CRAFTY THURSDAYS: Turn "Knot Again" into "Look What I Made"

Hooked: Beginner Crochet Without the Boring Bits

So you want to crochet but have no clue how to hold the yarn without tangling yourself into a cat’s cradle? Perfect. This class starts at square one—slip knots, chaining, and those first wobbly single crochets that eventually turn into something you’ll actually want to show off.

We’ll cover all the good stuff: how to hold and tension your yarn like you mean it, three essential stitches, simple increases and decreases, plus how to read beginner charts without your eyes glazing over.

Here’s what you’ll get:
- Step-by-step guidance, paced to match you
- A crash course in crochet lingo
- The skills to start tackling real projects
- A legit excuse to sit still and call it “mindfulness”

Crochet is equal parts creativity and calm. By the end, you’ll have the confidence (and the stitches) to keep going long after class is over.

Skill Level: Beginner (Must be able to do single crochet)

Price: $30 plus supplies

Teacher: Tim Cardy

Tim Cardy: Lifelong fiber obsessive, unapologetic thread hoarder, and the mildly overqualified founder of a handmade empire built one stitch—and one questionable impulse buy—at a time

Tim has been tangled up in thread and fiber for over 50 years—and teaching for more than 30, from kitchen tables to institutions that should’ve known better. He has racked up ribbons in everything from felting to fashion design, built Victorian costumes that could legally qualify as architecture, and once made a doll so detailed it creeped people out (that was a win, by the way).

He has even earned two advanced degrees in Historical Fashion designs and late 19th- and early 20th-century decorative handcrafts—because when you go in - go all the way!

Tim’s résumé reads like a fiber arts fever dream: yarn mills, upholstery sourcing, fashion costing at Levi-Strauss, R&D at DuPont, and textile restoration work at the Met and the V&A. Basically, he’s done it all—except take up golf ( - who has the time to chase little balls around on a giant lawn? )

Tim take fiber seriously. But himself? Not even a little. Every yarn in the shop has been hand-picked, every vendor side-eyed for quality and ethics. Whether you’re nervously knitting your first garter stitch or hiding skeins in your laundry basket—he sees you. And he approves.