Want to learn to knit or crochet?
Our president Deb Blaz offers free lessons in knitting and crochet weekly at the Lincoln Park Public Library!
All materials are provided.
The group meets Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 pm.
The Chicago Public Library offers many knitting/crochet lessons and crafting circles throughout the year-- check here to see if your local library is listed!
The Harold Washington Public Library Maker Lab has two Brother Electroknit KH-930 knitting machines. You can go to open lab hours posted on the website and/or contact them to learn more. (Faith Humphrey Hill, our spring 2023 speaker, was the Maker Lab Artist in Residence and made an instructional video on how to use the Brother machines).
Check out these shops for classes:
All materials are provided.
The group meets Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 pm.
The Chicago Public Library offers many knitting/crochet lessons and crafting circles throughout the year-- check here to see if your local library is listed!
The Harold Washington Public Library Maker Lab has two Brother Electroknit KH-930 knitting machines. You can go to open lab hours posted on the website and/or contact them to learn more. (Faith Humphrey Hill, our spring 2023 speaker, was the Maker Lab Artist in Residence and made an instructional video on how to use the Brother machines).
- Ask a Maker to set up an equipment reservation, request fabrication or get help in a one-on-one virtual appointment
- [email protected]
- 312-747-4042
Check out these shops for classes:
- Bolly's Hobbies Yarn Etc.
- Bloomin' Spindle
- Cog Cycles and Yarn
- Considered Cloth
- Dropped Stitch
- Dye Hard Yarns
- Evanston Stitchworks
- Fiber Friends Studio
- Firefly Fiber Arts
- Idea Studio
- Inclement Craft
- Knit 1
- Mosaic Yarn Studio, Ltd.
- Nina Chicago
- Sister Arts Studio
- String Theory Yarn Company
- Three Bags Full Knitting Studio
- TLD Design
- Wool & Company
- Yarnify
- Yarns Untold