Beginner's Guide to Crochet

Recent reviews of Beginner's Guide to Crochet

• 5/5 from Katerina Antonopoulou, attended Sep 2026: Maria was absolutely brilliant and very helpful! Time flew.... very nice workshop! Definitely recommend!
• 5/5 from Louise Powell, attended Sep 2026: Maria was very knowledgeable and very patient. Really good session. Thank you
• 5/5 from Andi Heaton, attended Sep 2026: Maria is a great teacher, very patient and thorough. Loved it and learnt loads to build on
• 5/5 from Nicki Farrington, attended Aug 2026: Marie was a great to help us all especially as we had 2 kids (10 and 12 year old), she was very patient with us all and her designs she showed were amazing! Very talented at what she does and helped us all!!
• 5/5 from Amelia Mustapha, attended Aug 2026: Maria was a fantastic teacher - warm, welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable. We learned the basics and she also showed us how to start a project we wanted to do at home. We both left with a passion for crochet!
• 5/5 from Niamh Robertson, attended Jul 2026: We came to the crochet class and Maria was our teacher she was amazing!!! She is so patient, understanding and was really good at showing us everything step by step without it feeling too overwhelming. Great experience overall :)
• 5/5 from Duc Minh Vu, attended Jul 2026: Marie is very friendly and a great instructor!
• 5/5 from Lucy Barlow, attended Jun 2026: Maria a fantastic teacher - very patient and encouraging. Clearly is very advanced herself about crochet yet makes the steps very easy for a beginner to learn with ease. Highly recommended
• 5/5 from Mandy Stewart, attended May 2026: Really enjoyed this session and learned lots. Maria was patient and knowledgeable and adapted the expectations according to each persons skill level. I will definitely book another class with Maria.
• 5/5 from Joanna Carette, attended May 2026: I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. I was a complete beginner to crocheting and Maria was very patient with me. I came away feeling I could continue at home. Very happy
• 5/5 from Michelle Pardoe, attended Mar 2026: Have never lifted a crochet hook before, came away with a small piece using two different stitches!
• 5/5 from Rachel Grant, attended Mar 2026: I went to a beginners crochet class with the teacher Maria. Maria was an excellent teacher, patient, kind and professional. I was surprised how much I learnt in such a short space of time! I liked that it was a small class- only three of us, which allowed for lots of individual support.
• 5/5 from Vicky Hollingsworth, attended Mar 2026: Maria was very patient and the class was good fun
• 5/5 from Justine Gillan, attended Feb 2026: I took a beginners crochet class taught by Maria. She was an excellent teacher, very patient, attentive, helpful, knowledgeable and extremely polite.. I learnt a lot and think the course is very good value
• 4/5 from Susan Licence, attended Feb 2026: The teacher was very good, however I think there needs to be a fenced off area for the class, not just a table at the back of the store where people can walk past.
• 5/5 from Lesley Barrie, attended Jan 2026: I booked just a few days prior to the course as I had always wanted to learn to crochet. Maria was very informative and patient with me too! I have finally made a crochet thing!!!
• 5/5 from Lisa Alvarez, attended Jan 2026: Maria is such a great teacher! I took her class last Tuesday and have been addicted to crochet ever since! I really struggled to learn by myself online. Learning the basic with someone really helped me get started! Maria is very kind and patient, I would definitely recommend this class
• 5/5 from Sonia Joy, attended Dec 2025: The teacher was great, very patient with my daughter!
• 5/5 from Kathryne Safar, attended Nov 2025: It was a lot of fun and Maria was so nice and patient with me and my friend as it was our first time doing a workshop!
• 5/5 from Marcella Vincent, attended Oct 2025: Lots of fun learning the basic stitches for crochet. I have tried to teach myself online but found it far too frustrating. I think you really need someone in real life to teach you crochet because it is quite complicated but by the end of the session I felt well informed and very inspired! I hope to potentially come back to a slightly higher level class when I have mastered the basics. I thought it was great that we got wool a bag and a magazine and a crochet hook. I wasn’t expecting that. Maria was really lovely and incredibly patient Teacher.
• 5/5 from Gina Channing, attended Aug 2025: Maria had a lot of patience to teach me and even my seven year old who was able to get the hang of the basics. There were lots of tips to help us correct any mistakes and we feel as though we've had an excellent start to our learning journey.
• 5/5 from Janet Roke, attended Aug 2025: Maria was an excellent teacher, showing great patience as she started us off with the very basics of how to hold the yarn and needle. Then everyone had their own yarn to practice with, with Maria close by to help at all times. We were able to bring our new work home to continue learning. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and the time went really quickly.
• 5/5 from Claire Foulger, attended Jul 2025: Teacher was very patient! Small class so she could give plenty of help. It took me a while to get how to do the crocheting but the teacher Maria was very good at showing how to do the basic stitches and I feel confident to try at home now. The time went quickly. Would have been good to have had longer but it was good value for money especially as I paid a special offer price. Came away with a free hook and some yarn and patterns etc. Pleased I went. Thanks
• 5/5 from Selina Chiu, attended Jun 2025: I enjoyed the course a lot it was for my birthday. I got 2 crochet magazines as I was thr birthday girl. Our teacher taught us a slipknot, chain stitch and double crochet. She taught me treble crochet as I was doing well. She was happy to take photos of us at the end. She was really good at teaching and telling you what you did wrong and how to correct it. The time went so fast. We got to keep the 2 balls of yarn we chose and the crochet hook and we got an instruction booklet and a tote bag!
