Why should you learn to crochet?

When you know how to crochet, you can have:

• A feeling of accomplishment
• Something warm to wear for yourself or a lucky friend who receives your gift
• Or even something HOT or COOL - there is a lot of crochet in the current fashion scene
• A way to keep your hands busy. You will keep them out of the snack bowl to keep the yarn clean.
• Stress relief: crochet is a very calming activity. (well, ok, some complicated patterns could negate this benefit!) See this article for some more information.
• A way to do something productive when you have some waiting time:
  • waiting for your dentist appointment
  • waiting at your child’s hockey game
  • waiting for your chauffeur to get to your destination (it also helps you to ignore your spouse’s driving habits and makes your marriage last longer!).

Crochet is back in fashion. And it is not your grandmother's crochet! There are some really funky patterns out there. Here is an interesting squiggle scarf.

How easy is it?

Crochet is easy to learn. There are only three building blocks in learning to crochet. There are many different stitch patterns in the crochet world, and they are all variants of the following three stitches.

• Chain
• Single Crochet
• Double Crochet

At a Learn to Crochet Workshop, you can learn the three building blocks, the three basic stitches, in about 2 hours. With this knowledge, you can create some simple projects. The teacher will provide you with some patterns that use just these three basic stitches. Here is one example, a basic dishcloth or hot mat or afghan square made with just Chains and Double Crochets:

Check the Crocus Needle Arts School calendar for the date and time of the next workshop.

Are you left-handed or right-handed?

If you are right-handed, no problem, because the instructor is right-handed, too.

But if you are left-handed:

Have you had to cope with instructors who can only teach you to do something right-handed? Are you envious that Paul McCartney can play left-handed on a real left-handed guitar, instead of being forced to play right-handed?

Where else can you get both right and left handed instruction? Contact the Crocus Needle Arts School to register for the next workshop.

Do you want to learn at your own pace?

Have you ever taken a course where the instructor went too fast or too slow for you? That will not happen at the Crocus Needle Arts School, due to small classes and instructor flexibility.

• There are no more than 5 students per class, so the teacher can provide you with the appropriate level of instruction for you.
• If you need some extra time, you have it, even if the class ends up being more than two hours long for you.
• If you are progressing faster than others in the class, the teacher can provide you with an additional bit of instruction that leverages what you have learned, so that you can walk out of the class with extra knowledge, and you will not be wasting your time.

Where else can you get such personalized instruction? Contact the Crocus Needle Arts School to register for the next workshop.

Do you want a good teacher?

Have you ever taken a course where the instructor was just barely knowledgeable about either the subject or how to teach? The Crocus Needle Arts School instructor:

• has been crocheting for over 50 years,
• has been teaching it since 2005,
• and is a Certified Crochet Instructor, having successfully completed the Craft Yarn Council of America Crochet Teacher Training course. One cannot get the certification without proven experience in both crocheting and teaching crochet.

To take crochet lessons from someone who really knows the subject and how to teach it, contact the Crocus Needle Arts School.

Do you want a confirmed class date/time?

Have you ever registered for a class that was cancelled because not enough students pre-registered? A Crocus Needle Arts School crochet class will be held if even one student pre-registers and attends.

If you have arranged your personal schedule to be able to take the class, you deserve to be able to take it.

Do you want to protect your privacy?

Have you ever had to provide your credit card number and pre-pay for a course? Are you concerned about that loss of privacy? At Crocus Needle Arts School, all you need to do is phone or e-mail to pre-register. You can pay (cash or cheque) when you arrive. We trust you.

It is so simple to pre-register. It just takes one phone call or e-mail. Contact us now.

What about after you have learned the basics?

What if you want to learn more? The Crocus Needle Arts School also offers a 2-hour workshop teaching the next steps in crochet: how to read patterns, how to do some fancy stitches, and how to sew crocheted pieces together.

BONUS 1: A discount

If you sign up for both the beginner level 1 and level 2 workshops at the same time, you will get them both for 10% off the regular price.

To get this discount, register for both crochet workshops now.

BONUS 2: On-going support

If you take a Crocus Needle Arts School workshop for beginner crocheters, there is a huge BONUS for you.

In fact, I think that it is the BEST part about taking this beginner class in crochet.

From that point on, you have FREE email-based or phone-based support.

Let us say that you have gone home from the beginner’s class, and you have decided to stretch yourself a bit, and you bought a pattern and some yarn, but you are not sure how to proceed.

Just email or phone the crochet instructor with your question, and you will get the answer that you need to continue working on the project.

Even if you need help with each line in the pattern, you can still ask the instructor for assistance, and it will not cost you a cent!

And you do not have to travel to get this assistance. Your paid attendance at the beginner crochet workshop includes the help.

You will not be left to struggle alone with crochet problems. Register for a crochet workshop now.

BONUS 3: Weekly newsletter

What if you want to learn even more? Sign up for the weekly Crocus Needle Arts School crochet newsletter, which provides information on various aspects of crochet and techniques. Newsletter subscribers also have access to the newsletter archives.

Anyone can get the newsletter.