Adults: Knit a Throw Blanket - 4/28, 5/12, 5/26, 6/9, 6/23, 7/14
Adult Knitting Series: Build Your Skills (6 sessions), One Square at a Time!
Knit A Throw Blanket - April 28, May 12, May 26, June 9, June 23, July 14 6:30-8:30 pm (Read details below about making up a missed session)
Whether you’re picking up needles for the very first time or you’re ready to grow beyond the basics, this welcoming knitting series is designed to meet you where you are. Guided by local artist, Eiren Graver, known for her approachable teaching style, thoughtful design eye, and love of all things handmade, you’ll learn to create a beautiful throw blanket - one square at a time. We’ll begin with foundational stitches and gradually introduce new techniques as your confidence grows, building both skill and creativity along the way.
This 6-class series meets every other week (see dates, below, as we skip an extra week for July 4th) giving you plenty of time to practice at home and enjoy the process without feeling rushed. Knitting is a skill that provides proven benefits to brain health and stress management and can stay simple or expand into an infinite variety of complex stitches and patterns. Join us to start your knitting era! Register by April 15th for a reduced price of less than $41 for each 2-hour sesssion.
April 28th / Square One: Garter and Stockinette Stitch. Skills covered: Casting on, Knitting, Purling, Troubleshooting In a relaxed and encouraging environment, (learn the beginning basics of knitting that can be applied to any project). In this class we will begin the first square of a handmade throw blanket!
May 12th / Square Two: Color Patterns Skills covered: Review of Square One, Casting Off, Changing Colors
May 26th / Square Three: Alternating Patterns, Rib Stitch, Seed Stitch, and Basketweave Stitch Skills covered: Stitch Counting, switching between Knitting and Purling, Simple texture patterns
June 9th / Square Four: Repeating Patterns I Skills Covered: Reading a pattern, Keyhole Stitch, Daisy Stitch
June 23rd / Square Five: Repeating Patterns II Skills Covered: Reading a complex pattern, Granite Stitch, Seersucker Stitch
July 14th / Square Six: Cables and Finishing Skills covered: Cable Stitch patterns, sewing your blanket together
Just imagine by Mid-Summer/Fall you will have a gorgeous, handmade throw blanket and a new skill for Holiday gifting!
Need a little extra help or can't make a session? You’ll also have the option to join Eiren at the Free Range Art Studio on 2 different Tuesdays (6:30 pm) for the "Chester County Crochet, Knit & Fiber Arts Meet Up" on May 5th and June 2nd - perfect for additional support, connection, and inspiration. This is a no-cost option for those who cannot make a class, and the Chester County Crochet, Knit, & Fiber Arts Group meets the first Tuesday of most months to work on projects together.
All materials are provided - just bring yourself and a willingness to learn.
How to pay:
This series of 6 workshops can be paid with 3 recurring monthly payments at a discounted rate of $85.00/month if registered by April 15th. Just click on "Pay with Multiple Payments" at checkout.
If you would prefer to pay in 1 payment and receive a slightly larger discount, you can pay at one time ($245) by April 15th.
*After April 15th, the price will return to $270 for all 6 sessions.
This is a byo food/drink class, so if you have food allergies, please email us to let us know so we can inform the class. Our email is freerangeartclasses@gmail.com
About Eiren Graver:
Eiren has been teaching multiple disciplines of art for many years. After a 2-decade career encouraging children and adults to express their authentic and creative voices, she finally decided to take her own advice in 2020. You can now find Eiren's fine art and illustrations in numerous galleries and at events across the Delaware Valley. She is grateful every day for the ability to choose art and her own fulfillment. Eiren is a painter, fiber artist, and all around creative.
From Eiren's website: "Again and again in my life I have turned to nature for reassurance. I have found meaning, beauty, and healing in her colors and textures: they pull at my heart and make me want to capture and share them. Whether I am working figuratively or in the abstract, I draw on this mysterious language to communicate the hope and comfort that I feel is so needed in our vast and hectically-paced world."
Eiren is a natural teacher and has just the right skill set to show our adult participants how to knit. We are so grateful to have found Eiren and witnessed her skills while she taught 15-20 kids how to hand-sew at a time during the Free Range Art Studio's summer camps! So impressive!
Low Enrollment Policy:
To ensure a valuable learning experience, all workshops are subject to cancellation if fewer than five (5) participants are registered by the designated deadline of 48 hours prior to the scheduled workshop. Every effort will be made to fill our workshops, but on the rare occassion that one does not fill, we will notify you ASAP as to the cancellation and we will refund your fee for the workshop. Thank you for your understanding...
