If you are attending Smithsonian Associates programs on Saturday, Oct. 20 or Sunday, Oct. 28, please be advised to allow extra travel time. There will be numerous road closures and parking restrictions due to the Race for Every Child on October 20th and the Marine Corps Marathon on October 28. Additional information is below:
In 1940, Winston Churchill famously ordered his Special Operations Executive (SOE) to “set Europe ablaze.” His top-secret army of mavericks soon began a program of supporting resistance deep behind enemy lines. Learn how they not only influenced the war, but SOE’s legacy also shaped the peace in surprising—and sometimes dramatic—ways.
Learn the fundamentals of knitting, including casting on, basic knit and purl stitches, increasing, decreasing, and binding off. Students learn by practice, and knit a scarf during and between classes.
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