Preparing

Gosh, what a busy week! I've been working each day preparing for my first workshop, getting everything ready for my lovely group of hooky ladies who will come to my studio tomorrow. I've been winding, winding, winding lots of yarn cakes, soaking up all that glorious colour. It's not been a bad job, quite satisfying actually.  I see now that I am a little short of greens, darnit, I should have ordered more green. But I made a yarn rainbow today! I had this tiny bit of time to myself in the studio after our knit and natter session this morning and I arranged my yarn cakes. Deeply satisfying.

In quiet moments during my week, I've been winding all my odds and ends of leftover yarn onto little cardboard bobbins. We'll use these to do bits of embroidery on the birdie and crochet up some small flowers and leaves to decorate the bower. I have been bagging up stuffing and eyes, printing out sheets of patterns and instructions and hoping (really, really hoping) that all my visiting lovelies will enjoy a wonderful time tomorrow. I am very much looking forward to the day, but confess I am ever so slightly nervous. It's good to tiptoe out of one's comfort zone every so often, isn't it?

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Comments

[maypole]

The table full of yarn is like a work of art.

[Billienz]

When I (one day) get to England I will move mountains to come to one of your workshops. Your blog lifts my heart and inspires me. Must run - time to put my first loaf of artisan bread in the oven :-)

[berry lane]

Hope it all went well Lucy. Sounds fab :)
Claire xx

[Jo]

I teach crochet classes and I love all that windy wool preparation. I always feel like I am walking on air after everyone leaves. What a job! I have finished my infinity scarf but I am finding it hard to write the pattern down. Jo x

[Hazel]

Everything looks great! Hope you have had a lovely time. Looking forward to the March one. xx

[Helen]

Good luck tomorrow and what a beautiful colour rainbow! Have lots and lots of fun!
Helen x

[OkeCrafter]

I really hope everything goes well for your workshop tomorrow - it sounds wonderful and I'm sure everyone will enjoy it. Do let us know how it all goes!

[janjan]

I hope the workshop has been a rip roaring success Lucy and that your ladies have had a fab time creating with you. I only wish I lived nearer....

[Jo Navin]

Hi Lucy, I just read your post and so now your workshop is finished, I'm sure that those lucky ladies had a wonderful time, I hope you enjoyed it too. I think it is good to step outside our comfort zones and that you were probably nervous because you care very much, which is all good too! I love all the little cards of yarn and as for the table full of yarn cakes, were you tempted to dive in and do a sort of colourful yarn surf? I would have been :-)
Rachael, if you search "all about ami, easy ribbed beanie hat", she does a tutorial taken from a Lion Brand pattern. It uses UK double crochet, although they refer to it as single crochet which is the US equivalent. I know it's not quite what you were looking for, but it looks good because it's worked as a flat piece then sewn up, and you can adjust the size. I hope that helps, good luck! Jo xx

[Dina]

Lucy, if you are half as witty fun and gorgeous in your workshop as you are here on your blog, then it will be a huge success. You are such a delightful person to be with and quite the capable crafty person. Best of luck.

[Cockney Blonde]

Hope you're day goes according to plan and is a rip roaring success, x

[Bev]

Ooooooh, such a colour-fest! Have a fab day :)

[Sarah T]

Good luck!bet you are all having a fabulous day and I can't wait to attend the next one in March!eeek!so excited!!

[Phyllis Wetzel]

Thank you for all your postings. I really enjoy reading/seeing them and getting inspiration for new projects. I made several of your "birds" with the long dangling legs and we all love them! They just make us smile. Wish I could come to your workshops, too, but live too far away in WI, USA.

[One-oh-four]

Hope you all have a lovely time; how could you not with all that gorgeous yarny heaven around you!?!?

[Cally Yates]

How wonderful your Yarn Rainbow looks. I wish i could be with you.
Hugs xx

[Rachael Carey]

Hello! Wondering whether you, Lucy, or anyone else would have a pattern for a bobble hat (loose slouchy type design) made of trebles. I'm just starting out, and broke off from Lucy's glorious Granny blanket to make myself a scarf to match my new coat. I wore it last night, it's colourful and funky!! I adore it!! Haha! Need a matching hat now though. Boo - I can't make that up from scratch. I'm too new :( Can anyone pleeease help?! x

[Colette Mowatt]

You will be fine. By the time you read this comment the workshop will be over, you'll feel on top of the world. Well done. I just think of the lovely words of encouragement that you gave me before my first workshop the other day in Yarn.

I bet they had a wonderful time xx

[Natasha]

Good Luck! Really wish I could be there... What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday :) Very lucky ladies!

[Cristina]

Congratulations for this workshop! Sure that ladies will spend a morning amazing!

[Alison]

Wishing you luck for your workshop; you look well prepared. can't wait for the post telling us all how wonderful it was.

[Patchelle]

reading your blog gives me a rainbow in the sky of Brittany in France :) Thank You!

[Hannapat]

Good luck with it all. You're going to be great !!

[Όστρια]

Όλα να πάνε καλά εύχομαι...Μακάρι να μπορούσα να το παρακολουθήσω κι εγώ!!!!Καλημέρα!!!

[Janette Box]

Ohhhh just love the colours. Brightened my day, for sure! Wish I could join your crafty day. Good luck.