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Knitting for Beginners (3 week course) (daytime)

Knitting for Beginners (3 week course) (daytime)

Knitting for Beginners (3 week course) (daytime)

Time Thu Apr 04 2024 at 10:30 am to 01:00 pm
(GMT+01:00)

A4 Studios, Grosvenor Road, Altrincham, United Kingdom

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Knitting for Beginners (3 week course) (daytime), 4 April | Event in Altrincham | AllEvents.in About the event Knitting for Beginners (3 week course) (daytime)
From holding the needles to following a pattern, make your first projects as you learn all the essentials with knitting expert Debbie!

About this Event

Enjoy three sessions learning all the knitting essentials! Debbie will teach you all you need to know to get started with your first knitting projects.

Sessions are on 3 consecutive Thursdays (2nd, 9th and 16th April) from 10.30am-1pm and the course fee is the total for all 3 sessions including materials.

You'll make 3 small, fun projects, each one specifically designed to allow you to practice your skills as you learn.

No knitting skills are required - Debbie will be starting right at the beginning. Have some experience or returning to knitting? This course is also a great refresher.

What you will learn:

  • Casting on
  • Knit
  • Purl
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Cast off
  • Finishing and seaming
  • How to follow a knitting pattern
  • Tension (gauge) and why it matters
  • Tips and tricks for avoiding common mistakes (and how to fix them!)

What's included:

All materials are included - we provide quality materials - lovely yarn, knitting needles, comprehensive professionally illustrated photo handouts and a selection of Debbie's own, exclusive patterns. We also include tea, coffee and biccies!

About your tutor:

Debbie is the resident technical knitting expert with Knit Now magazine and has been a designer and knitter for over 25 years so you'll be in good hands! Debbie is the author of four knitting books: Hand-dyed Yarn Craft Projects, How to Knit (with 27 online videos), Knitting - Learn it.Love it. and 250 Knitting Stitches.

What our students say:

'Loved this workshop. Thanks for your patience and your calm and relaxed style was great. Looking forward to trying out some of these techniques!' Jo

'Great fun, great class size, Debbie on hand to help whenever I got stuck. Liked the pace and felt very at ease. I am so pleased at learning these techniques! Thank you!' Rose x

Any questions?

If you need any information about this course, please don't hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.


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Date & Time

Thu Apr 04 2024 at 10:30 am to 01:00 pm
(GMT+01:00)

Location

A4 Studios, Grosvenor Road, Altrincham, United Kingdom

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DT Craft & Design
About The Host:
Debbie is a knitting & crochet expert with over 30 years' teaching and designing experience. Debbie is on the in-house knitting expert team for Knit Now magazine and Craftworld and has been producing their how-to features and videos since the magazine started over 10 years ago, prior to which she wrote the technical features for Simply Knitting magazine. Debbie is the author of 5 internationally published books, Hand-Dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, 250 Knitting Stitches, Knitting.Learn it.Love it and How to Knit.Debbie has been a hand dyer for over 25 years, working with both synthetic and natural dyes, indigo & woad. She teaches dyeing with yarn & fabrics, printing, botanical (eco) printing, tie dye and more.In addition to teaching knitting, crochet, felting and dyeing throughout the UK, Debbie also teaches City & Guilds accredited programmes in design and handknitting at Making Futures CIC. Debbie has had over 100 designs published in major magazines over the last 10 years.When she's not crafting, you'll find Debbie in the garden, tending her dyeplants, enjoying a nice craft beer or hugging a big mug of builders' tea. And if you're out and about, she can often be found in the mosh pit at a gig or enjoying some folk music!
Website Link: https://www.dtcrafts.co.uk

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