Learning to crochet.................

Although I can knit (a bit) and sew (reasonably), I somehow never learned to crochet. Fancied doing something about this and so went on a 1 day workshop today at a lovely wool shop called  Lupin and Rose in a little market town called Bromyard in Herefordshire. The shop is run by Ruth Maddock - Ruth runs different courses, and has a good range of yarns.  Her pretty logo -

Ruth was exceptionally patient with me!  She provided excellent notes, for complete novices like me -

 



 

 

And I even managed - with a lot of help! - to make a Granny square and a little brooch -

 

 

 

But will I be able to carry on, on my own?!  I may be asking lots of silly questions of all you crochet queens! Hope I can master it - I love the results (well, not my results, but crocheted stuff in general)

 

 

I bought some gorgeous wool -

 

 

So wish me luck!

 

And - a bonus! - at lunchtime today, during the workshop, I 'did' the charity shops and found some good vintage glassware and china - and this lovely turquoise blue jug - (the light's terrible, bit it's basically the colour of the sea in Greece in midsummer!) -

 

 

 

Hope you're keeping dry and warm!