Is your new year's resolution to improve your knitting skills?
If so, let Purl City Yarns help you!!
Knit 201 - Advanced Beginners
Duration: 6 hours over three weeks
Know how to cast-on, knit, purl and bind-off but want to improve on those skills? Then this is the class for you. The class will be customised to meet the needs of the students but topics could include: increasing, decreasing, different types of cast-ons (including provisional) and bind-offs, picking up stitches, weaving in ends, fixing mistakes, blocking, and cables.
This course runs for three weeks, beginning on Saturday 15th January and continuing on 22nd and 29th January. Each session is two hours long and takes place 10.15am-12.15pm in the gallery.
Each student will receive a kit at the start of the course containing two balls of King Cole Merino Blend Aran, a pair of Brittany needles and a 10% voucher which can be used against purchases in the shop or towards the next course. Students will also receive a Purl City Yarns tote to keep everything together. The price for the entire course and materials is £70.
Stranded Knitting Workshop
Date and time: 12pm-3pm, Sunday, 23rd January
Students need to know how to cast on, bind off, knit, purl. Having knit at least one project in the round before is preferable, but not necessary.
Description: This class will cover everything you need to know about stranded knitting. Learn a bit about the history of stranded knitting, how to read a colourwork chart, how to work with two colours at the same time, and how to select colours for stranded knitting projects.
Description: This class will cover everything you need to know about stranded knitting. Learn a bit about the history of stranded knitting, how to read a colourwork chart, how to work with two colours at the same time, and how to select colours for stranded knitting projects.
Project will be a pair of fingerless mittens (pattern included).
Each student will receive a kit at the start of the course containing two balls of King Cole Merino Blend Aran, a ball of Noro Kureyon a set of Knit Pro double pointed needles and a 10% voucher which can be used against purchases in the shop or towards the next course. Students will also receive a Purl City Yarns tote to keep everything together. The price for the entire course and materials is £49.99.
Classes are limited to a maximum of eight students. Bookings can be made either by visiting the shop, via our webstore (click on the classes and workshops option in the department tab) or by telephoning 0161 425 3864. We regret we cannot reserve places without payment.
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