Workshops: Basic Crochet and Motif Crochet-Along

We've got new additions to the rocking chair club :p Meet Elma and Erika! The joined the basic crochet workshop at Craft MNL last July 28.

Elma needed to refresh her crocheting and wanted to understand how to read certain patterns. Erika on the other hand is a beginner. 

Thanks for braving the rain on that day, ladies!

Last August 10, I had a motif crochet-along with two crocheters, Liza and Alexa. We had the workshop in GIGI Coffee & Cupcakes in Eastwood City. We used Red Heart Baby Sheen yarn to make the motifs.

Both of them have definitely been hooked by crochet. This isn't the first time they attended my workshop. 

I think they loved the colorful motifs they did :p

To know the schedule of my upcoming workshops, please go to this LINK.

Workshop Participant Survey: Cebu and Davao in November!

I have been getting requests to hold workshops in Cebu and Davao. I have no trips scheduled within the year so far but the requests for workshops are tempting me to go there :p

So I made this survey form for interested participants for a Crochet Workshop for Beginners. I scheduled tentative dates in November. Details will be revealed once the workshops are confirmed to push through. Those who fill up the form will be given priority for slots. I will only be taking 6 participants per 3-hour session.

Tunisian Crochet For Beginners!

Don't be intimidated by the term. This crochet technique is probably one of the easiest to learn. Known with using an Afghan Hook (resembling a knitting needle in length but with a hook), this style of crocheting produces a durable and slightly elastic fabric and is worked without turning.

I have 2 available Saturday sessions (2:00 - 5:00 PM):

Sep. 7, PIPINO Jupiter St., Makati City

Sep. 14, PIPINO Malingap St., Teachers Village, Quezon City

In this workshop, you will learn the basic stitches of Tunisian Crochet using Lily Sugar N' Cream yarn and Susan Bates Afghan Hook. In the poster though, I used Creme de la Creme yarn for the sample swatch. This yarn is very similar to Lily Sugar 'n Cream. Both are worsted weight cotton.

The Susan Bates Afghan Hook we will be using is 14 inches long and has a hook size of 5.5 mm (US I9). It's definitely not your ordinary crochet hook :)

Lily Sugar 'n Cream will be available soon, in very limited quantities and colors, in my online store Gantsilyo Guru Selections. Susan Bates Afghan Hook may already be purchased there as well. Creme de la Creme yarn will be available in the country by end October!

Workshop fee is P1,250. With this, a participant gets to take home 2 skeins of Lily Sugar 'n Cream yarn (colors to be chosen by the participant from the stash available), a Susan Bates Afghan Hook, and illustrated instructions. Delicious vegetarian food from Pipino will also be served!

To register, please fill up the form below:

Check out Life After Breakfast's feature (which also has a map to these venues) on PIPINO's branches in Makati and Quezon City.