in praise of beginning knitters!

Here at knit-one-one we have had 2 series of beginning knitting classes and we are about to start a new series the week after next.

When Project -a-day Kate and I talked about the classes, Kate was very adamant that she would like knitters to be able to walk away from the class having mastered casting on/off, knitting/purling, increasing and decreasing, knitting in the round and working on those pesky double pointed needles! In other words she wanted to launch them into the world able to confidently knit a variety of projects. But learning all of this takes time, and I worried that the would-be knitters might not commit to 4 weeks of class. However, I really agreed with Kate's thinking and so the beginning knitting classes here at knit-one-one are 4 weeks (8 hours). Kate was right---she is right about everything! (And I have learned to listen to her)

Take Kevin W for example.He took beginning knitting in May and is signed up for a sweater class in the Fall. And then there is left handed Lisa W----she adores purling would you believe and is delighted to be able to join the knitting crowd. Nancy B so took to knitting that all of the babies in her life have adorable hand knit outfits. Jennifer L is about to have some major surgery and is busy planning what projects she will knit in her recovery stages. And Ainate Y just finished the most divine lace scarf and is fearless in her choice of projects. When swimmers saw a hat created by Susan G, it was so expertly done that she had offers to buy it!

Kate wanted her "ducklings" as she has taken to calling them, to move beyond the garter stitch scarf and boy have they ever
surpassed her expectations.

Way to go knit-one-one beginners!