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It's Nearly the Weekend!
Thank you for all the congratulatory messages about the Craft Influencer Award. You are all very kind, although I think Andy is scared my head will stop fitting through the door!
We had a great time visiting the Unravel Yarn show in Farnham last Saturday. It was a real treat to be a customer rather than an exhibitor! Sarah and I also had a great time in Edinburgh earlier on this week visiting the May Morris Exhibition at Dovecot Studios (the images above were taken at the exhibition) but I was really shocked by the amount of standing rain water I could see from the train, especially around the Darlington/York area - I hope that wherever you are you are safe, warm and happy.
Janie's Quick Update
I hope this email finds you well and that you are looking forward to the weekend.
Just popping in to your in box to say a huge thank you to all of you fabulous crocheters and knitters for your incredible support recently. It is because of you guys that I am over the moon to tell you that I was voted the UK’s Craft Influencer of the Year in the British Craft Awards.
Just popping in to your in box to say a huge thank you to all of you fabulous crocheters and knitters for your incredible support recently. It is because of you guys that I am over the moon to tell you that I was voted the UK’s Craft Influencer of the Year in the British Craft Awards.
Within the craft world there is little recognition of the true value of the craft of crochet and of those who practice it. I feel that designer makers such as myself should do whatever we can to raise the profile of this rarely appreciated craft field in order to challenge the often derogatory and ageist image of those (mostly women) who choose to design and craft with yarn and also encourage a new breed of crocheters to preserve the practice for future generations.
I am so pleased that the craft of crochet has been recognised as a stage for creativity and hope that my award will show a wide audience the versatility and integrity of the craft, perhaps managing within that framework to also highlight the differences between home made and hand made and therefore validate the skills of so many.
The popularity of our beloved craft has been growing steadily over the last decade with many designers managing to shed the ‘Granny Square’ image and push the boundaries of the craft. The crochet community are artistic, creative, diverse and supportive. They are also more and more representative of the BIPOC community of makers and designers so I am beyond proud to be a part of it.
Thank you! x x
Imogen Blanket
The design for the Imogen blanket was based on my 2012 crochet club, which in turn was based on traditional Victorian crochet design. I first released this pattern in 2014, but when some of the shades were discontinued from the Rowan Yarns range we chose to withdraw the pattern.
More recently Rowan have added shades back into the Cotton Glace yarn range that are incredibly similar to those we used originally, so we decided to update the pattern and list these shades. We have also included clearer crochet charts and re-worded the edging rounds to make the pattern easier to follow. I am really grateful to a couple of my expert crocheters Mary and Miranda for their help with this project and to Luise and Sarah for sorting out the new pattern.
For the next few weeks this design will be available as a paper pattern and yarn kits via the Just Knots web site exclusively. The design will be available via the Janie Crow web site as a paper pattern and yarn kits within the next few weeks. I will also be putting the pattern onto Ravelry as a PDF download soon.
Picasso Time Laps
I was sent an email by the Royal Academy today and it featured this great video of Picasso painting – thought you might like to see it too!
It's Nearly the Weekend!
We are off to visit the Unravel Yarn Show in Farnham on Saturday and are also hoping to squeeze in the craft show at Farnborough on the same day. We decided not to exhibit at Unravel this year and will be doing just three shows in 2020 - we are feeling a bit left out now though, so we thought we would go along and support other exhibitors and take advantage of a spot of (yarny related) retail therapy!
I am heading up to Edinburgh with Sarah for a few days next week so I will not be back in the studio until Thursday. We are going on a research trip and despite the rotten weather forecast are really looking forward to a few days away together in Scotland. I hope that wherever you are you are safe, warm and happy.
After another busy week I most definitely have the Friday Feeling today and I hope that wherever you are you are looking forward to the weekend too.
This is the first ‘proper’ newsletter of 2020. January went by in a flash and it is had to believe that we are already half way through February. With the India trip on the horizon at the turn of the year it was hard to think about plans for 2020, but, as I said last week in my mini catch up, I am beginning to sort out my ideas for the year and am looking forward to sharing more images and information with you over the forthcoming weeks.
My focus since coming home from India a fortnight ago has been the new CAL design that I will be releasing in the spring. The patterns are written and are being checked and we did the photo shoot yesterday – I am almost at bursting point in my eagerness to show you the inspiration for the project, the design itself and the fabulous images from yesterday, but I have to sit on it for a few more weeks. We will be showing the design to the trade at a show this weekend and so sneaky peeks and more info is not far away…..
