KNITTING
KNITTING
Knitting isn’t just for when you are sitting in front of a warm fire, it is a hobby you can take with you! Knitting is a wonderful craft to learn and it can be taken anywhere. In the knitting project, you will learn knitting techniques and tips. Did you know that many professions use the techniques learned in knitting (think, surgeons) and other professions use the concentration acquired (think, acting or engineering)?
What can you Learn?
- Choose the right kind of yarn to use for simple projects
- Identify different types of knitting equipment
- Evaluate the type of needle to use for each project
- Learn to make a slip knot
- Understand how to hold the needles and yarn
- Learn how to cast on
- Learn the basic stitches and create simple projects
- Learn pattern abbreviations and follow a pattern
Knitting Guidebook
Contact Us
Wyoming 4-H
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources
Room 112
1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
Dept. 3354
Email: 4h@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-5170
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming’s only four-year university in the rarefied air of the top research universities in the United States.
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