STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK

Hailey Public Library will bring back its free Learn to Knit class beginning Tuesday, Sept. 10.

The class, taught by master knitter Patricia Link, will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the Hailey Public Library. It will be followed by classes on Sept. 24, Oct. 8 and Oct. 22.

Students need to provide their own yarn and needles. To reserve a spot, email kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org.

Link first leaned to knit through a store she worked at 30 years ago and has been hooked ever since.  She opened Sun Valley Needle Arts in Ketchum in 2010 and shares her talents teaching classes for the general public, Girl Scout troops and attendees at local conferences.

Organizer Kristin Fletcher said classes are being offered on the second and fourth Tuesdays in September and October this year to give students a week in between to practice their skills.

“We’ve been delighted by how many people, both men and women, are excited to learn how to knit!” said Fletcher, the library’s programs and engagement manager. “Seeing folks go from ‘all thumbs’ to skilled knitters in just four classes is so rewarding.  And the result is something that’s both useful and beautiful.”