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Beginner Crochet

Meets Wednesdays 10:00–11:30 AM · 11 enrolled

This is crochet from absolute zero, for people who have never held a hook and think their hands are hopeless. They're not. Over six weeks we'll cover holding the hook (I'll show you two ways and let you pick), chains and single crochet, reading a written pattern, granny squares (fussy, I know), fixing mistakes without crying, and two real projects: a cotton washcloth first, then a small blanket.

Come expecting arithmetic, not spa vibes. Crochet is counting, and you'll do fine once you make peace with that. You will drop stitches and you will pull work out. That's the skill, not the failure.

You'll leave with a washcloth in your hands and a blanket started. Bring a cheap aluminum hook and a ball of cotton yarn.

Lessons

  1. Getting Your Hands On It

    Supplies, holding the hook, and making a chain that doesn't look like a disaster.

  2. The Single Crochet

    The one stitch that gets you a washcloth, done until it stops feeling like a fight.

  3. Reading a Pattern

    Written patterns without the gauge lecture that scares everyone off.

  4. Your First Real Project: The Washcloth

    Cotton yarn, single crochet, a finished object you can hand somebody.

  5. Fixing Mistakes Without Crying

    How to find the problem, pull work back, and stop babying a bad row.

  6. Granny Squares and a Small Blanket

    Working in the round the way I actually do it, then joining squares into a blanket you'll start here.

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