First stop for me was Coldspring on Friday afternoon, before I got to the Youth Hostel, where I bought a 510g cone of Silky Tweed for 2 pence per gram.
On Friday afternoon Lixie & Nickerjac ran some workshops so we could all learn some new skills. Under Lixie's careful tution I created these:
Stitch Markers
I didn't have time to finish one pair (middle sm) but DH has been a total sweetie & bought me a set of pliers to do them at home so there will be a pair soon.
Nickerjac very patiently tried to teach me to spin with a drop spindle but I wasn't very successful. To be honest I was useless & now have far more respect for those knitters who can spin their own yarn.
At The Skep on Saturday I got these beauties:
Pink Pencil Roving
Green Pencil Roving
Blue varigated machine washable DK wool
The roving was £4 for a 200g hank & the blue varigated 50p for 50g - yes that's 2p & 1p per gram! The blue wool isn't dyed perfectly but as it's a varigated yarn it looks ok. Can anybody guess what I've started with it?
Next we went to Bombay Stores. I can't do dress making so didn't go mad on fabric but I couldn't resist this beautiful silk:
silk
I also got some beads to make my own stitch markers:
Long colourful beads
Purple egg shaped beads
After that we went to the Knitting & Crochet Guild in Holmfirth
I was amazed at the 'Yarn Mountain'- masses of yarn for, yes you've guessed it - 1p a gram! I was quite restrained here as I was aware of storage limtations at home & conscious that I already have plenty of yarn but had to get these as DD loves black & red:
Rowan Cork
Jaeger oddments
The Jaeger Baby Merino will be ideal for booties. The green/red 4ply varigated yarn in the middle was another bargain from the The Skep & will be used for socks.
Opal Silk Sock Yarn
This Opal Silk was also a bargain at only £6.50 for 100g.
I managed to get the following books which I had been trying to buy for ages: Last Minute Knitted Gifts, Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac & Cat Bordhi's 'A Treasury Of Magical Knitting'. As a member of the Knitting & Crochet Guild I got a 10% discount on the Opal Silk and books. I also had a brief look at some of the Guild's collection on antique knitted & crocheted items & they were wonderful.
On Sunday morning we went to Wingham Wool Works in Wentworth - all I can say is WOW! I was pretty good & didn't buy any yarn but I did treat myself to these:
Merino roving
Rainbow Merino Roving
Which with the aid of these I want play & learn Needle Felting
It was definately worth going & I enjoyed being with other knitters talking yarn & also not being a wife or mother for a few days. I didn't get a lot of sleep which marred it a bit & so was glad that I didn't have a very long journey home.
Lixie & Nickerjac are already talking about organising another trip next year - so I'd better get on & use up some of my stash!
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6 comments:
Wow what lovely yarn and other things. Wish I could have gone. Yarn for 1p a gram. Drool Drool Drool...
that is an AMAZING! haul :)
What beautiful photos, and great stitch Markers.
And you call that a restrained shop! (Although in comparison to some of the others...) Great photos too - particularly like the ladle shot.
Wow that is some haul. I am suitably impressed! Haven't been on a decent SEX for a little while.....
Surprised the RSPCA offered you chinchillas, but kind of understand why. I think a lot end up unwanted and in shelters as they are not cuddly creatures like rabbits say and are extremely destructive! We have 2 HUGE cages that were definitely not cheap to buy. The brothers are in one and Chilli on his own. They need an awful lot of space too so only 2 in a cage max. Chilli and Roo can't be anywhere near each other either as they fight terribly. Luckily Roxy gets on with everyone. Bless ;)
Your purchases are fantastic, especially the pink pencil roving, that must be my favourite. Hope I'll be able to join you next year! (Must start saving up!!)
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