Simply Knitting - UK (2020-02)

Thismonthwe’re loving...

...Novita’s lovely new

Moomin pattern book

Castonthecolourfulcharactersfromthe

famousToveJanssonbookseriesthisseason

WHAT’S NEW

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getting greener

13-15March

FIBREFEST,DORNOCH

DornochSocialClubandWestChurchHall,DornochIV253PF

Visitthiswelcomingsmall-scaleeventwitha hugecraftyheartthisMarch!

Packedwithyarnystallholders,workshopsandmasterclasses,nottomention

a plethoraoflike-mindedcrafterstomeetandmakefriendswith, you’re sure

tofindtreatsforyou,friendsandfamilyinsidetheirdoors.

For more details on this event visit http://www.fibrefest.org.uk.

15 March

CORNWOOLLY

CornwallCollege,PoolTR153RD

Whetheryouhavea loveofknitting,sewing,yarnfeltingorjustliketopick

upquirkyhandmadegoodies,you’lllovethisexcitingeventnearthecoastof

beautifulCornwallinPool.Twofloorsofstallholderswaittogreetyouasyou

browsea rangeofwonderfulhomegrownbusinesseswithenviablewares.

Formoreinformation visit http://www.cornwoolly.co.uk or email cornwoolly@

gmail.com.

19-22March

THECREATIVECRAFTSHOW

NECBirminghamB401NT

Joinaround12,000visitorsasyoumakeyourwaytothisamazingevent!

Knitters,stitchers,hobbyistsandcrafterswillbeintheirelementwithendless

supplies,innovations,newproductlaunches,demonstrationsandworkshops

designedtoencourageandinspireyourcreativity!

Visit http://www.stitchandhobby.co.uk or call 01425 460812 for more details.

21 March,10am-4pm

BEGINNERSGUIDETOTRANSFORMINGRAWFLEECETO

YARNWORKSHOP

RuralSkillsCentre, New Park Farm, Penylan Road, Castleton, Cardi

CF32UR

Everwantedtospinyourownyarnandusea spinningwheel?Inthisworkshop,

yourtutorwillexplainanddemonstrate,stepbystep,howtotransformraw

fleecetofinishedyarnthatyoucanknitwith.Theworkshoppromisesyouwill

beimpressedwithyourowncreativityandtheuniqueyarnyouspin!

Formoreinformationvisitwww.ruralskillscentre.co.uk or call 07944

646080. Book a slot for £65 per person.

31 March-11April

BRITISHISLESDISCOVERYKNITTING & CROCHET CRUISE

DepartsfromandreturnstoTilbury

JoinSophiaReedonthis12-daycruisetriptoAmsterdam,Invergordon,

Kirkwall,Oban,Belfast,Dublin,StPeterPortandHonfleurandenjoytwo

full-dayandtwohalf-dayyarnyworkshops,alongsidethebeautifulsceneryof

someofthemostinspirationalplacesforcrafters.

Visit http://www.arenatravel.com for more details. From £2,049 per person.

GUIDE TO

MARCH

Simply Knitting’s

Novitahasjustpublisheditsthirdissueofthevastly

popularMoominX NovitabookazineseriescalledLittle

My’sFavourites(£10.50).Inthisinstalmenttheendearing

Snorkmaidenandthunder-crazedHattifattenersalso

maketheirfirstappearanceonsocks,dressesandjumpers.

Eachofthesevennewdesignsincludedhasbeencleverly

designedtoaccuratelyrecreatethecoloursandcharacterof

theoriginalillustrations.Fordetailsonlocal stockists or to

buy direct visit http://www.novitaknits.com.

TheKnittingNetworkhasbecometheUK’sfirstonlineretailerto

achieveGreenMarkcertification,recognisingitscommitmentto

environmentalsustainability.Theirgreencommitmentsinclude

onlyusingplastic-free,recyclablepackagingforallcustomerorders,

aswellasreducingwaste.InJune2019,TheKnittingNetwork

begana ten-monthpartnershiptohelpraiseawarenessforthe

BumblebeeConservationTrust.Theinitiativeincludedposting

thousandsofpacketsofnativewildflowerseedstoUKcustomersin

theirorderstohelpenrichthehabitatforbumblebees.Visitwww.

theknittingnetwork.co.uk for yarn, patterns and exclusive projects!

Havea fabtime

atTheCreative

Craft Show 2020

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BEST

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events!

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achievementforthe

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