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Haylee Washcloths — Saturday, February 8th or 15th {Must pre-pay to Reserve your Spot}

This is a great beginner friendly project to learn the basics of crocheting and practice tension. We’ll be using half double crochet stitches for this washcloth, which feels amazing against the skin in the shower and also works well in the kitchen to wash and dry dishes.

Washcloths make excellent gifts and are great projects for on the go and stashbusting. Once you’re comfortable with chaining and half double crocheting in rows, you can apply the same concept to create larger projects, like scarves, shawls, pillow, blankets and more, or even try different techniques and yarns such as changing colors to create stripes or holding a strand of scrubbie yarn together with your cotton yarn for extra scrubbing power.

If you do not want a washcloth, you can follow the same pattern to work up an afghan square that can later be used for other projects, such as a tote bag, throw pillow or blanket.

Cost: $20 — Supplies included

Supplies will include a written crochet pattern with multiple sizes to choose from, 1 ball of worsted weight #4 cotton yarn — specifically, Lion Brand Pima Cotton or Lion Brand Local Grown Cotton — and a H8/5mm crochet hook. I will have other class supplies on hand such as tapestry needles for weaving in ends, scissors and tape measures.

For me, a 7″ size takes just under 45 minutes. This seems like a small amount of time in the two hour span of the class, but as a beginner, you will be starting and possibly restarting so you most likely only get a few rows in by the end of the class. If you have some crochet experience, you may get further or even complete the washcloth and learn how to evenly single crochet around to add a simple border. Pay once for the class, and return in the same time slot on another Saturday or during Sunday Stitching to continue working and/or finish the washcloth together.

In this class you will review / learn how to: read a crochet pattern — make a slip knot — crochet a chain — work into a chain — half double crochet in rows — evenly single crochet around for a simple border (optional) — add a hanging loop (optional) — weave in ends.

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