Michiana Hookers🧶🪝 -Monthly Crocheting Circle – Beginners to Advanced

**🔍👀🫵THIS is a discovery meetup (not an actual meetup event YET -** *there is no in-person meetup scheduled yet***)** —

Who is interested in **committing to a monthly** **hooking in a circle** with other joyful hookers? 🧶🪝

It does not have to be crochet, but I am a beginner hooker with grandiose plans and figure like-minded hookers might want to do so in a social circle! *(we will not judge you clickity clacking knitters who decide to join us).*

**RSVP YES and answer the questions and/or comment below. Feel free to post a photo or 2 of your recent projects, if you have any.**

**Date/Time: thinking – Monthly 2nd or 3rd Sunday’s at 2 or 3p**

**Location:** thinking – the St Joe Public libraries have some spaces avail for rent – free for community clubs and nonprofits — not sure if we qualify, but I will find out depending on interest. If a small circle (4-8) we could also volunteer our homes or meet at quiet cafe’s. There is an existing crochet circle at the Miami library and 1 or 2 at cafes/bars & many online venues.

*I was thinking of reserving at the Main downtown south bend library classroom as a starting point.*

**Materials:** *Beginners:* larger crochet hook, small scissors, and cheap thick strand yarn that doesn’t split (ask Joanne’s/hobby lobby/Walmart/Meijers helpers; *Not-beginners*: you do you. Goodwill sometimes has bags of scrap yarn/hooks, that are good enough to begin with. Or many of us have extra.

**The Idea:**

1. Each scheduled meetup would include a beginner’s YouTube video to complete prior to the circle…primarily for those brand new to hooking to try/practice before the circle meetup.
2. At the circle meetup, the first 15 min would be spent with those in the know helping the newbies with any issues they had with the new stitches. Followed by a brief in-person tutorial on an easy project the new stitches can be used for.
3. the rest of the circle time would be spent working on the same project chosen by the group but possibly at different skill levels. IE: Beginner: 1 color granny square(s) Intermediate: multicolor granny square purse/bag Advanced: fancy, layered frilly, granny square project.
OR
we could bring whatever project we are currently working on.
OR
we could create a GROUP charity piece together such as:
4. project afghans/scarves for sick kids, women’s refuge, hospice, nursing homes, etc. These often turn out really fun, but can be a bit of a challenge to connect together.

*Feel free to add suggestions and comments as to the best day/time/location/info, etc…!*

If a minimum of 8 are interested, I will create our first Sunday Happy Hookers Meetup for February or March 2025.

**Everyone** is welcome; if you can hold a hook, you can crochet!! Feel free to forward the link to all your hooking friends!!

**😃🤗✌️🕊️🙋‍♀️As always, kindness and inclusivity are a must! Say hi to everyone and strike-up a chat with anyone who seems to be on their own. Many of US are social loners and need a bit of warming up with a big smile.**