Crochet Retreat at Cama Beach, Camano Island Washington, CLF, Crochet Liberation Front

Deborah Burger Known as "cerdeb" on Ravelry.com, Deborah Burger is a talented crochet professional, teacher and all around knowledge woman! Hailing from North Carolina, she is making a special trip to teach and participate at the retreat!	Photographing your finished object Learn some basic photography skills to take clear and well framed photos of your finished objects. Topics such as lighting, indoor and outdoor shooting, and the different kinds of resolution needed for online viewing as well as in print publishing. Materials: Bring a digital camera, SD/Memory Card, finished objects, and a sense of adventure! Fee: $20.00 Class offered TWICE! Monday October 18 9am to 10:15 am Wednesday October 20 9am to 10:15 am
Bonnie Pierce Internationally reknown fiberartist, local to Washington State, Bonnie Pierce is beloved by the local crochet community and the global free form community! An experienced teacher, and awarded professional, the Queen of Bullions will be teaching her wonderful class in hopes of hooking you onto Free Form!	Beginning Free Form Crochet Class description: Use just five stitch elements to create fantastic free form fabric. Topics include color selection, stitch placement, domes, double circles, bobbles, blackberry stitch and Tunisian 2 color squares; slip stitch seam, whip stitch and ladder stitch methods of joining. Create a scrumble in one 3 hour session, that can be the basis of a purse, or sweater, scarf or hat. Supply List: Variety of crochet hooks, from E-G, Tapestry needle, scissors. Kit Fee: $5.00 for yarns. Supplemental selections of yarns available to purchase. Cost: $30 for 3 hour class Class offered TWICE! Tuesday October 19, 9am - 12noon Wednesday October 20, 9am-12noon
Jim "jimbo" Price Jimbo's hooks are things of legend! Beautiful turned works of art, are also functional hooks. Jim's also a Washington State native, and is traveling from Spokane to be with us at the retreat!	Whittle Your Own Crochet Hook Hook whittling 101: In three fun packed hours you'll end up with a hook whittled yourself to fit your hand like a glove. Got a special tree you'd like a hook from? Bring along a dead, dry branch (1" or less in diameter and 9" or so long and we'll see if it's interested in becoming a hook (K or bigger)... or make your hook from wood that will be supplied. We'll start with a little get-to-know-you with the tools we'll be using, learn a bit about the wood to use, a little about carving in general, a smidge about finishing, and we'll start whittling! Materials: Bring your own SHARP carving knife if you like, or one will be provided, along with the wood, sandpaper, finishing materials for a paltry materials fee of $7 to be paid at time of class. Contact Jimbo at jimbocrochetwhittler@yahoo.com with questions. Class Fee: $30 Monday October 18 9am-12noon Wednesday October 20 9-12noon
Jim "jimbo" Price t	" Needle Makeover" ~ Turn bamboo needles into useful crochet hooks To those who admit to owning those dangerous pointy sticks; here's a chance to convert them into something useful. Bring along your bamboo knitting needles in sizes that you'd like for tunisian or bullion hooks. You'll learn how to rescue them to the wonders of crochet! This will be a 1+ hour class (whatever it takes) with Jimbo and you'll learn how to liberate those sad little bamboo needles (size 8 and bigger) from their pointy confines into to Hooky greatness. Bring your own bamboo knitting needle for liberation. All other materials will be provided for a materials fee of $7. We may only have time to do one conversion but you'll leave with knowledge of how to convert ALL pointy wooden sticks to hooks. We'll be doing a bit of whittling in this class too, so if you'd like to bring your favorite SHARP woodcarving knife, that'd be just peachy, otherwise one will be provided for your use. Again with the questions.. email Jimbo at jimbocrochetwhittler@yahoo.com Class Fee: $20.00 (plus materials fee at time of class) ONE SESSION! Tuesday October 19, 10:30-12noon
Laurie " Fearless Leader" Wheeler Laurie Wheeler, founder of the CLF, is also an experienced hand spinner with years of experience working with fibers. Long ago she realized that most hand workers have projects that don't meet their expectations because of the choice of fiber! Laurie is a resident of Camano Island, and looks forward to seeing you!	It's All About the Yarn ~ Learn about Fibers, Yarn Weights, & Substituting! In a mere 1+hour class students will learn all they wanted to know about yarn but were afraid to ask! A hands on class, learn about (and feel) fibers, yarn weights, yarn designs and learning some quick tips on how to better substitute yarn that will lead to great projects and save you money on purchasing errors! You'll also learn which fibers work best for different kinds and projects and why! Materials: Bring a pattern that you want to find a yarn substitute, and any odd ball yarn you may have to hand. Class Fee: $20.00 Monday October 18 9am-10:15am
Laurie " Fearless Leader" Wheeler	Commando Crochet: Let's go pattern-less (and make it work)! Learn the secret to making things work without a pattern, Laurie will teach you some basic shapes, and techniques to help you create great finished articles, without having to struggle with a line by line pattern. Take the mystery out of bags, hats and scarves and add to your already stunning repetoire of crochet mad skillz! Materials: Bring at a skein/ball of yarn with at least 200yds of yarn, crochet hooks to meet the yarn width (or your whole collection), and questions! Class Fee: $20 Material Fee: $3 paid before the start of class. Tuesday October 19, 2010 9am-10:15am
Karen Whooley CGOA Board member, Nationally (and soon Internationally) known teacher, and featured in many fine publications, as well as owning KRW Knitwear Studios selling her ground breaking crochet patterns, Karen Whooley is a local with a passion for fiber arts.	Crochet Fair Isle Learn the secrets of Crochet Fair Isle! Using just a single crochet, we will learn to read a chart, carry all the different colors and one way to conceal the ends without having to weave them in! Class project will consist of a small square but the students will go home with 2 patterns! Class Fee: $30 Materials: Worsted weight yarn in 3-5 colors – One needs to be a white or a cream 1 skein each. Crochet hooks that you are comfortable with for working with worsted weight yarn. (Recommended G-H-I), Scissors,Yarn Needle. Paid before start of class: $6.00 Materials Fee for Spiral Bound book with instructions and patterns. Monday October 18, 9am-12noon
Karen Whooley	Toe-Up Crochet Socks Course Description: Intimidated by knitted socks? Learn to make simply easy crochet socks from the toe-up. Use your favorite sock yarn and learn a new stitch to create a softer fabric with toes and heals that are a bit heavier to prevent wearing out quickly. They are made all in one piece with just 2 ends to weave in when you are done. Materials Fee: $6 (To be paid to the instructor at the beginning of class) Class Fee: $30 Tuesday October 19, 9am-12noon
Karen Whooley	Beginning Crocheted Lace Course Description: Take the mystery out of crocheting lace. Making lace is as easy as learning a new stitch pattern. In these three hours you will learn to create your choice of a filmy scarf or shawl using lace-weight yarn. Materials Fee: $6 (To be paid to the instructor at the beginning of class) Class Fee: $30 Wednesday October 20, 9am-12noon