Learn to Knit 05/23/24
Absolute Beginner Series
Learn to Knit
with Finnegan’s Run
This course covers essential knitting skills in three two hour sessions. Students will practice casting on, knit and purl stitches, binding off, seaming, and weaving in ends. Addition instruction includes understanding yarn categories, needle options, and choosing and understanding patterns.
Instructor: Jax Lewis
Skill Level: Absolute Beginner – no experience needed
Class: Three 2 hour classes with total of 6 hours of instruction
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May Class: : Thursday Evenings 6pm to 8pm on May 23, May 30, June 13, 2024
Class Format: In Person
Cost: $65.00
Class Size: Max 6 Students
Skills Required:
- Desire to learn how to knit
- 16 years or older. For younger students please contact us
Skills Learned:
- Long Tail Cast-on
- Knit stitch
- Purl Stitch
- Cast-off
- Intro to yarn types, needles, notions & reading patterns
Materials INCLUDED in class fee*
- YARN – 1 skein Light Colored Worsted Weight Yarn – Berroco Vintage
Required Materials Not Included in Class Fee:
We ask that you purchase your patterns directly from the designer, so they receive full credit and payment, and bring a printed copy to class.
- Pattern: “Beginner’s Bliss” pouch pattern designed by Jax Lewis. Available using link or QRCode above. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beginners-bliss
We are a small business and ask that you purchase your class supplies from Finnegan's Run, at a 10% discount*.
- NEEDLE – 24” Size 7 or 8 Circular Needle
- Darning Needle
- Two buttons, approx. 3/8 inch to ¾ inch
Class Policies:
Our goal at Finnegan’s is to help enrich every student’s passion for knitting and crocheting by expanding skills, understanding new techniques, and creating beautiful projects. We offer small class sizes to ensure that every student gets the help they require. We want everyone to go home feeling confident and successful in the new skills learned.
Required Skills Policy
Please pay special attention to the prerequisites that are listed on each class sheet. Carefully read the skills that are required for each class prior to signing up. Each class is designed to teach a specific technique(s) and not necessarily the skills required to perform the technique. The dedicated class time does not account for teaching the skills on the required skills list. If you have any questions, please contact us and together we will make sure you are ready to get the most out of class.
Class Size Policy
“Learn to” and “First Project”