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Published November 19, 2009 10:57 am - Nov. 19, 2009 Lost City crafters pass on skills By BETTY RIDGE Press Special Writer
LOST CITY – Like the simple loops in a crochet chain, crafting skills pass one by one, from one generation to another, from one teacher to one student. So it happened Tuesday evening, when the Lost City Star Crafters gathered for their first meeting at the Lost City Community building. A group of women of varying ages and degrees of skill came together with the objective of learning, sharing their skills, and enjoying one another’s company. The group focused on crocheting during their first meeting, but some want to knit, and the direction the organization will take depends on what its members want to learn by doing. The Tahlequah chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star sponsors the group, but it’s open to anyone who’d like to learn, to teach, to share, and to enjoy the company of others. “What are you people interested in?” asked Joyce Luna, who served as the unofficial coordinator and instructor for the evening. “I want to learn how to crochet,” longtime area resident Bonnie Moss replied. “They tried to teach me at my club, but I never did learn.” “What I thought we’d start out with is making a scarf,” Luna told her. She and other members brought various sizes of crochet hooks and yarn, while Luna also toted a box full of knitting needles of different sizes. Tuesday night, the knitting needles stayed on the table, while group members focused on the crochet hooks. Diane Anderson pulled a handful of crochet hooks from her bag and offered them to those who didn’t bring one. “I have extras. I pick up things at yard sales,” she said. Moss had tried using a small crochet hook and yarn, and Luna assured her it would be easier using a larger hook and larger yarn. “If you get it big enough so you can see the stitches, you can understand what you’re doing,” she said. “We’ll start off with a chain and go single crochet, double crochet, triple crochet, learning the basic pattern. “Grandma Morgan taught me how to go across a pillowcase with crochet when I was a girl, but I’ve forgotten all that.” Luna told them that after practicing, if they select a pattern, it will tell them what size yarn and crochet hook to use. 
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