![]() It is also famous for its amazing textile heritage. It's known for its mosques, mausoleums and other sites linked to the Silk Road, the ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean. Uzbekistan is a Central Asian nation and former Soviet republic. It really does look amazing and I would really love to take a group of knitters and crocheters out on the same trip in the future. I am really looking forward to my trip to Iceland with Arena Travel in a few weeks time, but over the last week I have been avidly following the progress of the Stitchtopia tour of Uzbekistan. We are heading away with the kids and my lovely mother in law, so I am hoping there will be plenty of time to knit. I am about to cast on my project to test that everything works ok and so it will be a bank holiday weekend with quite a lot of knitting for me. It has been really nice to dig out my knitting needles and sit down at my PC to draw fairisle knitting charts. ![]() On Monday we had a great meeting at Stylecraft and so I am back at my desk feeling inspired by some ideas for the future.Īfter all the preparation I did for the workshops and events last week I am now getting organised for my workshop trip to Iceland, which is in a few weeks time. Īndy got the train up and we met on Friday evening in Buxton where we spent a night and then drove on to Holmfirth where we visited some of the places I knew well from my days at Rowan Yarns. You can find a free beading technique download document on the web site here and a video to show you how to do it on the Janie Crow YouTube channel. I used the Hollyhock motif and added beads on a couple of the rounds. The flower motifs from the Fruit Garden blanket would all make lovely brooches or decorations. Hoping you have great day and thank you for all your amazing support. I am back up to speed with all my technology now, so, all being well, you can expect the newsletter to drop into your inbox this Friday, so do look out for it! I look forward to telling you all my other Janie Crow news then! If you follow me on Instagram then you may already know that I had a computer meltdown on Friday so was unable to send out my May newsletter. You can also find more information about the Blogstars collection of designs by following this link to the Stylecraft blog where all the projects that have been released over the last couple of weeks have been featured. You can find more information by following this link to the Janie Crow web site. The pattern is available as a paper brochure or as a download via Etsy and Ravelry. I really enjoyed designing and making this bunting with the help of my ace crocheter, Marina, and so I hope you will like it too! A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of this pattern will be donated to Bowel Cancer UK. A pretty, floral design that features sparkly silver beads and yarn in her favourite yellow shade was the obvious choice. Julie loved life and was the life and soul of any party, enjoying nothing more than a get together and a little boogie! Julie collected patterned papers and fabrics to make her own bunting and she loved organising decorations for any event, with bunting always taking centre stage! We lost Julie in January after an incredibly brave and courageous battle with cancer, so as soon as we started to discuss a garden party theme for a new Blogstars collection I knew immediately that I wanted to design some bunting with Julie in mind. ![]() I think it would make a beautiful hand made decoration for a wedding reception or for a child's bedroom too. In fact, with so many shades of yarn to choose from in the Naturals Bamboo + Cotton range, I think it would be easy to find a colour combination to suit pretty much any event you might be celebrating or any room you fancy decorating!Īndy's amazing sister, Julie, was a huge bunting fan. My design is for some delicate floral bunting that would make the perfect decoration for a summertime party or family get together. Today it is my turn to reveal the project I have designed as my contribution to the Stylecraft Blogstars Garden Party event. ![]()
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