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W
e think all crafters are amazing. To be able
to transform a few simple materials into a
thing of beauty is a magical skill and one that
should be celebrated. We asked you, our
fabulous readers, to tell us about your biggest knitting
successes and the projects you are most proud of. Each and
every one of you deserves a huge pat on the back so here’s a
massive well done from us to you!Amy Sessions overcame her anxiety to
show her knitted hat to the original pattern
designer, what a great achievement!
“A few year’s back, I took a colourwork
class hosted by Franklin Habit,” says Amy.
“I thought it would be nice to wear one of
his designs and since I live in Florida, a hat
was the most practical. I chose his Centuria
Tam pattern and wore it on the day of the
class. During a break, I got up the nerve to
show Franklin my version of his creation.
He was so warm and welcoming. He took
my tam and truly inspected my work,
paying me the most amazing compliments.
He said I had beautiful stitches that were so neat and uniform. He even
said he liked my tam more than the two he created for the pattern shoot! I
was on cloud nine for days. Franklin told me to tell whomever taught me
to knit that they did an excellent job. He even did me the honor of posing
with my hat so I could get a quick - and shaky because I was anxious -
photo.” We think Amy’s hat looks wonderful and is well deserving of the
compliments she received from internationally-renowned designer,
Franklin Habit.Carole Lettice, owner of yarn store
Wool4Less, has recently fallen in love with
sock knitting. “At a monthly Make & Meet
group in 2018, I saw a lady knitting socks and
decided to teach myself over Christmas - but
it went so fast, I didn’t get a chance!” she
says. “This August, my friend Julie promised
to teach me so I went along with my needles
and yarn. I found the dpns awkward, so
switched to a 25cm circular instead. Due to
the commitments of running a small
business, I didn’t get chance to work on my
socks for a few weeks, but came across the
Winwick Mum Sockalong Facebook group and Christine Perry’s Basic Sock
pattern. I was determined to get the socks knitted, but had no idea what the
gusset was. My friend Sheryll sent me a photo showing the diferent parts of
a knitted sock, and it all became clear. I have now inished my second pair of
socks (pictured). There is still room for improvement, but this new sock
addiction has had me start another pair of socks just days after inishing
a pair!” We’re equally big fans of knitted socks here at LK HQ and think
Carole has done brilliantly.“My knitting achievement was
making 18 monkeys when my
grandson was celebrating his irst
birthday with a party at Twycross
Zoo,” reveals Susan Bath. “My
daughter and I wanted the
children to have something to
take home which would remind them of the day.
The tricky bit was that we only made this decision a month before the party,
so I was knitting all day and every day but I made it - it’s a good job I’m
retired and had the time! It was lovely to see the children happy to take
home their own monkey.” We’re very impressed with the dedication and
talent of Susan and her daughter. This troupe of monkeys looks fantastic!MONKEY
BUSINESS
Celebrate
RAISE A GLASS TO YOUR BIGGEST
CRAFTY ACHIEVEMENTS – CHEERS!Let ’s
you!
HAT’S OFF
SOCKS THAT
ROCK!
Designer Franklin
Habit loved Amy's version
of his hat pattern
Carole's impressive socksSusan's brilliant party gifts