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Crochet a Facecloth

Here’s a quick project if you’re just learning how to crochet, or remembering some skills learnt long ago. This is a follow on to the earlier ‘How to Crochet’ films in the previous post. I use 100% cotton yarn to make these so they can go in the hot wash, what we used to call ‘dishcloth’ cotton is perfect. It’s a great project to practice on and to try different sizes of hook or try new stitches to see what happens. It’s just a cloth, so it doesn’t really matter. If they’re great why not make a whole load for presents?

Day workshops are starting again at West Dean College in August and there are plenty of things to try if you’re out and about. The films are great though, if you’d rather try this from the safety of home.

Try out different edgings on your facecloth, simple double crochet, scalloped or crab stitch.

Knitting know-how workshops

knitting-know-how“Don’t let your awkwardness worry you; or the sliding about of needles, you are their boss and they know it.” (Elizabeth Zimmerman, Knitter’s Almanac)

I’ve been getting ready for a new series of workshops at New Brewery Arts in February. The classes will be based on the throw that I designed for The Art of Knitting, using increases and decreases to make squares, except this time we’ll be using different colours and yarn, making it in Rowan Tweed’s muted palette. We’ll look at diagonals, entrelac and short-rows, all those things that can put you off before you even start. This course will make you more confident and in charge of your needles. I’m really looking forward to meeting a new group of knitters.

There’s been a change of dates, workshops now start on Wed Feb 22 and are every week until Wed Mar 22, 2017. That gives people more time to sign up, yay!

Tutor: Katy Bevan (that’s me)
Date & Time: Wednesday afternoons, 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Venue: Albright Studio, New Brewery Arts
REF: sc37-17
PRICE: £90.00