Beginners Knitting

Perfect for chilling in the evenings, learn how to knit and start your very own knitted blanket project. Tutor Bonita will teach you how to knit the knit and purl stitches and use them to create different effects. In this relaxed workshop you will also learn how to cast on, cast off and join your knitted squares. At the end of the three weeks, you will leave with the skills and confidence to make your very own big cosy blanket.

In this 3-week short course you will be taught the skills you need to start your own blanket and make it to any size that you wish. Yarn, knitting needles and worksheets will be provided and are yours to keep at the end of the workshop.

About the tutor: Tutor Bonita Keay is a Designer Maker with over 15 years of experience teaching a wide range of crafts and loves to share her creative knowledge with others. She teaches a variety of textile arts as well as crochet, macrame, weaving, embroidery and more. When she’s not teaching Bonita makes silver and crystal jewellery and has been selling her work for over 20 years both online and at craft events including our very own Craft & Art Fairs here at Attenborough Arts Centre.

Further information: All materials are provided and absolutely no experience is necessary! This 3-week evening course will run on Tuesdays, 6-8pm, starting on 23 June, with the third and final session on 7 July 2026. Our café may be open (evening opening times vary) or you are welcome to bring your own refreshments. Participants must be aged 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by a paying adult at all times.

If the course/workshop you’d like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list – simply contact our box office team on 0116 252 2455 / arts-centre@le.ac.uk and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact you if a place becomes available, with absolutely no obligation to accept it if you’ve made other plans! Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms & Conditions before booking as courses/workshops are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any reason.

We aim to make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome – just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you’d like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email arts-centre@le.ac.uk, pop in or call 0116 252 2455, open 7 days a week. We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied. Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us.