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Erin Leigh Durban-Albrecht& Shannon Randall

http://kwocheayiti.wordpress.com


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We would like to thank all of the people who have contributed to this projectover the past year.

Thank you to Leah Gordon and Andre Eugene for accepting our proposal to the2011 Ghetto Biennale and giving us the impetus to put together this workshopand the opportunity to participate in transnational creative collaborations.Another huge thanks to Sue Frame who turned beautiful wooden crochet hooks

for the project and invited us to do workshops at Jakml Ekspresyon.

Dr. Jean-Robert Cadely at Florida International University generously checkedErin's translations for the printed instruction booklet.

Gayle Brickert-Albrecht, Serena Freewomyn, and Londie Martin wereparticularly supportive of the project from its inception. From showing up to

our practice sessions and sewing bags to carting us around while we preppedand buying stuff for the project. More than anything, though, your everydayencouragements mean so much to us.

We received more than enough material contributions to make the project cometo fruition. We could not have pulled it off without the donations of Shannon'smom, Betsy Bolding, Leigh Spencer, Angela Storey, Sally Stevens, LauraGronewald, Eva Romero, Maliyda Briggs, Jane Erikson and the other folks atUniversity of Arizona Gender & Women's Studies, Women's Studies AdvisoryCouncil, and the Southwest Institute for Research on Women who slippedmaterials into our Kwoch Ayiti bin. Thanks to Laura Caywood-Barker andLeigh Spencer for helping coordinate donations. Finally, thank you to MaryGoethals and Corky Poster for printing the instruction booklet!

Erin Durban-Albrecht: First and foremost, I would like to thank my amazingcrochet buddy and teacher Shannon Randall who is endlessly patient with me.My family has been very supportive of the project, especially my partner Gayle.I can always count on her for backup when I come up with big ideas and try tomake them work. To Liz Lapovsky-Kennedy and Laura Briggs for being model

scholars and always supporting my work in Haiti. And finally, big hugs to myfirst crochet buddy Nico Baker.

Shannon Randall: I would like to thank Erin Durban-Albrechtyour wild ideasmade this possible. Second, I would like to thank my amazing partner, SerenaFreewomyn. Also I would like to thank my mom, grandmother (for teaching meto crochet!), sister and niece.


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Crochet Tools/Zouti Kwoch:

Crochet does not require very many materials.Ou pa bezwen anpil bagay pou f kwoch.

Here are the basic materials used for crochet:L w ap aprann f kwoch, ou bezwen twa bagayslman:

A Skein (Ball)

of Yarn/Youn Plt Fil

Scissors/Yon Sizo

Hook/Yon Kwoch

Choose a hook and a ball of yarn.Chwazi yon kwoch ak yon plt fil.

You will also need scissors.

Nou bezwen sizo, tou.

Okay, now that you have all your materials, lets begin!Donk, nou gen tout bagay nou bezwen, ann kmanse!


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How to Make a Slipknot (One Method)/Kijan ou F yon Slipknot (Youn Fason):

When you are ready to begin acrochet project, you must make aslipknot. This knot is the base ofyour project.L w pare pou kmanse yon

pwoj kwoch, fk ou f yon

slipknot. Ne sa a se baz pwoj a.

The end of the string should point in the direction ofyour dominant hand.Fen fil la dwe ale nan direksyon men ki pi f ou.

For example, if you regularly use your left hand, the endof the string should be on the left.Pa egzanp, si w svi ak men gch ou pou plis pase

men dwat ou, fen fi la dwe ale agch.

When you pick up the string, use your dominant handto hold the string between your middle finger and

thumb.L w ranmase fil la, svi ak men ki pi f a pou kenbe

fil la avk dwt maj w epi pous ou.


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This hand should be at least ten centimeters away fromthe end of the yarn.Fk ou mete men sa a omwen dis santimt lwen fen fil

la.

Pick up the yarn with your other hand. Hold the stringbetween your middle finger and thumb not too far awayfrom the other hand.Ranmanse fil la avk lt men w. Kenbe fil la avkdwt maj w epi pous ou pa tw lwen lt men w.

Take the index finger (second, closest to thumb) andpass it under the middle of the string.Pase endks ou (nan menm men-an) anba fil la nan

mitan men w.

