Crochet ER: Fixing Damage & Mistakes

Let crochet expert Susan Lowman teach you the secrets to repairing damage to family heirlooms and mistakes found in finished projects! In this class, you’ll learn how to: · Identify the anatomy of crochet stitches, which is crucial to the process · Use Susan’s secret tool, which is critical for successful repairs · Repair damage to granny squares, popcorns and ripples · Fix mistakes that are discovered after completing a project, including uneven edges and holes · Use appliques to cover damage or mistakes as well as to enhance your design · Fix accidental increases and decreases · Add or remove foundation chains when needed

Susan Lowman loves to crochet -- especially with crochet thread -- and can’t imagine a day without crochet! Susan learned to crochet in the 1970s and has been designing professionally since 1999. Her very first published design, Snowflake Doily & Coaster, was purchased by Annie’s and sold as a kit in 2000. Since then, Susan has had more than 150 original crochet designs published in various books, magazines and leaflets. She is a frequent contributor to Crochet World magazine, published by Annie’s. In 2012, a collection of her creative dishcloths was also published by Annie’s in a pattern book called Wiggly Crochet. One of Susan’s professional achievements was receiving a “Flamie Award” in 2011 for “Best Crochet Design for 3-D Objects” for her Dragon Ship design, which was published as a web bonus in Crochet World magazine’s February 2011 issue. Susan is a proud member of CGOA (Crochet Guild of America), secretary on the CGOA Board, liaison to the Masters Committee, as well as co-chair and senior portfolio reviewer for the Masters Committee. As a Craft Yarn Council Certified Crochet Instructor and Teacher, she teaches regularly at the annual CGOA Chain Link Conference.