Knitting for Beginners (3 week course) (daytime)

Thu Nov 07 2024 at 10:30 am to 01:00 pm UTC+00:00

Grosvenor Road,Altrincham,WA14 1LE,GB | Altrincham

Debbie Tomkies - DT Craft & Design
Publisher/HostDebbie Tomkies - DT Craft & Design
Knitting for Beginners (3 week course) (daytime)
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From holding the needles to following a pattern, make your first projects as you learn all the essentials with knitting expert Debbie!
Enjoy three sessions learning all the knitting essentials! Debbie will teach you all you need to know to get started with your first knitting projects.
Sessions are on 3 consecutive Thursdays (7th, 14th, 21st Nov) from 10.30am-1pm and the course fee is the total for all 3 sessions including materials.
You'll make 3 small, fun projects, each one specifically designed to allow you to practice your skills as you learn.
No knitting skills are required - Debbie will be starting right at the beginning. Have some experience or returning to knitting? This course is also a great refresher.
What you will learn:
-Casting on
-Knit
-Purl
-Increase
-Decrease
-Cast off
-Finishing and seaming
-How to follow a knitting pattern
-Tension (gauge) and why it matters
-Tips and tricks for avoiding common mistakes (and how to fix them!)
What's included:
All materials are included - we provide quality materials - lovely yarn, knitting needles, comprehensive professionally illustrated photo handouts and a selection of Debbie's own, exclusive patterns. We also include tea, coffee and biccies!
About your tutor:
Debbie is the resident technical knitting expert with Knit Now magazine and has been a designer and knitter for over 25 years so you'll be in good hands! Debbie is the author of five knitting books: Hand-dyed Yarn Craft Projects, How to Knit (with 27 online videos), Knitting - Learn it.Love it. 250 Knitting Stitches and the Cable Knitting Stitch Dictionary.
What our students say:
'Loved this workshop. Thanks for your patience and your calm and relaxed style was great. Looking forward to trying out some of these techniques!' Jo
'Great fun, great class size, Debbie on hand to help whenever I got stuck. Liked the pace and felt very at ease. I am so pleased at learning these techniques! Thank you!' Rose x
Any questions?
If you need any information about this course, please don't hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.
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