SIMPLE SOCKS workshop with Pru Raymond

SIMPLE SOCKS workshop with Pru Raymond ( @dearpru_ )

Location: Skein Machine Yarn Store
 3/276 Shepherds Hill Rd, Eden Hills, Adelaide, 5050

Description

Get started knitting socks with Simple Socks! This workshop is designed by Pru Raymond to help knitters understand the anatomy of a sock and learn the key skills required to knit bespoke socks for themselves and others. Over the course of the three hours, participants will knit a mini sock to develop the skills and confidence to knit the full size DK and/or 4ply pattern included in the instruction booklet.

Materials required: 

• Needles: 3.75mm 80cm circular knitting needle or DPNs
• Yarn: 100 g 8ply/ DK Sock yarn (10-25% nylon, 75-90% Superwash wool)- note that 100g 8ply/DK sock yarn is sufficient to make the mini in class and complete a full size pair using the pattern provided in the instruction booklet)

Skill level: 

This workshop is suitable for novice knitters who can knit and purl, can read a pattern and have completed a few basic projects. Ambitious beginners may this class too challenging. Experience of Magic Loop recommended but not essential.

Teacher bio:

Pru Raymond has sold out knitting workshops and stackable retreats in yarn stores, knitting festivals and community centres Australia-wide, and in yarn stores on the east and west coast of USA.  Pru has worked as a qualified teacher for almost 20 years. She combines her expertise as a professional educator and her lifelong passion for knitting to develop original, engaging knitting workshops that are inclusive of all learners. Pru has an in-depth knowledge of diverse styles and techniques and demonstrates new skills in English, Combination and Continental Styles. Pru also designs and publishes knitting patterns and has produced a range of knitting themed books which are available in select yarn stores and on Amazon globally. Learn more at www. dearpru.com

(refreshments provided, please let us know in advance if you have any allergies or dietary requirements).

(NOTE: Pru is a qualified teacher with 18 years experience and a current SA teacher's registration which includes a Working With Children Check and police clearance)