Level 1 Crocheting Course: Let's Make a Washcloth!

Katie C

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(192)

In this two day course, students will learn about the very basics of crocheting to crochet a simple washcloth. Students will learn how to make a slipknot, the chain stitch and the single crochet stitch.

Class Experience

In this multi-course class, students will learn how to read a crochet pattern in order to make a simple washcloth. This course is designed for absolute beginners, just learning how to crochet. This class also shows the very basic stitches of crocheting - with mastering these stitches, students will be ready to take on more complex patterns!

The first lesson will be about the absolute basics: how to hold the crochet hook and how to do the basic stitches that are often used in crocheting. We...

At the end of this lesson, students will learn how to:
Hold onto a crochet hook
Make a slipknot
Make a chain stitch
Make a single crochet stitch
Read a very basic crochet pattern in order to make a washcloth

I have been crocheting for 6 years now! My expertise is in making amigurumi (the Japanese art of making small toys), but I have also crocheted blankets, hats and scarves as well.

Homework Offered
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0REQUIRED:
-Yarn: It's best to buy acrylic yarn for this course. Any color is fine!
-Crochet hook: the size of the crochet hook does not matter for this lesson, but beginners may have an easier time crocheting with a bigger hook
-Scissors
-Needle: if using regular needles makes you uncomfortable, you can purchase plastic needles from a hobby store

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

I will provide videos showing how to do each of the stitches used in making this project. In addition, after the second lesson, I will provide the washcloth pattern.

Available times

Pacific

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Meet the teacher

Katie C

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(192)

Hello! My name is Katie Connelly. 
A little bit about myself: I graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Art Education in 2014. Since then, I have been in a part of a school setting in one way or another. I was a pre-K...