Intro to Knitting: Boot Camp
Instructor: Kathy Johnson
$100 for all four sessions
This class will be taught in person and is limited to six students. Students must be fully vaccinated by the start of class (2 weeks after J&J or 2 weeks after the second shot for Moderna and Pfizer). Proof of registration is required to register for the class. All classes are held before or after shop hours, and masks are required.
If you're a new knitter, or your needles have been in the drawer for a few years, this 4 week intensive course refreshes the basics of knitting through a Knit-a-long group project, and at the end of it you will be in the best knitting shape of your life! The cowl is knit in sections that build skills week to week; all students should commit to a minimum of 20-30 minutes of knitting per day. The finished project is the Boot Camp Cowl by Kathy Johnson, and is suitable for both men and women.
Required Class Materials:
- 2 skeins of worsted weight yarn in contrasting colors
- 1 US 6 or 7, 24" circular needle
- 1 Darning needle
Skills covered:
- Casting on
- Knit and Purl Stitches, continental method
- Knitting flat and in the round
- Creating 5, simple beginning stitch patterns
- Problem solving, fixing mistakes
- Seaming
- Picking up a cast on edge
- Binding off
- Finishing work
Materials for the class must be bought at The Craftivist. Students will receive a 10% discount on the cost of supplies for the class.