Your Attendees Will Leave With Skills They Can Actually Use.
Tonia Lyons is a TKGA-certified knitting instructor and Master Hand Knitter teaching at guilds, shops, festivals, retreats, and online events across Canada and the United States. The catalog includes 30+ classes for knitters at every level.
What Makes Tonia’s Classes Stand Out
What your attendees can expect
Every class combines lecture-style teaching, slideshow presentations, and hands-on demonstrations with individual attention throughout. Every class includes handouts for personal student use.
Class lengths range from 90 minutes to 6 hours and can often be adjusted for online formats. Promotional materials, including class descriptions, photos, homework and materials lists, are provided once a contract is signed.
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Technique Classes
Small swatches and hands-on demonstrations to learn new techniques.
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Project Classes
Students apply new skills to knitting projects and patterns during class.
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Lectures and Presentations
One-hour presentations on popular knitting topics. Suitable for 30 or more attendees.
About Tonia
Tonia Lyons teaches knitters how to really understand their knitting, with the goal of helping them become more confident about tackling new projects or techniques. Attendees frequently praise her thorough preparation and extensive use of handmade samples.
She is a TKGA-certified knitting instructor and Master Hand Knitter based in Quebec, Canada. Her work has been published in Interweave Knits, Cast On, and Knit Now. She has designed for Knit Picks, Biscotte Yarns, and Brown Sheep Company. She discusses knitting topics on her YouTube channel, Nerdy Knitting, with the goal of helping knitters find their confidence and knit garments that fit their body shape.
She has taught at the TKGA Next Level Knitting Conference (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), Virtual Vogue Knitting Live (2024, 2025), Knit Social Montreal (2025), Festival Twist (2025), PEI Fibre Festival (2025), Knitting by the Sea Retreat (2026), and guild meetings across Canada and the United States.
Class Catalog: 30+ Classes for Knitters at Every Level
Browse by topic or download the full course catalog for class descriptions, skill levels, prerequisites, and length.
Sample Classes and Categories
General Knowledge:
Tink, Frog, Fix / Fix Without Fear
Color work:
A Montage of Mosaic Knitting / Stranded Knitting Essentials / Stranded Knitting Mastery
Sweater Fit and Design:
Better Fit with Bust Darts / Fit to Knit / Sweater Shaping with Short Rows
Cables:
Creating Cables / Cable Confident / Cables in Color
Lace and Shawls:
Lace Knitting Made Easy / All About Rectangle Shawls / All About Triangle Shawls / Knitting on the Bias
Color:
The Art of Color for Knitters / Play with Pooling / Unlocking Color: Demystifying Variegated Yarn
Socks:
Socks on DPNs / Magic Loop Socks / Two-at-a-Time Socks / Toe Up Socks
Lectures and Presentations:
All About Ease / Fabric First / Knitting Chart Know-How / Yarn Substitution 101 / More than a Square / The Language of Stitches / Proper Care for Hand Knits / Knit Socks that Fit
“If you are new to charting; lots of good information to absorb. As a knitter who preters charts, I enjoyed the examples of more complex charting and symbols! Good Class.”
“Tonia is a very organized and clear speaker, uses visual support quite well. I appreciated her great help in understanding charts. Thanks!”
“Keep this class. It was excellent. Every serious knitter needs this course.”
“This has been the best course! The large examples and clear instructions were absolutely wonderful!”
“This was a great class. Needs to be a standard offer each year. Going back to basics of the construction of a stitch is essential. Glad that Tonia didn’t assume that everyone already knew this. We might but a reminder helps see our knitting is a new light.”
“Tonia was great! I really liked the super-large stockinette piece she used as the basis for her teaching. It made everything viewable and understandable. A great class. I’ve been knitting for decades and have had lots of tinking experience, but Tonia’s presentation pulled everything together. Extremely helpful. Thank you!”
“Tonia was very thorough and increased my desire to do lace knitting. The handout is well written and a great reference.”
“Great class. A super teacher, with a lot of wonderful ideas and samples.”
“I’ve never taken a class with an instructor so prepared, with information, and especially with
SAMPLES! GREAT class, many atta girls to Tonia!”
“Such a well prepared class. Great teacher. Gave me lots of new ideas.”
“Tonia was so well prepared and engaging! Great class and great instructor.”
New for 2026-2027
Fix Without Fear
Stranded Knitting Mastery
Play with Pooling
Cable Confident
Better Fit with Bust Darts
Fabric First
The Language of Stitches
Cables in Color
Fit to Knit
More than a Square
Booking Information
Format:
Available for in-person and online events.
Online events can be hosted on the organization’s virtual meeting platform or Tonia’s Zoom account.
Class sizes:
Lectures: 30 students or more
In-person classes: 10-20 students
Online classes: up to 30 students
Handouts:
Included with every class.
For online events, handouts are provided as a PDF to organizers at least 24 hours before class for distribution to attendees.
Promotional materials:
Class descriptions, photos, homework and materials lists are provided once a contract is signed.
Location:
Based in Quebec, Canada. Teaches at events across Canada and the United States. Travel and accommodations for venues more than 100 km from the Ottawa, Ontario area are addressed on a case-by-case basis.
Where Tonia Is Teaching
Past Events
Next Level Knitting Conference (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Virtual Vogue Knitting Live (2024, 2025)
Knit Social Montreal (2025)
Festival Twist (2025)
PEI Fibre Festival (2025)
Knitting by the Sea Retreat (2026)
Contact
Ready to bring Tonia to your event?
Whether you are planning a guild meeting, a festival class slot, an online event, or a full-day workshop, get in touch to explore your specific class needs.