Beginner Knitting School: Corner to Corner Square - September October 26 - 1:00-3:00PM

Saturday, October 26,  1:00-3:00 PM

Location:  Quixotic Fibers Zephyrhills,  38336 5th Ave.  Zephyrhills FL 33542

This is an informal class for beginner/newer knitters.  If you are able to do a knit stitch, you are ready for this class. 

In this class you will learn how to knit a square starting from a few stitches in one corner and increasing on both sides until the two sides are as large as you want, and then decreasing each row until you have a completed square

This simple technique is especially useful when you don't know how many stitches to cast on.  For instance, if you have 4 skeins of yarn to make a blanket, you can start in one corner and increase until you have used up 2 skeins of yarn.  At this halfway point you begin to decrease with the remaining half of the yarn.

At the end you will have small coaster sized square and you will be familiar with increases and decreases.  

Yarn and needles are included in the price of the class.  

There is a 10% discount on purchases on the day of class.

Cost: $20

Instructor: Carla Billingsley

Carla Billingsley rediscovered knitting shortly after her 40th birthday when she fell in love with handpainted and novelty yarns. At first she only made rectangles and triangles: scarves, throws, and shawls. Eventually she worked up the courage to try lace and socks. After learning to turn her first heel she realized that you can learn anything if you set your mind to it, and that learning is really easy if you can take a class with a good teacher. In 2014 she and her husband Curtis moved to Texas and in June 2015 they opened Quixotic Fibers. From the beginning, her vision for the shop was that it is not just a place to buy yarn and fiber, but that it should become a community resource dedicated to the preservation and development of the fiber arts, a place where knitters, crocheters, weavers, and spinners can gather to learn from and to inspire each other.  Over the past 8 years she has developed her crochet skills and developed a love for that craft as well.   In 2024 Carla and Curtis returned to Florida, leaving the Texas store in Emilie's capable hands, and opened a little sister shop to the Texas store in Zephyrhills, Florida.

Registration and Cancellation Policies

If you prefer to register over the telephone, please call Quixotic Fibers at 903-564-3740.

If the minimum number of students have not signed up 3 days before the class, we will unfortunately have to cancel the class. We usually require a minimum number of students only for classes where the instructor has to travel some distance. If we have to cancel a class, you will be notified 3 days in advance and will be given a full refund.

Cancellation: There is a $2 cancellation fee. At least a 3-day notice is required for cancellation without additional charges. Cancellations with 24-72 hour notice are eligible for a 50% refund. Cancellations with less than 24 hour notice are not refundable.