Craftsy Classes for $19.99!

Over the weekend Craftsy was running a sale on classes, but the storms on the East Coast knocked out their servers. So they decided to extend the sale for one more day, meaning you can get a great deal on knitting classes (or any other crafty classes you might want to take) if you buy before midnight tonight.

All classes are just $19.99, down from the usual $39.99 (at least all the knitting classes are usually $39.99; prices usually range from $9.99 to $49.99, depending on the class).

In the knitting category there are now 20 classes, everything from toy knitting with Susan B. Anderson to fitting your knits with Stefanie Japel. There are classes on toe-up and cuff-down socks from Donna Druchunas, a class on plus-size knitting with Marly Bird and classes on short rows, lace knitting and entrelac, to name a few.

I have started but not finished a couple of classes on Craftsy (Japel’s “Fit Your Knits” and “How to Say it: Pattern Writing for Knitters” with Edie Eckman) and I find them to be really interesting and the video is a good format for visual things like knitting. I’ve got my eye on a photography class for crafters, and there are also great classes for other crafts including sewing, crocheting, weaving, paper crafts and even cake decorating.

Have you ever taken a Craftsy class? What did you think? Spill it!

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I happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere, but I know we have a lot of Southern Hemisphere friends, too, who are heading into the cooler months as we are warming up. Whichever one of the seasons you’re in, you might want to stitch up this sweet little hood.

This pattern by saskie&co is called snug hood and it uses two colors of yarn to make a close-fitting pixie style hood (almost a balaclava but it doesn’t cover your face, though there is a neck covering portion to keep you a little warmer). You can use the fingering weight wool and mohair held together that are called for in the pattern, or use a single strand of DK weight yarn.

The neck portion and the edging around the face are worked in ribbing in a single color, while the body of the hat includes an allover colorwork flower pattern. The project is worked both flat and in the round and there is colorwork that is knit flat, which means you’ll have to purl in colorwork (which some people don’t like; also, you can’t see what you’re doing as well on the back of the work).

The pattern comes in one size and the colorwork is charted. Testers noted this is a quick and easy project and a great way to learn some new skills (chart reading, working stranded colorwork flat) if you’ve never tried those things before. They noted the hood is cute, comfortable and warm, and a few said it didn’t take as much yarn as the pattern suggests, so bear that in mind if you’re trying to use stash.

Speaking of the pattern notes, check out all the cute color variations in the projects on Ravelry. From pink and red to blue and white to gray and cream, there are lots of great options to think about.

You can buy this pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: saskie&co]

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