Make a Peace Pal Workshop: February 17, 6:30 pm
Category:Education,Events The Make a Peace Pal workshop will allow participants to learn to knit a small service project, the Peace Pal. The workshop will be held on Monday, February 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Art Space, 212 Fourth Street, Huntingdon, PA. The cost is $15 and includes a small instruction book.Peace Pals are the creation of the Denver-based organization knitting4peace.org that encourages people to make requested items which offer hope, healing and peace world-wide, including caps, shawls, blankets, and socks. The organization sends more than 500 Peace Pals to refugee camps and orphanages a month! Peace Pals were created exclusively for the mission of Knitting4Peace & are not to be used for profit-based activity of any kind.
Skill Level
Basic–must be able to cast on, knit, purl and cast off
What to Bring
Size 3 or 4 (U.S.) needles, straight or d/pointed
3 to 4 small balls of worsted weight acrylic yarn
1 ball light to dark brown for skin color
Yarn needle
Scissors
Instructor
Prudence Ingerman is an experienced knitter and has written a number of books, including books on learning to knit. She has made 383 Peace Pals to date and has taught groups of women in Guatemala and Ecuador how to make them.
Registration
Reserve your spot now for this workshop
Cost: $15 and includes a small instruction book
Class limited to 12 participants
