My current project is a blanket, I'm using patterns from Jan Eatons 'Knitted Blocks'. I pulled back a cardigan that I had almost finished knitting in Rohan Calmer because I found a couple of mistakes way back. I had knitted/pulled back so many times that I couldn't face knitting it up again.
The yarn is cream coloured and I thought it wouldn't make a blanked on it's own but being cream could easily be the main colour.
Here are 3 block patterns I've been using.
My friend Paula has a hotel in Blackpool where she runs regular knitting holidays. Last week was a knitting holiday week, there were 5 ladies there, all of whom had come on their own and didn't know each other at all. The holiday ran from Monday to Friday. I went along on the Tuesday evening to tell them a little about my bags and to provide them with an opportunity to have look at and buy if they wanted. They certainly liked my bags - I sold 7 sock bags and one Cool Cats Knitting Bag!
Paula also arranges for the Wild Fire Fibre lady to to visit with bags of hand dyed wool some of which is handspun too. Absolutely gorgeous yarn - too gorgeous for me to resist, I bought two skeins of organic merino - so soft you just want to snuggle up to it. I bought it to make some squares for my blanket.
What struck me about the knitters on holiday was that by the time I arrived on Tuesday - you would have thought they had all known each other for years, there was a super atmosphere.
There is a Knitting Holiday 'Finishing Techniques' in October - already booked up - I may take some photos to show just what they get up to.
Information about Paula's Knitting holidays at Westcliffe Hotel
Beads by Laura
Laura recently bought a bag from me and at the bottom of her email was a website address - being very nosy I had to take a look. Laura makes glass beads and as you can see, they are breathtakingly exquisite. Laura's website is Beads by Laura
Laura explains how she started in making glass beads and and even offers a 10 page guide to getting started in lampwork for only £2.99.
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