With the design process for the CAL now over I am beginning to think about new projects. I have a few ideas for new designs and will be giving some older projects a 2020 makeover. Within the next few weeks I will be re-releasing a project called Imogen, which was originally designed as a christening blanket. As soon as we have the patterns I will share a link with you.
I have quite a few things to tell you about this month – I have included a quick summary of the trip to Mysore, which is accompanied by a piece that Sarah has contributed about the history of Indigo dye and Kantha stitching. I also have some of the usual features, including my Instagram Favourite and Eco product of the month.
I hope that you are able to find the time to settle down in my company for a few minutes and that there will be something within this email that inspires you, whether it be an idea for a crochet project, or the recipe for ‘Vegan Richa’s’ yummy breakfast cookies that I have provided links for lower down….
This is the first ‘proper’ newsletter of 2020. January went by in a flash and it is had to believe that we are already half way through February. With the India trip on the horizon at the turn of the year it was hard to think about plans for 2020, but, as I said last week in my mini catch up, I am beginning to sort out my ideas for the year and am looking forward to sharing more images and information with you over the forthcoming weeks.
My focus since coming home from India a fortnight ago has been the new CAL design that I will be releasing in the spring. The patterns are written and are being checked and we did the photo shoot yesterday – I am almost at bursting point in my eagerness to show you the inspiration for the project, the design itself and the fabulous images from yesterday, but I have to sit on it for a few more weeks. We will be showing the design to the trade at a show this weekend and so sneaky peeks and more info is not far away…..
With the design process for the CAL now over I am beginning to think about new projects. I have a few ideas for new designs and will be giving some older projects a 2020 makeover. Within the next few weeks I will be re-releasing a project called Imogen, which was originally designed as a christening blanket. As soon as we have the patterns I will share a link with you.
I have quite a few things to tell you about this month – I have included a quick summary of the trip to Mysore, which is accompanied by a piece that Sarah has contributed about the history of Indigo dye and Kantha stitching. I also have some of the usual features, including my Instagram Favourite and Eco product of the month.
I hope that you are able to find the time to settle down in my company for a few minutes and that there will be something within this email that inspires you, whether it be an idea for a crochet project, or the recipe for ‘Vegan Richa’s’ yummy breakfast cookies that I have provided links for lower down….
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Mysore 2020 - Knit For Peace
I talk about luck all the time and I would really hate for people to think that I take for granted the experiences that I have been able to have due to the kindness of other people or the happenstance of being in the right place at the right time. I don’t believe in sayings like ‘you make your own luck’ and am a huge believer in fate and love the idea of karma. I know that for many people trips like the one I have recently experienced with the Knit For Peace group are out of reach financially and physically, so when I say that I am incredibly lucky to have been invited to teach in India for a third time I really do mean it.
We were in Mysore for almost two weeks, well 10 nights if you take into account the time spent travelling. I was lucky enough (see there it is again!) to have Juliet Bernard accompany me as my workshop assistant this time and, with a group of 23 knitters, I was incredibly grateful for all her help.
Over the 6 week period before leaving on the trip I had been busy preparing two workshop projects for the group. One was a knitted bag design, the other was crochet, and I based my inspiration for the pieces on a lovely handmade patchwork throw I found in the Green Hotel Boutique on my last visit to Mysore. The throw features small squares of block printed indigo dyed fabric, pieced together with Kantha stitching and decorated with mirrors and simple embroidery. You will find more information about Indigo dye and Kantha stitching in Sarah’s written piece lower down this email. While looking at the origins of Kantha stitching I came across a piece about an award winning Kantha stictcher in Bengal – you can find the piece by following this link where you will find loads of amazing inspiration!
We were in Mysore for almost two weeks, well 10 nights if you take into account the time spent travelling. I was lucky enough (see there it is again!) to have Juliet Bernard accompany me as my workshop assistant this time and, with a group of 23 knitters, I was incredibly grateful for all her help.
