Name: Knitting for Beginners - £35
Start: 2026-04-11T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-11T16:30:00+01:00
Location: 24 New Street, LA1 1EG Lancaster, United Kingdom

$Knitting for Beginners - \u00a335$

This stand alone workshop will be held upstairs at Ethel & Em, 24 New Street.
Suitable for complete beginners and nervous novices! Please let us know ahead of time if you are a lefty - this may matter! Also, the session is up one flight of stairs - if this is an issue, let us know and we will work to find an accessible solution.
This beginner's class will help you learn to knit, and grow your skill set and confidence if you already have the basics. We will give you the basic skills to tackle projects - such as a hat or garment, and not just another pesky rectangle or square. In this session, you will learn basic techniques such as casting on and off and getting comfortable with your knit and purl stitches. We will also look at basic increase and decrease stitches to help you smoothly transfer from dishcloths, blanket squares and scarves to more advanced projects that require shaping - this seems like one of the biggest barriers for folks to move on from simple back and forth projects.
This workshop will be led by Melanie McKay, avid crocheter, knitter and owner of Ethel & Em. Melanie has herself been through the dishcloth journey and was stuck on squares before gaining confidence and moving on to bigger and more complex projects. Now an experienced knitter she is ready to pass on what she's learned, and help fellow knitters on their fibre journey. Melanie's aim is to give you the confidence to go beyond the square!
Your yarn and a pair of birch circular needles are included in the price. A 10% discount is available on the day for merchandise available in store and future workshops.
Finally, you can keep up to date on our regular Knit, Knot & Natters each week, where you can grow your circle of fibre friends and continue on your crafty journey with likeminded people.
The Important Bits: Please note that once your place is booked - it is booked! If you need to cancel up to 14 days prior to the course date, we will refund 50% of your fee, after that there is no refund available. Places are transferrable though, and if either you are able to help us fill your place or if there is a wait-listed student available to take it we can refund 90% of your ticket price.