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4-H Knitting and Crochet Project

Program Contact: Yakima County 4-H Program Coordinator
(509) 574-1600 • yakima.4h@wsu.edu

Knitting and crochet projects allow members to not only create their own garments, pot holders, and household items, but to develop their skills in persistence, patience, and focus as they express themselves creatively.

Objectives

Youth will:

  • Learn about the tools used in knitting and crochet
  • Select yarn or thread based on its characteristics and the needs of the youth’s selected project goals
  • Learn needle art abbreviations and knowledge needed to follow a pattern
  • Learn to care for knitted and crochet items
  • Practice and perform basic skills in knitting or crochet
  • Develop skills with different types of needles or fiber, other crochet or knitting tools or looms, and advance their techniques and abilities

A crochet hook and knitting needles stuck through balls of yarn and unfinished projects.

4-H Knitting and Crochet Curriculum

Available from the Extension office or online.

4-H Crocheting Handbook Digital Download

The 4-H Crocheting Handbook teaches youth how to use a hook and yarn to make amazing creations! This handbook gives youth a foundation for learning how to crochet with guidance on starting basic stitches, as well as learning how to read patterns, finishing projects, and making decorative accessories like pompoms. This guide has written guidance, as well as pictures, and accompanying videos to help youth get started and even how to use their new skill to give back.

Washington 4-H Records, Forms, and Guides

For youth members

C0676E- Needlework Record

Used to show what was made.

C0678E- Needlework Skills Checklist

Checklist of skills learned throughout project.

EM4720E- 4-H Member Manual:  Standards of Quality in Crafts

For adult helpers and club leaders

Coming soon!

State 4-H Needle Arts Project Resources
At left, pastel skeins of yarn and crochet hooks. At right, bright balls of yarn and knitting needles. At middle, the title "Knitting and Crochet"

Helpful Resources

Activity Ideas

Mead County 4-H Virtual Projects:  Knitting

Learn knitting with Deana K. Reed, CEA for 4-H Youth Development, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment and Amy Aldenderfer, Harden County Extension Agent, Horticulture.  To follow along, participants will need knitting needles and yarn.

Washington Specific Reference Material

Coming soon!

Other Reference Material

From 4-H Programs

 


From Higher Education Institutions

 


From Related Organizations, Journals, and Professionals

Crochet Made Easy by Red Heart Yarns, Coats & Clark (PDF)

Crochet Made Easy is written for beginners, and features easy-to-understand diagrams and step-by-step instructions to illustrate crochet
stitches and techniques.


 

Kits, Projects, and Activities from National 4-H

National 4-H Hobbies Curriculum Collection

Exploring Fiber Arts

Exploring Fiber Arts introduces 4-H members to 11 art forms involving fibers and different techniques to create dazzling pieces to use, wear, and display. This guide serves as a starting point for learning several skills, pointing youth to resources, listing potential projects, and teaching the basic history of the craft. Art forms introduced in this guide are basketry, braiding, embroidery, felting, hooking, macramé and tatting, needlepoint, papermaking, quilting, spinning, and weaving. Exploring Fiber Arts is a great resource for anyone looking to get started in the fiber arts!

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