Annette learned to knit & crochet when she was very young when her mom taught her the basics. Since then she's taught herself how to read patterns and a few more advanced techniques. She knit & crochet sporadically for most of her life, but really took to it about 8 years ago when her now husband mentioned how he longed for a Dr. Who-style scarf. She made the scarf and has been hooked ever since. (get it? hooked! she teaches crochet and you use a hook... nevermind)

She loves making more unusual items, and frequently brings out her inner geek via yarn. Some of her more preferred items to crochet are hats and amigurumi (stuffed animals), but she sometimes is known to make a delicate crochet lace shawl or baby blanket. During football season its not unusual to find many steeler-themed hats, critters, and more appear from under her hook.

When not at the shop you can usually find her biking around the city or playing with the bunnies at the Animal Rescue League.

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Beginner/Advanced Beginner Crochet - $25 2 Hours

Experience Level - No experience to basic knowledge
Always wanted to learn how to crochet? Did someone teach you once long, long ago and you’ve forgotten your teachings? Already learned some basics and would like to know more stitches and techniques? Let us help you out! Beginning crochet will walk you through chain, single crochet, and double crochet. Work a small sampler square and possibly venture into knitting in a spiral, as time allows.

Student's Choice Crochet - $25 2 Hours

Need help with a specific technique or project? Ask for student's choice crochet classes! Annette is happy to help you plow through directions, give guidance, or just hold your hand as you work on whatever it is you need help with.

Amigurumi Crochet: Octopus, Penguin, Pony, or Student’s Choice - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease, and working in the round.
Never heard of Amigurumi? I bet you’ve seen them—they’re those cute little crochet stuffed animals. Take our Amigurumi class and you too can make one! Students will not complete their critter in class, but should leave feeling able to finish on their own. Be sure to sign up for the class you want—octopus, penguin, pony, or student’s choice. If doing a student’s choice, student must provide pattern and notify Annette of what you’d like to make.

Flower Pincushion - $25 2 Hours

Advanced Beginner: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, increases, and working in the round.
Learn to whip up a cute flower pincushion in no time! This is a great, simple, and fast project great for beginners looking to make something more than a scarf but not ready to tackle the more difficult patterns. Makes a great gift and is fun for you too! Students should be able to complete one pincushion in class time (or come really close!)

Mesh Bottle Bag - $25 2 hours

Make your own custom mesh bag to carry your water bottle! Makes it easier to carry your reusable bottle with you, great for the environment, and helps keep you healthy & hydrated! A simple pattern, great for beginners and will be completely customized for the bottle of your choice! (Be sure to bring a bottle with you to shape around!) Students will finish or nearly finish their bag, depending on skill level and bottle size.

Recycled Grocery Bag - $25 2 Hours

Make a grocery bag by recycling old ones! You can learn how to make “yarn” from used plastic grocery bags and will then start crocheting a simple bag made with it! Good for the environment *and* lots of fun! Easy to customize the bag to suit your needs and wants—make it as big or small as you desire! Students will need to bring their own plastic bags for yarn-making.

Crochet Socks - $25 2 Hours

Socks aren’t just for knitting! Crochet socks are just as fun, and are especially great for lounging or slipper-socks. Learn the basic construction of crochet socks, just in time for the Summer of Socks and Lace! Start now for those holiday gifts and make some feet happy!

Flowery Headband - $25 2 Hours

What better way to keep your hair out of your face than with a handmade flower headband? Fashionable, and fun to make, it’s a great gift idea too for any lovely ladies or little girls in your life. Students will follow a basic pattern idea but will completely customize their own floral headband and should leave with a finished project! How fun!

Garden Flower Curtain Ties - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease, working in the round, and fastening off.
Bring in the Spring Flowers with some wonderful floral curtain ties! Make beautiful and functional drapery ties that match your décor and spruce up the windows. Fully customizable—students can make their ties to whatever size they please but most likely won’t finish in one class.

Market Bag - $25 2 Hours

Advanced Beginner: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease, working in the round, and fastening off.
Love your Mother Earth and make a great reusable mesh bag! Stretchy yet strong, great for groceries or carrying other items, this is a great way to be crafty and help the environment. We won’t work from a direct pattern, instead we’ll just “wing it” by using basic design and formula. Great to learn to break away from the strictness of patterns, and learn to read you work. Unless you’re making a small bag you won’t finish in one class, but should leave feeling good about what to do and able to finish on your own.

Mesh Hat/Bun Cover - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease, working in the round, and fastening off.
Love hats but find the spring & summer months too warm for them? Now you can make a fun, breezy, mesh hat that’s open and airy and great for the sunny days ahead. Hat is easily adjustable and can be made in super-small sizes as bun covers or made extra large as a snood—it’s up to you! Once you get the repeat sequence down you should have no problem continuing the hat beyond class if you aren’t able to finish in time. Quick & easy and lots of fun!

