This is a masks required class. Please stay home if you are sick to prioritize the needs of the our immune compromised community.
A skilled crochet-er and designer - Anna- will teach you how to crochet at a beginner level in general along with the techniques you will need to create two different flowers - a daisy and a forget-me-not! Once you are done with both, you will move on to adding metals and using supplies to either make a keychain or make a second copy and a pair of earrings!
Before starting the flowers, you will choose whether you want to make earrings or a chain or keychain with your flower, and based on that, the teacher will help you choose a good hook size to use for your design. If you want to bring your own hooks to use, that's great too. We will be using green, yellow, white, and blue yarn that we will provide and your ticket purchase will include.
The instructor will teach how to crochet step by step and will be happy to correct your hands, hook, or yarn techniques in person almost like a yoga instructor going through the fundamentals. We will go through how to chain, single crochet, double crochet, double treble crochet, slip stitch, weave in ends, and how Anna uses the techniques for their crochet earring business where they sell similar products! Once you practice and go through these fundamentals, Anna will apply the techniques for the flower with you while following the pattern.
Anna will be showing you and walking through what the instructions mean and how it looks in real time! They'll teach you how to finish both flowers along with how to weave in the ends of the yarn like they do for their own earrings for sale. Then you will select which metals you need from the Resistor's supplies and materials included in your ticket purchase, and Anna will help you use pliers to attach the metals to the flowers and the keychain circle or earring hooks. If you want to make another copy of one of the earrings to have a matching pair, there will also be time for that if you want to stay longer with them to help you through it a second time.
Who is this class for:
This class is good for someone who has never crocheted before, someone starting out, a beginner, or someone with a little experience who wants to learn to make the flowers and get some spring accessories out of a refresher class, or someone who is more experienced than that but still would benefit from a class on how to crochet some flowers and make earrings or a keychain out of them.
Please reach out for a pay-what-you-can/free ticket if you are unable to purchase a ticket due to a financial barrier. We will have a few need-based spots available if you email classes@nycresistor.com
The Instructor:
Anna or PetriDishBaby Designs have been crocheting for many years now, and they are a small business seller of crochet earrings- on Etsy and on display @ theNonbinarianBike bookstore. Anna has made hundreds of crochet flowers and designed some of their own for various projects.
In their words,
Crocheting has been so much better than I could have guessed for my creative self. It got me through grad school and an unpaid internship, and so many trainings without losing my mind. It is one of my favorite ways to stim as a Neurodivergent while working towards a project. I have a background in mental health and a lot of experience teaching/explaining things/webinar presenting/etc., and I love learning and helping folks gain access to creative therapeutic resources like crafting and crochet.
NYC Resistor:
We are a proactively inclusive space, and prioritize creating opportunities for the whole community to engage with our events, across all identities of race, creed, ethnicity, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical appearance, and ability; please read our Code of Conduct to familiarize yourself with our community's values before attending. We are also an 18+ space, and accessibility information can be found here.
