Happypotamus and other African Flower Crochet Animals Study Group - Oct 15 - 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Thursdays, Sept 24 - October 15, 6:00-6:00pm 

Heidi Bear's whimsical crochet animals based on the African Flower crochet motif are truly wonderful.  I (Carla) started the Happypotamus over a year ago and the poor guy has been hanging around with a body and a neck and no head for months now.  My goal is to finish him this fall, so I thought that I would invite anyone who wants to learn how to make one of Heidi Bear's patterns to join me on Thursday evenings at the shop.  You will need to purchase one of the patterns from the designer (you can find the complete list here).  

These will be informal sessions in which I will give you whatever help you need in making the different African Flower motifs (hexagons, pentagons, septagons ... they vary according to the pattern), and in joining them together.

Cost: $5 

Instructor: Carla Billingsley

Carla Billingsley rediscovered knitting shortly after her 40th birthday when she fell in love with handpainted and novelty yarns. At first she only made rectangles and triangles: scarves, throws, and shawls. Eventually she worked up the courage to try lace and socks. After learning to turn her first heel she realized that you can learn anything if you set your mind to it, and that learning is really easy if you can take a class with a good teacher. In 2014 she and her husband Curtis moved to Texas and in June 2015 they opened Quixotic Fibers. From the beginning, her vision for the shop was that it is not just a place to buy yarn and fiber, but that it should become a community resource dedicated to the preservation and development of the fiber arts, a place where knitters, crocheters, weavers, and spinners can gather to learn from and to inspire each other.  Over the past 8 years she has developed her crochet skills and developed a love for that craft as well.