I could give you a long list of beautiful, fun tools that I LOVE to have in my knitting bag. But if you’re just beginning, you may not want to invest in all the bits & pieces just yet. The ESSENTIAL tools come down to just 6 things: needles, yarn, scissors, stitch markers, darning needle & a measuring device.

Why would anyone take in-person knitting lessons when you can learn for free on YouTube? To be perfectly honest, YouTube is where I turn to learn new skills.  But as we enter a possible 3rd year of the pandemic, we see people flocking to in-person classes!  Is it just that we’re all sick of the pandemic?  Well, yeah.  But also, in-person classes (especially in-person knitting classes!) have many benefits over online learning.