2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

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WHAT’S NEW

2-4August

WOOLNESS

LifeScienceCentre,NewcastleNE14EP

TheNorthEast’sfirstwoolandwellnessfestival,WoolNEss,isa celebration

ofthepowerful,positiveeectsofcreativityonoverallwellbeing.Itsaimisto

unitelike-mindedcrafterswitha passionforallthingscreative.Therewillbe

anarrayofover 50 craftexhibitorsatthefestivalthisyear,includinglotsof

yarnandfibrestalls.OnFridayeveningtheeventwillopenwithaninformal

‘knitgroup’gettogetherinNewcastlecitycentre,andonSaturdayevening

there’sa networkingeventatwhichyou’llgetthechancetominglewith other

yarnloversandlistentospeakers.

[email protected].

Ticketsforthiseventwillbeonsaleinduecourseanddetails will be

posted on the WoolNEss website, http://www.woolness.co.uk.

3 August

YARNFOLKWOOLFESTIVAL

Whitehead,CountyAntrim,NorthernIrelandBT389QB

SetinthepeakofsummerinthetowncentreofWhitehead,thisfestivalofall

thingsfibreandyarnissuretobea brilliantdayout.Witha varietyofvendors,

freedemonstrationsandworkshopsonoer,therewillbeplentyofdelightful

giftsandtrinketstoaddtoyouryarnstash.Afterwards,if theweatherisstill

lovely,whynotvisittheannualSummerFoodandFolkFestival?It ishappening

inthetownthatverysameday.

Formoreinfogotowww.yarnfolkwoolfestni.comorcall 02893 372888.

Prices from £7 (includes a programme and two pattern downloads).

16-17August

EWEFEST 2019

SlessorGardens,DundeeDD11AR

ThenationalwoolfestivalforScotland,EWEFest,isa celebrationoflove

foryarnandthisyearit willbeheldinDundee.SetinthebeautifulSlessor

Gardensbythewaterfront,therewillbeworkshopsattheV&ADundee,which

isjustnextdoor.Expectvisitorsfromallovertheworldaswellasleading

namesexhibitingandrunningworkshops.And,asyouwouldexpectfroman

eventcelebratingyarn,somefour-leggedfriendswillbetheretoo– don’tmiss

thesheep,alpacas,chinchillarabbitsandangora goats taking pride of place in

theirownspecialEWEbaaazaar.

Formoreinformationvisit http://www.ewe.scot.

Ticket prices TBC.

31 August-1September

SOUTHERNWOOLSHOW

NewburyRacecourse,BerkshireRG147PN

TheSouthernWoolShowisoneofthebiggestwoolfestivalsintheSouth

ofEngland.Withover 90 stallsandfreedemonstrations,it’sonlyminutes

awayfromthenearesttrainstation,busstops,andthere’sfreeparking.You

couldeasilyspenda coupleofdaysindulginginallthatthisshowhastooer.

Workshopscanbebookedaheadoftimeviatheeventwebsite.

Visitwww.southernwoolshow.co.ukorcall 07741 452295 for details.

Ticket prices start from £6 when booked online.

GUIDE TO

AUGUST

Simply Knitting’s

VisitNewburyRacecourse

fora squishinglygoodtime

at the Southern Wool Show

allthe

BEST

CRAFT

events!

Paradise FOUND!

Createdwitha yarncalled

CaribbeanCalypsoDKby

KingCole(£3.49),thisis

knitweartocoolyoudown

atthebeachbarwhile

sippingJamaicanrum

punchandwatchingthe

sungodown.Created

fromcrimpedyarn,this’ll

knitupintoa texture

that’llcomplementthe

rainbowshadesofeach

ball.Patternsareeasy

toknitandpromise

largersizesandthe

yarnisavailablein

sixmulticoloured

hues.Shadesinclude

Jamaica,Antigua,

StKitts,SaintLucia,

BonaireandStMartin.

Jetotowww.

kingcole.comtofind

outmoreaboutthis

exciting yarn option.

Rosa

Betemptedbya roundneckline and

2x2 rib for tactile texture.

Natalie

Openworktoogleatinthisfun

cropped pullover with cool cables.

Verena

A seamlessyokeandboxpleatgive

this jacket sophisticated structure.

Madeleine

Reachforthisslouchycardiganwhen

you want your figure to feel flattered.

A dreamknittowearonyour

dreamholidayusingthe

lightweightandsummery

Caribbean Calypso DK

Photo: Southern Wool Show