Intro to Cable Knitting: Mug Cozy
Sunday, March 15th 1pm-2:30pm
at the Littlefield Celtic Center
1124 Cleveland Ave. Mount Vernon, WA
Cables are hot! Join instructor Echo Mae and learn to knit your very own cable-knit, mug cozy.
Participants will receive a printed copy of the Toasty Warm Mug Cozy pattern and step‑by‑step guidance on how to knit it, with special emphasis on cable techniques. This fun project is the perfect introduction to the beautiful cable style made famous by traditional Aran Island sweaters.
In class, students will begin their mug cozy and gain the skills needed to confidently continue the repeating pattern and bind it off at home.
Experience Level:
This course is open to knitters ages 13+ at all levels. Beginning knitters should be comfortable with the following basics:
-Casting on
-Knitting
-Purling
-Binding off
Required Materials List:
80 yds/73 m worsted weight yarn (single color, wool yarn is recommended). If purchased as a skein, it should be wound into a center-pull ball.
one 1/2 or 3/4 inch button (a flat button works best)
Size 9 needles
a cable needle
a crochet hook
a yarn/tapestry needle
Materials not included with tuition.
For questions about the course, experience level, or materials list, please contact Jodie Permen at
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https://www.celticarts.org/event/intro-to-cable-knitting-workshop
Your Instructor:
Echo Mae (She/Hers) Echo Mae is one of the owners of Northwest Yarns & Mercantile in Bellingham, WA and a dedicated fan of fiber arts history and culture. When not encouraging anyone and everyone to learn a fiber art, dreaming up knitting patterns, or writing for her shop blog, Know Your Fiber, Echo can be found exploring fiber arts trends, culture, and history to share with her fiber arts community and with almost any person who will stand still long enough to listen to her talk about them.
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