Hand Knitting for Beginners Short Course

About this course

Participants build their hand-knitting skills through practical workshops that introduce stitches progressively, starting with fundamental techniques and moving into bobbles, shaping, cables and grafting. Weekly homework extends the workshop practice. The course also explores how colour, texture, gauge, composition and pattern affect knitted designs. Learners create a technical reference of the stitches covered alongside experimental swatches, developing an individual approach to design.

What you'll learn

• Use fundamental hand-knitting stitches
• Apply techniques including bobbles, shaping, cables and grafting
• Explore the effects of colour, texture, gauge and composition in knitted samples
• Create a technical reference of learned stitches
• Develop experimental swatches and personal knitting designs

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for adults aged 18 and over who want to learn hand knitting or extend their existing skills. Beginners are welcome, while learners with some experience can use the course to explore more complex techniques and experimental design.

• Suitable for learners starting hand knitting
• Also accommodates learners looking to build on existing knowledge
• Includes weekly homework between workshops
• Participants are expected to engage with experimental yarns and design exploration

Before you go

• Needles and basic yarns are provided.
• Participants source their own experimental yarns.