Crochet a beanie hat or headband Sunday 18th May 2025
Learn how to crochet using naturally hand dyed local Morayshire wool. 9.30 - 5pm.
Suitable for beginners. In this day’s course, whilst working on your headband or hat, you will learn about:
Different yarns and choosing the crochet hook size
Holding the yarn and the hook
Creating a foundation chain or loop
Difference between working into the stitch below or the space between stitches
Increasing or decreasing stitches
Working straight or in the round
Finishing
Other crochet stitches, single, double and half treble
Your tutor is going to be Iona, who is a qualified and experienced fashion designer from Manchester who has been making clothes for herself and others for over 40 years. Taught to knit by her Gran at an early age, she has enjoyed being able to create unique one- off pieces. Learning to crochet more recently she is keen to use these skills to make fresher looking crochet garments people are keen to make and wear.
Iona has a keen interest in what is being described as slow fashion, helping people learn the skills that will enable them to make pieces that they will want to wear and wear again for years to come, either from locally sourced materials or by upcycling garments / bedding.
Learn how to crochet using naturally hand dyed local Morayshire wool. 9.30 - 5pm.
Suitable for beginners. In this day’s course, whilst working on your headband or hat, you will learn about:
Different yarns and choosing the crochet hook size
Holding the yarn and the hook
Creating a foundation chain or loop
Difference between working into the stitch below or the space between stitches
Increasing or decreasing stitches
Working straight or in the round
Finishing
Other crochet stitches, single, double and half treble
Your tutor is going to be Iona, who is a qualified and experienced fashion designer from Manchester who has been making clothes for herself and others for over 40 years. Taught to knit by her Gran at an early age, she has enjoyed being able to create unique one- off pieces. Learning to crochet more recently she is keen to use these skills to make fresher looking crochet garments people are keen to make and wear.
Iona has a keen interest in what is being described as slow fashion, helping people learn the skills that will enable them to make pieces that they will want to wear and wear again for years to come, either from locally sourced materials or by upcycling garments / bedding.
Learn how to crochet using naturally hand dyed local Morayshire wool. 9.30 - 5pm.
Suitable for beginners. In this day’s course, whilst working on your headband or hat, you will learn about:
Different yarns and choosing the crochet hook size
Holding the yarn and the hook
Creating a foundation chain or loop
Difference between working into the stitch below or the space between stitches
Increasing or decreasing stitches
Working straight or in the round
Finishing
Other crochet stitches, single, double and half treble
Your tutor is going to be Iona, who is a qualified and experienced fashion designer from Manchester who has been making clothes for herself and others for over 40 years. Taught to knit by her Gran at an early age, she has enjoyed being able to create unique one- off pieces. Learning to crochet more recently she is keen to use these skills to make fresher looking crochet garments people are keen to make and wear.
Iona has a keen interest in what is being described as slow fashion, helping people learn the skills that will enable them to make pieces that they will want to wear and wear again for years to come, either from locally sourced materials or by upcycling garments / bedding.
Please see our general course information page to give you an idea of what to expect and our contacts page for directions if you have never been to us before.