Beginners Crochet Course: Make a Farmers Market Tote Bag

The Nest is a sustainable fashion collective on a mission to fight the toxic cycle of overconsumption and textile waste through our decluttering services, secondhand store, community events, and educational workshops.Together, we inspire authenticity and sustainability by shifting mindsets, encouraging slow consumption, and ultimately diverting textile waste out of landfills.Based in Providence, RI.

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Learn how to crochet with Keelin in this 4 week course. Leave confident in your crochet skills and with a cute new tote bag for summer!

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Participants will learn how to crochet over this 4 week course. This course is ideal for beginners, or someone with little knowledge of crochet. We will cover reading patterns, multiple crochet stitches and learn step by step how to make a mesh tote bag, perfect for summer! Who you are: You are brand new to crochet or have little knowledge of crochet.Class Structure: Hands-on class lead by textile extraordinaire, Keelin Maloney. We will meet every Monday for 4 weeks, 6-8pm. Weather permitting, we can schedule classes outdoors. Class Curriculum:Week one: The basics- how to hold a crochet hook, how to single and double crochet, how to chain, how to start a project. Week Two: Reading the pattern. We will go over basics for reading a crochet pattern and will begin our bag. Week three: Work week! Working on the body of the bag. Important to come to next class with body of bag completed. Week four: Finishings, straps and sides of bags. This course's classes are: Monday May 19, 26, June 2, 9. What to Bring:1 color of medium weight, thicker cotton or acrylic 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 <a href="https://creativereusecenterri.org/" title="https://creativereusecenterri.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Creative Reuse Center </a>or a thrift store. If you want to buy new we suggest <a href="https://www.michaels.com/search?q=yarn" title="https://www.michaels.com/search?q=yarn" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michaels</a>, <a href="https://www.woolandthegang.com/en" title="https://www.woolandthegang.com/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wool and the Gang</a> or any craft store. What's Provided:Crochet hooksMarket tote bag pattern Outcomes: Participants will create and design a farmers market tote bag, and will be confident in starting other crochet projects by learning and reading patterns. * 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.

Meet your teacher <a href="https://www.instagram.com/keelinit.textiles/" title="https://www.instagram.com/keelinit.textiles/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Keelin Maloney</a>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.

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