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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.
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.
