee. Cancellations made with less than 24 hours notice are non-refundable.

This popular class is packed with essential sock-knitting techniques! You’ll learn how to construct socks from the toe up, ensure proper sizing, work short-row heels, and master finishing techniques. Plus, you'll discover the Magic Loop method for knitting small circumferences. This simple and enjoyable approach will have you hooked on hand knit socks! And since socks are a perfect portable project, you can take them with you wherever you go. No previous sock experience needed.

Materials: One skein worsted weight yarn such as Malabrigo Rios, 32" US 5 circular knitting needle for Magic Loop knitting, OR US 5 double-pointed knitting needles OR US 5 FlexiFlips. Stitch markers, darning needle, and a pair of scissors. 

Prerequisite skills: Casting on, joining in the round, knitting, purling and binding off.

Instructor: Dedra Clark

Class Policies: Be sure to read our general Class Policies before registering.

Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel or reschedule your registration, please provide at least 24 hours advance notice before the start of your first class for a refund minus a $10 service fee. Cancellations made with less than 24 hours notice are non-refundable.

Your takeaways from this two-week class will include a solid understanding of the fundamentals of stranded colorwork knitting, chart reading skills you can apply to any colorwork project, practical strategies for tracking your place in a pattern repeat, and hands-on experience managing multiple yarns — all of which will set you up for technicolor success!

Together we'll work through instructor Dedra Clark's own design, The Brave Little Cowl, a clever pattern that sets the stage for a "Choose Your Own Adventure" approach to learning. Take this class, knit the cowl and wear it pride, as it. Or, continue your colorwork journey with our follow-up Steeking class, in which your finished cowl becomes the canvas for learning to cut open your work and transform it magically. Steek once and add a button band and–voilà–your cowl becomes a stylish buttoned neck warmer. Or cut it four times for extra steeking practice, add a border around each square, and you'll have a set of adorable coasters upon which to place your well-deserved drink.

Materials: Two high contrast skeins of sticky worsted-weight yarn. We recommend Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino. 24" US 7 circular knitting needle, and stitch markers.

Prerequisites: Students should have a solid understanding of knit and purl stitches and be comfortable knitting in the round.

Instructor: Dedra Clark

Class Policies: Be sure to read our general Class Policies before registering.

Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel or reschedule your registration, please provide at least 24 hours advance notice before the start of your first class for a refund minus a $10 service fee. Cancellations made with less than 24 hours notice are non-refundable.

In this 3-hour workshop, you'll have two options for your steeking adventure. Cut your cowl once and add a tidy button band to transform it into a stylish buttoned neck warmer, or cut it four times for extra steeking practice, add a border around each square and end up with an adorable set of handmade coasters!

Your takeaways from this class will include how to properly secure your steek before cutting, how to confidently cut into your knitting without it unraveling on you, and how to neatly pick up stitches along a cut edge and finish with a clean, polished button band or border.

Materials: One ball of sticky worsted-weight, non-superwash wool such as Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino in a color to match your Brave Little Cowl (ask us for a coupon code to get the pattern free with your class registration). A small amount of strong, sticky fingering or lace weight yarn in a color that somewhat matches your project. 24" US 7 circular knitting needle, scissors, tapestry needle.

Homework: Bring your fully complete Brave Little Cowl to class with you. Your cowl must have all ends woven in and have been BLOCKED and dry. 

Prerequisites: Students must have completed the Stranded Colorwork Cowl class or arrive with a completed stranded colorwork cowl ready to steek.

Instructor: Dedra Clark

Class Policies: Be sure to read our general Class Policies before registering.

Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel or reschedule your registration, please provide at least 24 hours advance notice before the start of your first class for a refund minus a $10 service fee. Cancellations made with less than 24 hours notice are non-refundable.

Knitting has seen a resurgence and is bursting at the seams with fresh, modern designs to knit and wear with pride! Get started on the slow fashion path to creating your own hand knits in this 4-week series geared towards absolute beginners. 

Whether you’ve never picked up needles before or you’ve dabbled in the past and are in need of a refresher, this class will give you a solid foundation of the fundamentals of knitting. We’ll cover key topics including casting on, binding off, the knit and the purl stitch, plus how to reading a simple pattern, and unknitting and picking up dropped stitches so you’re able to fix mistakes when they happen (and they happen to the best of us). There will also be a short discussion on gauge and how to find patterns.

*Important*

When you check out there will be a box titled "Order special instructions". 

Please write in the box what you would like to focus on in this private crochet session. 
Examples:

• I have never crocheted before. I would like to learn from the beginning! 
• I would like to learn the ____ stitch. 
• I have this pattern (name and designer), I would like help with it. 

This way Nancy will have time to prepare the lesson beforehand! Thank you so much.