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Autumn Programme 2016

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AUTUMN NEWSLETTER 2016

Dear FriendsI can’t believe that Spin A Yarn is celebrating its 10th Birthday on 4 July! It seems such a short time since I shocked my spinning group at Widecombe-in –the Moor by announcing that I was going to open a Knitting Shop in Bovey Tracey. My friends all thought I was mad of course and perhaps I was, as I had no previous experience of running a business. However, I decided that I wanted to open a different, friendly and interesting shop which would stock lots of natural unusual yarns that people found difficult to obtain in the UK. I spent many happy hours deciding on which yarns I should stock and then contacting different suppliers.

The first yarns that I ordered were from Touchyarns and Rareyarns, New Zealand. This choice was because my daughters fell in love with their yarns while on a family holiday in NZ in 2005. So much so, that I had to teach them to knit.

These New Zealand yarns are still great favourites with my customers because of their quality and colours and because they are obtained from extremely happy animals! I’ve included two photos from the early days for your amusement. Doesn’t the shop look tiny?

I remember when my wonderful customers helped us move up the road to 26 Fore Street in 2009; some suggested that because the new shop was so much larger, it might be difficult to fill! Not for a yarn addict like me……..!! Now, of course, we have completely renovated the new shop and it is looking even more beautiful than usual. There are new seating areas and plenty of browsing space to enjoy your cup of coffee even on workshop days. Do drop in and see our changes.

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Best wishes from Lizzie, Ali, Patsy, Jane, Gill, Di, Terri, Amanda, Esther & Joyce xxxxxxxxx

British Knitting Awards 2016Now thanks to all our customers we are hoping to win an award for the best yarn shop in the South West in the Lets Knit competition. We have received second place for the last two years and would really like to win this year. You can vote online at www.britishknittingawards.co.uk, or by sending off the form in Lets Knit. We also have the form available in the shop.

July is an exciting time to be a knitter as all the new Winter yarns and books will shortly be arriving in the shop. We’ve ordered the new Rowan collection as usual, plus Debbie Bliss, Louisa Harding, Noro and Araucania as well as Sirdar/Sublime and King Cole, but look out for exciting new additions such as Lorna’s Laces, Manos del Uruguay, Madeleine Tosh and Hand Maiden yarns.

Malabrigo yarns are proving very popular. A beautiful new exclusive free pattern for their sock yarn is featured in this brochure. West Yorkshire Spinners new sock yarn in Cocktail shades is a current best-seller as our customers enjoy sock knitting with the best quality British Yarn.

Now that lots of customers have attended Annikens “Knitting Socks from the top down” and “Knitting two socks at the same time” workshops we seem to be selling enormous quantities of Sock Yarn! Customers must be knitting faster and faster…….!! Of course sock yarn is perfect for knitting one of the beautiful shawlettes which are currently so popular.

We’re planning a fashion show in the Autumn but cannot confirm dates yet. Look out for information on Facebook, Twitter, emails and notices in the shop.

Martin Storey is still a firm favourite with our customers and his latest book “More Easy Fairisle Knits” features modern fairisle projects knitted in Felted Tweed from phone covers to scarves and cushions.

As usual we have lots of exciting new workshops including Octavia-a stunning top-down shawl workshop with Anniken, a new Estonian Lace workshop with new teacher Ethel and by special demand from customers, another Professional Finishing workshop part 2 from Claire. This one features lots of different techniques such as inserting pockets and short row shaping. It is a workshop for everyone who has benefitted from Claire’s Professional Finishing Techniques Part 1.

Now, it just remains for me to thank all our wonderful customers for their support over these past 10 years and to look forward to exciting new developments over the coming 10 years!

Thank you also to our new shop manager Lizzie for helping the shop to run smoothly.

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AUTUMN WORKSHOPS 2016

PROFESSIONAL FINISHING TECHNIQUES

It is often the finishing details that make the difference to a garment and this workshop will show you techniques to make sure your garment has a professional finish. You will learn how easy it is to sew up all your unfinished projects using mattress stitch.

Topics include: How to sew up various styles of garment, mattress stitch, blocking and pressing pieces, shaping to make sewing up easier, picking up stitches, buttonholes and more.

