Knitting 102 - Make a Hat (2 parts)
$75.00
Interested in attending but no sessions available that fit your schedule? Please fill out this form and we will notify you when new sessions are added!
Please note: All class registrations are final; please view our Cancellation Policy and Covid-19 Policy for more information. By registering for this workshop, you are agreeing to abide by these policies. Thank you for supporting our small business!
Kick your beginner knitting skills up a notch and learn to knit a hat!
In this two-part workshop, we'll work to make our Everyone Hat. You will learn:
- Yarn & needle information
- How to knit in the round
- The rib stitch
- How to decrease stitches and switch from circular to double pointed needles
- How to follow a knitting pattern
- All the skills needed to construct a winter hat from start to finish
This is two-part workshop taking place on:
Thursday 11/7 and Thursday 11/14, 6:30-8:30pm
SKILL REQUIREMENTS: You must have basic knitting skills to attend this workshop, including: casting on and the knit stitch. Our Knitting 101 workshop (or equivalent experience) is a prerequisite to this class-- register here.
Required Materials:
- One ball Crazy Sexy Wool
- 16" Circular Needles -- Size US15
- Double Pointed Needles --Size US15
- Jumbo Tapestry Needle
**Yarn, needles & notions will be available for purchase at our shop at a 10% discount! You will receive an email with a discount code within 24 hours of registering.**
Class Details
Date: select start date above (this is a two-part workshop; students must be available for both sessions)
Location: Brooklyn Craft Company, 165 Greenpoint Avenue (here’s where we’re located)
Cost: $75 includes four hours of instruction. Yarn and knitting needles not included; a 10% discount will be honored for all students.
All class registrations are final; please view our policy for more information.
Meet Your Instructors
Amelia is a maker, designer, and instructor with over 20 years experience. She works in the fashion industry as a knitwear designer and is the Creative Director and Founder of Studio Faden, a fiber art instruction company. Originally from the PNW, she now calls Brooklyn home where outside of crafting, she enjoys yoga and her two cats. Find out more at @studio_faden
Kristin Parker (she/her) is a queer fiber artist currently living on Lenape/Canarsee territory in now-called Brooklyn. Her work centers around interdependence, repair, and connection. Kristin has been knitting for over 25 years and is particularly passionate about knitting socks as well as stranded color work using local fiber. She teaches knitting all over the city in both class formats as well as one-on-ones. Her writing about knitting has been published in Hudson Valley Textile Project’s publication Common Threads. Kristin is also very involved in the Fibershed movement and is co-leading the expansion of the New York Fibershed with NY Textile Lab. Though knitting is Kristin’s main squeeze she also adores spinning her own yarn, visible mending, natural dyeing, sewing, and dabbling in many other crafts. She is also an organizer with SURJ NYC, focusing on Indigenous Solidarity work. Connect with her at @kpmadethings on instagram.
