Knitting & Crochet Projects

Sew In Brighton Sewing School is now closed down permanently, but you can have private knitting and crochet lessons here with our teachers directly. Please visit https://www.sewinbrighton.co.uk/teachers-new-classes for details

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Create any of these knitting & crochet projects in our One-to-One knit & crochet lessons at a time that suits you

What to make & what to bring with you
Take a look at our knitting & crochet projects page below. Each project will indicate skill level, estimated number of hours needed to complete the project, plus what to bring along to your lesson.

Alternatively, feel free to bring along your current knitting or crochet project for including yarn, patterns and needles and our teacher Susan will be able to help you!

	Cable knitted wrist warmers Time: 8-10 hours of 121 lessons Level: Improver Bring: 1x100g balls of wool 'chunky' yarn. The yarn used in the picture is brand name 'Sirdar Tweedie Chunky' but you can use any wool that is called 'chunky'. Knitting Needles: 1 pair of 6.5mm needles 1 pair of 5.5mm needles A cable needle that's suitable for Chunky yarn. Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Simple knitted wrist warmers Time: 3-5 hours of 121 lessons Level: Suitable for beginners Bring: 1 x 50g ball of Aran yarn (wool, cotton or manmade fibre) balls in colour of choice 1 pair of 5mm knitting needles Download the pattern HERE Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Striped knitted wrist warmers Time: 5-7 hours of 121 lessons Level: Improver Bring: 3 x 50g ball of Aran yarn (wool, cotton or manmade fibre) balls in different colours of choice 1 pair of 5mm knitting needles Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Knitted cushion with shape design Time: 5-7 hours of 121 lessons Level: Improver Bring: If knitting in double knit yarn, bring 4 x 50g of the main colour and 1 x 50g ball of the contrast colour (ie the cream star shape) If knitting with Aran yarn, bring 100g of the main colour and 50g of the contrast colout. You may wish to avoid black yarn generally as it’s harder to see what you are doing 12” cushion pad Half a metre (any width 44"- 60") square of cotton non stretch fabric for cushion backing Thread that matches the colour of the main wool Knitting Needles - If knitting in double knit yarn use 4mm needles. If knitting in Aran yarn, use 5mm needles. A hand sewing needle - large eye that yarn can fit through Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Crochet Granny Squares - for bunting, a cushion, a blanket Time: 3-4.5 hours of 121 lessons Level: Suitable for beginner or improver (An absolute beginner will need 2 classes to learn this from scratch and make your first granny square!) Bring: Rowan Handknit Cotton yarns (a nice yarn for beginners to use as its not too thin) or any other double knitting yarn can be used. Choose as many or few colors as you like - we used 4 different colours here. Crochet hook size 3.5mm preferable / 4mm ok A large hand sewing needle to join the squares - needs a large eye that yarn can fit through (we have some but you'll need one to finish at home Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Knitted Hat Time: 4-6.5 hours of 121 lessons Level: suitable for beginners/intermediate knitters Bring: 1 pair of 5mm knitting needles 100g of Aran yarn. (Aran is the name of the thickness of the yarn used). Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Knitted Xmas Decs Time: 3-5 hours of 121 lessons Level: Suitable for beginners - intermediate (We have a range of patterns available which range from easy to more complicated.) Bring: 2-3 x 50g balls of different colour double knitting yarns, depending on which colours you wish to use (ie. red, green and cream as pictured.) We like Rowan Handknit Cotton Double Knit yarn (50g balls) or Sirdar DK (double knit) cotton (100g balls) yarn. You can bring along your own needles or email us if you wish to borrow some from on the day: the horse decoration requires 5mm needles, all other designs here use 3.25mm needles Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Knitted Mobile Phone Cover Classes: 2.5-3 hours of 121 lessons Level: suitable for beginners Bring: If making the striped phone case (right) bring 2 x 50g balls of different colour, double knitting yarn If making the cabled phone case in Aran yarn, bring 1x 100g ball 1 pair of 3.25mm-3.75mm knitting needles for double knitting yarn OR 1 pair 5mm needles for Aran yarn Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Crocheted Christmas Decorations Crochet a star in our 3 hr Beginner Crochet Workshop (all materials included) Crochet the other designs in 3-5 hrs of one to one crochet lessons (bring materials, see below) Snowflake garland, Holly, misteltoe or star decoration Level: suitable for complete beginners and above Bring for one to one lessons: 2-3 x 50g balls of different colour double knitting yarns (ie. red, green and cream as pictured). We like Rowan Handknit Cotton Double Knit (50g balls) or Sirdar DK (double knit) cotton yarn (100g balls). You can bring along your own 3.5mm or 4mm crochet hook or let us know when booking if you need to borrow one

	Childrens knits Time: 10-15 hours of 121 lessons Level: suitable for improvers Bring: Buy a pattern you like click here for where to buy locally See type and quantity of yarn & size of needles needed on pattern you buy Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Scrunchies Time: 3-4 hours of 121 lessons Level: suitable for complete beginners Bring: Materials included or contact for more info Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Baby Booties Time: 3-4 hours of 121 lessons Level: suitable for complete beginners Bring: Materials included or contact for more info Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Lavendar Bags Time: 3-4 hours of 121 lessons Level: suitable for complete beginners Bring: Materials included or contact for more info Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Knitting In The Round Level: Improver Time: 1.5 hours of 3-5 hours of 121 lessons (if you have some knitting experience). A few people have wanted to know how to knit in the round (this involves a circular needle or double pointed needles.We have a few of these in class to demonstrate this. You can bring your own needles for this or practise with ours (we have a limited number of these type and sizes of needles so may be good for practising only) Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Crochet Necklace Time: 4-6 classes Level: Improver Bring: The free pattern and making instructions from Elise Engh Studios (here) plus any materials and needles listed in the pattern instructs Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons
	Free online patterns Bring along the ingredients they list & we can help you make them in class: Our Pinterest knitting page has free projects here Top Crochet has a range of free downloadable patterns here with a list of ingredients Or try Prima's free knitting patterns Need advice on what pattern is suitable for your level of experience or help on what to bring? Email us here to ask Book One-to-One knit & crochet lessons

Need advice or help on what to make in your lesson? Email us here to ask

Where to buy knitting supplies

All supplies: C&H fabrics online or Yak in Brighton, The Dropped Stitch in Portslade or Shoreham Knitting and Needlecraft in Shoreham, or try yell.com for knitting supplies shops in your local area.