You will need: make four identical samples of stocking stitch to measure 10cm x 10cm (4in x 4in), using a light-coloured, smooth aran or chunky yarn.

If you usually work the edge stitches differently (slipping or knitting on every row), please work them the same as the rest of the row. Don’t press or steam any of the samples and don’t sew in the yarn ends.Bring plenty of your yarn for knitting and sewing up. Bring along an unfinished project for help and advice.

Dates: Friday 16th September 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)

MODULAR OR PATCHWORK KNITTING (from squares to shells)

This workshop is suitable for beginners, as well as knitters who have tried modular knitting before.

Modular knitting (aka mitred squares or domino knitting) is a great patchwork technique, and easy to learn. Shapes are joined together as you knit so no seams to sew and stunning colour effects can be created. Progress from a basic square to shells, strips, triangles, hexagons and more. Experiment with colour, join the shapes together to construct accessories and garments.

Topics include: knitting the shapes, joining techniques, designing with modular knitting.

You will need: plenty of yarn in different thicknesses with suitable needles. You can also bring along any modular pattern that you would like to try.

Date: Friday 30th September 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)

WORKSHOPS SELL OUT VERY FAST!

Don’t forget to ring as soon as you get your new schedule! Participants of workshops receive a voucher entitling them to 10% or 15% discount on all yarns and accessories.

These discount vouchers can be used on the workshop day and during the month after the workshop.

CLAIRE CROMPTON WORKSHOPSClaire Crompton is an international cross stitch & knitwear designer and author of numerous books, the most famous of which is “The Knitters Bible”




MORE PROFESSIONAL FINISHING TECHNIQUES – For everyone who has learnt mattress stitch and wants to try other finishing techniques. In this workshop, we will tackle grafting, more sewing techniques, more picking up stitches and explore adding borders, pockets and hems.

Topics include: mattress stitch for reverse stocking stitch, grafting, short row shaping for shoulders, three needle cast off, slip stitching for pockets and hems, sewing in zips, sewing on or knitting in borders and more.

You will need: make three identical squares of stocking stitch and one square of k1, p1 rib, all to measure approximately 10cm (4in) square using a light coloured, smooth aran or DK yarn.

If you usually work the edge stitches differently (slipping or knitting on every row), work them the same as the rest of the row. Please sew in the yarn ends and press the stocking stitch squares (NOT the rib) before the workshop.

Bring plenty of your yarn for knitting and sewing up.

Bring along an unfinished project for help and advice.

Date: Friday 14th October 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)

FAIR ISLE AND INTARSIA WITH COLOUR CONFIDENCELearn how to use Fair Isle and Intarsia to add colour to your knitting. In the workshop you will learn the basics of each technique, knitting samples of each. We will also explore some basic colour theory so you can be confident about putting colours together and altering a pattern into another colourway.

Topics include: stranding Fair Isle to get the correct tension, knitting intarsia for picture sweaters, reading charts.

You will need: different coloured yarns, suitable needles. Also you can bring along a pattern or chart that you’d like to work in different colours.

Suitable for confident and intermediate knitters.

Date: Friday 4th November 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)

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SWEATER REFASHIONING A workshop for anyone who has knitted a garment that doesn’t quite fit; maybe it’s too loose or too tight, too short or sleeves too long. Bring along those garments that you love but aren’t quite right.

Learn how to make them fit, by altering the length, adding waist shaping, changing the neckline, adding sleeves, shortening sleeves, adding ribs, removing ribs etc. Also, how to alter a pattern so you knit exactly what you want.

Learn how to extend the life of a garment by refashioning it; change it from a sweater to a cardigan, add embellishments, borders and more.

Topics include: lengthening, shortening, adding or reducing width, altering the neck, fixing mistakes

You will need: existing garment(s) to alter, a pattern to alter. Bring yarn needles and scissors.

Date: Friday 18th November 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)

REVERSIBLE OR DOUBLE KNITTING Double knitting is an intriguing technique that makes a double layered fabric which is the same on both sides. Stocking stitch has two knit sides which means that items made in double knitting always show a ‘right’ side. It is ideal for scarves and blankets because it lies flat and it also makes very cosy hats, sweaters, mittens etc.

