Diana Oleson Would you like to learn to knit or crochet? Come to the Creative Arts Center, Studio VI, on Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon and ask for Diana. The Needle Crafters have a class now on how to knit a scarf, with a lovely pattern at both ends. If you know how to…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2022
Spring Craft Fair-Bound
Diana Oleson The Needle Crafters have been busy making crochet and knitted items for the Robson Ranch Spring Craft Fair. We have some fun bags for the holidays. We hope to see everyone at the fair in the Hermosa Ballroom on March 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.! We have also started knitting lessons for…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
Needle Crafters Donate Handmade Hats and Gloves to Parent Center
Diana Oleson We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Prior to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Needle Crafters started crocheting and knitting gloves and hats for Angela Acuna, the parent liaison and outreach coordinator for Eloy Elementary School. Because we were unable to meet in person in 2020, it wasn’t until October 2021 that we were…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Come See What’s New in Needle Crafting
Diana Oleson The Needle Crafters will have a spot in the Arts & Crafts Sale on Nov. 13, so come by, say hi, and check out all the new things we have. We are offering a raffle for a spa basket with a few special items added to it, and the money will go to our…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
Needle Crafters Update
Diana Oleson We will be introducing macramé into our fold of needle crafting this fall, along with weaving. The Needle Crafters are still making doll blankets, hats, gloves, scarves, pocket toys, and headbands for our charities with the donated yarn that we have received. On Sept. 9, we will resume meeting from 9 a.m. to…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Needle Crafters: It’s a Macramé Revival!
Diana Oleson Macramé is making a comeback, and it is better than ever! It has a cleaner and more natural look. The brightly colored wall and plant hangers have been replaced with sleek macramé planters, modern wall décor, and stylish jewelry. Macramé has been around since the 13th century, was made popular in the 1970s, faded…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Needle Crafters: Knitting Versus Crocheting
Diana Oleson Knitting versus crocheting, there is always a question of which should you choose to learn? Both are methods of stitching yarn together, just in different styles. Knitting Stitches form a V Requires a pair of long needles to form loops, moving a set of loops from one needle to another; the stitches are…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Needle Crafters
Diana Oleson Happy Easter! The answer to last month’s coded message is “Luck of the Irish.” The Needle Crafters have delivered to the Veterans of Eloy 30 crochet hats and 20 crochet lap robes. Now we start all over again. A word to all you men who secretly want to learn to knit or crochet,…
Clubs & Classes, March 2021
Knitting and Espionage
Diana Oleson As far back as 1914, women have knitted for soldiers during war time, so it wasn’t uncommon for a woman to be sitting at her window knitting and watching the passing trains. As a train passed, she would make a bumpy stitch, for one type of train, then, when another passed, she would…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Needle Crafters
Diana Oleson Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and I hope everyone is staying healthy, during these trying times. The Needle Crafters donated 29 hats, 18 pairs of slippers as well as some miscellaneous items to “The Morning of Generosity.” Thank you to those who contributed to make this happen. Now we start over for…