Crochet a beanie at Fabrik

Learn to crochet a beanie with crochet aficionados Kristin Phillips and Lianne Gould. 

Bring along DK or 8 ply yarn, with the appropriate crochet hook, and with Kristen's and Lianne's expert guidance you'll be on your way to creating your very own beanie or if turned the other way - a textile bowl.

You will also learn how to write a basic beanie pattern and then shown how to tailor it to your preferred crochet style. This will inform the style of your beanie.

 By the end of the session you will have your partially completed beanie (or bowl if you prefer), along with your own customised pattern and a very clear idea of how to complete it at home.

About the workshop facilitators

Lianne has been teaching traditional craft for an embarrassing number of years and is rewarded by seeing people understanding what they’re doing and enjoying the process.

Kristin has been a textile conservator for over 30 years teaching many students about conservation. She is also a textile artist with crochet, amongst others, being a mainstay.

Other things you need to know

• Suitable for participants with basic crochet skills, 12 years and older
  

• We provide paper and pens for creating the beanie pattern.
• You bring along your favourite yarn (DK or 8 ply) and appropriately sized crochet hook. 
• Tea and coffee provided

• Cancellations after 5pm Friday 7 March cannot be reimbursed.

This workshop is presented in association with Hooked, Fabrik's Fringe Festival exhibition of crochet old and new. Hooked is representative of the collections of crochet addicts, Kristin Phillips and Lianne Gould, who collect, study and make crochet. Exhibition duration: 14 February - 30 March 2025. Find out more about Hooked here

Here's an entire shot of a beanie created by one of the workshop facilitators.

Kristin and Lianne at launch of knitting pattern and replica balaclavas for Sir Douglas Mawsons’ Iconic Balaclava, for South Australia Museum on anniversary of Centenary of Sir Douglas Mawsons’ first journey to Antarctica.