Crocheting & Knitting Club: Weekly Pass (One 2-hour Session)

Crocheting & Knitting Club In-person, 7pm - 9pm, ET Every Friday, November 29 - February 21 89 5th Ave 702, Union Square, NY ​In ancient metaphors, thoughts are like threads, the storyteller is a spinner, and the poet is a weaver. In Latin, written texts are called textus, meaning “fabric,” while in Chinese tradition, poetry, painting, and calligraphy share the metaphor of wen (文), which signifies pattern, culture, and interconnectedness. ​Why are we drawn to weaving? Weaving is a faithful and silent record of time: as needles dance and threads intertwine, our laughter, idle chatter, warmth, the faint sweat of our fingertips, and the time we spend together are all absorbed into the yarn, becoming part of the fabric. Mistakes are inevitable, and in the cycle of “weaving-unraveling-reweaving,” we oscillate between frustration and calm, disappointment and satisfaction, undergoing an ancient yet deeply personal emotional education. ​Yarn speaks for us. Knit stitches and purls are the b