Crochet has been used for centuries and remains a popular technique for making a wide variety of clothing and other items. Crocheting is well known for offering a variety of health and wellbeing benefits. Studies indicate that the repetitive motions involved in crocheting have a similar impact on the brain as meditation.

This course is designed for those who have participated in the Part 1 Crochet Course and/or are familiar with the basic crochet stitches.

Learn from a Certified Crochet Teacher (Crochet Guild Australia), Barbara Jeromin. In this workshop she will teach you:

• How to crochet in the round
• How to increase and decrease
• How to work with different colours
• How to read and understand patterns (written and diagrams), starting with a granny square

What to bring:

• 2 or more balls (50 gm) of different coloured 8 ply wool, no multicoloured yarn!
• crochet hook size 4.5 mm
• scissors
• yarn needle
• pen and notepad for taking notes

WHY YOU SHOULD CROCHET regularly or learn to crochet:

As we age the pace of memory loss increases. Research at the Johns Hopkins University found that adults who regularly participate in a range of hobbies had a reduction in the risk of memory impairment. A study by the Mayo Clinic also found that engaging in these hobbies during the ages 40 – 60 was particularly important. And the longer we participate in these activities, the lower the risk.

Hobbies such as crochet continue to challenge your brain – both, the strategic/logic side and the creative/artistic side. As you create stitches your brain is constantly active to decipher the pattern you’re using – what stitch is coming next, counting the numbers of stitches to work or have been worked, identifying where to increase or a decrease should be, recognising when the next colour change will occur, challenging whether it is looking like it should, identifying the recurring patterns emerging?

This activates several areas of your brain, stimulating the nerves and helping maintain mental sharpness and alertness.

Having a variety of hobbies – or a variety of projects on the go at once – is just as important to keep the brain engaged.