If you’re in the loop, you might know about the new LHS club Off the Hook. Off the Hook is a knitting and crocheting club that meets every Monday in room 401 during Liberty Hour. The club teaches people how to make new projects or even learn the basics of the craft. If what you need on Mondays is a relaxing and creative environment, Off the Hook is the club for you.

   Club founders Abby Rosheim and Emily McKenna both started crocheting when they were eight years old, which eventually led them to expand their love to the rest of the school. At first they did not think that people would want to join. “We didn’t think that people would actually find an interest in the club but I think people need a new way to make friends in a calm environment,” McKenna said.

   The atmosphere of the club is calm, relaxing and something that people could use as a break in their day. “I like hanging out with my friends and doing something that is kind of mindless but not wasting my time,” McKenna said. “Crocheting is something that is very calming.”

   Though this club is for students to come and relax while crocheting or knitting, if there is someone who does not know how to do it, they are also taught how to crochet or knit.

   “Crocheting and knitting is new-ish to me,” club sponsor Jessica Lumetta said. “ I have done it before but I am not really good at it. I am learning with everyone.”

   When it comes to making things, there is a wide variety of what has been created.

   “A few people have made little pot holders and some people have made scarves,” Lumetta said.

   Every Monday people come in for thirty minutes of learning how to crochet and knit or make new projects.

   “There are a lot fewer members at the moment,” Rosheim said. “It is a lot more involved and personal.”

   The members of Off the Hook encourage people to come in on Mondays to try and learn the craft.

   “They can just come in and try it,” Lumetta said. “The majority of people say they were surprised by how relaxing it is.”