Basil the Boogie-Woogie Brontosaurus March 15 & April 12
Saturday, March 15 & April 12
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Children love these fun knitted creatures and we do too!! Join Erin Witschey, creature knitter extraordinaire, for this how-to workshop on creating stuffed animal love! You'll learn essential skills for knitting and assembling stuffed creatures. (And there are some specific techniques to knitting stuffed animals so they last!) Rebecca Danger, creature designer, is known worldwide for her amazing knitted and crochet creatures - we like that they are not too complicated and still look fun and lovable.
Any weight yarn can be used for these little buddies, they'll just be a bit smaller or a bit bigger!
Class #1: Reviewing the pattern, discussing small circumference knitting and starting on the parts of Basil.
Class #2: Reviewing seaming and stuffing Basil's pieces.
Pop into the shop anytime for free assistance after this class with your project & its construction.
Prerequisites: knitting basics and knowing how to knit in the round
Skills used: Basic knit and purl stitches, increases, decreases, knitting in the round, picking up stitches, basic sock knitting skills, Kitchener Stitch, holding live stitches on waste yarn and coming back to them later, and basic sewing skills. This pattern is written using double pointed needles.
Instructor: Erin Witschey