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Intro to Crochet

Week 1 (Basics)

2025-11-04 17:30:00 2025-11-04 19:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Intro to Crochet This Intro to Crochet Course provides a standard overview to beginner’s crochet. Attendees can expect to learn how to understand tension, create crochet stitches, weave in ends, switch colors, and complete beginner friendly projects each week. *See full calendar listing for additional details. East Washington Branch -

Tuesday, November 04
5:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-04 17:30:00 2025-11-04 19:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Intro to Crochet This Intro to Crochet Course provides a standard overview to beginner’s crochet. Attendees can expect to learn how to understand tension, create crochet stitches, weave in ends, switch colors, and complete beginner friendly projects each week. *See full calendar listing for additional details. East Washington Branch -

This Intro to Crochet Course provides a standard overview to beginner’s crochet. Attendees can expect to learn how to understand tension, create crochet stitches, weave in ends, switch colors, and complete beginner friendly projects each week. *See full calendar listing for additional details.

This weekly series builds upon itself, so attendees should feel comfortable with the previous topics to attend the second, third, or fourth weeks. 

  1. Basics: How to hold a hook and yarn, understanding tension, and chains and single crochets.
  2. Doubles: Half double and double crochet, sewing by hand, crochet techniques.
  3. Triples: Triple crochet and switching colors linearly.
  4. Switching: Switching colors to create checkers, the magic circle

Attendees will leave with yarn and hook to practice in-between classes. 

Excited about crochet? Check out these specialized book lists from library staff!

Made possible by Friends of the Library through gifts to to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Class/Workshop | Art/Crafts/Hobbies |

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East Washington Branch

Phone: 317-275-4360

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About the branch

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  • Irvington Branch on Saturday 6/28
  • Glendale Branch on Saturday 7/26
  • College Ave Branch on Saturday 9/27
  • Spades Park Branch on Saturday 10/25

Each program starts at 11:00am. Everyone is welcome!

This program is made possible by a gift to the Library Foundation in support of LGBTQ+ programming. 

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