All decked up!

Here's the Piece Hall in all its knitted frilly and flounciness for the Festival.

Time to stop vining

A couple of the leafy, flowery vines I've made for the knitted graffiti project. Can't stop yet tho' - have got another two similar to these to make. The i-cord's all done, thanks to my super-quick french knitting mill, so I just need a few more flowers and leaves, and then we're all set for decking up next Friday evening.

Lots of lovely knitted decorations have already been handed in at Square Chapel, so come along from the 9th July onwards to see what we've done to the Piece Hall and Woolshops - should look pretty good.

Some people can wear shawls

(picture credit: coolspotters.com)

...like the Kate Middletons of this world, for example. And some can't. Having been through the whole shawl thing back in the early seventies, I'm now firmly in the latter camp. Wearing a shawl, I look like I'm either off to the opera or attempting a fey, hippie, flower-child look that wouldn't have succeeded even back in the day.

And yet...just recently, a lovely customer called in to show me a gorgeous, green shawl she'd made from soft alpaca 4 ply. She'd wrapped it firmly around her shoulders and fastened it with a scarf pin. She looked exquisite and all I could think was: 'Wow, I wouldn't have thought to use alpaca. Or 4 ply. Or dark green. But it looks sensational!'

So, I'm going to give a shawl a go. Or, at any rate, I'm going to add it to my list.




Meanwhile, here are a few of my flowers for the knitting graffiti. Not brilliant or perfectly executed, but jolly and colourful and that's probably all that's needed.