Photo Story: Hooked on Crochet Club

Elia Mast

Crochet Club aims to create a safe environment for artists

Crochet Club, started by co-founder seniors Abby Dickinson and Elviira Junnila, aims to create a safe environment where crocheters of all skill levels are welcome. The club meets every Tuesday 6-8 p.m. in Memorial Union S207 to share their knowledge, learn and work on projects together.

Two students sit next to each other crocheting.

Abby Dickinson (right) teaches sophomore Efren Rodriguez (left) how to crochet on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 Memorial Union in Columbia, Mo. Members are working on a project that will be unveiled at the end of the semester according to co-founder Abby Dickinson.

Students sit at tables while the 1998, animated “Mulan” shows on a screen behind them. Members of Crochet Club work on projects while waiting for the 1998 film “Mulan” to play. The club is “accepting of [people of] all walks of Earth,” said Abby Dickinson.

Students sit at tables crocheting. Students work on their latest crochet projects by making scarves, granny squares and practicing chains. The club meets every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. to teach and learn crocheting.

A scarf sits in a bag. A scarf made by junior Erica Doane sits in her bag at the meeting for the Crochet Club. Doane had just finished the scarf and was starting on a new multi-colored project.

A student crochets at a table. Junior Laela Jackson makes a matching crochet top for her friend to wear to Homecoming. Jackson taught herself from watching YouTube videos and patterns she bought online.