Create your own handmade solar eclipse coaster. A perfect gift for astrology fans or just an artistic touch to your home. Previous crochet experience required. Ages 18 and up.
A Total Solar Eclipse is coming to North America on April 8, 2024. Thanks to a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and a supplement to the NASA @ My Library Project, the Space Science Institute’s STAR Net team is providing solar viewing glasses to public libraries. To receive your solar viewing glasses (while supplies last) you must attend a program presented by the Orange County Library System related to the upcoming eclipses.
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We will work the pattern Solar Eclipse Coasters Designed by Tamara Adams to celebrate the upcoming eclipse. Students must be able to work in the round, preferably starting with a magic circle, work single, double, and half double crochet stitches. We will also learn the picot stitch to complete the project.
**Required Materials: Students must bring the following materials to complete the project (1 coaster):
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Note: Crochet skills are necessary to be successful in this class. New to crochet? Check out Let's Crochet Level 1.
| Level | Description |
| Beginner | Someone who grasps the most basic stitches and can finish simple patterns with aid. |
| Confident Beginner | Someone who easily handles standard stitches and can follow simple patterns. |
| Intermediate | Someone who can follow most patterns with ease, is able to read stitches and charts, and to whom working in the round is no longer a challenge. |
| Advanced | Someone who can adjust patterns to their own preferences, substitute yarn, and produce neat results consistently in flat, round, lace, and three-dimensional projects. |
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Maker/DIY | Arts & Crafting |
TAGS: | tech-fiberarts | tech-creative | fiberarts | crochet |
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