Crochet for Beginners

This workshop is for complete beginners as well as those who would like to refresh their skills. You will start with a slip knot and chain and end wherever your patience and enthusiasm will take you! A variety of yarns and suitable crochet hooks will be provided to help you find your favourites. We will talk about patterns, diagrams, symbols & techniques, yarn choices and hook brands. Whether you tried crochet before but got discouraged or never held a hook in your hand before, rest assured you will be working at your own pace, stress free and with as much support as you need.

• Price: £30/person, minimum 6 participants

• Who it’s for: Ages 16+

• Length: 3 hours

Magdalena Sobula

Since I remember, there was always yarn in our house. I grew up watching my mum and auntie knitting and crocheting and very early I became an enthusiastic crafter myself.

After moving to Scotland with my family I ran a small business, Stitching a Rainbow, selling custom made patchwork blankets and small crochet makes. I stopped in 2016, when I decided to turn my love of yarn and fabrics into a career.

I enrolled for BA in Design for Textiles Associate Programme with Glasgow Clyde College and Heriot-Watt University and followed with Master’s Degree, graduating in 2021.

I am a weave designer, self proclaimed alpaca fibre ambassador, knitter, crocheter, spinner and it brings me a great joy to share my passions with others.

In addition to leading workshops At Birkhill House CIC, I also run my own small business, Soft Stories Design.