Novembers meeting was a full house of members with lots to show. HW had finally got round to deciding what to make with her ball of Angora yarn from Yarndale 2013! A pair of pretty finger-less gloves which are so lovely and soft, as well as non itchy. She has also been struggling with a Brioche knitting project and not finding the online help of much help. Perseverance will pay off in the end.
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| Angora gloves and Brioche knitting |
Note the bee and hexagon stitch markers.
CB has been crocheting a blanket from more yarn bought in Skipton, though not at Yarndale. It has some tactile ripples that are crocheted around the posts of trebles in an eyelet row. She also brought along a Surrey Life calendar for 2019, as one of her pictures is featured in it, as a result of entering the competition for images. Well done CB.
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| Ripple blanket and September photo |
HT showed a quilt top she has been working on for one of her granddaughters, I did not get a picture of it - slacking! Then started work on another quilt for another of her grand children. The fabrics were very pretty with bunnies and ditzy flowers. Out of her comfort zone a bit, as she was following a pattern from a Missouri Quilt Company book. She got the patches cut and went on to work on a Corner to corner crochet blanket. This is a pattern that has been popular with several of our group.
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| Star Quilt patches and C2C crochet |
AB had brought along the crochet scarf she started last month and had it finished by the end of the day. It was crocheted in V stitch with a chunky yarn and is destined as a present for a friend.
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| Rainbow coloured scarf |
CD had several items for show and tell, one multi coloured scarf from a Yarndale purchase, this one looks like it could glow in the dark, the navy one was from a pattern in a book bought at Yarndale. The dark green/blue one is a kit from Crochet 24/7, bought at a local craft fair recently it took 2 evenings to make. The pink one is a lacy pattern from a crochet book with added metallic thread in dark red. She also downsized a 16 inch T shirt block to 10 inches. This is a good block for using stripes and checks, nice for boys quilts, and can be adapted for football teams.
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| Selection of crocheted scarves and cowls, a mini T shirt block |
We had soup and bread for lunch with fruit flan for dessert, we ate before we thought to take a picture. We spoke to EL in Florida over the ipad and she showed us her latest Josephine basket, we were impressed. We then lit the candles on the cake and sang Happy Birthday to CB, who then opened her presents.
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| Cake, rainbow yarn and ribbons, purse and beach themed fabric, pamper and shawl, table runner. |
We finished off with tea and a slice of that delicious cake. Another enjoyable day spent with like-minded friends.
