Hobbycraft Beginner's Guide to Crochet Workshop

Hobbycraft in Edinburgh is running a Beginner's Guide to Crochet Workshop on Monday 26 October, a 90-minute session designed for people who've never picked up a crochet hook before. It's an in-store workshop led by a Hobbycraft colleague, so you're learning in the shop rather than in a separate studio, and it's built for complete beginners. If you've always wanted to try it but didn't know where to start, this is a good way to get the basics down without having to source your own gear first.

One of the best bits is that a crochet craft kit is provided on the day, and you take both the kit and whatever you've made home with you. It's a practical way to walk away with something you've actually finished, and you'll have the kit to keep going on your own afterwards. The session is open to anyone aged 14 and over, so it works as a solo thing or as a bit of a family activity if you've got a teenager at home who's keen on crafts.

There's a specific way this one is sold, though, which makes it a bit different from a standard ticket. It's sold as a gift voucher that's delivered instantly, and the recipient then redeems it for a date and time that suits them. That voucher stays valid for 12 months from the date of purchase, so if you're buying it for someone else, they've got plenty of time to fit it into their schedule. It's the same format running at 88 Hobbycraft stores across the UK, each with its own variety of dates and times, so you're not locked into one specific slot.

The workshop costs £29, and because it's a voucher, it works just as well as a present as it does as something you book for yourself. You'll spend 90 minutes learning the ropes, take home your kit and your first project, and have a full year to use the voucher if you're gifting it.