Last Week in Crochet - Volume 3, Issue 19
Global Crochet News | May 4 - May 10, 2026
Get your hooks ready — We’re road tripping around the US in search of crochet-friendly yarn shops. Follow on IG as we celebrate community, creativity, and fiber. We’re inviting crochet-friendly yarn shops, studios, and sponsors to be part of the fun. Fill out the quick form to get on our early interest list and be the first to know when we go live! You will also receive a sticker to let everyone know your shop is A Friend of Yarn Over Hook! CrochetYarnCrawl.com
Yarn Crawls & Fiber Events This Week
PA Yarn Fest | statewide | May 1-October 31, 2026
Sheep in the Shires Yarn Crawl | multi-state | May 10-11, 2026
Puget Sound LYS Tour | Lake Elmo, MN | May 13-17, 2026
Linn County Lamb & Wool Fair | Scio, OR | May 15 - 17
Fat Lamb Fiber Festival | Scio, OR | May 16 - 17
Fiber Fest | San Diego, CA |May 15 - 17
Coggeshall Farm Sheep & Wool Festival | Bristol, RI | May 16 ($15 admission)
Fiber Festival of Perry | Perry, lA | May 16
Kentucky Sheep & Fiber Festival | Lexington, KY | May 16 - 17 ($5 admission)
Central Pennsylvania Fiber Festival | Hughesville, PA | May 16 - 17
Under the Tents 2026: Crochet Drops, Lumpia Con, Collider, Ignition Press, Chris Maze
San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog
He’s currently planning for 14 new products, including one SDCC exclusive. One of the more popular SDCC “side quests” are the crocheted critter drops, ...
Parker Junior High students find warmth and creativity in knitting and crochet club - MSN
MSN
The Knitting and Crochet Club, open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, has become a beloved space to unwind and pick up a new skill. Started by Ms.
Springs Girls’ High turns 75 with heartwarming blanket initiative | African Reporter
The Citizen
Leading the crochet blanket project is teacher Kaitlyn Wheeler, with the aim of producing 75 blankets, each symbolising a year in the school’s history ...
Perrysburg residents needed to contribute to 250th anniversary quilt - Sent-trib
Sentinel Tribune
Through a shared effort, participants will make an 8 x 8 inch knit or crochet square for the mural. Designed to reflect personal expression ...
Crochet joins generations practicing centuries-old craft - WFSB
WFSB
(Aging Untold) — Crochet is a form of fiber art that uses one hook and yarn to make interlocking stitches. Unlike knitting or weaving, crochet cannot be replicated by a machine.
The woman making comfort blankets for Bradford’s babies - BBC
BBC
Eliz Sandalls started crocheting blankets for newborn babies in West Yorkshire as a way of saying thank you to the hospital that saved her sight.
Edwin Goh and Rachel Wan reveal their crochet pattern was stolen, photos altered with AI
AsiaOne
Edwin Goh and Rachel Wan reveal their crochet pattern was stolen, photos altered with AI · ‘Thank heavens for giving me face’: Huang Yiliang on Yang ...
A thread of hope in every blanket | AdventHealth News and Stories
AdventHealth
... crocheted lap blankets. Manchester has been crocheting since junior high, teaching herself long before online tutorials existed. As a left-handed ...
Nurse comforts patients during cancer treatment with crocheted dinosaurs - AdventHealth
AdventHealth
On the 1 North Oncology unit at AdventHealth Porter, Samantha Klepper, RN, brings more than clinical care to her patients.
In search of yarn: Seoul has what crochet wave lacks - PressReader
PressReader
Back in China, crocheting and knitting have gained traction in recent years. From famous actresses to lifestyle influencers, people are reclaiming the ...
Tom Holland and Zendaya Adopt Crocheting to Manage Career Stress - AsatuNews.co.id
AsatuNews.co.id
Actor Tom Holland reveals he and Zendaya use crocheting to unwind, amid rumors the couple recently married following their 2025 engagement.
Chloë finds a hobby: Every time we make a slip knot for crochet, I think of the heavy metal band
The Irish Independent
Former knitting prodigy Chloë McPolin is off to a flying start in her one-to-one session to learn how to crochet, but the triple stitch is a step ...
Slow living shapes young lifestyles - China Daily HK
China Daily HK
From crochet to ancient wellness rituals, a new generation discovers old-school lifestyles, weaving heritage and mindfulness into everyday ...
Brussels Courthouse loses Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s effigy to Belgian collector
The Brussels Times
A contemporary crochet sculpture of late US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was removed from Brussels’ Courthouse on 28 April after being ...
15 Crochet Masterpieces So Perfect People Refuse to Believe They Are Handmade
Bright Side
Old-school hobbies are trending again — and crochet is leading the way. These handmade masterpieces, each one poured with heart and soul, ...
Spreading kindness one crocheted octopus at a time | Colorado State University
Colorado State University
The Octopi of CSU is a student group that works to “spread kindness through creativity,” said Melanie Matthews, who has led the group responsible for ...
CROCHET Winding down a project that started during the pandemic as a way to keep the ...
PressReader
Last year, the blankets were donated to nursing homes, Parkview Veterans Hospital, and the Wellesley Fall Fair live and silent auctions to raise money ...
Fall River paramedic gifts homemade stuffed animals to pediatric patients - WJAR
WJAR
... crochet plush animal. (WJAR). “I learned how to crochet during the pandemic,” she said. “Just as a way to keep myself busy. I have a hard time ...
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Marcia Fish, alpacas | KCLY Radio
KCLY Radio
“I’ve been crocheting since I was 16 years old,” Fish said. “My aunt taught me how to crochet at age 16.” Years later, she and her husband were ...
Loops of learning - PressReader
PressReader
At Hawa Mahal in Visakhapatnam, a crochet workshop is drawing children and adults into the purposeful world of handmade craft traditions.
CROW seeks crocheted nests to care for injured wildlife | Lee County | winknews.com
WINK News
The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is asking for handmade nests to help care for orphaned and injured baby birds and small mammals ...
How China’s Urban Youth Are Stitching Their Way to Peace of Mind With the Rise of Crochet
The World of Chinese Magazine
As the train rattles forward, her needle dips in and out, patiently filling in the outline of a cartoon animal with cross-stitch thread. In a city ...
Kedai Mom: Mother turns crochet hobby into source of income - YouTube
YouTube
What started as a simple crochet hobby during the Covid-19 pandemic soon became something much bigger for Cathrine Teoh. With the support of her ...
Oklahoma nonprofit creates Thunder-themed hats for NICU babies - KOCO
KOCO
The Limitless Foundation is crocheting Thunder-inspired hats to bring comfort and team spirit to NICU babies and hospital patients in Oklahoma ...
Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: A ‘Serious Fiber’ selection, doctors move from Baptist Health to Mercy
Talk Business & Politics
Serious Fiber is a specialty fiber arts business offering hand-dyed yarns, spinning fibers, knitting and crochet tools, and educational classes for ...
Truro postbox topper marks birthday of David Attenborough - BBC
BBC
Celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s birthday crochet style. A postbox topper celebrating David Attenborough turning 100 has appeared in Cornwall ...