Knitting for Beginners 2

Knitting for Beginners 2
Date: May 12 – June 2, 2025 (Mondays, 3 weeks)
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Instructor: Alison Hood
Fee: $40 plus HST (Members) | Fee: $46 plus HST (Non-Members)

Want to continue building your knitting skills? This class will reinforce the basics learning in begginers knitting, while developing new abilities such as increasing, decreasing and patterns reading.  Once again we will creat a dishcloth that incorporates the new skills.  (no class May 19)

Materials required:
Large eyed blunt sewing needle
Measuring Tape
One set of 5mm straight knitting needles
1 50 gm ball of Handicrafter worsted Weight Cotton
Note pad and pencil or pen

Week One: Getting Started
Introductions (share what you feel comfortable to). We will explore basic yarn label and pattern reading skills. We will learn how to cast on as well as how to do the knit stitch and purl stitch.b (practice yarn will be provided)

Week Two:
We will cast on our dishcloths and begin knitting using our knit and purl stitches.

Week Three:
We will share our progress with each other, then fix any mistakes or mishaps. We will learn how to cast off and discuss sewing in the ends of our work.

Advance registration for members begins March 24

General registration for non-members begins April 7

(How to become a member with Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design)

For more information on this program or to register, email tammy@capebretoncraft.com