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Kathy Lashley is a left-handed crochet designer based in Alabama. She credits her seventh-grade teacher with teaching her how to crochet and says she had no idea what a significant impact it would have on her life. Kathy’s love of designing beautiful and useful crochet items led her to form ELK Studio in 2012 and take her beloved hobby to a professional level. She has a loyal... Full bio »
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All of the basic building blocks are covered in this class in up-close detail. Hold your hook and yarn, watch the instructor's hands and learn everything you need to know to get started. Join expert left-handed crocheter Kathy Lashley as she demonstrates step by step how to work the basic crochet stitches.
In this class you'll learn how to:
- Properly and comfortably hold your hook and yarn.
- Find important information on the yarn label.
- Understand a written pattern and the abbreviations used.
- Create all the basic stitches used in crochet.
- Work in rows and rounds.
- Change yarn colors.
- Use the mattress stitch to join edges, creating an invisible seam.
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