Colour patterns such as fair isle style motifs and intarsia blocks appear with the colours inverted on one side so items are reversible with no stranding or ‘wrong’ side showing. It is also useful for knitting seamless tubes (glove fingers, toys etc) and socks without using double pointed or circular needles.

In the workshop, you will knit a sample of two colour double knitting to learn the basic ideas for designs for other items. You can also bring along a double knitting pattern that you would like to try.

Topics include: choosing suitable yarns, casting on, working knit and purl stitches in double knitting, following a chart, ideas for using double knitting.

You will need: DK weight yarn in two colours, 3.25mm and 4mm needles.

Date: Friday 2nd December 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)



ANNIKEN ALLIS WORKSHOPSAnniken is one of the UK’s leading lace designers. Born in Norway she moved to Cornwall in 1990.

TOE-UP SOCKS ON CIRCULAR NEEDLES USING MAGIC LOOPMany knitters prefer to knit socks from the toe up as this makes it easier to calculate yarn usage. This workshop will teach you how to work a closed cast on, knit the toe, increase for the gusset, turn the heel and work the heel flap, and how to do a stretchy cast off. In addition you’ll learn how to knit socks on circular needles using the magic loop method. You can also practice knitting two socks at a time.

All materials supplied.

Suitable for confident novice and intermediate knitters

Date: Tuesday 20th September 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

EASY LACE KNITTING Lace knitting is extremely popular at the moment and is used in shawls, garments, socks and accessories. This workshop will teach you how to read charts, work the stitches and decreases required for lace knitting, add beads using a crochet hook and how to shape within a lace pattern.

In the morning, we’ll practice various lace stitches working from a lace chart and in the afternoon you will be able to start working on a small shawl. You will be given a choice of patterns, which all require 400m/100gr sock yarn (4 ply/fingering weight yarn and 4mm circular needles (80cms)

Following this workshop you should be able to work simple lace patterns used in garments, shawls or accessories.

All materials will be supplied for the morning but please bring above materials for the afternoon project. (These can be purchased in the shop on the day with your discount, if preferred).

Suitable for adventurous novice & intermediate knitters.

Date: Tuesday 11th October 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00(includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)



NORWEGIAN ‘SELBU’ MITTENS Traditional Norwegian ‘Selbu’ mittens are popular with knitters around the world. Traditionally knitted in black and white wool featuring traditional Norwegian ‘fair isle’ patterns but these mittens can be worked in a variety of colours for a modern look.

This workshop will teach you how to knit fair isle, how to knit in the round with double pointed needles and a circular needle using the magic loop technique and how to shape your mittens.

Techniques taught in this class can also be used to knit traditional Latvian and Estonian mittens. You will get a Selbu-inspired mitten pattern to take home.

All materials for practising will be supplied. This workshop is suitable for intermediate knitters or confident beginners.

Date: Friday 21st October 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

BEADED LACE KNITTINGBeads add glamour and elegance to any knitting but work particularly well with lace knitting. In this class you will learn different ways of adding beads to your knitting and how to choose which method to use for your project.

You’ll also learn how to read lace charts and work common lace stitches. In the afternoon you will get to choose from a selection of beaded shawl/accessory patterns.

Materials will be supplied for the morning but please bring or buy 100g/400m sock/4ply yarn and 4mm needles. Don’t forget you get 10% or 15% on the day of the workshop.

You will also need beads depending on project chosen and a 0.75mm crochet hook. These can also, be purchased in the shop on the day.

Date: Friday 28th October 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)



Beaded Lace Knitting - 25 beautiful lace patterns by Anniken Allis

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OCTAVIA SHAWL This beautiful shawl is the perfect winter accessory, with beads to add a touch of glamour. It has an intricate lace panel running down the centre which adds shoulder shaping and helps the shawl sit nicely on the shoulder. In the morning we’ll practice the techniques used in this shawl including adding beads using a crochet hook. In the afternoon you’ll start your own Octavia shawl. You’ll need two skeins of 100gr/400m sock yarn (4ply/fingering weight yarn), 4mm circular needles (80cm long), 0.75mm crochet hook, and 6mm beads (which can be purchased from the shop). Pattern will be provided. All materials for the morning will be supplied but please bring materials as above for the afternoon project. These can be purchased in the shop on the day of the workshop using your discount if preferred. Suitable for confident novice and intermediate knitters.

