Ready, steady, hook!
Hundreds of hooksters joined forces in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people crocheting simultaneously – and Simply Crochet was there! Designer Marianne Rawlins reports...
For me, crochet is a solitary pastime. I brew a cup of tea, put on a podcast and curl up in a comfy chair, hook in one hand, yarn in the other. This wasn’t the case on Friday, 24 February this year, however, when I found myself crocheting alongside hundreds of fellow hooksters, all as obsessed with the craft as me.
You see, I had made the long pilgrimage from my home in Bath to Derby Arena in order to take part in a new Guinness World Record attempt for the most people simultaneously crocheting together in one room. I had travelled with Sara Huntington, the editor of
Simply Crochet,
and fellow crochet designer Fran Morgan, whose garments frequently grace the cover of this magazine. Here’s how our day unfolded...