Knitting for Beginners

Saturdays, April 9 & 16 • 9am to 4pm • Course cost $60
Materials bring your own from list supplied at sign up

Knitting is coming into its own again. This course will teach you European-style knitting which is easier to control tension and less strenuous on your hands if you have any problem like arthritis.
Barrie artisan Cindy Vilpors, known as The Creative Knitter, will teach you in four sessions, how to knit, purl, read a pattern and do a cable by creating the cozy hat shown above. It will be fun and you will be able to go on to marvelous things, like the matching scarf!

What you need to bring
A set of 6mm and 4.5mm knitting needles, a cable needle, a row counter , two balls of yarn appropriate for 4.5 mm needles.
Cindy will have yarn on hand if needed at $5.00 a ball (merino). The pattern will be supplied.

Instructor's Bio
Cindy is a graduate of Ontario College of Art, Advertising Design. She has continued learning over the past 30 years with various courses in other crafts and media from Individual Master Craftsmen. She is proficient in many media with 35 wall hangings commissioned by architects and woven and hooked pieces decorating her home but knitting is her passion.
Cindy uses natural yarns to fashion everything from children's sweaters, hats, scarves, mitts, headbands, vests and socks to one-of-a-kind sweaters for adults. "I revel in the challenge of creating unique pieces." Cindy says. "Sometimes I embroider with ribbon and beads for detail. By encompassing lace, argyle, cable and crocheting styles, each model is an exclusive design."
Cindy's European knitting style makes for unparalleled even tension, resulting in long-lasting durable knits. She teaches European style knitting, charging $5 an hour. "It is much faster and easier on your hands. The tension is very accurate, even for beginners," she says.