Date: Tuesday 8th November 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

TWO SOCKS AT THE SAME TIME – KNITTED TOP DOWNSuffering from second sock syndrome? Learn how to knit two socks at a time using circular needles (either the magic loop method or two circulars method). Learn how to cast on and arrange your stitches onto the needles and how to work the heel flap, heel turn and gusset and everything else you need to knit a pair of socks in one go. All materials supplied but Spin A Yarn has plenty of sock yarn available to purchase with your workshop discount on the day.

Please note: that this is suitable for adventurous and intermediate knitters who have knitted at least one pair of basic socks from the top down.


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CONTINENTAL KNITTING INCLUDING NORWEGIAN PURL The continental way of knitting is faster and more efficient than most English styles. You will learn how to carry your yarn in your left hand and knit continental style, as well as the continental long-tail cast on and the Norwegian purl. For the Norwegian purl the yarn stays at the back of the work which makes it much quicker than the standard continental purl when working combined knit/purl stitch patterns such as ribs or moss stitch.

All materials supplied.

This workshop is suitable for all knitters, apart from complete beginners.

Dates: Tuesday 22nd November 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

THE STARLIGHT FINGERLESS MITTSThe Starlight fingerless mitts feature a beaded lace pattern and are worked in the round.

In the morning we’ll practice the techniques used to knit these mitts including how to knit lace, how to read a lace chart, how to add beads using the crochet hook method and how to knit in the round on double pointed needles and circular needles using the magic loop method.

In the afternoon you will start your own Starlight mitts. You will need 1 skein of 100gr/400m sock yarn (4ply/fingering weight yarn), 2.75 mm double pointed needles or 2.75mm 80cm long circular needle, size 6/0 seed beads and 0.75mm crochet hook. Pattern will be provided.

All materials for the morning will be supplied but please bring materials as above for the afternoon project (this can be purchased in the shop on day of workshop if preferred). Suitable for confident novice and intermediate knitters.



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CHRISTMAS/EASTER BAUBLESThis workshop can be designed to suit either a Christmas or Easter theme and will teach a variety of techniques while creating fun Christmas or Easter themed balls which can be used for decoration.

Techniques include: knitting in the round on double pointed needles or circular needles using the magic loop technique, fair isle/stranded colour work, adding beads using the crochet hook technique.

There will be a choice of patterns to knit during the class. They will include fair isle/stranded colour work patterns, beaded patterns and stripes.

All materials will be supplied but there is plenty to purchase in Spin A Yarn with your workshop discount.

This workshop is suitable for confident novice and intermediate knitters.

Date: Friday 9th December 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

ALISON CROWTHER SMITH WORKSHOPSMOEBIUS DESIGNSIf you have attended Alison’s introductory course on knitting a Moebius, and possibly her follow-on course, this is the next course for you! On this day you will be offered a choice of TWO NEW Moebius designs for 2016. One will be knitted in DK yarn and the other in chunky yarn.

For the DK design you will need to bring: a long (150cm or longer) fixed cable circular needle that is 5mm in gauge. Plus 2 or 3 balls (depending on how long you want it to be) of any DK yarn, preferably one with a high wool content.

For the chunky design you will need to bring a long (150cm or longer) fixed cable circular needle that is 7mm in gauge. Plus 2 or 3 balls/hanks of standard chunky yarn (or at least 230m of yarn) and a cable needle.

We suggest you bring the needles for both projects, if not the yarn. Yarn can be bought in Spin A Yarn on the day with your workshop discount but the needles may not be available so please check.

This course is only suitable for knitters who have completed the first Moebius workshop. On the day we will refresh your Moebius cast-on and set up skills before exploring the new designs.