• 5/5 from Liz Elkin, attended Jun 2025: We had Maria for our class yesterday and she was very kind and patient with us. She explained in a good way, would recommend
• 5/5 from Marnie Stinson, attended Apr 2025: Maria was an absolutely brilliant crochet teacher. She was so kind and friendly, and was exceptionally patient, explaining and showing us as many times as we needed until we got the hang of it. We really can’t recommend her enough, we couldn’t have asked for a nicer, more capable teacher. Thank you so much Maria!
• 5/5 from Anita Craggs, attended Apr 2025: Maria was a brilliant teacher and she explained clearly how to crochet. She helped me to practise and I left feeling confident about my new skill. I came away with some wool, a crochet needle, a crochet magazine and a useful tote bag.
• 5/5 from Keely Masterson, attended Apr 2025: Great, patient teacher! Even though I’m not a complete beginner, I learned a lot in the class.
• 5/5 from Jane Denyer, attended Mar 2025: Maria was an excellent teacher, very patient. I was able to complete all she showed me.
• 5/5 from Christine Chan, attended Mar 2025: Maria is a Fantastic tutor. Patient and explains all well. Does not rush you. We were in a group, this did not prevent Maria from giving individual attention. Highly recommended xx great for beginners and experienced who just need a bit of extra tuition
• 5/5 from Mellisa Dixon, attended Jan 2025: The teacher, Maria, was brilliant; she explained everything really clearly, was very patient and approachable. All equipment was provided and she explained which wools to use with which sized hooks. Would highly recommend!
• 5/5 from Val Woodcock, attended Jan 2025: Great class. Maria is a fantastic teacher - very patient and generous to those of us who are not naturals at crafts! Thank you Maria.
• 4/5 from Gillian Downer, attended Jan 2025: Thank you Maria for getting me started. I appreciated your patience!!
• 5/5 from Francesca Williamson, attended Dec 2024: Had an amazing class with Maria for my birthday. It was really special, I even got a balloon to take home. We had such a lovely morning - thanks so much Maria
• 5/5 from Tania Lanyon, attended Dec 2024: Spent the afternoon with Maria. I found her a delight as she was showing me how to crochet. She taught me a lot and was patient and she explained and demonstrated the how to with professional instruction. I would recommend a workshop with Maria to all who are interested in learning to crotchet.
• 5/5 from Clair Richardson, attended Nov 2024: I thought the class was very good value for money. The tutor Maria was very patient with us and explained everything clearly. We were given the materials needed for the class, and enough to continue practicing at home.
• 5/5 from Joanne Harvey, attended Nov 2024: Maria was great. My daughter and I have been trying to learn to crochet for ages and this class taught us loads of the basics. Maria was very patient and kind giving us lots of tips and lovely ways to remember what to do.
• 4/5 from Sara Tucknott, attended Nov 2024: Good value, small and good teacher, would like a follow on class looking at patterns and how to follow
• 5/5 from Ellie Rose, attended Oct 2024: we (2 girls aged 11) did a beginners crochet class with Maria. She was very kind and patient. She helped us a lot and told us how to hold everything in the correct position.
• 5/5 from Hena Butt, attended Sep 2024: We had always wanted to learn crochet and when we saw this beginners class advertised we booked!! The teacher Maria was extremely patient with us as we definitely struggled in the first half of the class! Then we started getting the hang of it thanks to Maria’s explanations and demonstrations. The table where we worked at was spacious and we got to choose two colours of yarn from a selection in the store. We also received hook, paper instructions/diagrams for the different stitches and a hobbycraft tote bag, along with some crochet magazines/leaflets. It was well worth the cost and we really enjoyed the session! Thank you Maria!
• 5/5 from Sarah Palto, attended Sep 2024: Had a crochet lesson with Maria, she was lovely and can’t believe how quickly the lesson went. You forget you’re in the shop when you’re busy concentrating on what you’re doing
• 5/5 from Clary Collicutt, attended Aug 2024: Maria was a fantastic teacher. We had such a lovely workshop and learnt so much. We’ll be booking again.
• 5/5 from Racheol, attended Aug 2024: Maria in Brighton was a great teacher. She helped my daughter in achieving what she wanted (making a sphere). She enjoyed the whole afternoon immensely
• 5/5 from Lesley Scarff, attended Aug 2024: Great class with Maria. Learnt loads in one session and came away with all I need to continue at home.
• 5/5 from Amanda Percival, attended Jul 2024: Maria was a great teacher! Learnt so much in this class to improve my skills including a magic loop, double crochet as well as an increase and decrease stitches. Was great value for money.
• 5/5 from Juthy Slaughter, attended Jun 2024: Maria was so patient and kind. We all came away knowing a lot more about crochet. Looking forward to making something with my newly found skills!
• 5/5 from Pamela Owens, attended Jun 2024: Had Maria in Brighton and it was a brilliant class - she got us going and showed us lots of great stitches to get the basic in place - Maria was very patient but also lots of fun!
• 5/5 from Chris Harris, attended Apr 2024: I really enjoyed my lesson the teacher Maria was very friendly and I felt comfortable asking questions etc, she was very informative and I felt I learnt a lot, I am going to book a one to one class with Maria and learn a bit more The pack and magazine etc was very good, altogether a very pleasant experience.
• 5/5 from Jess Harrison, attended Mar 2024: Maria was really patient and I learnt a lot during our session. Class was great value for money and got to keep all the materials. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking to learn!
• 5/5 from Rocio Prieto Roman, attended Feb 2024: It was very nice and relaxing with some goodies. The teacher was great and gave personalised help.