Crochet for Beginners - Mansfield Woodhouse Library - Adult Learning

Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Mansfield Woodhouse

Date	15 April - 20 May 2026
Sessions	Wednesdays: 10am - 12pm
No. sessions	6
Venue	Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Mansfield Woodhouse View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 10
Cost	FREE - £48

About this course

On this course you will learn how to hold a crochet hook and yarn/wool to create a purse or bag. You will learn a variety of crochet stitches and how to sew the sides up to make a small purse/bag/glass case or pencil case. We will learn about the history of Crochet and gain an understanding of the different terminology used for English and American crochet stitches and crochet hook size conversion, US & UK.

Whilst working towards creating a small bag of your choice, you will learn how to create different stitches including a single, double, half double, treble and slip stitch. This course is ideal for people who are starting out on their crochet journey – no previous experience is required!

What you will need to bring to the course:

A drink – water or juice

notebook and pen

a hook size 4/4.5/or 5

Light-coloured yarn/wool

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014