Knitting - Beginners

Course Details

Overview

For complete beginners. 

For ages 18+

Full Details

About this course

You’ll learn all the essentials to get you started – casting on, working knit and purl stitches, casting off, increasing and decreasing, and changing colours. You’ll also learn how to follow a simple pattern, and which needles and yarn to choose for which project. At the end of the course, you’ll be ready to start your own project, whether a scarf, a toy, fingerless gloves, a hat, or whatever you wish - you’ll be given guidance on a suitable project to choose to complete by yourself.

What do I need to join this course?

Suitable for adults, no experience necessary, but you do need to have some manual dexterity and be prepared to practice what you learn at home between lessons.

What do I need to have with me?

Bring a pencil and paper, and if possible some scissors, a ball of double knitting (DK) yarn in a plain, light colour, and a pair of 4mm needles. Or a ball of Aran-weight yarn and a pair of 5mm needles. 

What will I gain from this course?

As well as a grounding in the basics of knitting and the confidence to work on a project yourself, you’ll have  embarked upon a wonderful, mindful and creative hobby, that’ll provide a sense of achievement and pleasure for years to come.

About The Tutor

Annie Windley learned to knit and crochet at the age of 6 and has been crafting ever since. A qualified teacher, she initially worked in a middle school, where she encouraged the young students to create with yarn in after-school clubs. Annie spent most of her career as a journalist on women’s weekly magazines, where she also helped run weekly knitting and crochet skill-building get-togethers. After leaving the magazine world, Annie began sharing her love of yarn-based crafts by teaching freelance, both in Thanet and London, designing and selling hand-made goods and patterns, and writing a craft-based blog on her website pickingupstitches.com. She is looking forward to spreading the love of knitting and crochet to more students through Coastal Community Learning.

Confirmation 

You will receive an email from pickingupstitches@gmail.com with the worksheet that you will need for the first week the day before the lesson. Please check your spam folder if you can't see it.