Date: Tuesday 25th October 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

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“RISE” SCARFThis course will teach you to knit a new version of the Rise scarf, from Alison’s book, Elements. In the book, this slender tubular scarf is knitted flat and then seamed. For this course, she has redesigned Rise to be knitted in the round on either DPNs, or by Magic Loop, or on 2 short circular needles, which ever you prefer!

You will need: 2 – 3 balls of DK yarn, plus 1 – 2 balls of Kidsilk Haze (this is governed by how long you wish to make it); a further option is to use several shades of Kid Silk Haze in small quantities to make a multi-shade scarf – great for stash busting.

Whichever you want to make, you will need to have 2 or 3 balls of DK yarn as the base yarn in the same shade. You will also need 4mm needles and 3.75mm needles suitable for knitting in the round (these can be DPNs, or 2 short circular needles, or one long circular needle for Magic Loop, which ever you prefer) and a stitch marker. Yarn and needles are available to buy at Spin A Yarn with your workshop discount on the day.

This course is suitable for knitters who can already knit in the round. No other special skills are needed.

Day: Thursday 3rd November 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

OWL MITTSOn this course, we will knit the Cable Owl Fingerless Mittens. These cute mitts are quick, economical and easy to knit and they make great Christmas gifts too.

You will need: 2 balls of DK yarn with 100% or high wool content, for example Rowan Felted Tweed or Baby Merino Silk DK, but any DK like these will be fine; plus 3mm needles to knit in the round. (Alison used and will be teaching on DPNs but if you prefer Magic Loop or 2 short circular needles, that is also fine). Also 3 stitch markers; a cable needle; 20 beads, size 5 or 6, OR 20 tiny buttons. If you know you are a very tight knitter please consider also bringing 3.25mm needles. All these materials are available at Spin A Yarn and can be bought with your workshop discount on the day.

This course is suitable for knitters who are reasonably experienced but if you cannot knit in the round, she will teach you to do this on DPNs so that is what you will need to bring!

Date: Friday 11th November 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

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OTHER MIXED WORKSHOPSESTONIAN LACE WITH ETHEL HILLIERThis is a new workshop taught by Ethel Hillier, an expert on Estonian Lace. The aim of the workshop is to teach the techniques and skills to prepare you to knit a piece of Estonian lace knitting at home with confidence. It also includes a short history of lace knitting around the northern hemisphere.

In the morning you will be taught the basic principles of Estonian lace including reading patterns from a chart and practicing special stitches for the open work, such as nupps and star flowers.

In the afternoon you will be able to practice your lace knitting and Ethel will show you how to ‘read your lace’ to make it easier to follow the patterns. She will help you with resource material and show you where to find it. Also, you will be shown what to do with what you have learnt!

Please bring with you some 2 ply laceweight or light fingering yarn, plus 3.25mm, 3.50mm, 3.75mm, 4mm needles straight or circular, also, a small crochet hook ( about 1mm) for dropped stitches.

Note: all these materials can be purchased at Spin A Yarn on the workshop day with your special workshop discount.

Date: Tuesday 18th October 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

BEGINNERS KNITTING WITH LIZZIE SCALIClasses with Lizzie are available throughout the Autumn term. Just ring or pop in and ask us.

You will learn how to cast on & cast off, knit, purl and how to combine these 2 stitches to form stocking stitch or moss stitch. You will also be introduced to cabling and a simple lace stitch.

Practice yarn and needles are available and you will be given a pattern to knit a simple bag or similar project.

Dates: To be decided. Please ring the shop with your preferred dates.Time: To be decided. Let us know if you prefer morning or afternoon.Price: £25.00 for 4 sessions



CROCHET WORKSHOPSBEGINNERS CROCHET WITH DIANE STEWARTMany exciting new patterns combine crochet with knitting, and crochet is itself becoming more and more popular with lots of new exciting patterns available.

This is a 4 week course for complete beginners to get you started.

Diane will teach you different crochet stitches during the 4 weeks to give you the confidence to tackle most crochet patterns. You will learn how to make flowers and similar small items suitable for making a corsage for a dress or bag.

You don’t need to bring any yarn or hooks along. Hooks can be borrowed and practice yarn is provided.

