LA County Fair hooks crochet fans together for community project
Anyone who has wanted to learn to crochet or contribute to a community art project is invited to a series of free workshops tied to the LA County Fair.
A series of crochet workshops, which kicked off Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Millard Sheets Art Center at Fairplex in Pomona, are designed to teach those at any skill level. Participants will create their own 12-by-12 crochet squares that will be added to a large canopy to be displayed at the fair in May.
Matthew Jaramillo teaches Brandon Ruiz, 8, crocheting techniques during a workshop held at the Pomona Fairplex on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Participants are creating squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Lori Perea gives an introduction to the crochet workshop at the Pomona Fairplex on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, where participants created squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Tracy Hall crochets a square during a workshop held at the Pomona Fairplex on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, where participants created squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Guests at the Pomona Fairplex crochet during a workshop Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, where participants created squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Janet Lai and Colette Vahle discuss crocheting techniques during a workshop held at the Pomona Fairplex on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, where participants created squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Matthew Jaramillo laughs while a crocheting a square during a workshop held at the Pomona Fairplex on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. The participants are creating squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Guests at the Pomona Fairplex choose yarn to crochet on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, during a workshop where participants created squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Matthew Jaramillo holds a crochet needle during a workshop held at the Pomona Fairplex on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, where participants created squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Matthew Jaramillo teaches Brandon Ruiz, 8, crocheting techniques during a workshop held at the Pomona Fairplex on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Participants are creating squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Ana Jaimes displays her crocheted squares at the Pomona Fairplex on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. The Fairplex is hosting weekly crochet workshops where participants create squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
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Matthew Jaramillo teaches Brandon Ruiz, 8, crocheting techniques during a workshop held at the Pomona Fairplex on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Participants are creating squares to contribute to a large crochet awning, set to be showcased at the 2025 LA County Fair. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
The 2025 fair theme, “Art Unleashed,” is putting the focus on art and artists in the community and the impact they make.
The crochet workshops, held at 1101 W. McKinley Road, Pomona, are free and open to all ages. Workshops are scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Feb. 6 and March 6 and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 22, March 22 and April 5. Participants can enter Fairplex at Gate 1 and park in the administrative lot.
The LA County Fair will run May 2-26 at the fairgrounds.
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