Wendy Poole Designs
Workshops 2022
Learn to Knit Toe Up Socks - £35.00
The Workshop price includes the pattern, crochet hook and yarn.
In this workshop you’ll start to make your own pair of Toe-Up Socks, which is a really popular option for sock knitting, as you can try your socks on as you go - to ensure a perfect fit. You can also easily calculate yarn usage and never run out of yarn on the second foot, plus this method avoids the need to use “Kitchener Stitch” at the Toe!
During the workshop you will learn how to cast-on from at the toe and increase up from the toe to the width of the foot, using the “Magic Loop Method”.
You will then learn the point to stop knitting the foot section to create the heel shaping and will guided through how to make a “German Short Row Heel’ and shown a stretchy “Cast-Off at the end of the cuff.
Venue - Knit Happens Bodmin, Cornwall, UK.
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Thursday 26th May 2022 - 10am - 1pm
Learn to Crochet - Absolute Beginners - £25.00
Flower and Bunting
The Workshop price includes the pattern, crochet hook and yarn.
Whether you are left or right handed, this workshop is aimed at absolute beginners to crochet and returners that want a fresh start and will set you off on your journey into the exciting world of crochet.
You will learn how to start both from a Circle and a Straight edge and learn how to work the most commonly used crochet stitches.
During the workshop you will also learn the various ways to hold you can hold both your hook and yarn. Learn how to read a ball band, understand hook sizes and how to pick good yarns for your crochet projects and have the follow up support of my video tutorials to refer back to.
Venue - Knit Happens Bodmin, Cornwall, UK.
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Thursday 30th June 2022 - 10am - 1pm
Learn to Crochet - Beginners - £25.00
How to Crochet a Granny Square
The Workshop price includes the pattern, crochet hook and yarn.
This workshop is aimed at beginners to crochet and returners to crochet and suitable for both left or right handers.
In this workshop will learn how to crochet a multi colour Granny Square, how to read a pattern and chart and have the follow up support of my video tutorials to refer back to.
You’ll learn how to crochet your Granny Squares together to make blankets, bags, or any project of your choice and we will also cover simple borders and edgings to put round your projects afterwards.
Venue - Knit Happens Bodmin, Cornwall, UK.
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Tuesday 5th June 2022 - 10am - 1pm
Learn to Crochet - Next Steps - £25.00
How to Crochet a Flower in a Square
The Workshop price includes the pattern, crochet hook and yarn.
This workshop is aimed at newer crocheters that can make a (UK) treble stitch and double crochet, or make a granny square, everything else will be taught on the day. This workshop will move you on a level in you crochet skills create confidence in choosing more adventurous stitch patterns!
In this workshop will learn how to crochet a multi-dimensional 3 layered flower and then crochet it into Granny Square motif. You can then mix and match this motif with other granny squares to create beautiful crochet projects of your choice.
You’ll learn how to follow a chart for the motif and the workshop will really develop your skills of understanding how to make crochet flowers, creating motif shapes and reading crochet charts for multi-dimensional crochet.
