Description
Tuesdays, 1pm – 4pm
3 – 24 March
Join us for a relaxed 4-week beginners’ knitting course with Cynthia, perfect for anyone new to hand knitting or looking to build confidence with yarn crafts. We’ll start right at the beginning, learning how to choose materials, cast on, and master the essential knit and purl stitches.
As the weeks progress, you’ll explore different stitch combinations, learn how to read a knitting pattern, and develop the skills needed to start and finish your own projects with confidence. Cynthia will guide you every step of the way in a friendly, supportive environment that’s as much about sociable stitching as it is about learning new techniques. Over the course, you’ll create a series of stitch swatches and complete a hand-knitted cowl using your chosen stitch, putting your new skills into a piece of wearable knitwear to take home.
Outcomes:
- How to hold your needles and material
- Knit and purl stitch
- How to read a written pattern
- How to combine your stitches into a project
- How to sew up your knitting
Included in the cost:
- Your first pair of 10mm knitting needles
- Scrap yarn for swatching and 2 balls of Super Chunky yarn for your cowl
- Printed pattern and guides required for projects covered on the course
Your Tutor
Trained as a fashion knitwear designer, Cynthia has been intertwined with woollen goodness since she was young. Cynthia was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Bristol, and obtained her BA Fashion design with Knitwear at Central St Martins in London. She is now based in Dunblane. Cynthia has worked with London based designers such as Cooperative Designs and James Long, as well as internationally, at Valentino in Rome. At the moment Cynthia is working with Stitch & Story and Fabrics Store. With the belief that knowledge is power, she enjoys expanding her skills in teaching and passing on crafting skills to those at various levels. At the same time, improving her own identity as a designer.
- All materials to get started with your Knitting for Beginners workshop are included in the course cost.
- Tea and coffee are provided
- All of our classes are suitable for over 16s, younger crafters may be accommodated if accompanied by a participating adult but please contact us before booking
- If the workshop you were looking at is fully booked drop us an email and we’ll add you to the waiting list. We will add extra dates to our most popular workshops too, join the mailing list to be the first to know
- All of our workshops are held at Craft Central, High Street, Dunblane, FK15 0EE
- If you need to cancel or reschedule your workshop we need at least three weeks notice and a cancellation fee will apply. Please read our cancellation policy before booking
