Classes
The 2024 Classes are now published for preview!
Have a look below at what is on offer for 2024
Class Descriptions – 2024
Thursday Masterclass
Gender Bender with Ethan Barclay-Ennew from Get Flocked
22nd Aug 2024, 9:00am–9:00pm NZST
$260.00
with Ethan Barclay-Ennew from Get Flocked
Gender Bender!
A full day immersion class with Ethan.
How do you make changes to a design to give you the very best fit, regardless of what gender the pattern has been designed for?
Every body is unique and there are very definite differences between men’s and woman’s body shapes and structures.
Men are often the forgotten sex in knit design, with boxy shapes and lazy techniques all designed to be easy for the knitter, not the recipient.
In this masterclass you will cover:
- Identifying the key physical differences between men’s and women’s body shapes.
- How to measure and alter for each sex.
- Techniques to enhance existing patterns to achieve the perfect fit.
This event is only being taught as a masterclass and is exclusively for you!
The day includes:
* Full Day Masterclass with Ethan at East Pier Hotel
* Full immersion experience
* Deluxe goody bag & contents
Plus dinner and knit at East Pier Hotel
Must purchase event registration to attend Masterclass
Stream 1 – Knit to Flatter *NEW*
23 Aug 2024, 9:00am–12:00pm NZST
$79.00
with Libby Jonson from Truly Myrtle
Please select only one class from Stream One
Knit to Flatter is Knit to Fit 2.0 – this is a class you will maximise your existing pattern collections and aid you in making the modifications that give you a fit that flatters. How to tackle fuller busts or hips, what looks best on fuller figures or petite shapes. Long bodies or cropped, raglan sleeves, set in or dropped shoulders? Find what design elements will have you looking your best in your finished garments.
Stream 1 – Latvian Braid & I-cord Knits *Back by Popular Demand*
23 Aug 2024, 9:00am–12:00pm NZST
$79.00
with Lisa Craig from LisaF Designs
Please select only one class from Stream One
Learn how do create the beautiful and striking Latvian braids and the surprising simple and exciting i-cord knits.
These embellishments are being used by knitting’s hottest designers, this is your chance to get these skills in your toolbox!
Stream 1 – Cabling without a Cable Needle
23 Aug 2024, 9:00am–12:00pm NZST
$79.00
with Ethan Barclay-Ennew from Get Flocked
Please select only one class from Stream One
One of the most successful classes from 2022 returns!
Traveling cabled stitch patterns and designs are more popular than ever. Ethan will teach you how to cable without a cable needle, helping speed up your travelling stitch work and solve that endless frustration of losing your cable needle in your couch!
Ethan will also cover some cable basic’s to have you cabling like a pro in no time at all.
Stream 1 – Exploring Knitted Textures *NEW*
23 Aug 2024, 9:00am–12:00pm NZST
$79.00
with Annette Montgomery from Twisted Zisters
Please only select one session from Stream One
Stream 2 – Miraculous Mending
23 Aug 2024, 1:30pm–4:30pm NZST
$79.00
with Cheryl Lyall
Please select only one class from Stream Two
The smash hit class from 2023 is back!
Workshop visible mending for knitted garments – don’t throw that garment away – upscale it!
These techniques can be applied to knit wear items or your favourite clothes.
Extend the life of your hand knit socks and favourite knitted garments
Join the slow fashion revolution use fun colours and designs to enhance your knits and celebrate the life of your hand made garments
Skills that we will explore: Sock mending – woven mending, Swiss darning, knit darning, Sashiko, Embroidery stitches, Needle felting, Slow stitching
Stream 2 – Knit to Flatter ENCORE *NEW*
23 Aug 2024, 1:30pm–4:30pm NZST
$79.00
with Libby Jonson from Truly Myrtle
Please select only one class from Stream Two
Knit to Flatter is Knit to Fit 2.0 – this is a class you will maximise your existing pattern collections and aid you in making the modifications that give you a fit that flatters. How to tackle fuller busts or hips, what looks best on fuller figures or petite shapes. Long bodies or cropped, raglan sleeves, set in or dropped shoulders? Find what design elements will have you looking your best in your finished garments.
Stream 2 – Cabling without a Cable Needle ENCORE
23 Aug 2024, 1:30pm–4:30pm NZST
$79.00
with Ethan Barclay-Ennew from Get Flocked
Please select only one class from Stream Two
One of the most successful classes from 2022 returns!
Traveling cabled stitch patterns and designs are more popular than ever. Ethan will teach you how to cable without a cable needle, helping speed up your travelling stitch work and solve that endless frustration of losing your cable needle in your couch!
Ethan will also cover some cable basic’s to have you cabling like a pro in no time at all.
Stream 2 – Get Kitch! Kitchener Stitch & Knit Stitch Embroidery *NEW*
23 Aug 2024, 1:30pm–4:30pm NZST
$79.00
with Lisa Craig from LisaF Designs
Please select only one class from Stream Two
Kitchener stitch has bewildered and frustrated knitters forever, however mastering this grafting technique is liberating and opens up a realm of possibilities.
