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Seminar

Spring Seminar Coming Soon! April 1, 2023

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That’s right! It’s nearly time for our next seminar!

Hand and machine knitters, you won’t want to miss this!

We’re learning how to design a custom fit knitted sweater!

Attendees will learn measurement tips and tricks to accommodate various body type needs and draw a body block schematic based off of their own measurements.

We’ll discuss ease—what it is, what it means for fit, and how you may not actually wear the “size” you think you do because of it.

That’s not all! We’ll talk about how material choice affects garment fit and design considerations you should consider when adding elements to your sweater.

Hope to see you there on April 1, 2023 from 10:00AM – 4:00PM at Get Stitchin’ in Tulsa, OK.

Visit Get Stitchin’s website to sign up today!

https://www.getstitchin.com/machine-knitting-seminar

News

February Happenings

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Wow! January flew by! I hope you all are staying warm and well.

Winter Knit-A-Long Continues

Don’t worry if you missed any meetings in January!

If you’d like to join us in knitting the Festival of Stitches by Lisa Hannes, please do! This is a very casual KAL focused on knitting fellowship as we all finally take time to make something for ourselves.

Every Wednesday from 12:00PM to 4:00PM we’ll be at Get Stitchin’ working on this beautiful wrap.

I’ve had a wonderful time making new friends and chatting with old friends. I hope you’ll join us if you’re in the Tulsa area!

Important Date Change–Machine Knitting Spring Seminar

Originally scheduled for April 8, 2023, our Spring Machine Knitting Seminar is now APRIL 1, 2023 from 10AM-4PM.

Someone, not naming names, (EMILY), used Orthodox Easter to schedule the week before Easter. (I learned something, though. That’s good, right?)

Joking aside, I apologize for any inconvenience this scheduling change might cause. I hope that we have changed things early enough for anyone who has already planned their trip to Tulsa to reschedule without issues.

Again, the Spring Machine Knitting Seminar is April 1 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM.

Visit the Event Page on Get Stitchin’s website to sign up.

Pamela Carrico of CMO Designer Knits returns to share over 40 years of machine knitting experience with us.

We will be learning to make a body block and designing a custom fit sweater from that body block!

Eureka! Fiber in the Ozarks

March 16-18, 2023
Eureka Springs Community Center

Find some ELY Knits handmade goodies among others from the Get Stitchin’ crew at the Eureka! Fiber in the Ozarks festival in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Visit the festival’s website to learn more.

Sock Club is coming in March!

There’s more fun coming to Get Stitchin’! Sock Club is starting up in March and will run all year through November. Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 10:30AM-12:00PM I’ll be going over the Sock of the Month.

If you prefer weekdays, Ms. Terry has a weekday meetup every 2nd and 4th Tuesday.

This is not a class, so you will need to have some experience already, but Ms. Terry and I will be around to help you troubleshoot. This will be a great opportunity for newer sock knitters and veterans alike as we explore heels, construction methods, and new sock yarns.

As always, you can check out my Google Calendar for standing classes, events, and shows.


Class booking and availability will be according to Get Stitchin’s website, so be sure to check their Classes page.


If you would like to book a lesson that is sold out or is not on the schedule, please contact me and we will find a date and time that work for you.

Knitting Machines, News, Seminar

Spring Machine Knitting Seminar

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It’s been a while, everyone!

I hope you’ve been doing well!

If you follow me on Instagram (@ely.knits), you’ll know that I recently hosted my first machine knitting seminar in Tulsa at Get Stitchin’!

“Fit, Fabric, and Finishing” was our theme on October 15. Pamela Carrico of CMO Designer Knits showed us ways to tailor knits to be truly custom, well-finished items and reminded us that we make fabric and can make so much more than just sweaters on our machines.*

Things went so well that we decided to schedule the Spring Seminar already!

**Important Date Change!**

Updated February 2023

Join us Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 10AM-4PM for a machine knitting seminar featuring Oklahoma’s own fiber artist Pamela Carrico!

Pamela has over 44 years of experience in fiber arts and creates one-of-a-kind handmade pieces that have traveled the world. 

The spring machine knitting seminar is brought to you and sponsored by ELY Knits. (Me!)

Click the date above or this link to go to Get Stitchin’s website and sign up! We’ll be teasing out more info as we get closer to seminar, so stay tuned!

First sneak peek:

Do you know what a body block is?

*If you missed it and would like to purchase a copy of the patterns we learned, check Pamela’s Etsy store, where PDF downloads will be available for purchase soon.

If you were wondering where in the world I’ve been and why there haven’t been any posts in ages, here’s the personal stuff:

We moved!

Before, I had the smallest bedroom in the house stuffed full of my knitting, but now we’re on an acreage and I HAVE A STUDIO! I’m so excited!!

It’s still a huge mess even though it’s been six plus months since we moved… but things are beginning to shape up.

I have shelving for my vintage magazine and book collection and a wall of pegboard for my cones and hanks. My to-be-cleaned-and-restored machines have their own shelf in a workroom so I can keep any chemicals separate from the yarn.

It still seems unreal to have a studio, but I have one with two rooms now! And running water! (If this place had a bathroom I’d get a mini fridge and a cooking burner and just live here. Sorry husband…)

Eventually I’ll teach private lessons in the studio, but for now, I’m keeping things at Get Stitchin’ in Tulsa.

I’ve had two surgeries since the move, and recovery has taken a while.

One of the surgeries fixed a tendon issue in my thumb and wrist, but I still have numbness in my hand from the nerve being moved to reach the problem. That should continue to fade as time passes. (See this post for some background on my hands.)

While I’m pretty much recovered from my surgeries, I still have some specialists left to see for a more systemic health issue, so it may be a while before I return to my previous schedule. Even though I hate to, I don’t feel like I can 100% commit to regular posts yet.

But I will still do my best!

You can keep up with things I think are interesting but perhaps not blog post worthy on my Instagram @ely.knits.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you soon!