Knitting Classes

Sign up for real-life knitting classes with Amanda Schwabe in Ottawa and Kemptville, Ontario, Canada! Learn new techniques, get knitting help, and take your knitting to the next level. Enjoy knitting in a friendly group setting.

Experience

Amanda has been teaching multiple weekly knitting classes since 2014 and publishing knitting patterns and tutorials since 2007. She has also taught retreat workshops and even a birthday party!

Expertise

fixing mistakes, even in advanced techniques like brioche and lace knitting
modifying patterns
sewing things up
creating your own designs
cast on methods & which to use when
bind off methods & choosing the right one
brioche knitting
reversible slip-stitch knitting (developed by me and used in my Inverse Reverse shawl patterns)
mosaic knitting
stranded knitting methods: two-handed, Fair Isle, and ladderback jacquard, etc.
double knitting
cables and travelling stitches
garment, sock, shawl, and accessory architecture
lace knitting
sock knitting, including all the heels and toes imaginable, in every direction
gloves and mittens
entrelac
English & continental knitting, levered knitting, knitting back, Norwegian purl, Eastern knitting