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➻Looking for a special project for
the winter months? The talented Jane
Crowfoot has designed a stunning wrap
in Eden Cottage Yarns light and warm
Milburn DK. The Magic Circles Scarf is
inspired by Jane’s blanket of the same
name, and the tessellating circular motifs
work just as beautifully in this design (see
left). The kit contains 17 balls of Milburn
DK, in gorgeous shades such as Tea Rose,
Autumn Fields, Bramble, Harvest Gold
and Thyme. Plus there’s a sweet pom-pom
edging for the fi nishing touch. Get your
kit from Jane or Eden Cottage Yarns now!
£127.50, http://www.justknotsyarn.com,
http://www.edencottageyarns.co.ukW E LOVE...
All in a spin
Craft show
➻ Find heaps of creativity at The Stitch
Festival (formerly The Spring Knitting &
Stitching Show), in Islington, London, from
27 February to 1 March. Shop to your heart’s
content at 200 stalls and enjoy demos and
exhibitions. Book onto a fun workshop and
try a new craft, or join a crochet session
and learn to hook socks, an owl, a Tunisian
crochet coaster, or a cactus pin cushion!
Also, don’t miss Kaffe Fassett’s beautifulD A YThis pretty bag featuring an illustration of a girl who
loves to crochet! With her ball of wool hairpin and
brooch, she’s dreaming of yarns and must-makes.
Zip the bag shut to keep your project and yarn safe.
£23.95, http://www.kellyconnordesigns.comQuilts in America exhibition, exquisite
embroidery by Olga Prinku, stunning
mid-century textiles curated by Dovecot
Studios and much more!
Readers can get £2.50 off standard
advance adult tickets and £1 off advance
concessions. Book by 26 February
quoting IC2020. Tickets can be booked
online at http://www.thestitchfestival.co.uk or
by calling 0844 8541 349.CRAFTY INSPIRATION!
✽SATURDAY 21 MARCH
YORKSHIRE YARN FEST
Come along to a fantastic, friendly yarn
festival in Yorkshire, brimming with
gorgeous yarn and accessories from
wonderful exhibitors. Held at White Syke
Fields, York, 11am to 4pm, free entry. Follow
on Instagram @yorkshireyarnfest.
http://www.yorkshireyarnfest.com
✽19–26 JUNE
MADEIRA CROCHET RETREAT
Spend a week with Lucy, crochet designer
and blogger at Attic24, at the Baia Azul
hotel in the west of Funchal, Madeira’s
capital. Three and a half days of workshops
will combine instruction on colour theory
with the opportunity to create a Madeiran-
garden inspired memento. Also enjoy a
panoramic island tour, lunch at the home
of one of the island residents and visits to
Monte Palace Tropical Garden, the Botanic
Garden and a Madeiran wine lodge.
From £1,599, http://www.arenatravel.com/
madeira-crochet-retreat
✽2–4 APRIL
THE CRAFT 4 CRAFTERS SHOW
Visit an amazing collection of craft
businesses, displays, textile artists,
workshops, make & takes and competitions.
With stands over two fl oors, new workshop
rooms, and larger cafes, you’ll be in
crafting heaven! Held at the Bath & West
Showground at Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
http://www.craft4crafters.co.uk
✽18 & 19 APRIL
SPRING INTO WOOL
This wonderful event for lovers of crochet,
knitting, feltmaking, weaving, spinning,
dyeing and generally all things woolly, is
back again for the fourth year! Feast your
eyes on beautiful supplies from over 90
exhibitors, and book onto a workshop,
from Tunisian crochet and baby crochet
boots to Dorset button making, drop
spindling and more. The show takes place
at the Grammar School in Leeds.
http://www.springintowool.co.ukWORKSHOPS
✽MONDAY 20 APRIL
TUNISIAN CROCHET
Learn to create the distinctive fabric
created by Tunisian crochet. The tension
is looser than normal crochet and is
substantially thicker, making it ideal for
blankets and cushions. £25 including all
materials, tea and coffee. 10am–1pm,
Lechlade Craft Barn, Gloucestershire.
http://www.lechladecraftbarn.com
✽6–8 NOVEMBER
INTRODUCTION TO CROCHET
LACE SHAWLS
Julie Harris will show you how to read a
pattern, and use solid stitches and chains to
form a lace design. Learn how the placing
of increases infl uences the shape of the
shawl and how various shawl shapes are
created; how to work an edging including
how to add beads; and fi nishing techniques,
including blocking. £405, near Windsor.
http://www.watercoloursandlace.co.uk