Lift up your index finger as your other fingers let thestring loose a little.Leve dwt jouda w an menm tan ak lt dwt yo pasere fil la.

When you lift up your finger more, turn it a little.Pandan w ap kontinye leve dwt ou, vire li tou piti.

Your other fingers will come together.Lt dwt yo ap vini rete ansanm.


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The two sides of the string will be touching underneathyour index finger.Toulede pati fil la dwe kwaze anba dwt jouda w.

Hold the point where the strings meet with your non-dominant hand.Kenbe pwen kote de fil yo kwaze avk dwt men ki pi

fb la.

At the same time that you begin to pull your indexfinger out of the loop, use the thumb on that hand topush another little loop through the other one.An menm tan w kmanse retire dwt jouda a nanbouk la, svi ak pous ou pou f yon ti bouk nan mitanlt bouk la.

Your can use your index finger to assist the loop andpull it through.Ou kapab svi ak dwt jouda a pou ede w f bouk la.

Keep your index finger in the loop.Kenbe dwt jouda a nan bouk-la.

Pull the sting up until you form a knot at the baseRale fil la anl jiskaske w f yon ne nan baz la.

Dont pull too tight. Pa rale tw sere.


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When the loop is around your finger but still loose, stoppulling and take your index finger out of the loop.L bouk la toutotou dwt jouda a, sispann rale epi

retire dwt ou nan bouk la.

You have made a slipknot.Kounyeya ou gen yon slipknot.

Release the knot by pulling on both ends of the string.Practice making a slipknot a few times before we moveon.Rale de pati fil la pou lage ne a. Ou dwe praktike fslipknot de twa fwa kounyeya avan nou avanse.


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How to Make a Chain/Kijan Ou F yon Chn:

A chain is one of the basic parts of crochet.Chn se youn nan pati fondamental kwoch.

The movement and hand position is a little weird until youget used to it.

Mouvman ak pozisyon men w pral santi dwl jiskaske wkonnen yo.

Pick up your hook in your dominant hand.Pran kwoch a nan men ki pi f a.

You can hold the hook many different ways.Gen plizy fason ou ka kenbe kwoch.


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The string shouldbe not too tight, nottoo loose.Toujou kenbe fil la

pa tw sere, pa tw lach.

Now, Put the hook through the loop of the slipknot.Kounyeya, mete kwoch a nan bouk slipknot la.

Make the loop a little tighter around the hook.

F bouk la pi sere toutotou kwoch a.

Wrap the hook under the string.Mete kwoch a anba filla.

Hook the string and pull itthrough to make a new

loop.Kwoch fil la epi rale li

pase nan bouk slipknot lapou f yon nouvo bouk.


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This is the basic motion of crochet.Sa a se mouvman fondamantal kwoch a.

Practice making a bunch of loops.Pratike li ank. F plizy bouk.


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How to Correct a Mistake/Kijan W Ka Korije Yon Er:

One nice thing about crochet is that you can alwayscorrect mistakes right away.Nan kwoch, ou ka korije er byen vit.

Holding the chain in your dominant hand and pull thestring with your other hand.

Kenbe chn nana nan men ki pi f a, epi rale fil ladousman avk lt men w.

Practice taking out the loops back to your very first onewhere you made the slipknot.Kite tout bouk yo jiskaske w rive nan slipknot la.

Now we are going to begin a project.Kounyeya, ann kmanse yon ti pwoj.


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Counting/Kontaj:

Many projects require you to count stitches.Gen pwoch ki mande pou konte ne.

When you make your first row, you will make as manyloops as the project requires plus one to turn around.L w f premye liy la, fk ou f otan bouk pwoj a

mande plis youn pou travay.

For example, if you make a scarf that is ten stitchesacross, you will make eleven loops in your chain afterthe slipknot.Pa egzanp, si w f yon foula ki bezwen dis ne pou

youn liy, ou dwe f onz bouk nan chn-nan apreslipknot la.

Practice counting. From your slipknot, make elevenloops.Praktike kontaj.Avk kwoch w nan slipknot, f onz

bouk nan direksyon plt la.

Keep your hook in the last loop.Kenbe kwoch a nan dnye bouk la.

Now, we are going to learn how to turn around.Kounyeya, m pral montre ou kijan pou virewon.


