January 20, 2010: Tired of being in the house? Want to learn something new? Well Shinnston is the place to do just that! Lowe Public Library is offering basic knitting classes Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM. Bring a pair of #7 or #8 knitting needles and a skein of yarn. No prior knitting knowledge needed and you can join in at any point. This is a free class. Kathleen Panek of Gillum House Bed & Breakfast is leading the class.Melissa of Home Style has set up some craft classes for those who want to learn to make specific items. This sounds like a lot of fun! Melissa says, “The January project is a snowman family trio.  There's a dad, mom and son in "The Blizzards".  I've got a picture of them on my site, Home Style.  The February project is a trio of hearts in honor of Valentine's Day.  The hearts are about 7" tall, stuffed, and have a wire hanger.  They each have a fabric banner pinned to them...one with"Love", one with "Live", and one with "Laugh".  These hearts can be hung up, displayed individually or gathered together in a basket.  The March project is a basket full of prim eggs.  The class will take a new basket and we'll show them some techniques to make it look older and more primitive. We'll also be making some really cute fabric covered eggs to put in the basket.”