Scarf Fatigue? Level up!

Improver course

This 8-hour course is designed for those who are familiar with the basic techniques of crochet including chains and the single crochet stitch and can handle a triangle, but have this nagging feeling that there is more to crochet than a neat single stitch blanket.

The good news: there is and the possibilities are endless.

Let's dive in and uncover some stitchy secrets together!

Upcoming courses 2025

4 sessions, and you'll be a crochet wizzard with tricks up every sleeve.

27 April, 3-5pm: Basketweave and waffle

4 May, 3-5pm: The daisy stitch

11 May, 3-5pm: Bobble and puff stitch

18 May, 3-5pm: The Celtic knot

The sessions can be booked individually or as a complete course.

Price: £95 full course / £30 each session

Location: Milestone Studio, Rock Mill Lane, New Mills SK22 3BN

Contact: craftcorner.newmills@gmail.com

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Session 1

Basketweave and waffle stitch

These two beautiful stitches are just a few of the many things that can happen if you play around with double crochet. Deceptively simple patterns resulting in a textured fabric that emulates a woven basket or a waffle - an impressive outcome with little effort. Enough waffling - let's get crochet!

Skills to learn:

double crochet (US)/ treble (UK)
front post and back post stitches
pattern repetition

Session 2

The daisy stitch steals the show

Wherever we go (me and Daisy), people turn their heads while I'm thinking: nothing to see here, it contains only single stitches.

Never estimate the power of the single crochet stitch - if you keep making them, you might end up with clusters of 5 single crochet stitches and the result is this stunning daisy (some call it star) stitch that can be used to decorate .. well... ANYTHING!

Skills to learn:

cluster stitch mastery
multiple yarn over and pull throughs

Session 3

Puff / Bobble stitch

All fluff and puff. I love them. These stitches open the door to crocheting hats, flowers and letters in any shape and form. You'll find out whether the puff stitch is really just a chubby version of the bobble or this stitch shape shaming is only a myth. And what does the popcorn stitch have to do with all these guys?

Skills to learn:

triple crochet (US)/ quadruple (UK)
multiple yarn over
reading a crochet graph

Session 4

Celtic knot square

Those who know me and my love of 3D origami models are certainly not surprised to learn that I'm a big fun of these Celtic squares - this is basically crochet origami! Look at those neatly folded double crochet lines! You cannot not fall in love with them!