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How to Turn Around (Chain to Single Stitch)/Kijan Ou Virewon (Depi Chn Jiska Stitch Senp):

Hold your chain in your non-dominant hand.Kenbe chn nan nan men ki mwen f a.

Turn the chain so that the one string is on top and twostrings are below.

Vire chn nan jiskaske w w yon fil anl ak de filanba.

Put the hook through the closest loop.Mete kwoch a nan bouk ki pi pr a.

There should only be one string on top.Dwe gen yon fil anl slman.


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Hook the yarn on the other side.Kounyeya, kwoch fil la nan lt b a.

Pull the yarn through to make another loop.Rale fil la pase nan espas la pou f yon lt bouk.

You should now have two loops on your hook.Tcheke pou w si w gen de bouk nan kwoch a.

Dont go through the next space. Pa pase nan lt espas la.


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This time, hook the yarn above the line and pullit through the two loops on your hook.

Fwa sa, kwoch fil la anwo liy la epi rale linan de bouk nan kwoch a.

You just turned around and made your firstsingle stitch.Ou fk virewon epi f premye ne senp ou.


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How to Make a Single Stitch/Kijan Ou F Yon Ne Senp:

Practice making single stitches across the whole row.Praktike f ne senp nan liy la.

Begin again with thesecond hole.Rekmanse avkdezym espas la.

Push the hookthrough the hole, grabthe yarn on the other side, and pull it through.

Mete kwoch a nan espas la, kwoch fil la nan lt bo a,rale l pase nan espas-la.

Now hook the yarn above the line and pull it through bothloops on your hook.Epi kwoch fil la anwo liy-la ank epi rale l pase toulede

bouk yo nan kwoch w.

This is a single stitch. Sa a se yon ne senp.Finish the row on your own. Fini rs liy la pou kont ou


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How to Turn Around (Single Stitch Single Stitch)/Kijan Ou Virewon (Depi Stitch Senp Jiska Stitch Senp):

When you reach the end of the row, remember to makean extra loop on the last stitch to set the foundation foryour turn.L w rive nan fen liy la, fk ou sonje f yon bouk an

plis apre dnye ne pou f fondasyon virewon an.

The extra loop should be created without going througha space.Bouk ou f an plis la pa bezwen pase nan yon espas.

Hook the yarn above the last stitch and pull it through.Kwoch fil la anwo liy la epi rale li pase nan de boukkwoch a.


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You should only have one loop on your hook.Ou dwe sl youn bouk toutotou kwoch a.

This loop gives you a solid foundation to turn around.Bouk sa a se fondasyon solid ou pou virewon.

Now, turn the whole thing aroundKounyeya, vire tout fm nan.

You will notice that there is now a line of holes with twostrings on top.Ou ka w yon liy sou tt fm nan epi gen espas yoavk de fil anl.


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When you stitch across this row, make sure to go underboth strings.L w avanse, ou dwe kwoch anba toulede fil yo.

So, Push the hookthrough the veryfirst hole, the oneright underneathyour hook.Donk, mete

kwoch a nanpremye espas la, espas ki direktman anba kwoch a.

Push the hook through the hole, grab the yarn on theother side, and pull it through.

Mete kwoch a nan espas la, kwoch fil la nan lt bo

a, rale li pase l nan espas la.


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Now hook the yarn above the line and pull it throughboth loops on your hook.

Epi kwoch fil la anwo liy la anko epi rale li pasetoulede bouk yo nan kwoch a.

Single stitch to the end of the row.F ne senp yo jiska nan fen liy la.

When you reach the last loop, make sure to pull theyarn through one more time without going through ahole.L w rive nan fen liy la, fk ou sonje f yon bouk an

plis apre dnye ne a.

Make the turn and then create two more lines.Virewon epi kreye de lt liy.


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How to Turn Around(Single Stitch to Double Stitch)/

Kijan Ou Virewon(Depi Ne Senp Jiska Ne Doub):

Now, lets create a double stitch.Kounyeya, annou f yon ne doub.

After you already made an extra loop above the laststitch, pull the yarn through one more time like you aremaking a chain.

Apre w fini yon bouk an plis sou dnye ne la, f younne an plis tankou w ap f yon chn.

When you turn the form around to start a new row, youwill notice that the hook is quite a bit higher than whenyou started the single stitch.L w vire fm nan pou kmanse yon lt liy, ou pral

w kwoch a pi wo pase liy l w te kmanse ne senpla.

