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Monday, March 20• 4:00-5:00 pm
Pasta making with marinara sauce

Learn to Crochet at Casa Belvedere! An eight-week program for adults and teens
Mondays, Feb. 13 to April 3, 2023, 7 to 8:30 pm
$210 members, $240 non-members 

Learn how to crochet and discover a relaxing hobby you will enjoy for life! Crochet is portable – you can always have a project with you on the go. If you can hold a pencil, you can crochet. You will learn how to comfortably hold a crochet hook and the yarn, you will learn the basic crochet stitches; the chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet and double crochet and as you progress we may get into the shell stitch as well. Specific materials needed for each lesson are listed below, with links to Michael’s online at the bottom of the page. Students should bring the required materials to each class.

Lesson 1: CHAIN STITCH: Using the small hook (B or C) and cotton thread, students will learn the chain stitch, then string beads to create a necklace or bracelet. Materials needed: Size B or C crochet hook (metal recommended), 1 Ball of Aunt Lynda’s Classic Cotton Thread (lighter colors recommended – not black.)

Lesson 2: SLIP STITCH: Using cotton thread and a piece of fabric, make a coaster using the slip stitch and chain stitch. You will also learn the picot stitch. Materials needed: Size B or C crochet hook (metal recommended), scissors, 1 ball of Aunt Lynda’s Classic Cotton Thread (lighter colors recommended – not black), Teacher will supply a square of sturdy fabric or felt.

Lesson 3: Single Crochet swatch using yarn. Materials needed: Size H or I Crochet hook, scissors, 1 skein worsted weight yarn, (i.e. Red Heart Super Saver, Caron One Pound, Caron Simply Soft or Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice).

Lesson 4: Double Crochet swatch using yarn. Materials: Size H or I Crochet hook, scissors, 1 skein worsted weight yarn, (i.e. Red Heart Super Saver, Caron One Pound, Caron Simply Soft or Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice).

Lessons 5, 6, 7 & 8: Student Driven. Students (with help from the teacher) will decide what type of project they would like to work on. Projects could be a scarf, snood, granny squares, bag or basket or other ideas students may have. Materials needed: Appropriate sized hook, scissors, yarn needle, worsted weight yarn and project ideas/pattern.

About the instructor: Margaret Rucci is a first-generation Italian who learned to sew, knit, crochet, cook and all that good stuff from her maternal grandmother, her Nonna and her mom. Margaret teaches hand stitching to high school students during the day and loves teaching and sharing her crafty passions by night.

Materials needed for this program: Be sure to bring materials to each class. You can purchase supplies at any craft store or online. Here is a list with live links to Michael’s, or bring what you have from home.

• Scissors: ($3.99 1 per each person)
• Hooks: B or C & H or I ($2.49 -2 needles per person)
• Thread: ($4.99 one roll per person)
• Big Eye Needles: ($2.69 4 needles per pack)
• Beads: ($4.99 one string per person)
• Yarn: ($5.99 one skein per person, or as determined by project Lesson 3)
• Steel Yarn Needles ($.99) OR Plastic Yarn Needles ($.99)

Monday, March 20• 7:00-9:00 pm
Fresh Pasta: Pappardelle alla Bolognese

An Evening with Rossella Rago, award-winning Italian-American cookbook author and entrepreneur
Tuesday, March 21 at 7 pm (doors open 6:45 pm)
Price: $20 members / $25 non-members  

Rossella will demonstrate how to make fresh pasta and discuss her book Cooking with Nonna: Sunday Dinners with La Famiglia. She will answer questions, and guests will enjoy samples of orecchiette with sauce. Rossella will also sign her books, which will be available for sale at the event. Wine will be available for purchase by the glass.