It's Yarndale Time

Helloooo!!!

Just popping by to say that I'm sorry I haven't been able to write a proper pre-yarndale post but I've been so flat out busy getting everything ready that time has escaped me.

I put up the lamp post wraps in the park - 28 of them in total - on Tuesday, in the slanting rain. It was so wet and dismal but I pulled my hood up and tried not to be bothered by it, and my goodness they do look good! In a way, they look even better in the dull grey weather as the colours truly shine out - so many folks stopped under their unbrellas to admire the crochet and tell me how much they enjoy seeing the yarn in the park when Yarndale comes to town. It made me really happy, even in my soaked-to-the-skin sogginess. I'll share more pics next week.

The past few days I've been working very hard with the Yarndale team up at the auction mart getting it all together. The bunting went up yesterday and looks as magnificent as ever - hard to believe this is it's 7th outing (you can read about it here).

I've spent all of today building the Creative Community display - that's the BEARS in case you missed it!

And just about half an hour ago I finished uploading the final photos to Pinterest.

All one thousand, eight hundred and seven of them. Yup - J and I have worked so hard on this, photographing every single bear and giving it a little ta-dah moment to credit the makers who joined in from 23 different countries around the world.

1807!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had to make 18 separate boards on Pinterest, with around 100 or so bears on each, if you want to take a look >>

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/yarndale/boards/

I am completely blown away by the respsonse. Thank you so so much if you made a charity bear and sent it to us for this project in support of Mercy Ships. Your bears will make so many children happy, and I am all emotional and heart-squeezy over it, and can't quite find the words to tell you what this means to me. But thank you.

I'll take a LOAD of photos and share more of it here next week. And for those of you who are coming to Yarndale, you will be able to see them for real and I hope you enjoy the incredible display.

Right, I am dead on my feet and am going to fall horizontal now. I'll be back next week once Yarndale 2019 has been and gone and I am recovered a little.

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Comments

[Sara]

Lucy, your picture is adorable. I would go anyplace looking like you do. Y’all in the uk are so lucky to have so many large yarn shops. Y’all seem to have so many friends close by that you can get together with and learn and teach. That would be my dream. I love to crochet but I make mistakes and get frustrated.

God bless you and your craft.
Sara stallcup. Caldwell, Idaho

[Elizabeth]

sometimes I visit your site...and now I saw this bear project.
I am moved by this gesture.... And when I saw it was for the children on mercy ships, my feelings were greater.
Thank you so much.

Groeten uit Nederland, Elizabeth

[Belen]

Hello Lucy,
I am Belén, we met last saturday in Yarndale and I come from Madrid.
I'd like to thank you your work, your blog and your conversation.
Travel to Yarndale is a dream come true to me.
I will try to improve my crochet and I will try to learn some english to speak more next time.
Please, keep going with your work in color, it is great!
Cheers,
Belén

[Madelein Oosthuizen]

Hi! Will you be doing another crochet along next January?
🌸🌸

[Karen Watts]

I’m new to your blog/site - which I think is fantastic The lamppost looks great
I did a little knit/ crochet session at work for our Health and Well-being week and I have just received two teddies Is it too late to send them to you

[Marjorie]

Hi Lucy
Hope Yarndale went well I could not make it but sent 2 Bears which I really enjoyed making and to know they will go to children to love was lovely, so pleased and amazed you got so many it was a joy to take part thank you. Hope you are not to tired time to relax with a nice coffee you certainly deserve it
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[Sara]

I couldn’t get to Yarndale as I live in the Southern Hemisphere but my mum lives in England and had a lovely chat with you a couple of days ago.

Maybe i will make it to Yarndale one year!

Hope all went/is going well.

Sara

[Elizabeth Wittig]

Poor old dad suffering from osteoporosis and spinal fractures so cant be left.
Wishing you all a wonderful time, I will think of you all and keep knitting socks.

[Linda Solaiman]

You must be shattered Lucy, I'm sorry I won't be able to make it this year but I'll be there for sure next year. I hope it all goes well have a fabulous weekend. xxx

[Carol Keskeny]

What a wonderful thing to do with these Charity Bears. I think this is the best idea ever. Congratulations on making our world a better place because you are in our worlds. Thank you so much.

[Mary W]

The crochet on the lampost does shine out in the soggy air. It's like finding a glorious small blossom beaming up it's face at you from a pile of old leaves - you can't help but notice the colors and beauty. Well done!

[Charlotte.]

Wishing you a cloud free weekend. Looking forward to the pictures next week.

[CJ]

You've been working hard, and all those bears look amazing, how brilliant that they've all been photographed and that they'll go off to bring some happiness in a new home. Good luck for the weekend, I hope it all goes brilliantly, CJ xx

[Teresa Kasner]

I'm so impressed with all those BEARS and I hope you are able to share with us where they go and how many kids they make happy. I'm so proud of you for leading this effort! I'm pleased to call you a blog friend.

((hugs)), Teresa :-)

[Susan]

Wish we could have stayed for Yarndale. ENJOY!!!!!!
But do take the time to breathee. Look forward to your posts next week. Take care & huggles.