Name: Knitting 201: Mittens
Start: 2025-04-17T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-17T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Allerton Park and Retreat Center

Experience Level: Knitting experience required; must be proficient knitting garter stitch
Put your knitting experience to use at Knitting 201: Mittens on Thursdays, April 17 and 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. in The Studio.
In this two-week course, instructor Billie Theide will help students further their knitting skills by expanding on the Knitting 101 course taught in the fall.
Those taking part will gauge, cast on in the round using those mysterious double-pointed knitting needles, work with stitch markers, knit rib stitch, increase, decrease and slip stitches, create a gusset, read knitting patterns, repair mistakes and cast off.
$90/person*. Register at https://allerton.illinois.edu/events/knittingmittens/ by April 14. All sales are final.
*Students must bring:
— 1 set of 7-inch long bamboo #5 (3.75mm) Clover brand double pointed knitting needles. There are five needles in a set.
— 1 set of 7-inch long bamboo #7 (4.5mm) Clover brand double pointed knitting needles. There are five needles in a set.
— 1 pair of sharp scissors, laptop, iPad or smartphone, and pencil
Along with one of the following yarn options:
— 1 Lion Brand Wool Ease Worsted Yarn in solid or heather. This is classified as Worsted Weight 4 yarn made of 80 percent acrylic and 20 percent wool. There are 197 yards per skein. It is machine washable. Avoid purchasing a dark colorway;
OR
— 3 Essential Wool Superwash Merino Wool Yarn by K+C. This is classified as Worsted Weight 4 yarn made of 100 percent Merino wool. There are 84 yards per skein; the three skeins must be the same dye lot. It is machine washable. Avoid purchasing a dark colorway.
If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate, please email [email protected].
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