Over the 6 week period before leaving on the trip I had been busy preparing two workshop projects for the group. One was a knitted bag design, the other was crochet, and I based my inspiration for the pieces on a lovely handmade patchwork throw I found in the Green Hotel Boutique on my last visit to Mysore. The throw features small squares of block printed indigo dyed fabric, pieced together with Kantha stitching and decorated with mirrors and simple embroidery. You will find more information about Indigo dye and Kantha stitching in Sarah’s written piece lower down this email. While looking at the origins of Kantha stitching I came across a piece about an award winning Kantha stictcher in Bengal – you can find the piece by following this link where you will find loads of amazing inspiration!
The patterns for the Mysore projects may well be available later on in the year, so do look out for them if you fancy having a go at some of the techniques I used. One side of the crochet bag is based on my ‘Summer Palace’ design, which in turn was inspired by the Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace in Mysore.
On weekday mornings the group had 3 hours of workshop time in the Hotel gardens and in the afternoon they were free to go shopping or sightseeing. On certain days we visited some of the charity’s initiatives around the city, including a school library, the slum projects (that include a feeding programme for malnourished children, support of a doctor and give some basic education), a visit to the boy’s orphanage (an incredibly joyful experience) and a chance to see donations for the Good Gifts catalogue in situ – this year we visited a lady who had been given 6 goats and had done such a good job looking after them that she now has 16!
It is always a joy to be in the company of other knitters and crocheters. Gather a group of knitters and crocheters together in one place and it seems to me that they will instantly find common ground and make great friendships. It has been a real privilege for me to take part in this process and I love the fact that I belong to some really fabulous on line groups formed of participants on workshops. The Knit For Peace holidays are a not only about learning new techniques and visiting incredible projects, they are about making friends and creating lasting and meaningful associations with others.
Knit For Peace will be running a trip to Jaipur in February 2021 – you can find a brief summary of the trip below and you can register your interest by following this link.
‘Textile and Handicrafts holiday, February 2012. Charming Hotel (Narain Niwas) centrally placed, with a large garden, swimming pool and spa. As ever with Knit for Peace holidays , a rare opportunity to see lots of projects and workshops not open to the public. Jaipur is arguably the most romantic and colourful city in India. As well as the wonderful palaces, markets and museums, the shopping is amazing!
This will be a slightly different holiday. It will suit knitters and crocheters of all standards. Rather than a formal course, knitters will be encouraged to try different techniques, with knitting doctors on hand to help.
There will be visits to craft workshops, palaces, museums (not generally open to the public). Rajasthan is so rich in wonderful buildings and nature reserves, this holiday provides a perfect opportunity to combine good company, build friendships, enjoy wonderful colours and crafts of India.’
Indigo and Kantha Stitching
Hello again! Sarah here with a bit of background information about Indigo Dye and Kantha stitching – the inspiration for Jane’s Mysore workshop projects.
Indigo:
Indigo is one of the oldest and most easily recognised natural dyes. Translated from the Greek word indikon, it literally means ‘from India’. It has an enduring appeal and never goes out of fashion, despite its turbulent history.
During the 16th Century indigo was traded with Europe along with silks and spices and soon became regarded as the best source of blue dye as it was stronger and more reliable than woad, however, European woad farmers felt increasingly threatened by indigo from India and it became illegal to use it in Europe. Indigo was banned in England until 1660, but was eventually legalised again during the mid eighteenth Century because of its unfailing qualities.
Sadly in the early 20th Century the West exploited many indigo farmers in India, forcing them to plant indigo rather than food. In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi supported the peaceful protests of workers in Bihar. Today many of those indigo plantations have been replaced with rice. Indigo is inextricably linked to Indian culture; blue is the colour of the Ashoka Chakra wheel at the centre of the Indian flag. It is the colour of the Hindu God, Krishna – the God of compassion and love. It is also the colour of the strip worn by the Indian cricket team!
Our fascination with indigo looks set to continue with designers like Tom Ford using it in their catwalk collections and a new generation of crafters and artisans discovering the huge potential of dyeing with indigo.
Kantha Stitching:
Like so many textile traditions, kantha stitching grew out of necessity. Kantha quilts were originally made by poor Bengali women to keep their loved ones warm in the belief that repurposing old cloth kept the wearer safe. Stitching has often been the voice of women over the centuries and through their stitching, Bengali women were able to tell stories. It was common for a quilt to be stitched by at least three generations.
The simplest kantha quilts consist of layers of old saris stitched together with a simple running stitch. The threads used for stitching were taken from the hems of the old saris or dhotis. Running stitches are used to create pattern and texture, sometimes inspired by sacred geometry or religious symbols and sometimes by the natural world.
