Make Ha the Hom

This event was very straightforward; you obviously just knit/crochet… except I did not learn how to crochet or knit at all. There was definitely a bit of disorganization and chaos. For the first good hour, I did absolutely nothing as the person who was supposed to teach us how to crochet came in half an hour late. For 30 more minutes, I simply watched my friend fail to crochet until the teacher noticed I was doing nothing and provided me with a loom. She gave looms to those who couldn’t crochet, which can be, in a way, interpreted as an insult.

When I received the loom, I worked nonstop. Using a loom can be considered as “cheating”, but it turns out a lot of energy needs to be expended to use it consistently. It actually felt like a workout, and my arms and hands ached. Even worse, other adult volunteers brought their kids to the event, of which there was one that was all-out crying because she didn’t have a chance to crochet and they had to leave. Another kid was constantly whining to their mom about how to crochet and other random questions. In spite of these nuisances, it was still rewarding in the end because I made a lot of progress on a hat and even the teacher publicly praised my work.

- Kyle Wu '26