You will learn the hugely popular Fair Isle patterned stranded colourwork knitting technique in this class. We will look at the basic skills needed to tackle two colours per row stranded knitting i...
Crochet is hugely popular right now, and rightly so. It is versatile, portable and a great way to create lovely garments, throws, accessories, and toys. In this class you will learn the basic croc...
Fair Isle (or stranded colourwork) yoke patterned sweaters are very popular right now and many are knitted top down. Knitting sweaters from the top down in one piece is a great way of achieving a ...
This class is an ideal introduction to the basic skills needed to turn you into a new knitter. Learning the fundamentals of knitting to get you started on your journey, we will look at casting on, ...
Explore the possibilities that Fair Isle knitting in the round and steeking (literally cutting open your knitting) can offer. Make cardigans out of knitted tubes! Cut open pre knitted panels for a...
This is the first session of our Improvers Knitting series which is aimed at beginner knitters (who have already started knitting the basics) or those wishing to return to knitting or anyone who wa...
Master the basics of the Intarsia knitting technique. Often referred to as ‘picture knitting’ intarsia allows you to use multiple colours across a single row to achieve stunning designs with a sin...
This is the second session of our Improvers Knitting series which is aimed at beginner knitters (who have already started knitting the basics) or those wishing to return to knitting or anyone who w...
Brioche is a beautiful stitch that creates a soft, drapey and warm knitted fabric and is currently a popular technique to acquire, being use in a whole host of shawl and garment patterns. In this c...
One you have mastered the basic two-colour brioche knitting technique (try our Introduction to Brioche class) this class will help move you on to tackle the many fabulous and detailed brioche knitt...
This popular and informative class will show you how to give your work a professional finish - tension; cast on methods; shaping techniques; button holes and picked-up edges; bands, collars; short-...
Join us on a journey into the world of knitting in the round. Used to knit seamless sweaters, socks, mitts, anything that’s tube basically, you can knit any number of items quickly using one of th...
Over two evenings knit a beautiful two or three coloured Fair Isle beanie in this knit a long. Working from a charted pattern we will cast on in the round, work a two colour (corrugated) rib and w...
In this class you will learn to understand how knitting patterns are written and how to read them effectively so that you can enjoy your knitting with confidence.
Demystify the jargon and learn the...
Short row shaping is an increasingly popular technique found in many knitting patterns today. This class will help you to tackle short rows with confidence. We will look at the “wrap and turn” an...
This is the third session of our Improvers Knitting series which is aimed at beginner knitters (who have already started knitting the basics) or those wishing to return to knitting or anyone who wa...
Entrelac knitting is an intriguing colourworks technique. Knitting in offset sections of different colour yarns , we will work to create a multi-coloured, woven-effect knitted fabric with a strong ...
Learn to knit socks in the classic top down method, using double pointed needleless (DPNs) and working from the cuff downwards we will over three evenings go step by step through the key stages of ...
Over three evening sessions at Oxford Yarn Store, we will look at the principles of knitting a top-down sweater, understanding how the pattern is written, how increases are worked across a yoke and...
Knit both sides at once to create double sided, two-colour knitting! Deceptively simple and completely absorbing, double knitting is perfect for scarves and homewares (such as coasters and pothold...
