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COMMUNITY
13th March
Crochet Flowers Workshop
Black Sheep Wools, Warrington
In this unique workshop the wonderful
Sophia Reed will teach intermediate
crocheters, from 10am-4pm, how to make
a variety of crochet fl owers suitable for
decorations, corsages or incorporation
into granny squares.
http://www.blacksheepwools.com14th March
Beginner Crochet Workshop
Yarn etc..., Harrogate
The most popular of all the Yarn etc...
classes, this beginners crochet class
is the perfect thing to get you hooked
on crochet!
http://www.eweherditatyarnetc.com19th March
Crochet Clinic
The Fibre Lounge, Hertfordshire
All experience levels are welcome at
the crochet clinic! With help and advice
available from the talented Louisa
Sheward, come down to the Fishery Ward
Café in Hemel Hempstead to learn the
basics, improve your skills, or just make
some new friends!26th March
Crochet Now 54 is on sale today!Don’t f rget!HATS OFF TO YOU!
A huge congratulations to UK Hand Knitting
for its campaign for knitters and crocheters
to knit hats for the homeless. As always,
the needles came out in force and due to
the campaign over 1,000 hats were sent
and distributed to The Salvation Army in
Leeds, The Big Issue in the North covering
Manchester, Leeds and Sheffi eld, and Crisis
in and around London. The campaign will
be running again in 2020 so keep an eye out
and get crocheting some toasty hats.
http://www.ukhandknitting.comHAVE A PEEP
Following the huge success of its Bo
Peep Luxury Baby, West Yorkshire
Spinners has created a Bo Peep yarn
without nylon in the form of Bo Peep
Pure. It’s not often you fi nd a yarn
as soft as it is beautifully dyed, and
with such great handle. Made out of
100% Falklands wool, this DK-weight
yarn is pure luxury to knit with.
http://www.wyspinners.comEE BAAH GUM!
On Saturday 21st March, The
Yorkshire Yarn Fest will be
taking place at Poppleton
Centre in York between 11am-
4pm. There you will get the
chance to browse some of the
best indie dyers in the business- Ducky Darlings Yarns, Noodle
Soup Yarns and Spectrum Fibre
to name just a few! Admission
is free and there is also a café
at the venue so you can sit back
and relax as you cast on with
your brand-new yarn.
http://www.yorkshireyarnfest.com