Teachers

Angela Davis

Angela Davis, a Craft Yarn Council of America certified hand knitting instructor, is a popular guest teacher at yarn shops, fiber festivals and conferences.  She has taught knitting on European and Japanese tour buses, started a knitting-for-charity club at a notorious inner-city high school in Los Angeles, and has knitted props for the television show Mad Men.

Angela is a returning Sock Summit teacher who currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and three sons, teaches classes up and down the west coast, and loves teaching beginning sock knitters because it makes her feel like their ambassador to the sock side.

Classes

Afterthought Cuffs and Edgings

How to spiff up Plain Jane socks with a lace cuff, hot rod flame cuff, a ruffle, or a picot edging after the fact without compromising the stretch of the ribbing.  We will also reveal how to add a bit of edgy fun to a sock that will allow even those with the most conservative dress codes to have a great secret.  Because you will be practicing on 3” cuffs, you will get to sport an awesome wristband or two after class.

This class is a one hour wonder that repeats three times in each three hour block it is offered in.
Friday AM: 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00.

Class Level:Intermediate
Class Skills:Must be able to long-tail cast on, knit, purl, K-2TOG, SSK, and bind off.
Cost:$25
Class Length:1 hour wonder

Getting Comfortable Knitting Socks

3 hours of tips, tricks, and troubleshooting to help new sock knitters gain the skills and confidence to bust out socks like their seasoned sock-knitting friends.  We walk through the sock from cuff-to-toe (or toe-to-cuff if you prefer), discussing tips for making socks the quick, easy, portable project that they are touted to be, as well as customized sizing tricks, how to do sock math, how to remember the Kitchener stitch, how to recognize where you are in a sock pattern, and why each part of a sock is “the fun part!”  We will also reveal the secret to managing sock patterns, sock yarn labels, and notes without your knitting bag looking like the “junk drawer.”

Class Level:Beginner
Class Skills:Must be able to long-tail cast on, knit, purl, K-2TOG, SSK, and bind off.
Cost:$75
Class Length:3 Hours

My First Sock (On DPNs)

Come learn the fundamentals of sock knitting while completing an adorable mini-sock on double pointed needles.  If you like to learn techniques in the traditional way first or if you already knit socks on two circulars but want to give DPNs a go, then come join us.  You will learn to knit a basic sock and we will talk about how the techniques you learn can be used to knit socks of all sizes.  We will also turn your mini-sock into a charming accessory to wow your friends at the Sock Summit.  Come on, try it…  All your friends are doing it….

Class Level:Beginner
Class Skills:Students should be able to Cast On (Long Tail), Knit, Purl, and Bind Off.
Cost:$75
Class Length:3 hours

My First Sock (On Two Circulars)

Come learn the fundamentals of sock knitting while completing an adorable mini-sock!  If you can cast on, knit, and count a little past ten, then you’ve got what it takes to knit socks on two circular needles - even if you have never knit a sock before.  If you are a seasoned sock knitter who just wants to give it a go on two circulars, we promise to keep you entertained while you learn how to transition to this method.  We will complete the aforementioned adorable mini-sock in class and talk about how the method that you’ve learned can be used to knit socks of all sizes.  Oh, and we’ll even do something fun with the mini-sock to turn it into a great little accessory that just might be the envy of your Sock Summit friends!

Class Level:Beginner
Class Skills:Students should be able to Cast On (Long Tail), Knit, Purl, and Bind Off.
Cost:$75
Class Length:3 hours
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