• Knitting 102 - Make a Hat (2 parts)

Knitting 102 - Make a Hat (2 parts)

$75.00

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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!   

Skill level requirement: this is NOT a learn to knit class; you must have knit in the recent past, and be confident doing the knit stitch independently. See below for more info. If you're a total beginner, check out our Knitting 101 Workshop.

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:

Monday 3/11 and Monday 3/18, 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.


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 the day of class. 

All class registrations are final; please view our policy for more information.


Meet Your Instructors


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. 


Amelia is the creative director of Studio Faden, a Greenpoint-based design studio. Originally from the west coast, her craft brought her to Brooklyn 10 years ago to work in the fashion industry and teach fiber arts. Check out her work at     studiofaden.com. 

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