Crochet master, Phyllis Royal at
St Dominic’s Community Centre
Local Faces: Phyllis Royal
THE CRAFT of crochet is said to have been invented by shepherds to pass the time while tending to their flocks in northern Europe and involved using a long, straight needle with a hooked end to manipulate wool or other fibres, writes Ken Doyle.
The hooked end allowed the shepherd to pull the yarn through loops and create intricate designs similar to modern crochet.
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