Knitting classes for every skill level

On Fridays, our knitting expert, Marion Cook, runs knitting lessons across a range of techniques and experience levels.
You can book your place online, over the phone, or simply pop into the shop!
Don’t forget to read our terms and conditions 🤓

JANUARY

  • 10:00am – 1:00pm

    Beginner friendly class to make a cowl using chunky yarn and 6mm needles. Skills covered are knit and purl stitches, casting on, joining to work in the round and casting off.

    £40

  • 10:30am – 1:00pm

    Useful and on trend addition to your wardrobe. Worked from the bottom up with a seamless construction. Part one of this three part class will be casting on, joining to work in the round and starting the body. There will be some homework!

    £90 (for all three classes)

FEBRUARY

  • 10:00am – 1:00pm

    A fun piece, starting in the middle and working our way outward. The construction using garter stitch, selvedge edges, picking up stitches, casting off and changing colours. This is a great way to use up the odds and ends of yarn we all collect!

    £40

  • 10:30am – 1:00pm

    Part 2 will cover dividing the front and back of the slip over and shapings. Casting off and decreasing will be covered.

    £90 (for all three classes)

  • 10:00am – 1:00pm

    An interesting piece, starting in the middle and working our way outward. The construction uses knit and purl stitches to create blocks of pattern, each one different. Knit and purl stitches, picking up stitches and casting off. This is a great way to use up the odds and ends of yarn we all collect!

    £40

  • 10:30am – 1:00pm

    Part 3 will cover joining the shoulders and the armwhole and neck bands. We will cosr 3 needle bind off, picking up stitches and final cast of in rib.

    £90 (for all three classes)

MARCH

  • 10:30am – 12:30pm

    You will need 5 colours of Shetland 4ply yarn and 3.25mm knitting needles, preferably with a pointed end. Everything you need is available in store!

    This isn’t a course for complete beginners - you’ll need to understand how to cast on, and do knit and purl stitch.

    Pen and paper would also be helpful.

    £45

  • 10:30am – 1:00pm

    Classic top down socks. We will make a baby/toddler size in order to cover all the techniques over the 2 classes. These are cast on and join to work in the round, heel flap, heel turn, gusset shaping which includes picking up stitches, decreasing for shaping and grafting the toe closed.

    £55 (for both classes)

  • 10:30am – 1:00pm

    Classic top down socks. We will make a baby/toddler size in order to cover all the techniques over the 2 classes. These are cast on and join to work in the round, heel flap, heel turn, gusset shaping which includes picking up stitches, decreasing for shaping and grafting the toe closed.

    £55 (for both classes)

April

  • 10:30am – 12:30pm

    You will need 5 colours of Shetland 4ply yarn and 3.25mm knitting needles, preferably with a pointed end. Everything you need is available in store!

    This isn’t a course for complete beginners - you’ll need to understand how to cast on, and do knit and purl stitch.

    Pen and paper would also be helpful.

    £45

Terms and conditions

  • Should you be unable to attend your course, please let us know as soon as possible.

  • A full refund, or transfer of booking to another course, will be offered if cancelling at least 14 days before the date of the course.

  • For cancellations less than 14 days before your course, we will retain 20% of the workshop cost, unless we are able to fill your place.

  • For cancellations within three days of a workshop, we are not able to offer any refund, unless we have someone on the waiting list who is able to take your place at short notice, then we would retain 20% of the workshop cost.

  • Workshop places are transferrable – so if you are unable to attend, you might like to consider sending a friend in your placer – just let us know.

  • If SYC is unable to run a workshop or course, for whatever reason, we will give you as much notice as possible and try to accommodate your booking on another date.  Where this is not possible, then we would, of course, offer you a full refund. 

  • We do not accept liability for consequential costs, such as travel.

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