Please note: These patterns are no longer available – alternative easter egg cosies can be found here I must admit that many years have passed, and many Creme Eggs have been eaten, without it ever occurring to me that they may need a fun cosy, but there you go. These started as fundraisers for the Blackpool Knitting Group as we save up for our group outings this year, and have proved popular and fun to … More Easter Child’s Play
Having spent the day in Glasgow thinking about the more artistic side of knitting I came home to a more kitsch incarnation of the craft. This years Blackpool Knitting Group trip to Woolfest was a great success, despite the rain, and a number of group members came home with Cupcake cosied Ferrero Rochers as gifts for friends. These were being sold to raise funds for the local air ambulance charity. Group members expressed an interest in … More From the artistic to the kitsch: Christmas Pudding Pattern
Over the last couple of months the Blackpool SMS Knitting Group that I facilitate has been involved in a community arts project to stitch a signature quilt as a wedding gift from the people of Blackpool to Prince William and Katherine Middleton. The group has worked with North west based artist Lynn Setterington to stitch both signature and picture sections of the quilt. The quilt has its own blog on which you track progress of the … More Blackpool Wedding Quilt