Dates: Thursdays – 6th, 13th, 20th, and the 27th October 2016Time: 2.00 - 4.00pmPrice: £45.00 for the 4 week course (includes tea-time treats)

BEYOND THE BASICS WITH DIANE STEWARTThis set of four workshops has been introduced by popular demand. You might decide to take a further block of 4 afternoons after the Beginners Crochet or if you have learnt how to crochet in the past and want to improve your skills then this is the place for you.

More complex crochet stitches will be taught and garment knitting introduced.

Dates: Thursdays 10th, 17th, 24th November and 1st December 2016Time: 2.00 - 4.00pmPrice: £45.00 for the 4 week course (includes tea-time treats)

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TUNISIAN CROCHET WITH DIANE STEWART Tunisian crochet is a cross between knitting and crochet using a long hook to gather up and then work off stitches, making a fabric that is more compact than ordinary crochet, suitable for cushions, bags, hand warmers and many other projects.

In this workshop you will learn the basic stitches and techniques of Tunisian Crochet, working towards making a pair of unique Tunisian hand warmers. The workshop includes how to make Tunisian Simple, Tunisian Knit, Tunisian Purl and Tunisian Bobble stitches, with written instructions and a free pattern for the hand warmers included.

Materials are provided or can be borrowed on the day. You can also purchase any other yarns or hooks on the day using your workshop discount. Date: Wednesday 2nd November 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00(includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

FREEFORM CROCHET AND FINISHING WITH AVRIL BESTYou know how to hold your hook; you are confident about the basic stitches and have made a mountain of Granny Squares – now let’s begin to explore the amazing possibilities that crochet provides!

This one day workshop with Rowan Design Consultant, Avril Best will consolidate your skill set. While having fun with some freeform crochet, we will start to explore colour and textural work; make sure that you can read patterns and charts and think about an approach to starting and finishing your crochet that will ensure your project’s success.

Bring hooks with you if you have them; also, scissors, a tapestry needle and a pen. Backing fabric (soluble interfacing for the freeform project) and beads will be provided. If you have a couple of Granny Squares (or similar) to practice sewing up, then please bring them along.

Date: Wednesday 19th October 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00(includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)



JUMBO CROCHET BASKETS WITH ALISON WILLCOCKS Have fun making a useful basket for all those odd bits and pieces, magazines, stashes of yarn and fabric or perhaps the cat! Use multiple strands of yarn and HUGE crochet hooks to create a completely unique basket.

This is an ideal project to use up all those left over balls of yarn taking up valuable space in the cupboard! Let your imagination run wild and bring with you any super chunky yarn, joined strips of fabric, anything really that can be crocheted!

You will need between 4 – 10 strands of super chunky yarn, approximately 50m to 120m in length for each basket (depending on the size of the hook used and size of basket made). If you prefer, choose from the mind boggling selection of super chunky yarns and crochet hooks at Spin a Yarn. Huge hooks are available for you to use on the day and can be purchased to take away with you.

Knowledge of basic crochet skills and double crochet will be needed for this workshop.


NEEDLE- PUNCH FELTING WITH CAROL TIMMS

With Carol’s expert help you will be taught how to make small fleece items such as a cute small toy animal or you can needle-punch a textured shape on a felted wallhanging or on a fashionable bag.

You will learn basic needlepunch techniques which include how to wind sheep’s fleece (with or without pipe-cleaners) and how to add fine detail with a barbed needle. You can then leave it “wispy”(making several small ones for a mobile toy perhaps), or give it a warm, soapy massage and make a cuddly toy which will survive rough play!





WILLOW BASKET WEAVING WITH JAN BAKER Jan has over 20 years of experience as a basket maker and teacher. At the workshop she will help you create a small willow basket using different coloured willows.

Choose from buff willow from the Somerset Levels and locally grown willow from Dartmoor. You will go home with your own hand-made bread basket.

Date: Friday 7th October 2016Time: 10.00am - 4.00pmPrice: £54.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

WILLOW CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WITH JAN BAKER Jan Baker has over 20 years of experience as a basket maker and teacher.

