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Loom Knitting Easy Beanie Hats (3 Part)

Beginner Level

2024-03-19 10:30:00 2024-03-19 12:00:00 America/New_York Loom Knitting Easy Beanie Hats (3 Part) Learn a simple ribbed brim beanie hat. This hat features the Knit stitch, e-wrap stitch and Purl stitch. Students are required to bring materials. Orlando Public Library - Learning Cube - Second Floor

Tuesday, March 19
10:30am - 12:00pm

Orlando Public Library

Learning Cube - Second Floor

Learn a simple ribbed brim beanie hat. This hat features the Knit stitch, e-wrap stitch and Purl stitch. Students are required to bring materials.

    Simple ribbed brim beanie hat. If you have attended our introduction to loom knitting class or you know how to loom knit, then this class is for you. Together we will loom knit a simple beanie hat. Featuring the Knit stitch, e-wrap stitch and Purl stitch.

    • Class Duration: 3 parts, 1.5 hours each part
    • Age Requirements: 13-Adult
    • Required Skills: Beginning loom knitting skills.
    • Materials Fee: None

    Required Materials: Students should have the following materials to complete the project*: 

    • Round Loom With 48 pegs gauge 5/8” (for adult sized hat)
      https://knittingboard.com/premium-chunky-round-looms/
    • Knitting tool, crochet hook, tapestry needle, and stitch markers. 
    • Approx 80 yards of Brava – Bulky, or Lion-Brand Hue + me or Red Heart Soft Essential

    Suggested Yarns:

    *If you do not have the suggested materials, please use any materials you have on hand. At the start of class, please inform the instructor if you are using materials other than those suggested.

    AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

    EVENT TYPE: | Maker/DIY | Arts & Crafting |

    TAGS: | tic101 | knit | fibertic | fiberarts |

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    Orlando Public Library is the headquarters and resource center for the Orange County Library System. The library has been located at this site since its beginnings as the Albertson Public Library in 1923. Public Reference Departments in Orlando Public Library include Children’s, Library Central, and Learning Central. The Children’s Library offers spacious areas, special programs, computers and story rooms for our youngest readers and readers to be. The Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center for Technology, Innovation and Creativity is located on the second floor. The Friends of the Library Third Floor Bookstore is open daily and recycles withdrawn and donated books to the community.

     

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    Build baby’s first literacy skills with songs, rhymes and stories. Recommended for ages 0-18 months.

    Sat, Nov 14, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
    Game Development Lab / Simulators Combined - Second Floor
    Learn to fly with a professional flight simulator using realistic flight controls. Instruction will cover the use of the equipment and software.
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    Sat, Nov 14, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
    Magnolia & Palm Room - Combined - Third Floor
    Meet Pokémon enthusiasts to battle and trade cards with! Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.

    Sat, Nov 14, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
    Albertson Room - Third Floor
    Have you ever wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons? Now’s your chance! Join us, adventurers, on our next quest! Recommended 18 and up. Registration required.
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    Sat, Nov 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
    Melrose Stage - Second Floor
    Join us the second Saturday of each month at the Melrose Center for this fun filled rollercoaster of laughs featuring improv actors from the Orlando Improv Community.

    Sat, Nov 14, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
    Melrose Classroom - Second Floor
    Program the player game object to move, rotate, and jump, while learning the basics of programming custom behaviors for your game objects with C Sharp (C#) in Unity.

    Sat, Nov 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
    Podcasting Booth - Second Floor
    Get familiar with the equipment and software in the Melrose Podcast Booth. Learn how to effectively record with two – four microphones, save and export files and more.
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