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Mandala Crochet Weekend
3 days from £575pp
Your Tour Includes
- 2 days tuition with Emma Leith, kit included
- 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
- Tea/coffee during workshops
- Complimentary WIFI
- Services of an experienced Retreat Manager
Experts
Holiday Overview
Enjoy two days with Emma exploring new crochet stitches and perfecting your skills, working on a beautiful mandala that will be the centrepiece of any table setting. For those wishing to take it a step further Emma will guide you in a follow up motif, creating a textured floral hexagon that can be adapted to make a blanket.
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Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 3 day itinerary
Skill Level: This retreat assumes a confidence in the basic crochet stitches: double crochet, half treble crochet and treble crochet. If you can make a granny square, you can make a mandala! Not suitable for complete beginners.
Requirements List: 4.5mm crochet hook, scissors, yarn needle, stitch marker. If you intend to take things further with the follow-up motif, you will also need to bring a 4mm crochet hook and 5 x 25g balls of acrylic double knit (5 colours of your choosing).
Check in to your room from 3pm. Get to know your expert, Retreat Manager and fellow crafters over dinner this evening.
Included Meals
- Dinner
We begin our mandalas with the magic loop as we work our way out from the centre learning new stitches with every round. You will work at your own pace, with Emma teaching you everything you need to know along the way.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
Today you can either continue with your mandala or get to work on a new pattern to create decorative, textured, hexagonal motifs using double knit yarn from your personal stash.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
Highlights
- Workshop
Tour Notes: Although there are no mobility requirements for this tour, please note that you will need to be able to make your own way between our workshop rooms, your bedroom and the restaurant, which could involve walks of up to 5 minutes. If you require full disabled access, please check with us before booking.
Accommodation
You will stay for two nights at the 4-star Blunsdon House Hotel.
Blunsdon House Hotel
Set in 30 acres of beautiful countryside, the 4-star Blunsdon House Hotel is situated in the village of Broad Blunsdon. All the individually decorated bedrooms have flat screen televisions, a safety deposit box, telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. There are two restaurants and three bars to relax and enjoy a drink after a day of exploring or alternatively take a swim in the hotels indoor heated swimming pool or take a walk around the beautiful grounds of the hotel.
Hotel Facilities
- Guest Lounge
- Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Lift
- Disabled Rooms Available
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
- Gym
- Free Car Parking
Room Facilities
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Safe Box
- Free Wifi
- Ensuite Facilities
Single Room Supplement from £80.00
