My favourite place

Do you know that in October this little blog will be 4 years old, how strange. It still remains my most favourite place to chat and share thoughts and ideas about my crochet/knitting/creative life.

Recently readers have asked could I add a Facebook page so that they could share ideas through their pages. I have resisted it for such a long time but now quite like seeing the chat and more natural sharing of ideas over on that space. If I am honest I  like Twitter for information and alerts. I simply adore Pinterest, seriously we should not talk about that addiction. I am hoping that crochet fans will pop over to the Facebook page to share their creations with me.

This week I visited the glorious Blacksheep Wools. The Blacksheep family have become yarny friends of mine and I love the family atmosphere and sense of joy and fun they bring to their business. They asked me to gatecrash their regular Tuesday morning knitting group. What a creative fun group of ladies. There were some beautiful things being made. I spotted a number of projects I wanted to make, specifically the Zen shawl by Doris Chan which was made by the fabulous Brenda.

Two ladies had made my Mystery Scarf from Inside Crochet. What a thrill it was to see a finished scarf. It made me a bit teary.

Another lady had made her own version of my Seaside bag – how cool. I love it when people feel confident to make the design their own. She really enjoyed the spike stitch pattern and told me that many of her friends thought she had bought the bag rather than made it.

I spent a happy few hours chatting, sharing and getting new ideas. There is something so reassuring and fun about meeting people who make things you design. That is the reason I have introduced Emma Varnam Designs on facebook so that makers can share their creations with me. But the blog will always be my favourite virtual space.

Here is the scarf made by my dear friend Babs – what lovely colours. But seeing her creation lightens my heart.