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Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned machine knitter, you will find ideas and techniques culled from our instructor, Helen’s 40+ years of machine knitting, designing and teaching.
The Knitting School Online
We offer classes that will take you from complete beginner to your first garment.
Our classes address various machine knitting subjects in short clear and concise videos, that enable you to quickly revisit a topic as often as you like. Each class ends with suggested projects to cement the skills you learned.
Choose how you like
to access our classes
You can buy classes outright, which give you lifetime access to that class. Or purchase a membership for $30/month, or $330/year, to access all classes we offer, plus our blog and community forums, that allows you to ask questions of us and other members and post images.
Knit-Along
Our newly added Knit-Along offers month long tasks and encouragement to keep your learning on track. Plus bonus material in the form of a workbook, exclusive to KAL participants only.
KAL for VOV Socks is now open for registration
FAQs
Who IS teaching these classes?
All of our classes are designed and conducted by Helen Sharp, founder of The Knitting School Online (aka TKSO). Helen had over 40 years’ experience working in the sweater industry as a designer, teacher and trend forecaster in England, Scotland, Italy and the States. She was the founder of The Knitting School, a physical school operated out of her studio in Seattle, from 2008 to 2019.
Check out our preview lessons to learn about Helen’s teaching style.
how much are the classes?
Our Unlimited membership is $30 USD a month, or $330 USD a year, and grants you access to our entire class collection while subscription is active.
The Garment class is $360 USD, with over 3.5 hours of content, plus 3 sweater patterns to practice.
Full-length classes (Beginner, Patterning, Shaping, Short Rows, and Ribber ) are $180 USD. Each class come with over 2 hours of content, plus graphs and instructions of patterns demonstrated in class for students to follow along.
Short classes, such as Trouble-Shooting, are $60 USD. Try out our free class, Guide to Buying your First Knitting Machine, to get a taste of Helen’s teaching style.
How do i reach out for class support?
By purchasing a class, or become a subscription member, you will have access to our community forum to ask questions, and get feedback on your projects. You can also report issues on the learning platform, and get support from our team.
For account questions, please reach out to support@theknittingschool.online