International Student Information

  • 2/11 Learn to Knit and Meet New Friends

    Knitting w/ISSS – Make Your Own Scarf – Supplies at ISSS Office

    DESCRIPTION: Learn to knit a scarf while making new friends. Join ISSS staff and students for a two-week knitting club. Are you stuck inside looking for something to do? Come to Knitting w/ ISSS and learn how to knit. Meet other students, learn a skill and watch as we all knit, knit, knit, knit a ourselves a scarf.

    Already know how to knit? Excellent! Come share your skills and socialize with us. Just want to watch? Come join us!

    WHERE: https://s.uconn.edu/isss-knitting

    WHEN: Meetings will be Fridays from 3:30-4:30 January 21, Friday, January 28, February 4 and February 11.

    WHAT: you will need 2 knitting needles and 1 ball of yarn. Storrs Campus Students - Come to ISSS Office (ARJONA 136) to pick up a ball of yarn and some knitting tools! If you are not on campus you can get your knitting supplies at Ocean State Job Lot, WalMart, Joanne Fabric or Michael’s Craft supply but if you are not able to go out you can also order them online from Amazon or other retailers.

    SIGN UP: https://isss.uconn.edu/event-sign-up/ Sign up in advance and we'll send you some of our favorite tutorials before the first meeting.

    Contact arthur.galinat@uconn.edu or ekaterina.barachkova@uconn.edu with questions.

    For more information, contact: ISSS at international@uconn.edu