Box of Paints Studio + Muskoka Yarn Connection
Socks by the Lake
A Hand-Dyed Knitting Series at Bass Lake
Three cozy Sundays. One beautiful skein. Your own hand-knit pair of socks.
Spend three relaxed Sunday afternoons at The Green Forest Gallery on Bass Lake learning how to knit your own pair of socks using the Magic Loop method.
Michele of Muskoka Yarn Connection will lead the series, with Jennifer of Box of Paints Studio providing additional hands-on knitting instruction and support.
You will work with a skein of Michele's hand-dyed sock yarn and learn the complete sock-making process in a friendly, small-group setting. With two experienced instructors and no more than six participants, you will receive plenty of individual guidance as your socks take shape.
$299.45 including HST
Small group. Secure payment through the studio shop.
3 Sunday afternoons • Oct. 18 to Nov. 1 • Bass Lake
Class details
- Sunday, October 18, 2026
- Sunday, October 25, 2026
- Sunday, November 1, 2026
- Time
- Sunday afternoons, 2.5 hours per session (exact time to be confirmed)
- Location
- The Green Forest Gallery, Bass Lake, Oro-Medonte, Ontario
- Class size
- Minimum 4 and maximum 6 participants
- Experience level
- Adventurous beginner and up
- Commitment
- Registration includes all three Sunday sessions. Participants should plan to attend the complete series.
Registration includes all three Sunday sessions. Participants should plan to attend the complete series.
Course fee
$265 + HST
$299.45 including HST
Includes yarn, needles, notions, project bag, pattern and refreshments. Everything you need to begin your socks is included. Just arrive ready to knit.
Ready to cast on?
Six places, two instructors. Answer a few quick questions and your registration goes straight to checkout.
$299.45 including HST
Small group. Secure payment through the studio shop.
Questions? Email jen@boxofpaints.ca
The series
What you'll learn
Over three sessions, participants will learn how to:
- Knit socks using the Magic Loop method
- Work comfortably with circular knitting needles
- Cast on and join knitting in the round
- Understand the construction of a knitted sock
- Follow a sock pattern
- Shape the leg, heel, foot and toe
- Read their knitting and correct common mistakes
- Finish their socks neatly and confidently
Participants should already be comfortable with basic knit and purl stitches. Previous sock-knitting or Magic Loop experience is not required.
What's included
Everything you need to begin
- Three 2.5-hour Sunday afternoon sessions
- 7.5 hours of small-group knitting instruction
- Lead instruction from Michele of Muskoka Yarn Connection
- Hands-on instruction and assistance from Jennifer of Box of Paints Studio
- One skein of hand-dyed Muskoka Yarn Connection sock yarn
- One custom Box of Paints Studio knitting project bag
- Circular knitting needles suitable for Magic Loop
- Stitch markers and required basic notions
- Sock pattern and printed instructions
- Coffee, tea and a small treat at every session
Everything you need to begin your socks is included. Just arrive ready to knit.
Box of Paints Studio + Muskoka Yarn Connection
Meet your instructors
Michele • Muskoka Yarn Connection
Michele is the maker behind Muskoka Yarn Connection and the creator of the beautiful hand-dyed yarn featured in this class. She will lead participants through sock construction and the Magic Loop method, sharing practical techniques from her own knitting and yarn-making practice.
Jennifer • Box of Paints Studio
Jennifer is an artist, maker and experienced instructor who brings a patient, creative approach to learning. She will provide hands-on knitting support throughout the series and host participants at The Green Forest Gallery on Bass Lake.
The experience
More than a knitting class
Socks by the Lake is a small-group making experience built around beautiful materials, thoughtful instruction and time spent creating together. Instead of trying to learn everything in one day, you will have three Sundays to practise, ask questions and build your socks one step at a time.
- Two instructors for a maximum of six participants
- Locally hand-dyed Muskoka yarn
- A complete take-home knitting kit
- Personal support throughout the process
- Three unhurried learning sessions
- A welcoming lakeside studio
- A practical, wearable project made by you
The yarn
Hand-dyed in small batches
Every skein is dyed by Michele of Muskoka Yarn Connection. Tell us the colours you are drawn to at checkout and she will help you choose yours.
Registration information
This class requires a minimum of four registered participants and is limited to six. Registration covers the complete three-session series and cannot be divided into individual dates.
Because yarn, tools and a custom project bag are prepared for every participant, registration is subject to the existing Box of Paints Studio cancellation and refund policy: if the series does not reach the minimum of four registrations it will not run and you will be refunded in full; cancel more than 14 days before the first session for a full refund; within 14 days your place can be transferred to another person.
Yarn colours are hand-dyed in small batches. Tell us the colours you are most drawn to at checkout and Michele will confirm the final selection with you.
Cast On With Us at Bass Lake
Make something warm, useful and entirely your own. Join us for three cozy Sunday afternoons filled with hand-dyed yarn, good company and sock knitting by the lake.
Sundays, October 18, 25 and November 1, 2026The Green Forest Gallery, Bass Lake, Oro-Medonte
$299.45 including HST
Small group. Secure payment through the studio shop.
Socks by the Lake
$299.45 including HST