Reservations and payment required in advance for all classes.  Please call the store at 805.569.0531 to hold your seat.

Begin your adventure in creating knitted fabric!  You will learn to cast on, knit, purl and bind off.  Use knit and purl stitches to create garter, stockinette and ribbed stitches.  Learn to read simple patterns.

No experience necessary - Knitting for Beginners

Private beginner sessions available.  Please call the shop to schedule.
Class fee:  $30 per hour

Materials needed: Size US 8 or US 9 Knitting needles, 400 yards of worsted weight yarn

See what you can create with a hook and some yarn.  This may be our grandmothers' craft, but it is as fresh and new as ever!  Come learn the fundamentals and see how addicting it is to crochet chains and the basic stitches of single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet.

No experience necessary

Private beginner sessions available.  Please call the shop to schedule.
Class fee:  $30 per hour

Materials needed:  Size G crochet hook, 400 yards of worsted weight yarn

Learn to make your very own yarn on a Drop Spindle! 

Cardigans is excited to welcome Denise Dailey as our new Handspinning teacher! Denise has put together a fun, accessible and proven “Intro to Handspinning” class that is guaranteed to get you spinning and smiling before the evening is through. 

Denise’s class takes a step by step, hands-on approach to spinning.  She will walk you through an exploration of the different types of fiber and how to assess them as a spinner.  She will share a 6-step method she has developed to make spinning understandable and accessible to new spinners, and allows you to customize
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Fee: $25
Reservations are required, call 805.569.0531
Minimum 3 students required to hold class.
All materials will be provided and loaner drop spindles will be available during class. 
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*Cardigans Knit shop will also have Yarnshine Beginner Spindle Kits available for purchase.  

Weaving is a great way to use up some of your yarn stash! Join the fun of this popular fiber trend!  Learn to warp the loom, start your project, and weave a beautiful scarf on a portable Ashford loom.

No previous skills necessary.  Class is very limited so we recommend signing up for the waitlist as soon as possible.

Class Date and Time:  Contact Cardigans to inquire. 

Fee:  $75
Looms available for short term rental:  $25 per week

Resources and more information about weaving can be found on YouTube and Ravelry.  

Samples of woven scarves by Susan are on display at Cardigans. 

Call Cardigans for information and reserve your spot now, 805.569.0531.

Due to the onset of the Coronavirus

the Open Table  and CardiClub will be Closed until the end of March or as necessary.

Everyone is welcome to work on projects at the table on Tuesday through Sunday during shop hours.  No specific drop-in assistance. just the simple pleasure of knitting or crocheting in good company

 (help can be available when I have free time.)  

The patio is always open during fair weather! 

I always expect everyone to be kind to one another and I will not tolerate bullying.

Cardigans reserves the right to limit the table times during events and when classes are being offered.

(The patio is always open during fair weather!) 

 Wednesday Knit Night - 4:00pm - 7:00pm reserved for Cardi Club members.  

Cardi Club annual membership offers many benefits:  

- Open table every day during shop hours 

- 10% discount on purchases, including store sale events 

- 30% discount coupon on one entire purchase for  your birthday month 

- Discounted class fees 

- Wednesday night knitting circle 

- Complimentary knitting help 

- Special preview events for new yarn arrivals 

- Access to the Cardigans library of pattern books 

- and other surprise perks exclusive to Cardi Club members! 

There are a limited number of spaces available.

 Fee:  $100 

(new & renewed annual memberships taken in January )

We gladly accept your blanket donations at Cardigans!  To date, we have collected hundreds of blankets for the Santa Barbara chapter of Project Linus.  Your knitted, crocheted and quilted projects benefit patients at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital who need a special "handmade" hug!

http://www.projectlinus.org    ​ 

Ask about our program for Knitted Knockers too! 

Knitted Knockers are special handmade breast prosthesis for women who  have undergone mastectomies or other procedures to the breast.  Traditional breast prosthetics are usually expensive, heavy, sweaty and uncomfortable. They typically require special bras or camisoles with  pockets and can’t be worn for weeks after surgery. Knitted Knockers on  the other hand are soft, comfortable, beautiful and when placed in a  regular bra they take the shape and feel of a real breast. Our special volunteer knitters provide these FREE to those requesting them. 

http://knittedknockers.org

The SantaBarbara Fiber Arts Guild

SBfiberarts.org

I LOVE THIS GROUP!

The Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild usually  meets on the first Saturday of each month from 9:30 to 12pm.  The  location changes so please check the Monthly Meeting post for that month's location.  

The mission of the Guild is to bring Fiber Artists across Santa  Barbara County together to explore the wide range of fiber arts  including weaving, spinning, knitting, basketry, papermaking, dyeing,  felting, fabric printing, sewing and more!