Five aspects of Crochet bringing calmness

  • “Crochet for the Absolute Beginner” (see items to purchase) is still heralded as the illustrated book to learn from
  • Attend a workshop which is for anyone of any age, both men and women: check venue for stairs.
  • Crochet Design caters for all skill levels from those unable to crochet to experienced crocheters
  • If interested in Tunisian, broomstick, hairpin crochet and all other aspects of the craft you can expand you skill with Pauline Turner, the International Diploma in Crochet, or at a workshop
  • Whatever your background or culture, artists and designers as well as researchers and historians will find useful information through Crochet Design

Crochet brings a sense of calm

  • The steady rhythmic movement of the crochet hook working a repeat pattern helps to reduce stress levels allowing you to be more relaxed
  • The fact that crochet is a tactile hands-on craft, means it satisfies a much-neglected sense which is the sense of touch.
  • Crochet is a perfect medium to allow the vibration from different colours to be absorbed into the energy field of the crocheter. This is a valuable way to restore health in the body as well as the mind.
  • When bored crochet can actively stimulate the brain by working challenging projects or learning a new technique such as Tunisian, broomstick, hairpin, Irish crochet, or Aran-style.
  • Crocheting in public often attracts comments from onlookers. These casual comments can ease loneliness if you live alone or have to be alone for long periods.
Eric Morecambe wearing crochet

Pauline Turner

Pauline Turner

7 Spectrums of Colour




New Book

'The Art of Tunisian Crochet' Published by Crowood: ISBN 978 1 78500 924 2

Although transport challenges delayed delivery of this book printed in Portugal it has now arrived and being distributed to retailers.

The Art of Tunisian Crochet is the last of a long line of books Pauline Turner has written on crochet since 1980, including Crochet for the Absolute Beginner - a bestseller since 2003 published by Search Press

Crochet for Beginners

Pauline Turner

Pauline Turner was born and has lived, taught, and owned a craft/education business in Lancashire all of her life. Although crochet was the last of the 41 crafts she taught, she is often referred to as a pioneer of crochet.

Her determination in the 1980's to remove the 'granny' stigma attached to crochet, and with the background of knowledge from all her other crafts, Pauline set out to introduce crochet in many innovatory ways. Educational establishments, publishers and craft associations clamoured for her services after she left her full-time post as a lecturer, inviting her to numerous locations ranging from Alaska to New Zealand, Russia to the North Americas, where she taught and demonstrated crochet.

Crochet Design was started in 1985 and since then she has become:

  • Founder of the International Diploma in Crochet distance learning course
  • First editor and Life member of the Knitting and Crochet Guild
  • Crochet Guild of America's board member as an International Liaison Officer from the start of the Guild
  • Honorary Licentiate of the City and Guilds
  • Inducted into the American crochet guild's Hall of Fame

Despite her achievements Pauline loves to be involved in showing the physically impaired, the emotionally stressed, and those in need, how to crochet. Her only regret is there are insufficient hours in the day to do all she would like to do.

“Thank you for a great weekend workshop. From teaching skills to colour, I learned a lot both on a personal level and have a few new ideas for my own teaching in school and with crochet. It was lovely to meet the others and see crochet from their perspective. The chats and the coffee together after we finished on Saturday all added to the weekend. Getting my Certificate for Part I was a special and proud moment for me too. Once again, thank you for the wonderful weekend of interaction and reflection”