There is a spiritual dimension to kantha too - ‘making whole again that which is fragmented or broken’. This may resonate with you on many levels. Kantha quilts remind us of how important it is to use our resources wisely, not to discard but to repurpose. When cloth is repurposed, something unique is created and it allows a new generation to tell its own story.
Sarah x
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Eco Product of the Month
My friend and avid crochet fan, Jan Burrel introduced me to the products at Bee Inspired a few months ago when she gave me some fabric/beeswax food covers. The design Jan gave me was William Morris’s Strawberry thief, so the wraps tied in with my recent Climbing Rose Wrap design.
Beeswax bowl or food covers are a really great alternative to clingfilm and plastic bags and the covers from ‘Bee Inspired’ won the Beauty Shortlist Best Eco Product in 2018. Here is what the web site says:
‘Designed to wrap sandwiches, cover any food or leftovers, with the exception of raw meat or fish. Either wrap the food or cover containers with these flexible cloths. Use the warmth of your hands to seal the wrap. Beeswax does not absorb smells nor bacteria which is why these are so perfect!
They are reuseable, just wash in cool or cold water with a little mild detergent and air dry. When your wrap looks worn out simply place on a piece of baking parchment in a cool oven (110 0c) for a few minutes to refresh. Use and re-use – save the planet 1 wrap at a time!’
You can find a link to the bowl covers here and a link to other products on the web site here.
Gotta Love a Good Cookbook!
I have already used the book a few times. The recipes appear to be easy and hassle free and there are so many to choose from including main courses, side dishes, puddings and cookies.
The book is called Vegan Richa’s Everyday Kitchen and you can find it here.
This weekend I am hoping to make Richa’s Breakfast Cookies. Andy and I are both big fans of breakfast, but, despite the fact that I made breakfast for my kids every day of their school lives, neither of them seem to be too fussed about eating before they head off to work, preferring to stay in bed a bit longer and grab a breakfast bar or cookie from the shop on their way to work!
To cut down on the amount of pre-packaged food they eat I am hoping that they will be fans of these and will be happy to chomp on one on the tube each morning! Summer has already perfected the art of making vegan brownies (the best on the planet) so I have my fingers crossed that she will enjoy making these too.
The recipe, along side loads of other free recipes, features on the Vegan Richa web site here. I will let you know what they are like.
I have already used the book a few times. The recipes appear to be easy and hassle free and there are so many to choose from including main courses, side dishes, puddings and cookies.
The book is called Vegan Richa’s Everyday Kitchen and you can find it here.
This weekend I am hoping to make Richa’s Breakfast Cookies. Andy and I are both big fans of breakfast, but, despite the fact that I made breakfast for my kids every day of their school lives, neither of them seem to be too fussed about eating before they head off to work, preferring to stay in bed a bit longer and grab a breakfast bar or cookie from the shop on their way to work!
To cut down on the amount of pre-packaged food they eat I am hoping that they will be fans of these and will be happy to chomp on one on the tube each morning! Summer has already perfected the art of making vegan brownies (the best on the planet) so I have my fingers crossed that she will enjoy making these too.
The recipe, along side loads of other free recipes, features on the Vegan Richa web site here. I will let you know what they are like.
Instagram Favourite
Emma Littlefair is a brand new member of the Stylecraft Blogstar team. She published her first crochet book in 2017 called ‘Round and Round the Crochet Hook’, but learnt to crochet a chain stitch when she was only 11 years old. Learning from books and YouTube videos she still loves to try out new techniques and stitches to bring into her designs.
Emily says she.....
'finds inspiration all around. She sees possibilities for crochet everywhere she looks, shapes and patterns in nature, architecture, anything really. An idea can pop into her head at any time. When she is designing patterns, she tends not to plan things and let the hook and yarn take over.
Her eye for colour is refreshing and one of her most popular designs ‘Connie’s Ray of Hope’, perfectly captures this. The round wall hanging was designed in memory of Connie Johnson (a fellow Australian) to raise awareness of breast cancer.
For 2020 Emily is planning a Mindful CAL. She has always found crochet to be a coping mechanism, whether it be just a little escape from reality or some ‘me’ time. Lately, she is finding it to be very mindful and is paying more attention to what she is doing instead of being distracted by the simplest of things.
