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Knitting Courses With The Homemade Mama:

I offer a range of classes at  Cordial & Grace in Clifton & Halo on Gloucester Road for beginners & intermediate levels. There are classes in Lace work & cable knitting as well as the basics. If you are interested in learning a particular knitting skill that isn't currently offered get in touch as i'm always planning new courses.

My aim is  to offer reasonably priced classes (£5 per hour) that are fun to attend as well as informative. All courses are project based so that you can work towards a finished knitted item. There is always cakes & tea/coffee for us to enjoy while we knit together. Knitting is such a fun and relaxing hobby and i want my classes to reflex that.

To enable me to focus on each student classes are limited to 8 people. As places are limited I advise that you book in advance.
If a course is full i can put you on the waiting list for the next start date of the course.

Course prices includes:
  • Comprehensive tuition. 
  • All Practice yarns.
  • All Buttons to add detailing to your work.
  • Course notes & patterns for you to keep.
All you need to bring are your own needles & yarn to make the finished project. The size & type required will be specified in course information.

Individual Tuition:

I also offer individual knitting tuition if you would rather have a one to one lesson. I charge £18.00 per 2 hour lesson & they can be held at your home if you prefer. Contact me for more details. 

How to Book:

To book a place on one of the courses or to arrange individual tuition simply contact me through the website & I will aim to get back to you within 24 hours. All payments are processed through PayPal.

Vouchers Avaliable: 

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The Perfect Present for the special crafty person in your life!
Just Contact me to purchase one for either a class, private tuition or simply a value so they can choose! 

Knitting in the round workshop

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A workshop for intermediate knitters (improver level) who want to learn & perfect their seamless knitting. We will cover using Double Pointed needles & a circular needles (magic loop) so that hat you can knit beautiful seamless garments such as socks, hats (like the one shown here), and jumpers with confidence
Materials: You will need to bring 3.5mm double pointed needle & a 3.5mm (50 or 60 cm length) circular needl and any DK yarn of your choice in 2 or 3 colours.
Lesson time & Date: Saturday 2nd March 2013 11am-2pm
location:  Halo, Gloucester Road, Bristol
Price: £15 per person  (3 hour lesson).


Knitting for Beginners & Improvers

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A workshop suitable for beginners & Improvers who want to learn and gain confidence knitting. During the lesson you can select one of my specially written patterns that will enable you to make something fun & beautiful while you learn all of the skills you will need to get you started on the road to becoming a fantastic & confident knitter. We will cover the basics from reading patterns. casting on & binding off, knit and purl stitches, counting stitches & rows and increasing/ decreasing and changing colours.

Materials: If you have them you can bring 4mm needles and DK yarn of your choice however I have materials that can be used in the class.
Lesson Time & Date: Tuesday 26th February 6.30-9pm
Location: Cordial & Grace, Clifton Village
Price: £12.50 per person (2.5 hour lesson)

Baby Knits for Beginners

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Whether you're pregnant, have a baby or are knitting for friends & family, knitting for babies is fun, quick & can be very simple! This class will teach you to knit either a baby hat, boots or mittens and covers:
  • Tension & gauge squares.
  • sizing of garments
  • Increasing & decreasing stitches
  • basic shaping of garments
Materials: You will need to bring 3.25mm or 3.5mm needles and 3 skeins/balls of DK yarn of your choice in 2 or 3 colours.
Price: £12.50 per person (2.5 hour lesson) 
Class time & Date: Tuesday 26th March 6.30-9pm
Location: Cordial & Grace, Clifton Village



Finishing Techniques & Pattern Reading

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Calling all Improver level knitters! Have you ever been frustrated that despite trying really hard your finished garments never look neat or like the picture on the pattern? Well this is the lesson for you! We will cover all aspects of how to perfect your knitting from ensuring you can decipher patterns correctly to how to finish, block & seam your garments to perfection! 
Materials: You can bring your own items that need finishing if you like, but it's not necessary.
Price: £15 per person (3 hour lesson) 
Class time & Date: Saturday 23rd March 11-2pm
Location: Halo, Gloucester Road ,Bristol.

Coming In Spring 2013!

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  • Lace Knitting workshops.
  • Sock knitting for beginners
  • Children's  Saturday knitting classes.
  • knitting with beads & Edgings

Terms & Conditions:

100% deposit is required at registration.
Cancellation Policy:
If you have to cancel your place a full refund of payment will be given if you allow 4 weeks notice before course start date. If it is less than 4 weeks a refund will only be given if your place can be filled by another student.
I reserve the right to cancel a class in exceptional circumstances, however i will endeavour to avoid this wherever possible, however in such a case a refund or alternative class date will be offered.
However I cannot be financially responsible for extreme weather conditions or any other situation out of my control.  
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