Simply Knitting - UK (2020-02)

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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


  1. 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

all the
BEST
CRAFT
events!

TheGreenMark
awardisa huge
achievementforthe
popular retailer
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