MARCH WORKSHOP...FABULOUS WEEKEND THANK YOU

Well another wonderful workshop has ended, lots of laughter, fun and a shared passion for crochet.

Everyone had a wonderful time, they've been well fed and went home having learnt 5 new patterns and their possible options.

Wendy Aurora yarns and 5 Sue Pinner patterns used in the projects
supplied in a great Oral Kiely goody bag.

C2C BLOCKS

LOG BLOCK SCARF

FLOWER BLOCK IN THE ROUND

WALLPAPER TILE PATTERN

GLAZED TILE PATTERN

 MAY Workshop is full 

September workshop 13/14/15th September still places

November workshop 15/16/17th November. Only 6 places left...already filling with return Hookers

Thank you all.

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Sue Pinner's Granny Squares

Reference an expert...ERIC BROUG

Research said Eric Brough is the go too expert of Moroccan/Islamic Geometric Design. You Tube has been very useful but they go so quickly I thought a couple of good books would be useful. 

These 2 easy to use, great starter books arrived next day from Amazon. 

Having so much fun. Creating the geometric patterns from scratch is so very distracting from any pain i'm feeling in my hands. I was totally zoned out and lost in the world of geometry yesterday, it's so very relaxing to do. And colouring in is a great relaxer in the middle of the night when you cant sleep.

From what he says in his books i've jumped right in with a more difficult pattern first, instead of starting with a simple one. So back to basics with a repeated pattern next I think. 

Not worked with pencil crayons much for a long time so I'm love getting the perfect finish with coloured pencils and they says its supposed to be very relaxing, colouring. It seemed to work. I dropped right off to sleep again after and hour or so's colouring in the middle of the night.

 New tiny box of water colours to try next and a repeated design instead of just a single shape.

All the designs in Eric's books are listed with a date and where they can actually be seen, one day maybe i might get to see some of them in the place of origin.

WORKSHOP AT HOME: From tile to crochet motif....

 WORKSHOP FOR THE FUTURE: Take a tile as inspiration and make a fab new motif to play with....... link to site i found it on

HERE tilesandtiles.com

 Added to the centre  of a larger mandala motif?.....

It would make a great blanket too...

Afternoon update: another version slightly flatter and opened up a little, less textured....

We have the beginnings of a floor....

Patch up of the kitchen floor after wall removal

Looking great this morning Andy!

and

The Oak Larder Unit arrived yesterday from Cotswold Company a big beastie. 

It holds an enormous amount of stuff too. love it lots. I've cleared away a lot of stuff that's cluttering up the house at the moment. 

New Kitchen white hi gloss units ultra modern from B&Q,  with wooden work tops,

for the opposite wall won't arrive until 24th May so it gives us plenty of time to complete all the little jobs, like the new floor....

 First choice would have been to replace the same tiles but we tracked down the company in Spain but no answer so went for a quick option found a similar but lighter colour tile and some mosaics that will fill the space like a rug in the middle of the floor, Andy is doing a fabulous job so far back today to finish off and do c couple of other jobs too

Thanks Andy 

UPDATE: Saturday saw a fabulous floor finished with the skirtings completed too....