Learn to knit series: by Myrna Batten
Stage 1: acquiring the basics
Tuesdays, January 7, 14 & 21, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Tuesdays, February 11, 18, 25, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Mondays, March 2, 9 & 16, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Tuesdays, March 17, 24 & 31, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
This six hour class over three weeks is specifically designed to give you all the basic knitting skills you need.
Skills you will learn in this class:
Casting on (i.e. how to start)
The knit stitch
The purl stitch
Binding off (i.e. how to stop)
Shaping
Seaming (sewing...sorry, even knitters have to sew a little)
How to recognize and fix basic mistakes
The dreaded gauge swatch (what it is and why it's important)
Basic pattern reading
Skill level required: none, except the desire to learn
Materials are supplied