Crochet – for Beginners

Crochet is a versatile technique, easy and quick to learn. It only requires yarn and a crochet hook. Unlike knitting, every stitch is worked individually, allowing to create diverse two- and three-dimensional shapes.

During the course you will learn the basic crochet stitches, to work in rows and in rounds and read crochet patterns (written and charted).

Day 1
Materials and tools, fibres, yarns, types and thicknesses
Labels: composition, care instructions, weight, code, needle size
Hooks: types and sizes; holding the hook and the yarn
Crochet basic stitches lexicon, basic chart symbols and abbreviations

Day 2
Crochet in rounds – flat
Increases; colour changes
Project development: potholders, mandalas

Day 3
Granny squares
Basic square motifs
Crochet charts reading

Day 4
Joining techniques
Borders and edges, Picot
Finishing: weaving in ends, blocking

Duration total:
10 hours

Times:
2.5 hours per unit

Direction
Anna & Juan

Languages:
English, German and Spanish

Level:
no previous knowledge required

Number of participants:
max. 8

Material:
Wool (50 g) and a crochet hook for exercises are included. Material for your individual project(s) you can purchase with a discount of 10% directly on the spot.