Hobbycraft Beginners Guide to Crocheting a Granny Square for Two

Hobbycraft is running a beginners' guide to crocheting a granny square at their Sheffield store on Tuesday 27 October. It's a 90-minute in-store workshop, and the whole thing is set up for two people to do together, so you'll need a partner to bring along.

If you've never picked up a crochet hook before, this is exactly where you start. The session focuses on the granny square — that classic, chunky little square that's the building block for so many other things. Once you've got the hang of it, you can join a few together to make a blanket, a bag, or a cushion cover, so it's a useful skill to have under your belt. It's a beginners' guide, which means they'll walk you through the basics from the ground up rather than assuming you already know your way around a stitch.

Because it's a workshop for two, it works well as a shared activity. You'll both be working through the same steps side by side, which makes it easier to check your progress against each other and sort out any mistakes as you go. It's a 90-minute session, so it's a contained bit of learning that fits into a morning or afternoon without taking over your whole day.

It's held at the Hobbycraft store in Sheffield, and the cost is £58 for the two of you. The voucher is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase, which gives you plenty of flexibility on when you actually go in, though they recommend booking at least four weeks in advance to make sure you get the slot you want.