If you crochet, you are a crocheter. It doesn’t matter how fast or how much. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day, or if you’ve been crocheting for 20 years. There is no test to pass, no licence to earn, no membership to get. You just crochet.''
Interview with Debbie Bliss
I worked with Debbie many moons ago and she taught me a huge amount about design work and teaching. She is one of my crafty heroes so it was great to see and hear her looking so well and positive on this recent interview from Love Crafts.
Patron of The Knitting & Crochet Guild
I feel very honoured to have been asked to be a patron of the UK Knitting and Crochet Guild.
Crochet has traditionally been seen as the poor cousin to hand knitting, but it's popularity has been growing steadily over the last decade and many designers are finally managing to shed the 'Granny Square' image and are really pushing the boundaries of the craft. The crochet community are artistic, creative, diverse and more and more representative of BIPOC designers and makers, which I feel makes this is a really exciting time to be given the chance to play a role within the guild.
It's Nearly the Weekend
When I was younger Friday was the night that we would go clubbing. We used to head to the pub first then jump on one of the last tube trains into London and dance the night away at the Astoria Rock Night, heading home around 4 or 5am on the night bus! These days my idea of an ideal Friday night is a lovely soul feeding meal at home followed by an evening of crochet or knitting on the settee, so I am hopeful that this is what this evening has in store for me!
This weekend we have the threat of another storm here in the UK, so I hope that wherever you are you stay safe and happy and I want to leave you with a saying that I feel is apt on Valentines Day, especially as not everyone can share it with a loved one...
This weekend we have the threat of another storm here in the UK, so I hope that wherever you are you stay safe and happy and I want to leave you with a saying that I feel is apt on Valentines Day, especially as not everyone can share it with a loved one...
Janie's Quick Update
I hope this email finds you well and that you are looking forward to the weekend. I feel like it has been ages since I dropped into your inbox to say hello! So much has happened since my last email....
We arrived home safely from another fabulous trip to Mysore in India with Knit For Peace. I have been very fortunate to have been invited three times to tutor the charity workshop and, as always, we were treated to a really wonderful trip. I will tell you more about it in my bumper email newsletter next week.
We arrived home safely from another fabulous trip to Mysore in India with Knit For Peace. I have been very fortunate to have been invited three times to tutor the charity workshop and, as always, we were treated to a really wonderful trip. I will tell you more about it in my bumper email newsletter next week.
I have to say, as a lover of all things warm and sunshiny, it was really good to have spent the last few weeks in a lovely warm climate - coming back to the UK's grey weather last weekend was a bit of a shock and at the beginning of the week it was making me feel a bit gloomy - that and the fabulous effects of jet lag - and so, when searching for a quote for this week's newsletter, I felt the one below was very apt:
'When God was making the months I think February was a mistake, like a burp. There it was, small, dark and prickly. It had absoloutely no redeeming qualities.'
(Shannon Wierbitzky, What Flowers Remember)
The last few days, however, have been really bright and there has been an abundance of sunshine. Many of the bulbs and some blossom are appearing in the garden and there are more and more signs that spring is on the way - so perhaps the quote is a less relevant now.... I hope so anyway!*
I have a few things to tell you about this week, so I hope you can spare a couple of minutes to catch up with a slice of Janie Crow pie!
I have a few things to tell you about this week, so I hope you can spare a couple of minutes to catch up with a slice of Janie Crow pie!
Woolly Away
Weekend breaks have always been a real treat, but when they also focus around a craft or hobby I think they are even more special. Knitwear designer Debbie Abrahams and myself have been running weekend workshops via our Inspired Minds partnership for the last 5 or 6 years and we will be revealing our events for 2020 very soon, but this week I want to tell you about another exciting event that you might be interested in.
I am really pleased that Diana Benstead of The Crochet Chain has invited me to be a part of the first Woolly Away Weekend at The Manor Groves Hotel, High Wych, Hertfordshire on the 14th and 15th March 2020.
Diana and her team have put together a great itinerary that includes workshops, talks, demonstrations and a chance to have a go at spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet and more. There will also be a market place on the Sunday afternoon so that participants don’t miss out on a bit of retail therapy!
I am really pleased that Diana Benstead of The Crochet Chain has invited me to be a part of the first Woolly Away Weekend at The Manor Groves Hotel, High Wych, Hertfordshire on the 14th and 15th March 2020.
