knitshop.co.uk: What's on in January - Workshops at Lee Green

Happy New Year! If one of your resolutions for 2013 is to pick up a new skill, you’ve come to the right place. knitshop.co.uk holds regular classes on Fridays and Saturdays for adults and children keen on knitting and crafting. Classes include felted jewellery making as well as knitting and crochet.

New knitters and those who want to build on existing needle skills are well catered for. On Saturday 5^th January, we’re holding a Beginners’ Knitting Workshop. As well as finding out how to hold the needles, cast on and create your first stitches, you’ll learn how to make your first project. By the end of the two-hour class you’ll know how to create a knitted flower – or even a scarf! The £15 workshop fee includes all the materials you need, so you’ll be able to take the project home with you and finish it in your own time.

Under 18s can also learn to knit. We’ll be running a Swing The Needles workshop for kids in parallel with our Beginners’ Knitting class. Here, children over the age of five will be shown finger knitting. We also teach youngsters how to knit with two needles and how to crochet. Bring them along and see which of these skills they take to.

Swing The Needles costs £10 per child, while Knitting For Beginners costs £15 per adult. Both workshops run from 11am to 1pm and are held at knitshop.co.uk’s Boutique Outlet at 326 Lee High Road.

If you can already knit, but would like to learn new techniques, our Knitting In The Round workshop is a great option. Even if you’re rather rusty with the needles, you’ll soon pick up this great technique, which allows you to make items such as gloves, socks and hats without any seams. During the two-hour class you’ll learn how to make a pair of wrist warmers, a hat or gloves. Knitting In The Round takes place on Saturday 19^th January. Full details here: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2671-knitting-in-the-round.html

Accessories make all the difference to an outfit. Add to your knitting repertoire by learning to Knit a Flower Corsage. The workshop on Saturday 12^th January will teach you all you need to know. You simply need to know how to knit and purl. We can refresh your memory about these skills too.

Both the Knitting In The Round and Knit a Flower Corsage classes cost £15 and take place from 11am to 1pm at knitshop.co.uk’s Boutique Outlet at 326 Lee High Road.

If it’s crochet rather than knitting that you’re keen to learn, we have two workshops for you. Crochet novices can learn the basics at our Crochet for Beginners class on Friday 4^th January. Once you’ve mastered how to hold the hook and creating your first crochet chain, we’ll show you how to turn them into a flower.

On Friday 11^th January we’ll be showing you how to Crochet a classic Granny Square. This class is ideal for anyone who knows how to make a crochet chain using doubles and trebles, but can also be taken by those who have never tried crochet before. As well as working with several colours, you’ll learn how to read a crochet chart and follow a pattern.

Both crochet classes cost £15 and take place from 11am to 1pm at knitshop.co.uk’s Boutique Outlet at 326 Lee High Road.

Finally, we’re offering you the chance to make your own jewellery. Our Creative Jewellery Felting Workshop demonstrates how to make and apply wet felting. During the two-hour course you’ll make a necklace or bracelet with beads and felt.