Knitting for Beginners

Course description

Have you always wanted to learn how to knit? Or maybe you used to knit, but it’s been a while since you last picked up your needles? If so, this is the class for you! During this 10-week knitting course we’ll be learning at a relaxed and easygoing pace, and tackling two projects which will help you to master a host of essential skills along the way.

We’ll cover:

• Casting on
• The two main stitches: knit and purl
• Using knit and purl together to create different effects and textures
• Understanding knitting patterns
• Fixing mistakes
• Shaping with decreases
• Casting off, seaming and finishing

Course Day & Time: Tuesday evening 6.30 – 8.00pm

Start Date: 04/02/25

Cost: €115 (This includes cost of materials/needles for course)

Course Format: In class with tutor (Maximum of 10 students)

Duration: 10 weeks

Enrolment: You can enrol online through our website www.malahidecsadulted.ie by clicking on the Easy Payments Plus button. Enrolment opens online on Monday the 9th of December at 10am

Tutor: Helen Crawford

I first learned to knit when I was six years old, and since then my knitting has taken me all sorts of places – from selling my own handknitted pieces at craft markets to making Aran sweaters for a Dublin-based fashion designer. I started teaching in 2018, and nothing makes me happier than watching my students go from taking their first tentative stitches to proudly holding up a successfully completed project.

So, why not see where your knitting journey takes you? Join me for Knitting for Beginners at Malahide Community School, starting this September… And in the meantime, visit me online for pattern ideas, a browse in my yarn store and a peek at what my current students are making!

Website: https://knitwithhelen.com/

Facebook: @knitwithhelen

Instagram: @knitwithhelen