During this workshop she will teach you to make beautiful Christmas decorations using local and different coloured willow. Choose from buff and white willow from the Somerset Levels and locally grown willow from Manaton and hand dyed cane.

Dates: Tuesday 25th November 2016Time: 10.00am - 4.00pmPrice: £54.00 (includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

FRAME WEAVING WITH ISABELLE JOURDANIn this one-day workshop, you learn and practice the technique of frame-weaving and how to weave some of the basic patterns like pick & pick, soumak, hatching, diagonals, slits and distorted weft.

After you have created your piece you will learn how to take it off the frame and give it the perfect finish.

‘Creativity is not about art, but about inspiration’

All materials are provided. Suitable for complete beginners.

Date: Wednesday 9th November and Thursday 8th December 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £49.00(includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

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SPINNING WITH TERRI HOLMANWe’ve had numerous requests for another Spinning Workshop. Expert and enthusiastic spinner and teacher Terri who has her own herd of Jacob sheep is holding a one-day Spinning workshop on a Sunday when it is easier to fit the wheels into the shop!

The day will introduce you to the basics of fibre preparation, spinning and plying on a drop spindle and a spinning wheel.

In the morning you will be preparing the fleece for spinning using hand carders and then looking at the basic art of spinning using a drop spindle.

After lunch you will apply this knowledge to the spinning wheel and hopefully produce a skein of plied yarn!

We have spare spinning wheels available but do bring your own working wheel if you have one.

Fibre and hand carders for spinning will be provided.

Date: Sunday 2nd October 2016Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPrice: £54.00(includes home-cooked lunch and tea-time treats)

KNIT CLUB AND SPINNING CLUB DATES

Morning Knit ClubsTuesdays, 10.30am – 1.30pm6 September, 4 October, 1 November and 6 December 2016

Evening Knit ClubsWednesdays 6.30 -9.00pm28 September, 26 October, 30 November and 21 December 2016

Spinning ClubsWednesdays 6.30 – 9.00pm7 September, 5 October, 2 November and 7 December 2016



AUTUMN PATTERN 2016

willowdellDesigned by Wei WilkinsA lace shawlette in Malabrigo Sock

Skill Level: Experienced

YARNMalabrigo Sock Yarn, 3½oz/100g hanks, each approx 440yd/402m (superwash merino wool)• 1 hank in #859 Primavera

NEEDLES• Size 3 (3.25mm) circular needle, 40”/100cm long OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

NOTIONS• Cable needle (cn)• Cardboard for tassel

MEASUREMENTSLength (down center point) 15”/38cmWidth (across bound-off edge) 43”/109cm

GAUGE30 sts and 38 rows = 4”/10cm over lace pat using size 3 (3.25mm) needles.TAKE TIME TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

STITCH GLOSSARY6-st LPC: Sl 3 sts to cn, hold to front of work, p3, p3 from cn.When working M1 in edging, use ‘M1 with yo’ method to create eyelets.

SHAWLETTE PATTERNCast on 4 sts.Beg candy lace chart (see end of pattern for chart)Next row (RS) Work row 1 of chart pattern.



AUTUMN PATTERN 2016

Cont in this way through row 50.Next row (RS) Work row 27 of chart to rep line, work 16-st rp twice, work to end of row.Note: Read through before cont.

Cont to work 24-row rep of chart in this way for a total of 4 times, then rep the first 9 rows of 24-row rep once more, ending with a RS row—312 sts.

AT SAME TIME, working extra stitches as they occur at both edges and every row of the pattern, work 16-st rep into pat.

Knit 3 rows.Next (bind-off) row (WS) K1, *p1, pass first st over, k1,pass first st over; rep from * until all sts are bound off.

FINISHINGTassel Wrap yarn around a 5”/12.5cm piece of cardboard 50 times.

Thread a strand of yarn, insert it in the cardboard and tie it at the top, leaving a long end to tie around the tassel. Cut the lower edge to free the strands.

Wrap the long tail tightly several times around the upper edge and insert the ends into the tassel. Trim the strands. Secure to cast-on edge of shawlette.

Reproduced with kind permission of Malabrigo, Pattern for personal use only. ©Malabrigo 2016


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