Festivals and stitches

This is a card I made recently, for a Birthday. Yes, I'm quite pleased with it, but the reason I am showing it, is to flag up this site;
http://www.vogueknitting.com/
There is a very good stitch library, which it is possible to download from (free). This stitch is 'snowangel'. (But I have adapted it slightly).

I think it is time to start making a note of the Festivals and Fairs that are going to take place this year. Please add to the list as you hear of them, or let me know, and I will.
Wonderwool Wales will be taking place on 25th and 26th April, at the Royal Welsh Showground.
Fibrefest is 22nd and 23rdAugust, at Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme, Devon.
I would like to arrange a visit to Devon Fine Fibres at their Organic farm near Bampton, but would like to know the level of interest first. You can visit Lesley's blog, and get a feel of the farm. (http://devonfinefibres.wordpress.com/).

New ideas for knitting!

Jac sent this link to me:

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4305406/Knitters-turn-to-graffiti

So where should we start in Taunton then...?!

Oxfam blanket

On Friday,I recieved a letter from Sarah Blakemore, of Oxfam. With the letter, she had included a postcard of the blanket for Maternal mortality. It (the blanket) was huge. Something like fifty feet wide by two hundred and something feet long!
I will, Of course, bring letter and picture to the next meeting, but I was so pleased to receive them, that I had to share it immediately.

More baby hats!

Here's a couple of hats I knitted for a friend's. She was 5 weeks premature so needed little hats! I'm not sure she looks especially pleased about having to wear them though!

Well, It's been a pretty thin summer for the Blog. Many of us have had a 'gone off it' moment. And, of course everyone has been busy. So, a few things from me;

This morning I recieved a letter from Oxfam, re :the squares for maternal mortality. I will bring it to the next meeting, but you may like to know that Sarah Brown will be recieving the petition on WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER outside Downing Street, and adding her own square.
The 40m blanket will be displayed at LAWRENCE HALL, RHS HALLS, Greycoat St, London,
2 -5 pm the same day. We are invited to attend. The tone of the letter suggests that Oxfam are trying to get as many people as possible to the display.

Tutley Mutley, a fellow Raveller, has flagged up an event being staged by the Knitting group that she belongs to. The group is the Tea Shop Knitters, and the event is KTog 2. There will be stalls run by Yarn Shops, Workshops (which will be charged extra, but nominal) and TEA AND CAKE. Sounds wonderful. All this will take place in Bovey Tracey, on Sunday 19 October.
This is advance notice, and I will blog more details as I have them.

And I have finally finished Nicky's waistcoat. Yaaaaaay! Not as nicely 'finished' as I would have liked but, hey, we live and learn.

French Weir

A reminder, Ladies. On Sunday we will be knitting at the French Weir Park Fun Day.

Sunday 10th August - 10-4
French Weir Park FREE Entry
Lots of Activities ( some free )

So, bring your knitting and join us .Some of us will be knitting hats for the premature baby units at local Hospitals.

Hat patterns for premature babies

We were chattering on Friday night about whether we might knit some hats for the neonatal ward at Musgrove Hospital (a good idea for using odd bits and bobs wool).

Also talking about whether this is what we knit on Sunday at the French Weir family fun day.

So here are some patterns:

Baby
'http://www.p2designs.com/pdfs/Denny-BrokenRibHat.pdf
Free Knitting Pattern W80025-K Preemie Cap : Lion Brand Yarn Company
http://www.p2designs.com/pdfs/HatSeashore.pdf
http://www.p2designs.com/pdfs/HatPoppies.pdf

Change of Plan

Some of us made it to the Coldharbour Mill open day. Here you see Jacqui, Ness and little K. admiring the very sweet Alpacas, from Ashill Alpacas.
Various problems have caused us to call off the Close Knit attendance at the Fair on the 27th July,in the High Street,Taunton. We will, however, be meeting informally in the Old Library gardens, from 12 midday on the same day, to just knit. Join us if you can.

Not Fibrefest

On Friday, some of us were lamenting the fact that Fibrefest is not happening this year. Well, guess what? Coldharbour Mill is having an Open day, and Summer Art Show. Saturday 19th July. 11am - 4 pm. Free. There will be demonstrations of Spinning, Weaving and Feltmaking. Participation will be encouraged. There will be Alpacas in attendance. So, see you there!
[ I also picked up some flyers about Fibrefest NEXT year, 22nd and 23rd August 2009. I will have them at the next (August) meeting, although folk may pick them up at the open day].

July Meeting

What a jolly meeting, last night. Quite a lot of people, and such skills! With Rosalind carding, and Chris hand spinning and everyone else knitting, we had a 'start to finish ' of hand-knits going on. And plenty of cake.

The Oxfam squares are going well - Ness has some, as well as those in the photo. The collection reflects our range of expertise, in the level of ambition of pattern. All beautifully made.