Knit Your First Jumper course – 6 sessions starts 24 October

Come and knit your first jumper! This is a course of 6 sessions for basic knitters to develop their skills to make their very own jumper.
About this Event

Come and knit your first jumper! If you want to move on from scarves and hats to your first garment, this course is for you. With a group of other intrepid knitters, your tutor will guide you through your project, breaking the pattern down into manageable sections and knitting it along with you. By the end of the course, you’ll not only have a beautiful handmade garment fitted specially to you, but the knowledge and skills to knit hundreds of other patterns and fill your wardrobe with handknits!You should be confident in some basic skills – knitting, purling, casting on and off. Experience knitting in the round is useful (but not totally necessary.) The class is every two weeks to allow time between stages without too much pressure. If you have any questions about the course requirements, please ask and we’ll get you sorted!

This class covers:

• reading knitting patterns
• choosing your size
• swatching for gauge
• knitting to your shape
• using stitch markers
• knitting in the round
• increasing stitches
• short rows

We’ll be using the free Tin Can Knits Flax pattern – it runs from a 30″ to a 68″ chest circumference and uses aran weight yarn. Your booking includes all the teaching materials – you will need to provide your own needles and yarn. Slipstitch can order yarn in and are happy to advise on it.

10-12am on the following dates, split across Christmas and to allow extra knitting time!

24th October

7th and 21st November

5th December

9th and 23rd January

Suitable for ages 14+

Unfortunately our workroom is not wheelchair accessible