November: Knitting Potholders
This is a great program to teach the basics of knitting such as casting on, basic knitting and purling, and casting off. The goal is to have every participant end up with their own potholder. Knitting is a really great and versatile skill that can be applied in a lot of different ways. I would love to do this program along with other DIY decoration projects and fiber arts skills like crocheting and embroidering. Each participant would get their own skein of yarn and pair of knitting needles to practice with.
Details
Audience: Teens and Tweens
Popular Topics:
Arts and Crafts
Hands-On
Theme/Subjects:
Fiber Arts
Kitchen Projects
Total Budget: $53.97
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I would actually use the same YouTube video tutorials I found to teach myself how to knit. I used the YouTube channel Sheep and Stitch to learn all of these techniques, and I think that playing the videos for the participants would be a great way for them to learn as well.
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I would market this using a flyer on display in the library, but I would also bring in all of the clothes and items that I have knitted previously, which I think would spark interest and curiosity and make teens want to attend.
BUDGET DETAILS
36 pack of knitting needles: $7.29 Link
12 pack of yarn skeins (2): $45.98 Link -
18 participants
PRE ACTIVITY STEPS
Set out the knitting needles and yarn for each participant.
Set up the YouTube tutorial for casting on: https://youtu.be/1vm6oaYzHyA?si=3AGf4Sq3J45U-s4T
Program Execution:
Play the casting on video, pausing occasionally to make sure everyone is on the same page.
Once everyone has casted on, play the knit stitch video: https://youtu.be/Egp4NRhlMDg?si=fmvi1oz4X1uy9AP5
Instruct everyone that they are going to keep repeating the knit stitch until their potholder is about 6 inches in length.
Once the participants have reached 6” in knit stitches, play the cast off video: https://youtu.be/VSwjIUiQZlM?si=Ys5GPBudtH-96sQQ
