East Lyme's Residents Can Learn To Knit Virtually

Press release from the Town of East Lyme:

January 1, 2021

Learn to Knit Virtually!

We will be partnering with Twist Yarn Shoppe to host a virtual beginners knitting program beginning later this month! Classes will be instructed by Lisa Lord and Holly Buckley and can expect to learn to knit the Wheat Scarf (by Tin Can Knits) or Copycat Dishcloth (by Leah Michelle Designs).

Program Details:

Age: 8 years and over
Meeting Dates: Tuesday Evenings January 19th through February 9th (4 classes)
Time: 6:30-7:30 PM
Virtual Format: Zoom (Classes will be recorded and participants will have the ability to watch again)
Fee: $40 per person (does not include materials, materials available at Twist Yarn Shoppe, participants receive 20% discount)

Materials:
-Size 9 needles (straight or circular)
-Worsted weight yarn (1 skein for the dishcloth- preferably mostly cotton), (2 for the scarf – wool or wool combo)
-2 stitch markers (for scarf only)

Online Registration: https://eltownhall.com/government/departments/parks-recreation/program-registration/

Program Outline:

Class One:

Zoom Tutorial
Intro to Lisa and Holly
How to Cast On
How to Knit
Keeping track of rows
Homework

Class Two:

Check In- Emergency Fixes
How to read a pattern
How to purl
Using Stitch Markers
Knit/Purl

Class Three:

Check In- Emergency Fixes
Put Out Fires (Lol)
Review of knitting and purling techniques
How to Cast off (for those who are ready)

Class Four:

Check In- Emergency Fixes
Casting off- for those who are ready
Where do I go next? What is the next project?

Ravelry.com- the slippery slope of almost a million patterns to make any thing you like or design your own!

This press release was produced by the Town of East Lyme. The views expressed here are the author’s own.