Stitch by Stitch: Continental Knitting for Beginners | WEA Sydney

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Available Classes

This beginner-level course introduces the essential skills of continental knitting in a calm and supportive learning environment. It is ideal for students with little or no previous knitting experience who want to build strong foundations using an efficient, relaxed technique.

DELIVERY MODE:

  • Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

  • An introduction to continental knitting
  • Tools and materials: needles, yarn, and basic supplies
  • Holding yarn and needles in the continental style
  • Understanding stitch structure and tension
  • Casting on technique
  • Continental methods for Knit/Purl stitching
  • Maintaining even stitch tension
  • Correcting common beginner mistakes
  • Reading simple knitting instructions and abbreviations
  • Basic finishing skills and next steps for practice.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

  1. Hold yarn comfortably using the continental method
  2. Cast on stitches
  3. Knit and purl using continental technique
  4. Maintain even stitch tension
  5. Follow simple knitting instructions

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