I'm pretty excited to offer this workshop. You only need to know how to knit and purl by hand for the finishing. This workshop is scheduled for two sessions with plenty of time to finish both of these projects. The price of the workshop does not include your yarn selection. Use this link to pick your yarn for the shawl: Ito Sensai, you will need to pick 4 skeins, they can all be the same color or you can choose four different colors - your choice. For the evening purse we will pick the yarn out together during your first workshop with me. I love this shawl as it is perfect for evening wear, light weight and elegant. No experience needed for the knitting machine.