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Stitching & Crafting

5. Knitting

Beginner

• If you don’t know how to knit, learn.
• If you are just learning how to knit, start with a simple straight scarf. If you already know how to knit, pick a simple project like a dishcloth.
• Finish your knitting project. There is a three-hour minimum time investment required.
• If you already know how to knit, teach someone else how to knit a simple project.

Intermediate

• Continue on your knitting journey, but step up the pace by picking a harder project this time. Learn how to do some new moves with those needles!
• Start and finish a new knitting project of intermediate status like a granny square afghan. There is a 20-hour minimum time investment required.
• Knit in the company of a friend for a total or five hours.

Expert

• You are ready to be called a knitting addict now! Learn three more maneuvers to add jazz to your projects.
• Start and finish a new project of Expert Level. There is a 50-hour minimum time investment required.
• Teach at least five other people how to knit.

April, 2024 Edition