Before you push the hook through the first hole, put thehook under the string.

Avan w mete kwoch a premye espas la, mete kwocha anba fil la.


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Wrap the string around the hook one time.Vlope fil la toutotou kwoch a yon fwa.

Now, You are going to reach all the way down to thefirst hole in the line. Kounyeya, ou rive jwenn premye

espas nan liy la.

Push the hook through. Mete kwoch a ladan li.

Grab the yarn on the other side and pull through thehole.Kwoch fil la nan lt b a, epi rale li pase espas la.

There are now threeloops over the hook.Gen twa bouk

toutotou kwoch a.


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Hook the string again without going through a hole andpull through only two loops.Kwoch fil la anwo liy la ank, epi rale li pase nan de

bouk slman.

Repeat that actionthrough the last twoloops.Repete mouvman saavk lt de bouk yo

toutotou kwoch a.

You have just completed your first double stitch.Ou fk f premye ne doub ou.


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How to Make a Double Stitch/Kijan Ou F Yon Ne Doub:

Lets make another one.Annou f yon lt ne doub.

Loop the string around the hook one time.Vlope fil la toutotou kwoch a yon fwa.

Reach through the next hole.Rive jwenn lt espas, epi mete kwoch a ladan li.

Grab the yarn on the other side. Pull through the hole.Kwoch fil la nan lt b a. Rale li pase nan espas la.

Hook the yarn and pull it through the first two loopsKwoch fil la anwo liy la, epi rale li pase nan de boukslman.

Now, hook theyarn again andpull it through the

last two loops.Kounyeya,

kwoch fil laanwo liy la ank epi rale l pase rs bouk la nan

kwoch a.


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Repeat this stitch until the end of the row.Repete ne sa jiskaske w rive nan fen liy la.

When you get to the end of the row, you will set thefoundation for your turn to the next double stitch row.L w rive la, ou f fondasyon virewon an pou yon ltliy ne doub.

After your last double stitch, make sure to pull thestring through two times.

Apre dnye ne doub la, fk ou sonje f de bouk anplis.

Turn around.Virewon.

Make two rows of double stitches.F de liy avk ne doub.

How to Finish Your Project/Kijan Ou Fini Pwoj Ou:

After you have made all the lines, finishing the project iseasy.Apre w fin f tout liy yo, li fasil pou fini pwoj a.


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Crochet to the end of the line and make a loop on yourfinal stitch.Kwoch jiskaske ou rive nan fen liy la, epi f yon

bouk sou dnye ne a.

Tie this loop in a knot with the yarn string.Mare bouk sa a avk fil la.

Now cut the yarn with the scissors.Kounyeya, koupe fil la avk sizo a.

Youre done!Ou fini!

Conclusion/Konklizyon:

Now that you know the fundamentals of crochet, thereare a couple things you should do.Kounyeya ou konnen bagay fondamantal nan kwocha, gen kk lt bagay ou dwe konnen.

Use the things I have given you to practice makingdifferent forms such as a scarf.

Svi ak bagay nou bay pou f lt fm tankou yonfoula.

As you practice, dont get frustrated. Crochet is not aseasy as it looks until you know it. In the beginning, the


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form you make will not look like the form you want tomake.L w ap pratike kwoch, pa enve. Kwoch pa fasil

jiskaske w konnen li. Nan kmansman, fm f a pa psanble ak fm ou ta renmen an.

Here are some common mistakes that happen when youare learning crochet:Gen kk er w f souvan l w ap aprann kwoch. Paegzanp

You miss a hole.Ou bliye yon espas l w kwochyon liy.

You go through a hole two times instead of once.Oupase yon espas de fwa olye yon fwa.

You make extra (or not enough) loops when you areturning around.Ou f bouk an plis oswa pa l w apvirewon.

Your stitches are not even because you are gettingused to using the hook. Tout ne ou pa menm paske

w ap aprann kouman pou travay avk kwoch a.

If you dont like the way something looks, you canunravel it. Or, you can keep it to track your progress.Si ou pa vle yon pwoj, sonje ou ka defe l epirekmanse. Oswa ou ka kenbe li pou suiv pwogr w.

Just keep practicing. You will get better!Pratike, pratike, pratike. W ap avanse!


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