knitshop.co.uk
offers a full range of knitting and crochet classes at our Boutique Outlet shop at 326 Lee High Road, Lee Green. During the summer we are
holding beginner knitting
and crochet classes for kids
every Friday and well as several classes aimed at boosting the
confidence of new knitters.
The Swing
The Needles
class from 11am to 1pm is held every Friday in August and is ideal
for under-18s keen to experiment with either knitting or crochet. The
two-hour Swing The Needles class introduces kids to what may become a
lifelong skill. Handmade items are a real source of pride for their
creator and we love introducing youngsters to this fantastic form of
creativity.
Participants learn how to hold the
needles and yarn and how to cast on and create their first stitches.
Depending on preference and aptitude, attendees can elect to learn
the basics of crochet instead. Here, we’ll show you how to hold the
crochet hook and how to make your first double crochets and chains.
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| Kids Felting Workshop at the Boutique Outlet |
The class is suitable for children
from five upwards too. As an alternative to knitting younger children
can be shown finger-knitting. Note that youngsters will need to be
accompanied by a parent or guardian. Refreshments and all the
equipment needed are provided. Kids classes cost £10.
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| Kids Knitting Workshop at the Boutique Outlet |
Improve your knitting
Many of today’s adult knitters
learnt as children or teens and continued to knit, or learned when
they were young and have rediscovered their passion for these crafts.
If you’re new to knitting or are
picking it up again as a skill you learned years ago, you might like
to try one of the knitting classes we’re running that are aimed at
nearly-new knitters.
In particular, the class on 9 August
Learn
to Read a Pattern
will be invaluable. Here, we’ll talk you through the terms that are
used in knitting and the techniques you’ll need to master in order
to follow a pattern. We’ll use a simple knitted flower pattern as
an example and give you the pattern and yarn to take home afterwards
so you can complete the project in your own time. We offer email and
phone support should you have any queries.
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| Knitting Workshop at Manor House Park |
Knitting isn’t just about squares
and oblongs – if you want to make clothes, you’ll need to know
how to shape your knitting to fit the wearer. To do this, you need to
be able to decrease and increase stitches. Our class on Friday 16
August is devoted to Decreasing
and Increasing.
There are lots of ways of making extra stitches or reducing the
number of stitches on a row. We’ll show you the most common methods
and also explain when to use one particular technique rather than
another so your knitting ends up smooth and without any holes.
Finally, on Friday 23 August we’re
holding a general class Improve
Your Knitting Skills.
Here we’ll let you into some tricks of the trade and help you gain
confidence when taking on more complex projects and trying techniques
such as knitting on double-pointed needles or trying new stitches. If
you’ve got a project you’re keen to try or one that’s in
progress, bring it along for advice on how to tackle it. You might
like to try one of our
patterns
or knit something from one of the magazines
or books
we sell.
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| Knitting Workshop at the Boutique Outlet on Lee High Road |
As with all our classes, Improve
Your Knitting
is held between 11am and 1pm with no more than eight participants per
class. Classes cost £15 each. Full instructions and materials will
be provided and we offer email and phone support afterwards.
Links to this blog:
Swing The Needles kids’ class 9
August:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2807-swing-the-needles.html
Swing The Needles kids’ class 16
August:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2808-swing-the-needles.html
Swing The Needles kids’ class 23
August:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2809-swing-the-needles.html
Learn To Read A Knitting Pattern
class 9 August:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2811-12-jan-granny-squares-crochet.html
Decreasing And Increasing 16 August:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2813-knitting-dec-inc.html
Improve Your Knitting 23 August:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2814-beginners-knitting-workshop.html
Knitshop.co.uk patterns:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/161-knitshop-pattern
Knitshop.co.uk bookshop:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/166-book-shop
Knitshop.co.uk magazines:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/163-magazines
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