Introduction

What can't you do with a crochet hook? Crochet is perhaps the easiest and most versatile single strand textile skill you can learn. It is one that allows you to create in any direction. If you can steer a pencil across a page, you soon will be able to steer a crochet hook and control a strand of yarn to perform basic stitches and joins. Once you have mastered how to hold the hook, and can make a chain stitch, you have learned the foundation for all that will follow.

What is it good for?
~ You can use the most basic of crochet stitches to apply a finished edge to pieces of cloth.
~ You can create square, round, hexagonal and irregular motifs that can be joined to make afghans, blankets, shawls & clothing.
~ You can create 3-D objects like slippers, hats, bags, vessels and stuffed animals. You can begin with a circle and create in the round or with a linear row. You can then branch off in any direction....easy!

In this weekend workshop students will practice basic crochet skills :
~ how to hold a crochet hook and control the yarn supply between their fingers
~ how to chain
~ how to make joins (slip stitch)
~ basic stitches (single, half-double, and double crochet)
~ how to choose a crochet hook size
~ how to choose the right yarn for the project.

In this two-session class, students will have a week in between to practice and create with their foundational skills at their own pace. At the second session Lausanne will offer pointers for more fluid hand motion, demonstrate several construction and design options for students to try, discuss how to read commercial patterns, and help students plan a project that uses their newly honed skills.