Distance Knitting

Welcome

What's new?

Bias JumperI will be running the 'Knitting Surgery' at the Stitch and Creative Craft Show at Sandown Park, Esher from 19th to 21st January 2012 and on each day I will be teaching a short workshop on Beaded Knitting. The workshop costs £5.00 and includes all the materials to make a beaded bracelet.

I am also running a 'Knitting Surgery' for the 3rd year at the 'Unravel' Knitting Festival at Farnham Maltings on 25th and 26th February 2012. This year the Knitting Surgery and my stand will be on the stage in the Great Hall at the Maltings. I hope to see some of you at one of these shows again.

Cth Beret I have been invited back for a 3rd year to teach at the 'French Treats Knitting Workshop' at Le Vieux Monastere in France in June and September 2012. I will be covering a variety of Patchwork/modular knitting techniques, Bavarian twisted stitch patterns, textured stitches and different edgings. For those of you who prefer to make projects rather than just knit samples, the stitch patterns will include a beret pattern and a fingerless mittens pattern and the Patchwork knitting can be made into a cushion cover or bag. Le Vieux Monastere is set in the lovely surroundings of south west France and is a great place to teach groups of enthusiastic knitters. More information about the knitting holidays can be found at Le Vieux Monastere

Brioche JacketI have a fairly full programme of teaching this year with workshops and half day classes at Liss Wools, workshops and evening classes at The Knitting Habit, Alton, and one day workshops at Pack Lane Wool, Basingstoke as well as continuing to teach at Urchfont Manor and Alston Hall Check my Events page for more details about where I am teaching and how to book on any of these workshops.

I am in the process of updating this website. The 'Patterns' page now shows the free patterns I offer and on their individual pages is a link to download the pattern as a PDF file. There are also links to the Hand Knitting Patterns page and the Machine Knitting Patterns Page (currently still under construction). As well as adding more of my patterns to these pages I am hoping to also provide a link to purchase the patterns directly through my Ravelry store.

As well as developing my own patterns I am continuing to write for 'Knitting' Magazine, 'The Knitter', 'Simply Knitting' and 'Knit'. I have also been invited by Future Publishing (Simply Knitting and The Knitter) to give a talk at their Stitch and Craft Show at Olympia in March

As well as writing for magazines I am continuing to develop new workshops and talks for both hand and machine knititng. The 'Talks' and 'Workshop' pages list all the talks and workshops I currently offer.

Courses

Hand Knitting

The City and Guilds 7716-15 Level 2 and 7716-16 Level 3 Certificates in Hand Knit Textiles are available as distance learning options. The distance learning course can be started at any time. For more information about these courses see the C&G 7716-15 and C&G 7716-16 pages.

Machine Knitting

Crossover topThe City and Guilds have changed the machine knitting course. For a number of reasons that I will not go into now I have taken the decision to stop offering the City and Guilds course in Machine Knit Textiles. However I am aware that knitters do still want to learn about design and improve their knitting skills so I am in the process of developing my own course (based on the City and Guilds course) which will be offered as a 'Designer Knitters' course. I am also working on a 'Master Knitters' course which will focuse mainly on knitting skills rather than knitting and design skills. I will post more information when the courses are avaiable.

Workshops

I have been booked to teach a number of workshops. Details of any Guild workshops can be found on the 'Events' page.

Workshops for The Knitting Habit, Alton, Hampshire

31st Jan 2012Beginners Knitting - Pattern Reading evening class
18th Feb 2012Beginners Knitting - Beyond a scarf workshop
28th Feb 2012Tunisian Crochet eveing class
27th Mar 2012More Crochet Stitches evening class

Workshops for Liss Wools, Liss, Hampshire

8th Feb 2012Finishing Techniques; Seamless Finishes workshop
22nd Feb 2012Continental Knitting morning class
14th Mar 2012Finishing Techniques; Beginnings, Endings and Edges
18th Apr 2012Bead and Wire Knitting workshop
26th Apr 2012Beginners Knitting morning class
2nd May 2012Beginners Knitting evening class
10th May 2012Short Row Shaping morning class
23rd May 2012Beginners - Pattern Reading morning class
27th Jun 2012Lace Sampler Scarf workshop
18th Jul 2012Finishing Techniques; Seamless Finishes workshop
19th Sep 2012Finishing Techniques; Beginnings Endings and Edges workshop
27th Sep 2012Short Row shaping morning class
17th Oct 2012Beginners Knitting morning class

Workshops for Pack Lane Wool, Basingstoke

28th Jan 2012Crochet; Next Step Charts workshop
11th Feb 2012Crochet Flowers and Motifs workshop
20th Mar 2012Patchwork/Domino Squares workshop
7th Jul 2012Finishing Techniques; Seamless Finishes workshop
21st Sep 2012Lace 'Anna's Shawl' workshop
2nd Oct 2012Beaded Knitted Purse workshop
22nd Nov 2012Knit 1 Below/ Brioche Stitch workshop

French Treats at Le Vieux Monastere

10th-17th Jun 2012Knitting holiday in France; patchwork/domino, Bavarian twisted stitches, textured stitches and edgings
8th-15th Sep 2012Knitting holiday in France; patchwork/domino, Bavarian twisted stitches, textured stitches and edgings

Workshops for Alston Hall, Preston, Lancs.

13th-17th May 2012Machine Knitting: Lace and open work stitches residential week
18th May 2012Introduction to Crochet one day workshop
10th Nov 2012Beaded Knitted Purse one day workshop
11th Nov 2012Lace Knitting - Anna's Shawl one day workshop
12th Nov 2012Fair Isle Knitting - Frances Beret one day workshop
13th Nov 2012Crochet Charts one day workshop
14th Nov 2012Crochet Flowers and motifs one day workshop
15th Nov 2012Tunisian Crochet one day workshop

Workshops for Urchfont Manor, Wiltshire

8th Mar 2012Crochet Motifs and Flowers one day workshop
9th Mar 2012Knit 1 Below/Brioche Stitch one day workshop
9th-11th Mar 2012Design your own pattern weekend
25th Oct 2012Beginners Crochet one day workshop
26th Oct 2012Knitted Accessories one day workshop
26th-28th Oct 2012Sock Knitting weekend