Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
It's nice of the NEC to stage the Knitting and Stitching show for me during my birthday week every year, means I can swing a day to myself, pockets jingling with birthday money.
That's where I've been today.
We started with the exhibits and showcases. Some yummy links here:
Caren Garfen
Linda Marie
We took part in Alfreda McHale's "Seeking Pearls", more details here
The large jar is mine, the smaller one is SJ's.
I wonder if Alfreda gets to empty out ALL the jars and re-sort them after each installation? Lucky lucky Alfreda!
At lunchtime I took Ruth MacGregor's "Silk and Spindle" workshop, which was fantastic. Unfortunately, I'm typing this too late to take a snap of my handiwork. My spinning....um.... needs work, I'll keep trying!
Ruth's website is here www.spinningforth.com. She's a wonderful patient teacher and a sweet person.
Ok, time for some retail therapy. I'd decided I wasn't going to buy any more yarn, but I really did want some wooden sock blockers (an upgrade to my current bent coathanger models).
I bought yarn and no sock blockers:
- Jawoll Sock Yarn from ArtYarn
- Some braiding kits from the Braid Society stall created by Shirley Berlin
- A piece of soluble cross stitch canvas from DMC
I think I was quite restrained. I still have pennies left. mmm. a trip to Lush?
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