Possible teaching gig...

[neotoma]

I went to the Silver Spring market this morning, mainly because the goat cheese lady is there and not at my local market. Actually, I had several motives, including a trip to Whole Foods for more fancy cheeses, a trip to the local comics shop to check them out (verdict: not bad, but I'm still having my books pulled at Beyond Comics, because I've been going there for years, they know me, and the selection is better), and the local art supply store (I bought myself a 64 box of Crayola! Yay!)

I also swung by two coffee shops and an art store -- where I bought three (cheap) necklaces and got an offer to teach a knitting class based on the not-even-half finished Alligator Scarf I'm working on. It would be a split between me and shop owner for the class fee, and I'd have to charge a separate supply fee for the Alligator Scarf kit -- it's a copyrighted pattern, so every class member would have to have their own copy, and it only comes as a kit-- and it might have to be held at the coffee shop or the ice creamery across the road just for seating issues.

Of course, I should contact Morehouse Farm to see if they will even allow such a class. I doubt they'll object, but they might have limitations for classes beyond everyone needing to purchase their own kit. But it's an unexpected opportunity that might at least give me a bit of Christmas money if I set the price point right -- the alligator scarf is $26.50 excluding S&H, and the baby alligator kit is $13.50, and I might require they get it themselves instead of me ordering them...

I'm thinking somewhere between $20 to $30 for a weekend class that will last two to three hours. I think $10 per hour isn't too bad of a cost, especially if I limit the class size and require that the students have basic skills of casting on, knit stitch, make 1 increase stitch, cast off, and decreasing. The required materials would be needles, either the Alligator or Baby Alligator Scarf Kit, pencil and paper (for making notes), and stitch markers.

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[wordplay.livejournal.com]

What store would the class be offered out of? I've been looking for classes in the area, obviously, and while I think the baby alligator will be a bit beyond me, I'm just delighted to know that there are options. And awesome for you to get the offer - that's really fun!

I are smart...

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

I meant to put the link in the post. Let me go fix that...

It would be out of Alchemy (http://www.artandalchemy.com/), on Georgia just off East-West Highway.

Really, the scarf is at most an intermediate beginner project. It's done entirely in garter stitch, for one thing, with increases, decreases, and bind-offs being the most advanced techinques used. The trickiest part so far is casting on for the eyes and figuring out the spacing for my stitch markers. All of the ridges on the alligator's back are done with increases and then binding off.

I might actually want you to be a test subject, to see if I can teach a beginner how to do the scarf...

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Now that the class looks like it will go through, I need to ask -- what amount are you willing to pay for a three-hour workshop on a specific pattern? What would you expect to get from the teacher in that time?

[twistedchick]

I keep planning to go to the Farmers Market in SS but I'm not even sure where it's held any more.

But we went to Ratatouille today, and got the munchies...

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

It's across from the movie theater, from 9am to 1pm. I got goat cheese, other goat cheese, cow cheese, and forest-fed pork loin. Let's just say, the Labor Day get-together is going to be interesting...

And isn't Ratatouille *cute*?! And it really does make you hungry -- I wonder if I can give it to the foodie relations for Christmas this year...

[twistedchick]

I may make biscuits instead of bread -- it's a bit too warm for an hour of hot oven here, but biscuits are about 15 minutes tops.