Two Angels - angels & petals AND crafty angel

Special Day Wallets Workshop
Due to a cancellation we have 2 places available at this workshop on Saturday. The wallets are made from double sided paper and have 6 pockets for you to fill with photos or ephemera. They make lovely keepsakes of a special event or day out.
If you'd like a place please email me today (Friday) [email protected].

Still can't crochet????
Well, we have a Beginners Crochet class on Saturday 4th February, 2pm in the shop, so why not book in and learn a new skill?
Cost is £8 including hook & yarn.
Call in or message me to book your place.

A touch extreme

This saturday armed with a pair of 20mm needles, a box with holes in the lid and at least 6 strands of mixed yarns

We all sat down, leaving ourselves plenty elbow room and began to knit

We managed to cast on anything from 20 to 30 stitches and the resulting fabrics grew quickly

It was fun seeing how the different combinations of yarn turned out. They are all going to be turned into cushions, bags runners etc. I'll show you the finished results some time.

With a nod to Steampunk

We are running a mini workshop on Monday 23rd January, in the shop 10am - 12am to make a bar brooch similar to this one.

We are giving a nod to the fantasy era of Steampunk, which has taken the USA by storm. The look is industrial, not pretty. Lots of metal work and few beads are present in Steampunk jewellery. Here though, we're just dipping our toe in the water with a choice of charms and a chance to make your own pendant to hang from the bar brooch, from a selection of appropriate illustrations.

If you'd like to make yourself a unique, on trend brooch, book your place by leaving a comment, emailing or calling into the shop. The cost including all materials is just £6.50.

Ready to roll

On Saturday we held a paper bead making class. We used scrapbooking papers and cut 1" wide triangles to achieve this size of bead.

And then the rolling began, until eventually....

there were enough to start stringing them together....

and make a very pretty necklace.

 

Crafting with Migraine

Last night I went to bed with the guilty but happy thought that today was my first day off work since before Christmas that I hadn't had to share the house with either children or husband. Time to craft I thought. But oh no, life isn't that simple is it? I woke at 3am with a migraine and I just knew that today was either going to be a complete right off, or spent in a painful fog. Fortunately the latter, so I was determined to make the most of my time, but not fit to do anything which involved thinking, I resorted to an old favourite, rippin' n stickin'. Or decopatch as it is known. I'd had an idea for  while involving a yatch shape and a world map, so through the fog, this appeared..........

It was fun to do, but the quality map paper was a lot tougher than the decopatch sheets we're used to using.

I made it with my sister in mind, as she loves sailing & travelling. Perhaps if she leaves a nice comment about it, I'll send it on its way!!

Special memories

This afternoon I made my version of a memory bracelet. Traditionally photos are added to these bracelets but I decided to take another route.

I cut up a copy of a vintage map, of an area very special to me, and I'm really pleased with it.

If you'd like to make one I'll be holding a small workshop soon, so start choosing what you're going to put in yours. The space for each item is a 1" circle and there are 8 spaces.

A little comfort

One of our Knit & Natter members underwent major surgery just before Christmas, so over the holiday period the rest of us got together and made squares. We knitted or crocheted in our own choice of colours and weights, reflecting our individual styles.

We then gathered a few members together for the sewing up. Not as easy as you might think! We decided to crochet it together in black to define the outlines of each square, and the go around the staggered edge in a similar way.

The result was pretty good we thought.

So we wrapped it up and delivered it.

With lots of love for a speedy recovery from the Knit & Natter family.

Happy New Year lovely people. I hope its a very happy & healthy one for you.
Shop opens as usual again on Tuesday.
Dont forget the February & March workshop sheet is now available.
January workshops are now full.
Knit & Natter is every Tues & Thurs evening 7.30pm
Hope to see you all soon .

Shop open tomorrow (Wednesday) morning just in case you're knicker elastic has snapped under the strain or a scented candle is a must have!