Master Six Crochet Stitches: 12pm to 3pm
Simple Crochet Stitches for Blankets
Blankets are a beginner’s sweet spot: soothing, cozy, and basically therapy with yarn. But let’s be honest—pick a stitch that’s too fancy, and suddenly you’re unraveling rows, side-eyeing the tutorial, and questioning all your life choices. Stick with simple stitches, let your hook do the flirting, and watch your blanket come together without the drama.
Learn: simple granny square, shell, moss/linen, Suzette, granny cluster & picot stitches.
Skill Level: Beginner (Must be able to do single crochet)
Ages 16+ (or with permission from teacher)
Supplies:
Midweight Yarn (at least one skein)
Appropriate Crochet Hook
Price: $30
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.