12 WWW.SIMPLYCROCHETMAG.COMUNRAVELANNOUNCEINDIE
MAKERMARKETFOR 2020
unravelhasunveileda newIndieMakerMarket
aspartofthelineupforits12thevent.The
festival,whichwilltakeplacethisyearbetween
Friday 21 andSunday 23 February,is thelargest
ofitskindintheSouthEastofEngland,with
over 85 makersfromacrossEuropeexhibiting.
TheIndieMakerMarketis a minimarket
withinthelargermarketplacethathighlights
emergingandsmallerproducermakers,many
ofwhomareatunravelforthefirsttime.New
makersincludeLondondyersTheUrbanPurl,
CanadianyarndyerEmilia& Philomene,and
crochetkitscompanyTheCrochetChain.
TicketsgoonsalefromDecember2 – get
yours from http://www.craft.farnhammaltings.comrico
releases
ITMIGHT
BEGIANT
WIsit a bird?Isit
a plane?No,it’s
MightyWeave,a
giganticnewyarn
cakethat’ssaved
fabricfromlandfill
andwoundit into
a super-sturdy,
extra-chunky
weightyarn.In
fact,theyarnis so
thick,youcan
hooka cushion
injustonehour!
Otherusesinclude
mats,seatpads,
rugs,bagsand
more.Tofireyour
imagination,
stockistsFab
Fabricsalsosella
numberofproject
patternkits.Find
theyarnonlineat
http://www.lovefab
fabrics.comEvent update
FlaxandTwinehavereleaseda supersized
grannysquarecushionkit.
‘NotYourGranny’sGrannySquarePillow’
usessuperbulkywoolheldthreestrands
together,anda classicgrannysquarepattern,
tocreatea gorgeoussquarecushioninno
timeatall!Theheftydimensionsoftheyarn
meansinsteadofusinga hook,thepattern
requireshandcrochet,andthekit
featuresbotha pdftutorialandlink
foranonlinelessontoexplainthe
processforalllevelsof‘hand
hookster’.Thekitsareavailablewith
orwithoutpillowinsert,andalsoin
fournaturalcolourways,whichmatch
oneanotherbeautifullyincaseyou
wantedtomakea setforyoursofa.
Availablenow– pickyoursupfrom
http://www.flaxandtwineshop.comDoyoueverfeellikescreaming‘I LOVE
YARN’fromtherooftops?Youcanshow
yourloveofthesquishystuffina subtler
waywiththisadorablegold-plated
enamelpinbyChanelleNesmith.The
‘QueenofYarn’pinfeaturesa littlered
heartmadefromyarnwitha crochet
needlepokingthroughit wearinga
crown.A perfectstockingfiller,pickone
up at http://www.channypeascorner.comC e a p !
GermanbrandRicoDesignhavereleaseda
gorgeousnewrangeofyarn,Fashion Mohair
MerinoChunky.The50gballsare
a blendof78%mohair,13%SouthAfrican
merinowooland9%polyamide,creating
a voluminousstrandthat’sidealforcosy
wintergarmentsandaccessories.The
collectionisavailableineightcolours- find out more at http://www.rico-design.de
Handcrochet
Giantess granny