KATHYRN'S FIRST PROJECTS.

Thanks to Kathyrn, who has sent us photos of her first giant leaps in crochet.
Kathryn came for a class last Halloween, and since then she has not looked back.
Kathryn said, "I didn't believe you when you said I could learn the basics in just 2 hours, but you were absolutely right, and I thought you might like to see some of the things that I have made in my first year of crocheting."
Kathryn clearly has plans, she explains,
"I've totally fallen in love with crochet and its many possibilities. I especially love the freedom you get with crochet and am about to start my first ever freeform scarf (oh, and a blanket, and a multicoloured granny shawl, and some fingerless gloves, and a beret, and a hand puppet, and a cushion cover, and a toy dragon, the list goes on and on...)"

Well done Kathryn, we are delighted for you. Love PYF x

FLOCK OF BENCHES.

Trevor Pitt of Pod Projects would like to invite all the makers of the knitted salon benches and their friends to a celebration of 'Flock of Benches at,
NEST, BIRMINGHAM
321, Bradford Street
B5 6ET
on TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER, 6pm
Zarah, pictured here putting our bench together, is talking about how the London bench was made, in all it's Herdwick glory, by so many of you.
It will be a wonderful opportunity to meet other knitters of planks from all over the country and have a good old chat.

THE EAST LONDON TEXTILE ARTS SHOW AT PYF.

We would like to congratulate Celia Ward and East London Textile Arts for their touching display in our window. Women from many different faiths, joined together at St. Barnabas Church, to embroider alphabets and animals. Women who couldn't make it to the church, were visited by an out- reach worker, who delivered sewing materials. That even included women from Malancrav, a small village in Transylvania who have their own alphabet!
On the wall is a large hanging showing some of the animals which have been lovingly stitched.
We love this community's work because they have pro longed and enhanced the life of their embroidery by photographing it and reproducing it by making decorative papers and greetings cards on a desk top printers. All the cards and papers are for sale and the money goes back into the community fund. They have designed charming repeating patterns and packaged everything beautifully. The papers would be lovely for wrapping presents of covering books.
To learn more about this project visit www.eastlondontextilearts.org

COMMUTING IN SHETLAND.

In the Loop 2 knitting conference was held in Lerwick, but we chose to stay on the neighboring island of Bressay, at the lighthouse. This meant that we could get lots of fresh air before and after the lectures.



We loved traveling on the ferry twice a day. Celia Pym took all these romantic pictures.


Most evenings we cooked at the lighthouse, but one night we dined out on chips.

Left to right, that's me, Trevor (Treasure)Pitt, Katy Beven, Louise, and Our Zarah.The ferry was quieter at night, and then we would cycle home in the dark. We didn't have lights on our bikes, (there were very few cars), and when it got really black, the light from the lighthouse would come every half a minute or so, and light up the way ahead, and then we would have to remember which way to steer. So much fun!

ZARAH SHETLAND REPORT EPISODE 1.

We bought Our Zarah a plastic cape, in case it rained whilst riding our bikes in Shetland.Of course it didn't rain, so she documented the whole trip on it instead.
Read more about our trip to Shetland, in the next episode, to be published soon.

NEW IN STORE!

The whole place feels new,
but there's great potential,
in fabric glue.
£2.50 a bottle!

IN THE LOOP 2 - SHETLAND / FURY GABLES.

...and here is another reason why I haven't blogged for ages! We were blown away in the Shetland Islands. We went for In The Loop 2 Knitting Conference at the Shetland Museum in Lerwick, where I was speaking. We took our bikes and one day I bunked off to photograph fury gable ends of deralict croft cottages, which turned me on for many reasons but mostly because I am knitting a grey Herdwick raglan pullover.More Shetland anecdotes to follow soon.