Crochet for Fashion Beginners Short Course

This 10-hour short course offers a comprehensive introduction to the art of crochet. The course aims to equip students with the skills needed to create and read crochet patterns through a combination of practical exercises and workshops.

During the course, students explore different types of yarns and fibres and their properties and master foundational stitches such as chain, single, double and treble crochet.

Students learn how to apply these stitches to make 2 or more different types of granny squares, and the final outcome is a portfolio of granny squares or a simple granny square bag.

Course outcomes

By the end of the course students should:

• Be proficient in foundational stitches such as chain, single crochet, double crochet and treble crochet

• Have an understanding of different yarns and fibres and their properties

• Have the ability to create 2 or more different types of granny squares

• Be competent in reading existing crochet patterns

• Be able to create various granny square samples demonstrating learned techniques

• Have developed a final project, either a simple granny square bag or a portfolio of well-developed granny square samples