Arm Knitting Workshops for Schools

Enrichment Workshops Made for Students

  • Dream it.

    Knitting is well known for its physical and mental health benefits. Mindfulness, creativity, wellbeing and confidence are all achieved by participating in a school arm knitting workshop. Students will be amazed what they can achieve in as little as two hours having no prior knitting experience! This workshop is ideal for small groups of 10 or more students and can be targeted towards all students to include more vulnerable pupils.

  • Build it.

    The Chunky Needle is available to offer student tailored arm knitting workshops inclusive to all pupils in Gloucestershire schools, on Wednesdays between the hours of 10am-2pm. These workshops are suitable for Key Stage 2-5 and staff are welcome to participate. Absolute beginners are welcome and students will go home with a personally, handcrafted chunky knit blanket at the end of the workshop, guaranteed.

  • Grow it.

    The arm knitting workshop includes 2 hours of professional instruction by a QTS and Advanced DBS cleared, qualified secondary school teacher, 2kg of vegan friendly acrylic wool in a colour of pupil’s choosing, and a finished chunky knit blanket. Watch your students’ creative confidence grow as they achieve success learning a new skill in a calm, reassuring and encouraging group.

Book a Workshop

  • All pupils & staff aged 9+

    Minimum 10 workshop attendees

    Complete beginners welcome

  • 2 hour chunky arm knitting workshop for complete beginners using 2kg of vegan friendly acrylic wool in a colour of your choosing. Complete your project on the day and take it home when finished.

  • Wednesdays from 10am-2pm at your school

  • At your Gloucestershire based primary or secondary school in a room allocated for meetings, enrichment or typical classroom setting

  • At a specially reduced school rate of £49 per person

    Schools will be invoiced for the cost of the workshop approximately 4 weeks ahead of agreed workshop date.

    Full payment is due 4 weeks prior to workshop.

    For full T&C's please go here

  • Click here to see colours available

Meet the Maker

Courtney is the owner and chief maker behind The Chunky Needle.

Courtney is a UK QTS qualifed secondary school teacher and has current Advanced DBS clearance. Courtney has completed her safeguarding training for 2024 to include updates to Prevent. Courtney is fully insured to lead enrichment workshops in the public domain.

Courtney has taught geography, history and drama pupils aged 11-18 for over 20 years in both Canada and Britain. Since launching The Chunky Needle in 2018, Courtney has taught the joys and benefits of arm knitting to thousands of students of all ages and backgrounds and has loved seeing the amazement on your faces when you successfully knit your very own chunky knit blanket.

Courtney is a mum to ten year old twin boys and lives in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire