Crochet Coral Reef Workshop

This past weekend's Crochet Coral Reef workshops were a huge success!
As you may have seen in Tuesday's New York Times, the city is really getting into the Crochet Coral Reef.

Read the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/arts/design/04crochet.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=crochet+coral&st=nyt&oref=slogin

We here at The New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU are happy to announce one more workshop taking place this weekend at the yarn store, Knitty City. See details below.

Please come out and learn to crochet, or learn to create these marvelous new pieces, which you can see here: http://www.theiff.org/reef/index.html

EVENT: Crochet Coral Reef Workshop (taught by NYC Crochet Guild member, Barbara van Elsen)
DATE: Saturday, March 8, 2008
TIME: 12pm-4pm
LOCATION: Knitty City, 208 West 79th Street, between Broadway & Amsterdam, NYC 10024
TEL: 212-787-5896
CLOSEST SUBWAY: the 1-train to 79th street
*Please note that you should bring your own supples or you can purchase yarn and hooks at Knitty City*

You can come for the whole workshop or just drop by. We hope to see you there.

If you cannot attend the workshop, but are working on creating your own pieces of the reef, please mail them 285 Mercer Street, 9th floor, New York, NY 10003. They will become part of the reef that will be on display at The World Financial Center in the Winter Garden from April 7- August 31, 2008.

For more information, call 212-998-2100.

LINKS:
Knitty City: http://www.knittycity.com/
The Crochet Coral Reef: http://www.theiff.org/reef/index.html
The New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU: http://nyih.as.nyu.edu/page/home