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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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A: 3 x 2.5 hours, £90 per guest
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Meet Your Fellow Students and Learn Your First Stitches
Starting with intros and a brew you'll be learning how to hold your crochet hook and yarn. You'll make your first chain stitches and learn your first stitch, the double crochet (single US crochet)
Start Your First Mini-project
Working with just chain stitches and double crochet you will be able to make a simple lanyard, keyring or scissor holder, perfect for the office or your accessory bag!
A New Stitch - the Treble Crochet
In the second week you'll be learning a new stitch - the treble crochet (US double crochet). You'll also be following a simple written crochet to create a gorgeous crochet flower using our newfound skills.
The Granny Square
No beginner crochet course would be complete without the granny square! Debbie will show you how to use the stitches you have learned and your pattern reading skills to make your first granny square.
Consolidate Your Skills
In our third session Debbie will be showing you how to finish your crochet pieces professionally and how to sew up pieces. Debbie will also have a selection of new patterns for different flowers and different granny squares for you to try in class or at home.
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This class is not available for purchase
What you'll get
All materials are included. You will have a hook, yarn, professionally photo-illustrated handouts, and patterns to take home, as well as your first 3 projects.
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Knowledge required
This course is ideal for complete beginners and those seeking a refresher.
What to bring
Everything is included so just bring yourself!
Session repeats
This class series runs over 3 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.
Location
A4 Studios (The Engine Shed) - A4 Studios, 30 Grosvenor Road, Altrincham WA14 1LE
We are a short walk from the Metrolink, bus and train interchange in Altrincham. There is some free on-street parking and paid meter parking nearby
Your teacher
Hi, I’m Debbie, and I’ve been obsessed with yarn and colour for as long as I can remember. I learned to knit as a child, sold my first designs when I was 14, and I’ve basically had pointy sticks in my hands ever since (with a brief detour into Classics at uni and a dozen years working as a tax specialist — but that’s another story!).These days, I spend my time writing, teaching and designing around all things textiles. I’ve written a handful of books, including 250 Knitting Stitches and Complete Knitting Skills, and for years I’ve written technique features and answered readers’ trickiest knitting questions for magazines like Knit Now and Simply Knitting. I also co-run DT Craft & Design, an online and mail-order textile arts business.Teaching is one of my big passions — whether it’s running workshops in knitting, crochet, dyeing, felting or screen-printing. I’ve taught at places like Manchester Museum, the Knitting & Stitching Show, and guilds across the UK, and I love watching people discover just how creative they can be. I am also the tutor for our distance learning City & Guilds accredited design and handknitting programmes.Along the way, I’ve popped up on BBC Radio Manchester, featured in Craft Business, and even appeared on BBC One’s Glorious Gardens from Above to talk about natural dyeing. I’ve also been involved in research projects, like recreating an 1815 dyeing manual with Leeds Industrial Museum.And when I’m not teaching, writing or experimenting in the dyepot, you’ll still usually find me knitting — it’s both my work and my happy place.
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