🍃Gathered in the Grove: Weekly Community Crochet Sessions for Woven Grove (Collab w/ UBC Knitting Club)
Join us for weekly crochet sessions where we’ll create squares together to be used in Woven Grove, a community-led yarn installation that will (legally!) yarn-bomb UBC’s bosque.
These sessions are open to everyone - absolute beginners, seasoned crocheters, and those who’ve never held a hook before. No materials are required. If you want to join, there should be no barriers. All supplies will be provided, and you’re encouraged to lean on your community for guidance, conversation, and support as we make things together.
This is a space to slow down, learn something new, and feel connected, whether you come every week or just once.
What is Woven Grove?
2025 has been a heavy year for many students. Woven Grove was created as a response to that weight, a way to bring people together through gentle, hands-on making.
The project invites members of the UBC community to contribute crocheted squares and uplifting messages, which will be sewn together to transform UBC’s bosque into a bold, dream-like forest. The installation will feature hand-crocheted vines, leaves, flowers, whimsical insects, and messages of care created by students, staff, and community members.
All contributions will be thoughtfully interwoven through original crochet designs, unifying many small pieces into a single immersive environment.
Installed in September, the forest is meant to welcome students into a new semester with a moment of pause and wonder, a place where passersby feel briefly transported into another world.
🧶 How You Can Contribute
PLEASE USE BIODEGRADABLE YARN! We accept: cotton, wool, linen, hemp, silk & soy. Materials provided if needed.
Donate as many crocheted or knitted squares as you’d like for a chance to win a gift-card to one of these organizations
Raffle entries:
PLEASE USE BIODEGRADABLE YARN!
1 square (minimum 4” × 4”) = 1 entry
1 crocheted message square = 5 entries
Prizes:
Monthly $50 gift card raffle (drawn last Friday of each month until June)
Whoever donates the most amount of squares by the end of June will win a $100 gift card
1st place → $100 gift card
2nd place → $75
3rd place → $50
Drop off locations:
Weekly crochet sessions
Workshops
Drop-off bin in CIRS
Please attach your name + email to your donation. Every small piece matters!
In Partnership with UBC Knitting Club
Our weekly crochet sessions are hosted in collaboration with the UBC Knitting Club. ✨ Your first session is free! Come try it out, no pressure. After that:
$2 per drop-in session
$14 for a term membership
Membership helps support materials, room bookings, and future club events. If cost is ever a barrier, please reach out to the organizer privately. No one will be turned away for financial reasons, we want this space to be accessible to everyone
🌼 About the Organizer
Woven Grove is led by Hannah Ramos, recipient of the UBC Inspire Art Grant and a Bachelor of Science student in Food, Nutrition and Health at UBC. She is a self-taught, free-form crochet artist and upcycler of over five years, and a former president of the SFU Knitting Club. Her crocheted bags have won awards, recognized by SFU’s Chang Instituate at the SFU Maker’s Fest and got the entrepreneurial mindset award
Crochet has been a source of grounding, healing, and connection in her life, and this project grew out of a desire to share that sense of care and belonging with others on campus.
👉 You can explore her work here: https://www.instagram.com/floresstii/
FAQ:
“Can I just come to hangout and crochet my own thing?”
Sessions are low-pressure and drop-in friendly. You’re welcome to come, observe, or just hang out.
“I’m not a UBC student, can I still join?”
Of course you are! Everyone is welcome!
“How will the trees be protected?”
The health of the trees is our top priority. All installation methods are reviewed through the campus permitting process. The installation will:
Be attached using non-invasive, non-damaging methods
Never be nailed, stapled, or pierced into trees
Be installed loosely to allow for airflow and natural movement
Avoid wrapping tightly around trunks or branches
Follow arborist guidance on spacing and placement
“How long will the installation be up?”
The installation will run for approximately 4 weeks in September and will be fully deinstalled on October 4. This timeline was intentionally chosen: to avoid nesting season, prevent prolonged exposure to rain and damp conditions, and to reduce any potential environmental impact
All materials will be completely removed at the end of the installation period.
“Will wildlife be affected?”
The installation is located in a highly urbanized, high-foot-traffic area surrounded by concrete buildings and pedestrian pathways. Because:
It is not installed during nesting season
It is temporary (4 weeks)
It is monitored by arborists and landscape architects
Will be fully removed
The project has been assessed as feasible by campus landscape architects and arborists. If any unforeseen concerns arise, adjustments will be made immediately in consultation with UBC staff
“Why create an installation in nature at all?”
Woven Grove is about reconnecting people with their environment through care, softness, and collective making. Environmental responsibility is central to the project’s planning and execution. The intention is not to disrupt nature, but to:
Encourage students to slow down
Promote sustainable crafting practices
Highlight thoughtful material choices
Foster community in shared outdoor space
Come make something with us. Your hands, your time, and your presence are enough!!