Description
Sun 18 Jan: 11am – 4pm
Discover creative ways to use up your leftover yarn scraps with our ‘Waste Knot’ Crochet Pots workshop. In this eco-friendly crochet class, you’ll discover how to transform donated and leftover yarn into a colourful, practical basket. Perfect for beginners as well as those looking to build confidence, the session combines sociable stitching with sustainable, zero-waste making. Start saving your wool scraps from your other knit and crochet projects, or dive into our stash of donated yarn to create your own curated colour combination.
Under Cynthia’s guidance, you’ll learn how to combine yarn scraps into your own colour-ply yarn, begin with a magic circle, crochet in the round, and build height to shape your piece. You’ll also explore different ways to finish your design, from adding a handle to creating scalloped edges, making your basket truly unique.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a handmade crochet basket that’s as useful as it is beautiful. Whether you’re imagining a pen pot, a plant holder, or a trinket tray, this class is designed to spark your creativity while helping you make the most of upcycled materials.
This crochet workshop is a wonderful opportunity to explore sustainable crafts, learn new techniques, and create something lasting in a friendly and supportive environment.
- How to hold your hook and material
- how to start a project using the ‘magic circle’ technique
- how to crochet in the round
- how to add vertical height to your vessel
- how to add handles or scalloped edges to finish your top edge
Your Tutor
Trained as a fashion knitwear designer, Cynthia has been intertwined with woollen goodness since she was young. Cynthia was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Bristol, and obtained her BA Fashion design with Knitwear at Central St Martins in London. She is now based in Dunblane. Cynthia has worked with London based designers such as Cooperative Designs and James Long, as well as internationally, at Valentino in Rome. At the moment Cynthia is working with Stitch & Story and Fabrics Store. With the belief that knowledge is power, she enjoys expanding her skills in teaching and passing on crafting skills to those at various levels. At the same time, improving her own identity as a designer.
- All materials for your Crochet for Beginners workshop are included in the course cost.
- Tea and coffee are provided but participants should bring their own lunch and utensils
- All of our classes are suitable for over 16s, younger crafters may be accommodated if accompanied by a participating adult but please contact us before booking
- If the workshop you were looking at is fully booked drop us an email and we’ll add you to the waiting list. We will add extra dates to our most popular workshops too, join the mailing list to be the first to know
- All of our workshops are held at Craft Central, High Street, Dunblane, FK15 0EE
- If you need to cancel or reschedule your workshop we need at least three weeks notice. Please read our cancellation policy before booking
