Beginners Crochet Course: Make a Granny Square Balaclava
Schedule
Mon, 20 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Mon, 17 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Nest | Providence, RI
About this Event
Who you are: Someone who wants to learn how to crochet or someone who knows how to crochet and wants to join us to make a balaclava project!
Class Structure: This is a 5-week course hosted on Mondays from 6-8pm. See curriculum below if interested. If you do not compelte your balaclava no fret! We host our Stitch & Bitch Accounibility Group every Monday and you can come to finish with Keelin's help if needed.
This course's classes are: Monday October 20th, October 27th, November 3rd, November 10th and November 17th.
What to Bring:
A notebook
3 Colors of medium weight acrylic, cotton, or wool yarn.
Everything is included except students need to bring their own yarn. We would usually provide, but we wanted to allow attendees to customize their yarn colors. We suggest to buy your yarn secondhand at the or a thrift store. If you want to buy new we suggest , or any craft store.
What's Provided:
Size 5mm Crochet Hook
Balaclava Crochet Pattern
Outcomes: You'll leave this class with basic crochet skills to use on future projects and a completed balaclava. We highly encourage graduates of this course to continue coming on Mondays to our Accountability Club.
* No refund is given for any missed classes in the course. It is your responsibility to come to each class. If a class needs to be missed you can communicate with Keelin.
Course Structure
In this 5 week course, you'll learn to crochet and make a granny square balaclava.
- Learn basics of chaining, single and double crochet, granny square pattern
- Learn how to gauge yarn and read patterns
- Learn how to assemble a granny square balaclava
- Learn hand stitching and finishing techniques
Week one
- Beginners crochet
- How to chain
- Verbiage
- Single and double crochet
- Leave with written instructions with visuals
Week two
Come to class with questions
Begin how to crochet a granny square
Week three
Work week!
Week four
Work week! Finish squares
Week five
Assemble granny squares into balaclava
Add single crochet border
Meet your teacher
Keelin is a Providence native, textile lover, and host of our knitting club! She has a background in hand knitting, machine knitting, weaving and natural dyeing. Her years in fine art school have lead her to create knit collections and participate in local sustainable fashion projects.
Where is it happening?
The Nest, 272 Carpenter Street, Providence, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 129.89
