Knitting Beginners

Course Overview 

Tutor Barbara O'Rahilly

With over 25 years of experience in knitting and knitwear design, let me share with you my knowledge, tips and love of knitting. Knitting is a wonderful hobby, great fun, so rewarding and positive on one’s wellbeing. My classes are friendly, fun and relaxed with coffee/ tea served during class.

What I aim to cover during this 10 week course:

* Casting on and Casting off.. different methods… yarns and needle sizes

* Knit and Purl 

* Reading patterns and understanding abbreviations 

* Tension squares and their importance 

* Texture stitch patterns

* Increasing and decreasing

* Finishing off and sewing up methods

* Introduction to colour and lace work

* Introduction to Cables and Aran st patterns

* Pompom making 

Plus lots of tips and knitting tricks! There will be a little homework in the form of stitch pattern swatches to help expand your knitting knowledge!

SUGGESTED BEGINNERS KNITTING PROJECTS:

- Twisted headband

- Garter cowl

- Moss stitch scarf

- A simple blanket

- Christmas decoration

Materials required for the first night 5mm straight needles and a ball of light coloured Aran weight yarn.

Tutor Details: Barbara O'Rahilly

Having studied Fashion & Textiles at NCAD. I went on to teach knitting and knitwear design. I have worked with Tivoli, Kilcarra and Yoko yarns then establishing Cinnamon Designer Knitwear. My unique range of hand-knitted designer garments sold throughout Ireland and featured in many publications ie. Image Magazine, Irish Weddings, The Irish Independent and Women’s way.

I am a RDS Craft Award Winner and a finalist of The Irish Designer of the year.

In 2019 I was an ambassador to the Knitting & Stitching Shows RDS Dublin.