With hooks in hand and yarn weaving though them, the newly reinstated Crochet Club held its interest meeting on Feb. 11 in room 216. Students filled the seats ready to learn the art of crochet.
The executive board is composed of freshman Emmalynn Ridgeway as president, freshman Mia Bravo as vice president, freshman Addison Hinckley as secretary and freshman Jocelyn Garcia as treasurer. The board reinstated the club after its loss of traction following COVID.
“We had the club prior to COVID and then it kinda just dwindled away,” former sponsor and gifted teacher Amy Jo Harrel said. “I saw a sign in the hallway and I came to Ms. Boys and offered to help.”
The club offers different levels of crochet work to students regardless of prior skills. Students come to learn how to crochet, improve on their technique or to have a good time with friends.
The executive board along with club sponsor and Biology teacher Elisabeth Boys hope to teach avid students how to crochet anything from granny squares to plushies. Emmalynn had first got the idea for a crochet club when her grandmother, who also crochets, and gave her the motive to ask Boys if she would sponsor.
“I started the Crochet Club because of my Grandma,” Emmalynn said. “I was telling her that I wish there was a Crochet Club here so she told me to start one myself.”
Boys had agreed to sponsor when Emmalynn approached her about a Crochet Club idea. Emmalynn’s passion for the art and Boys’ desire to learn the skill herself were what drove the club back. The interest meeting had many students eager to learn how to crochet.
“I have no experience crocheting so I am interested in learning how to crochet,” Boys said. “I think we all have our own things that we’re interested in and I want to see kids excel at what they’re good at.”
The club also has plans to crochet various clothing, blankets and stuffed animals as donations for patients in local hospitals. Students had primarily joined the club for the love of crocheting and to have fun with friends as they create crafts like coasters and tea towels from a simple ball of yarn.
“I’m hoping that we can reach out to hospitals with newborns or people who are sick because it’s really important to lend a helping hand to the needy,” Emmalynn said.
