Knitting and Crochet Skills – (starts 06/05/25)
Start date:
6 May 2025
Start time:
10:00
Knitting and Crochet Skills
- A flexible knitting and crochet course, suitable for all levels, from complete beginners to stitching ninjas. The tutor intends to tailor the course content to reflect the aims and interests of students and to challenge the class to explore their creativity whilst expanding their technical skills.
- Perhaps you’ve always wanted to try amigurumi crochet, circular knitting, fairisle, socks, or do you have an unfinished project you need help to continue or revamp?
- Join us to explore how to craft more sustainably by: reusing yarns, creating and using recycled yarns or scrap materials, and mending existing knitwear. Learn how to reduce your household plastic use by crafting dish scrubs, wash cloths, facial cleansing pads etc.
Over 10 weeks you will:
- Gain an understanding of different yarns, their properties and how these can affect your projects
- Have an introduction to crochet and knitting charts
- Be introduced to common knitting and crochet terms and abbreviations
- Explore a variety of cast on and cast off methods.
- Be introduced to different blocking and making up techniques to give a professional finish
- Gain understanding of yarn weights and substituting yarns
- Work with different yarns to produce decorative effects
- Gain an understanding of ‘gauge’, why and how to swatch
- Experiment and have the courage to ‘take your yarn for a walk’