Rasta Tam - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease, working in the round, and fastening off.
Want to make a fun Rasta Hat that’s just for you? Fun & colorful & easy to make any size you desire. And who doesn’t love a hat? Use a lighter fiber yarn and it’s great for springtime wearing. Students who are proficient in the needed skills should be able to finish the hat on their own.

Intro to Crochet Lace: Eva's Shawl Pattern - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease and fastening off.
In this class, we'll explore the basics of lace crochet while beginning a beautiful, versatile shawl. This shawl can be worked in any weight of yarn from lace to worsted and can be adjusted to a variety of sizes. Students will not finish the project in class, but will get started on the three row repeat and will be shown the border. Students who are proficient in the needed skills should be able to leave confident of their ability to finish the shawl on their own.

Lacy Triangle Necklace - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease and fastening off.
Make a fast and beautiful lacy, beaded necklace. Students will make a beautiful lacy choker, complete with optional beads and sequins. The pattern was written by and featured on Crochetology.net, and now you can make one too! The class should finish or nearly finish the necklace in one session, depending on student’s skills.

Pattern Reading - $25 2 Hours

Beginner, Advanced Beginner, or Intermediate
Learn to really read those crazy confusing crochet patterns. Learn to decipher and follow crochet charts. Learn to read your own work so you can figure out what you’re doing! In this class there will be a lot of reading, combined with a little bit of doing to help understand patterns & charts. Students should bring a pattern that they would like to learn to read and start in class.

Star Dishcloth/Blanket - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increasing, and working in the round.
Learned the basics and ready to move on from just making squares and rectangle? Want to follow a pattern but feeling a little intimidated about where to start? Want to try more than 1 color? Start here! This basic pattern will show students how to follow a basic pattern, crochet in the round, switch colors, and use different stitch types to create a simple star-shaped washcloth. If the student prefers, they can continue the pattern to make a larger item like a baby blanket or afghan—you’ll get the basics and should have no trouble continuing on your own.

Beginning Tunsian Crochet - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease, working in the round, fastening off, and reading work.
What is Tunisian/Afghan Crochet? It’s a different way to crochet that’s almost like a crochet-knit hybrid. It uses a looooong crochet hook and is great for making scarves, dishcloths, afghans, and more! Students will learn the basics of starting, working, and finishing on a small square. Once the basics are established you can choose to begin a larger basic project of your choice. A Tunisian Crochet hook is recommended, but the basics can be taught on a standard sized one if you’d like to see what it’s all about before investing in a hook.

Tunisian Entrelac Crochet - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with introductory Tunisian Crochet, chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease, working in the round, fastening off, and reading work.
Learned Tunisian crochet and ready for a little something more exciting? Then do some Entrelac! Its oodles of fun, can be done with a normal or Tunisian crochet hook, and is a great way to create colorful projects. The class will make a small square/rectangle (depending on time and pacing) and should leave students prepared to tackle their own project.

Tunisian Entrelac Crochet Bag - $25 2 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with introductory Tunisian Crochet, Entrelac Tunisian Crochet, chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease, working in the round, fastening off, and reading work.
Now it’s time to move on with your Tunisian Crochet knowledge! Learn to make an awesome Entrelac bag by working Tunisian Entrelac in the round! Whoa, awesome! Use a large hook and animal fiber yarn and you can even felt it! Students won’t finish bag in one class, but will get going a good bit and will be able to finish on their own.

Snowflake Afghan - $252 Hours

Intermediate: Students must be comfortable with chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease and fastening off.
Get started on a lap blanket or afghan! This wonderful pattern will show students how to make the basic construction of a hexagon-based pieced together afghan. In class we’ll make a few of the snowflake hexagons and learn ways to stitch them together.  A great project to make as a gift and easy to make as big or small as you’d like!  You should leave the class feeling confident in your abilities to make
more hexagons and able to assemble them into an afghan of your own.

Kids Beginning Crochet - $20 1.5 Hours

Does your child pester you to learn to crochet? Bring them by for an hour and a half of instruction in basic crochet stitches! Annette will walk them through chaining, single crochet, half double crochet, and double crochet. Also includes a quick overview of different yarns and fibers. Ages 8 and up.

Kids Beginning Knitting - $20 1.5 Hours

Are these words familiar -- "Mooooooooooooom (or Daaaaaaad), I wanna knit, too!"? Do you get frustrated trying to teach your child to knit? Why not schedule them for a class with Annette? Basic casting on and knitting will be taught, as well as a quick overview of different yarns and fibers. Ages 8 and up.