Learn this in tandem with knit stitch embroidery and you will take your skills to an entirely new level and allow you to expand your creativity.
Stream 3 – Tubular Cast On’s and Bind Off’s
24 Aug 2024, 9:00am–12:00pm NZST
$79.00
with Ethan Barclay-Ennew from Get Flocked
Please select only one class from Stream Three
One of the most successful classes from 2022 returns!
Ever wondered how so many of the world leading knitters create the most professional finishes? The secret often lies in tubular cast on’s or bind off’s. Often difficult to navigate in simply written form alone, but when you attempt these in a classroom environ you can experience the ‘a-ha!’ moment which will have you ditching your boring bog standard starts and finishing for something much, much sexier!
Stream 3 – Fixing Lace *NEW*
24 Aug 2024, 9:00am–12:00pm NZST
$79.00
with Libby Jonson from Truly Myrtle
Please select only one class from Stream Three
Lace knitting takes the magical wraps, twists, turns and yarn overs to make magical patterns in your knitting. Usually deployed in shawls, lace knitting is an ancient art. But what happens when it all goes wrong?
Many knitters have been put off knitting lace when disaster strikes and the frogging of hundreds of stitches leaves them defeated. It need not be this way. Fixing lace is your trouble shooting lace on all things lace and will give you the confidence to love lace again.
Stream 3 – Intarsia Basics *NEW*
24 Aug 2024, 9:00am–12:00pm NZST
$79.00
with Lisa Craig from LisaF Designs
Please select only one class from Stream Three
Learn to paint with yarn!
Intarsia has experiences a renaissance in the last few years. Creating blocks of colour, pictures and motifs allow you to expand your inner creative genius. In this class you will learn the intarsia basics such as working with bobbins, reading a chart and creating blocks of colour clearly and neatly.
Stream 3 – Convert it! From Bottom Up to Top Down *NEW*
24 Aug 2024, 9:00am–12:00pm NZST
$79.00
with Delene Mundy-Bennett from DeleneNZ
Please select only one class from Stream Three
Seams be gone! Top down seamless knitting has revolutionised knitting in the 21st century.
Do you have a collection of patterns, collected over years, even decades, but you no longer knit them because they are in pieces and you are no longer ‘that knitter’. Delene will help you save all those patterns and teach you how to convert bottom up seamed patterns into seamless top down creations. Expand your pattern collection in a simple KAN class!
Stream 4 – Harry Flash Crochet *Back by Popular Demand*
24 Aug 2024, 1:30pm–4:30pm NZST
$79.00
with Cheryl Lyall
Please select only one class from Stream Four
Harry Styles in a single moment made crochet super cool again. The crochet hexagon cardigan is now the ‘must have’ crochet design and Cheyl has created a workshop to show you how to create your very own hexagon crochet cardigan or jumper.
Basic crochet skills are required (YouTube your primer HERE)
Stream 4 – Tubular Cast On’s and Bind Off’s ENCORE
24 Aug 2024, 1:30pm–4:30pm NZST
$79.00
with Ethan Barclay-Ennew from Get Flocked
Please select only one class from Stream Four
One of the most successful classes from 2022 returns!
Ever wondered how so many of the world leading knitters create the most professional finishes? The secret often lies in tubular cast on’s or bind off’s. Often difficult to navigate in simply written form alone, but when you attempt these in a classroom environ you can experience the ‘a-ha!’ moment which will have you ditching your boring bog standard starts and finishing for something much, much sexier!
Stream 4 – Embroidery & Embellishments *NEW*
24 Aug 2024, 1:30pm–4:30pm NZST
$79.00
with Lisa Craig from LisaF Designs
Please select only one class from Stream Four
Want to break up that swathe of stitching stitch and make your stitching sexy?
Adorn your knitting by adding embroidered details and how to create knitted embellishments, from a variety of basic stitches, add knitted flowers and other fun finishing touches.
Stream 4 – Swatching Svengali *NEW*
24 Aug 2024, 1:30pm–4:30pm NZST
$79.00
with Libby Jonson from Truly Myrtle
Please select only one class from Stream Four
“…but have you swatched?”
How many times have you heard this? Swatching is the often maligned step in beginning any new knitting project, but it is crucial part in getting an accurate size, improved fit and the valuable information that will allow you to go off piste and create your own modifications or designs.
This class will have you falling in love with swatching, sharing all her secrets and unlock the hidden potential you never knew existed.
KAN2024 – Class Snapshot
Classes for KAN 2024
Classes do sell out EXTREMELY quickly. It’s like trying to book tickets for a concert, so please don’t be disappointed if you miss out. I have kept all classes to Ahuriri Village with the bulk of the classes at East Pier, but due to demand I have also have a room running at The Crown Hotel, less than a block away from East Pier (pretty much across the road), in the heart of Ahuriri village.
All classes are 3 hours long and are $79 each with some classes attracting additional material fees for items provided by the tutors.
You will need to bring your basic knit/crochet capsule of needles & notions to classes – with class requirements sent out within two weeks of the event.
KAN base registration must be purchased in order to unlock and book classes