Spring, 2025, Emeritus Needlecraft Class

Needlecraft II, HME EC E71, Section 9796
Class Curriculum (Syllabus) & Materials Info.
Class time & Location: Wednesdays, 1:30-4:15pm
Remote Learning on Zoom

Click here for downloadable class project list

Week 1, 2/19/25, Knitting
Beginner: Cast on, knit stitch, start basic scarf
Beginner Tools & Materials: Size 8 or 9 knitting needles, 2 skeins worsted (Medium) weight yarn

Advanced: Pattern Sampler Scarf, picking up dropped stitches, ripping out and repairing mistakes
Advanced tools & materials: medium weight yarn, size 8 or 9 needles

Link to Zoom recording of 2/19/25 Needlecraft Class.

Week 2, 2/26/25, Knitting
Beginner: purl stitch, Pattern Sampler Scarf, adding new yarn, casting off
Beginner Tools & Materials: Size 8, 9 or 10 knitting needles, 2 skeins worsted weight yarn
Advanced: Patterned Irish Moss Stitch, Hand Warmers

Advanced tools & materials: Medium weight yarn, Size 7 or 8 needles

Link to Zoom recording of 2/26/25 Needlecraft Class.

Week 3, 3/5/25, Knitting, Leaf Pattern Scarf

Tools & materials: Size 7, 8, or 9 knitting needles, 2 skeins worsted weight yarn

Link to Zoom recording of 3/5/25 Needlecraft Class.

Week 4, 3/12/25, NO CLASS, SUSAN ABSENT

Week 5, 3/19/25, Knitting
Cable Scarf, Fixing knitting mistakes, kitchener stitch, decrease slants, adding yarn, casting off

Tools & Materials Needed: 2 skeins Worsted weight yarn, size 8 or 9 knitting needles, cable needle

Week 6, 3/26/25, Knitting

Basic Hat Made on Circular Needles, Maybe Twist & Sprout Hat, Tapestry technique vs. stranding

Tools & Materials Needed: 3 colors of medium weight yarn, size 8 or 9, 16” circular needle,

4 or 5 same-size double pointed needles.

Week 7, 4/2/25, Cross Stitch, Counted Cross Stitch, Create your own pattern
Tools & Materials Needed: Embroidery or cross stitch thread, cross stitch fabric, embroidery needle, graph paper & pencil.

Week 8, 4/9/25, Embroidery

Tools & Materials Needed: Woven Fabric, embroidery thread, embroidery needle

4/16/25 No Class, Spring Break

Week 9, 4/23/25, Crochet
Beginner: Basic crochet stitches: Slip knot, chaining, single crochet

Single Crochet Purse
Tools & Materials Needed for purse: Medium weight/worsted weight yarn, size G, H, or I crochet hook, or as called for on yarn package. 1 skein needed for purse & 1” button.

Advanced: Ripple Pattern Scarf or Afghan

Advanced Tools & Materials Needed: Medium weight yarn with appropriate crochet hook

Week 10, 4/30/25, Crochet
Beginner: More Basic Crochet stitches: half double, double & triple crochet

Multi-Stitch Scarf

Beginner Tools & Materials Needed: 2 skeins Medium weight/worsted weight yarn, size G, H, or I crochet hook, or as called for on yarn package.

Advanced: Picot Flower & other flowers

Advanced Tools & Materials Needed: Medium weight yarn with appropriate crochet hook, small amounts of 5 color

Week 11, 5/7/25, Crochet
Beginner: Basic crochet hat in the round
Beginner Tools & Materials Needed: Medium weight/worsted weight yarn, size G, H, or I crochet hook, or as called for on yarn package. 1 skein needed for hat.

Advanced: Crochet Borders

Advanced Tools & Materials Needed: any yarn with appropriate crochet hook

Week 12, 5/14/25, Crochet: Mattress Stitch & Other Ways to Sew squares together, Heart Sampler Square

Tools & Materials Needed: Medium weight yarn with appropriate crochet hook

Week 13, 5/21/25, Crochet: Lace & Spirals Scarf
Tools & Materials Needed: 2 skeins of Medium weight yarn with appropriate crochet hook

Week 14, 5/28/25, Crochet: Spiral Fan Scarf

Tools & Materials Needed: Medium weight yarn with appropriate crochet hook

Week 15, 6/4/25, Bead Loom Weaving from a graphed pattern, Mosaic Tile from a graphed pattern

Tools & Materials Needed: Bead loom, Beading thread, Sie 6 seed beads, graph paper & pencil

Flat surface, mosaic tiles, glue

Week 16, 6/11/25, Coil Crochet Basket

Tools & Materials Needed:

3/8” cotton piping cord. Click here for link to buy 3/8" Cotton Piping on Amazon ($23.89)

#4 weight yarn – Lion Brand 24/7 suggested, or equivalent (slightly thinner than normal medium weight yarn, but still #4). NOTE: Use a color other than white so it will be a contrast to the piping.

Size G crochet hook

Stitch marker

Tape