Loughs and Legends Network
Great to be part of this network – such a great way to promote heritage and crafts.
Tag: crochet
Equine Halfway House Pop Up Shop
This is a charity that I support and I know how hard they work for much needed funds
My new toy; Caydo i-cord maker
A few days ago I posted about a new toy, a Caydo i-cord maker. Unfortunately the model that I bought was a bit slow, and sometimes stuck and stopped, and the i-cord became very twisted. So I upgraded to the ‘professional’ model – such a difference!
The Walled Garden Helen’s Bay
It was a lovely and productive morning. I am looking forward to seeing this experience development and run.
The Walled Garden Helen’s Bay
Lovely morning spent with Lorraine Small at the Walled Garden in Helen’s Bay. We had a walk around the gardens, inspected the serious amount of building work that’s underway – with sustainability at its core.
Learn To Knit
I am running a ‘Learn to Knit’ 6 week course as part of Ards & North Down Council’s Spring Arts and Crafts programme. First week was last night, and everyone learned to cast on, cast off and do knit stitch, and some got as far as purl and stocking stitch.
Especially well done to the two ladies who had never knitted before.
Braniel Church Women’s Youth Club
Braniel Church Women’s Youth Club – New faces always very welcome — come along and bring a friend!
Knitting in Glastonbury
I was away for a few days visiting a good friend in Glastonbury and of course the knitting came too.
I had lots of remnants from previous projects and donations, so I knotted them all together, wound it up on a wool winder and am using it double to make a long gilet.
In the background you can see some sourdough dough that I had mixed with a good, well risen starter – it was ready to bake the next morning.
Mittens, Hats, Socks and Scarves
My current commission is to spin some dog hair and make mittens, hats, socks and scarves for the client’s young nieces.
The dog hair is quite short and will not spin at all well on its own, so I have blended it with some alpaca, spun it as a single, and plied with a fine, commercial acrylic yarn.
First two hats completed
Game of Wool 4
This is the jumper I was asked to knit by a client, based on one that got shrunk in the wash.
I include it in a series of items I plan to knit, following what is knit/ crocheted in the Game of Wool program. I didn’t exactly follow the Game of Wool criteria in that I didn’t design it from scratch, however the client wanted a different yarn type, so I had to find appropriate yarn and work out needle size, tension etc before I could start.
This was based on the 80’s style mohair jersey made, I think, in episode 2.