Summer, 2022, Emeritus Needlecraft Class

Needlecraft II, HME EC E71, Section 9563
Class Curriculum (Syllabus) & Materials Info.

Week 1, 6/22/22, Knitting

Click here for link to 6/22/22 Zoom class recording.

Beginner: Cast on, knit stitch, start plain knit scarf

Advanced: Cable Stitch Samples

Tools & materials: Size 8, 9 or 10 knitting needles, 2 skeins worsted weight yarn

Week 2, 6/29/22, Knitting

Beginner: purl stitch, pattern sampler scarf

Advanced: Tulip pattern square
Tools & materials: Size 8, 9 or 10 knitting needles, 2 skeins worsted weight yarn

Week 3, 7/6/22, Knitting

Beginner: Knitting in the Round: Basic hat

Advanced: Knit Tam/Beret

Tools & materials: Size 8, 9 or 10 knitting needles, 2 skeins worsted weight yarn

Advanced: Size 8, 16” circular needles, 5 size 8 double-pointed needles

Week 4, 7/13/22, Crochet

Beginner: Basic stitches, Single Crochet Purse, Mixed Stitches Scarf

Advanced: More Crocheted flowers from book: using diagrams AND words: fig leaf & others

Tools & Materials:

For Purse: Worsted weight yarn, G, H, or I crochet hook, 1” button

For Scarf: 2 skeins of worsted weight yarn, H, I or J crochet hook

Advanced: any yarn and hook that work together

Week 5, 7/20/22, Crochet

Beginner: More Basic stitches: double crochet, half double crochet, triple crochet

Advanced: Crochet Bucket Hat

Any worsted weight cotton yarn such as Sugar n’ Cream or Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton. It uses almost all of a 4oz ball of Lily Sugar'n Cream cotton yarn

Stitch marker. I like to mark the first stitch of my rounds to keep track of the pattern.
Yarn needle
Beginner: Worsted weight yarn, G, H, or I crochet hook

Week 6, 7/27/22, Crochet

Advanced: Crochet borders

Tools & Materials: Worsted weight yarn, size G, H, or I crochet hook