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## CROCHETING PROJECT 

The purpose of the 4-H program is to help youth learn technical skills and life skills that will improve their lives. Technical skills relate to the subject matter, while life skills are those abilities used in every facet of our lives. Life skills developed through these 4-H activity guide projects include: planning and organizing, decision making, learning to learn, wise use of resources. 

## 4-H EXPERIENTAL LEARNING MODEL 

Do - What did you do? 

## You will learn to: 

• Tie a slip knot 

• Chain 

• Single crochet 

• Double crochet 

• Half double crochet 

• Treble crochet 

• Increase and decrease stitches 

• Recognize stitches and know the difference between stitch and space 

• Slip a stitch 

• Attach yarn and change colors 

• Fasten off 

• Count stitches and rows 

• Join seams 

• Learn abbreviations used in pattern directions 

• Read and follow pattern directions 

Reflect - How do you feel about your project? 

What part of the experiences was the most challenging or easiest? 

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Apply - Using the skills listed above you will practice and complete a project. 

## Potential Projects or Exhibits: 

• Pot holder 

• Slippers 

• Dishcloth 

• Purse, baby bassinette purse 

• Hat, scarf, or mittens 

• Small afghan for a baby or a lap blanket 

• Crocheted edge patterns 

• Any other crochet items from patterns found in books, Internet, etc. 

