April Alchemy

Hello hello April 1^st, hello bank holiday, hello drizzle and mizzle hello time – just taking time.

I haven’t written an update on this blog for a while, so today, is the day 😊

I’ve been busy preparing for my online workshop with Rowan connect, knitting sample swatches, getting the colours right and making a new pattern using RFT.  My workshop is the first on the first day of 3 at the next Rowan Connect Weekend. https://www.rowanconnect.live/event/april24/summary

If you didn’t know, there are also some great complimentary sessions on the Rowan Connect weekend, when you have registered – one is with Kaffe Fassett, whom I did a workshop with in 1987 at the Hotel Russel in Russel Square in London – it’s called a different name now but every time I pass, I still remember that  weekend 37 years ago.  I remember the year because I was pregnant with my daughter. 

Today, I have just release April’s posts on Patreon.   If you have ever thought of moving from you life to live in Shetland, to a house facing the sea, then this post is for you.  Each post is a chapter from a book that I wrote whilst living there.  If you want to know what the parallels might be, then April’s post will show you the glories of the extreme weathers in Shetland.

April’s knitting post on Patreon is an update on the alchemy of knitting colour. It also has references back to Kaffe Fassett’s knitting patterns from the 80’s.

I am now thinking of releasing a chart for the Pullover that I have been knitting because so many people keep asking for the pattern.  I won’t be producing a pattern because the hundreds of hours it takes to knit, test knit in different sizes, up and down scale the pattern to fit everyone, it too much – but I am thinking of releasing a full chart of all the patterns so that anyone can knit it using their own pullover or jumper pattern – easy peasy.

And yesterday, I released a little video on Instagram. It’s got a very Sheffield based theme using the beautiful voice of Jarvis from Pulp as a backdrop, and I am wearing a few of my hats that I designed -oh and a jumper and mits. It made me really happy to make the little film, though, there were two takes because we are only allowed 90seconds of music.  (Good to have a frame to work within though)  I might do another and keep it to Sheffield based music. Maybe Richard Hawley next, or Heaven 17 or The Human League – all favourites of mine. 

Anyway, below is a link to the little film 😊 it is on Instagram

www.instagram.com/reel/C5JSt4sIumu/

I have also been on a couple of workshops myself – one for water colour painting and another to make an Easter flower ring – it is pictured below (after one week on the wall)

Happy Easter Monday 

xx

Below is the first little film that I made for Instagram, pre adding music – I had to cut this one but it was totally spontaneous and I really enjoyed making it. You can also see the beautiful Peggy Angus hand printed wallpaper which Emma printed for me.

https://videopress.com/v/LazCwJab?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

Videos without sound are less interesting, but I think you get the idea 🙂 think of Jarvis, singing Common People and you’re there 🙂