A new creative space dedicated to machine knitting is opening in Ballard in April, bringing a specialized form of textile education to the neighborhood. Seattle Knitting Lab will be located in the Ballard Building at 2208 NW Market Street, above Annie’s Art & Frame.
Christine Dennett, a former machine knitting instructor at the Wool Friends studio, is the founder of Seattle Knitting Lab. She says she created the space to offer more consistent and in-depth learning opportunities for people interested in machine knitting.
Dennett, who also runs the local knitwear brand COMMAND knitwear, originally trained as an architect before discovering machine knitting. She later pursued additional training through courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and workshops with Helen Sharp at The Knitting School…