To keep things interesting, this year we're introducing workshops to our weekend meets. By general consensus the first ones will be "Basic Crochet" and "An Introduction to Spinning" but over the coming months, we've got all sorts of other ideas lined up including beading, finishing techniques, more advanced crochet, felting.... the list goes on but we'll post more as we come up to the next meeting. As they're being run by us for us, they'll be included in the cost of your entrance although you might need to provide some of the materials yourself.
"Basic crochet" will begin at around 11am and cover everything you need to get starting to crochet. By the end of the morning, you should be well on the way to making your first crocheted item. Once you've learned the basic stitches, we've devised a simple scarf pattern that'll practice some of these stitches. There'll be plenty of help on hand to assistance you and we've got some hand outs you can take away with you too. We suggest you bring a 4mm crochet hook and a ball of DK (double knitting) yarn although there will be hooks and yarn available on the day if you need them.
"An introduction to spinning" will start after lunch at around 1pm is aimed at getting you started spinning with a spindle. There'll also be a couple of spinning wheels on hand for you to try out too. If you've already got a spindle (or wheel), please bring it along. We do have some fibre for you to practise with but if you've got some stashed away, it'd be helpful.
Remember, the workshops are in addition to the regular meeting so there'll be all the usual knitting, chatting, cake eating and general catching up. Hope to see you there :)
