@ Learn to crochet from scratch over four relaxed Wednesday afternoons. Starting with how to hold the hook, you’ll build up step by step to reading a simple pattern and finishing your first project to take home. Sessions run 1.30pm – 3.30pm on Wednesdays 6, 13 and 27 January and 3 February 2027 . Small groups mean plenty of one-to-one help, and Emma goes at the pace of the group. £72 for all 4 sessions (£18 a session) The course Week 1 – Hook, yarn and the foundation: holding the hook and yarn, the slip knot, a neat foundation chain and your first basic stitch Week 2 – Height and straight edges: turning chains, taller stitches for different textures, and fastening off and weaving in ends Week 3 – Working in the round and reading patterns: the magic ring, increasing and decreasing to make shapes, and understanding pattern abbreviations Week 4 – Your first project: putting it all together to make a face scrubby, coaster or dishcloth, then finishing and blocking it Course details 4 sessions: Wednesdays 6, 13, 27 January and 3 February 2027, 1.30pm – 3.30pm £72 for the full course (£18 a session) Maximum 10 places Complete beginners welcome Tea and coffee available; workshop students get 10% off in our café all day, plus 10% off workshop supplies and fabrics in the Coast & Country Crafts shop What to bring Some double knit (DK) wool – smooth, lighter colours are easiest for learning We provide a 4mm crochet hook to use during the course About your tutor Your tutor Emma has been knitting for 56 years and crocheting for 20 – she was taught by her Nan. She grew up in Cornwall, is a member of Bodmin’s Crafty Needles knit and natter group, has taught sessions at the Bodmin library and holds a PTLLS teaching qualification for adult learning. Emma goes at the pace of the group, so whether you fly or need a bit more time, you’ll get plenty of individual help. This is a Cornish Craft Barn workshop, taught by Emma. You book with and pay Cornish Craft Barn, and we pay Emma to teach it.

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