The Creative Craft Show

knitshop.co.uk at the Creative Craft Show knitshop.co.uk will once again be taking part in a series of knitting and craft events this year. The first show in our 2013 calendar is the Creative Crafts Show at Five Lakes near Colchester in Essex. This takes place from 14th to 16th February and features a multitude of crafts covering all aspects of needlecraft from sewing, quilting and embroidery to knitting, felting and crochet. Julieta, knitshop.co.uk’s founder and designer, will be teaching three classes daily at the show. The day starts with a crochet class. Attendees learn how to create a foundation chain, how to hold the hook and how to make double and treble crochet stitches. The class is based around learning to crochet a flower.


Julieta will be teaching the invaluable technique of knitting in the round from 12.30 till 1.30pm. In this class, you’ll be shown how to distribute your yarn across multiple double-pointed needles, how to join your knitting to create your first round and how to create a seamless three-dimensional item. The class is based around knitting a wrist warmer – a great first project to knit this way. The final class each day will show you how to felt items and apply small pieces of felt to baubles to create felted beads. Once you master the process you’ll be able to make unique necklaces, bracelets and decorations. The crochet class is from 11am to noon; the knitting in the round workshop is from 12.30 until 1.30pm, and the felted beads class is from 2pm to 3pm. Each class lasts an hour and costs £5. The Creative Crafts Show takes place from 14th to 16th February. The show is open from 10am to 5pm each day and costs £7.95 per adult or £6.95 for concessions. Classes can be booked through knitshop.co.uk, or you can book a slot (if places are still available) at the show. knitshop.co.uk will also be participating in the Stitches and Creative Crafts Shows in Malvern from 28 February to 2 March and in Shepton Mallet from 25 to 28 April. If you can’t make any of these dates, check out the schedule of classes in knitting, crochet and felting at our Lee Green boutique outlet.


Links to this blog: SCC Creative Crafts Show Five Lakes, Essex: http://www.sccshows.co.uk/13ff_proceed_shrt.html SCC Creative Crafts Show Malvern: http://www.sccshows.co.uk/13mv_proceed_shrt.html SCC Creative Crafts Show Shepton Mallet: http://www.sccshows.co.uk/13sm_proceed.html Workshop schedule at knitshop.co.uk: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/156-workshops