Diana and her team have put together a great itinerary that includes workshops, talks, demonstrations and a chance to have a go at spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet and more. There will also be a market place on the Sunday afternoon so that participants don’t miss out on a bit of retail therapy!
I will be at the event on Sunday the 15th March and will be teaching my Bohemian Blooms Mandala workshop in the morning and hanging around the market place in the afternoon. I would love to see you there! You can find more info by following this link.
Ravelry
Gemma has been very busy adding the Janie Crow back catalogue of designs to Ravelry. My best selling Persian Tiles blanket pattern is now on there as a PDF download and my remaining designs will go on there over the next few weeks.
It has been a big decision for me to put my patterns out as downloads, partly because we already supply paper patterns to retailers, but also because it can be hard protect ourselves against illegal sharing of the designs. That said I have decided that the positive aspects of downloads vs paper patterns in relation to the need to be ‘green’ now outweigh the negative. Paper brochure style patterns will continue to be available via the Janie Crow web site and our stockists. Paper patterns will also continue to be a feature of yarn kits on the Just Knots web site.
PDF downloads will only be available via Ravelry and will not be on any other web site, although my Janie Crow site will be updated soon to include links to purchase downloads via Ravelry. In the past we have added download codes to selected patterns. This process will stop over the next few months as patterns start to head to reprint.
It has been a big decision for me to put my patterns out as downloads, partly because we already supply paper patterns to retailers, but also because it can be hard protect ourselves against illegal sharing of the designs. That said I have decided that the positive aspects of downloads vs paper patterns in relation to the need to be ‘green’ now outweigh the negative. Paper brochure style patterns will continue to be available via the Janie Crow web site and our stockists. Paper patterns will also continue to be a feature of yarn kits on the Just Knots web site.
PDF downloads will only be available via Ravelry and will not be on any other web site, although my Janie Crow site will be updated soon to include links to purchase downloads via Ravelry. In the past we have added download codes to selected patterns. This process will stop over the next few months as patterns start to head to reprint.
This week Gemma has also added my Mystical Lanterns patterns as downloadable files to Ravelry. If you rummage around in the store you will find the scarf, shawl and blanket versions. A US yarn producer has recently used the design as the basis for a new project they have called The Tear Drop Throw. The design (shown above) differs slightly to my original, but nonetheless many of you have contacted me to ask whether or not the design infringes my copyright. Please be assured that Mary Maxim do have my blessing to use the design and that they have agreed to give me a % of their profits made on this yarn kit. I really like their colour way and you can customise your shade choices on their web site, so if you fancy making an alternative version of the Mystical Lanterns Blanket do take a look.
Ideas for Valentine's Day
It's Nearly the Weekend!
After a mammoth journey back from India last Friday the following weekend ended up being a bit of a blur as we struggled with jet lag, unpacking and subsequent washing. We did, however, manage to make it over to see Summer and Chris's new home, which they are busy decorating and making their own. Seeing the tester pots and shiny newly painted walls made me fancy doing some much needed DIY at the bungalow - not sure it will happen this weekend, but perhaps it is time some plans were made.... Heading off to India in mid January meant that I did not fully get my head around New Year resolutions and plans for 2020, so I think it is time I thought about this a little. I may well head off to the gym and try to curb my appetite as middle age spread is definitely winning the battle against the bulge and needs to go on my 'sort it out' list!
I am really looking forward to some time at home tomorrow and we are off to a trade event at one of our suppliers on Sunday. Hopefully this will include a preview of the new Rowan Yarns range for 2020, so I will try and get some shots of the new trends to show you next week.
Whatever you have planned I hope you have a good time. I will be back in your inbox next Friday with my bumper monthly email, until then, please stay safe and happy....
* STOP PRESS! I have just looked at the weather forecast for the UK this weekend and see that a storm is on the way - looks like a couple of days of crocheting on the sofa - sigh!!! Stay safe everyone...
I am really looking forward to some time at home tomorrow and we are off to a trade event at one of our suppliers on Sunday. Hopefully this will include a preview of the new Rowan Yarns range for 2020, so I will try and get some shots of the new trends to show you next week.
Whatever you have planned I hope you have a good time. I will be back in your inbox next Friday with my bumper monthly email, until then, please stay safe and happy....
* STOP PRESS! I have just looked at the weather forecast for the UK this weekend and see that a storm is on the way - looks like a couple of days of crocheting on the sofa - sigh!!! Stay safe everyone...
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