Sparkle into Spring with T B Ramsden Wendy Celeste ............................. new crochet pattern coming at A Woolly Tail!!

Lots of three-way colour options

 

New pattern about to be released ..............

This is made in three colours of WENDY's latest new yarn CELESTE - a soft shimmering wool blend with  a touch of mohair with a wonderful soft sparkle via the added sequins in the yarn - the sequins are very subtle.

 

 

Sophisticated glamour!!

 

Comes in a lovely range of soft colours (and its non-itchy!!)

Check them out at A Woolly Tail

 

http://awoollytail.com/wendy-celeste-dk-range.html

 

Celeste Colour Range

 

 

 

This is a  lovely soft yarn, easy to work with and that added gentle sparkle adds just enough bling without being over the top and is just a lovely yarn

 

I will certainly be designing more patterns in this yarn as just love the colours and the subtle sparkle!

makes lovely lightweight yet warm garments - so watch this space................

 

New pattern coming via A Woolly Tail

A Woolly Tail - SingularOne Designs

 

Meanwhile try out this pretty yarn with a Lollipop Shawl in Wendy Celeste - and crochet a lovely lightweight sparkly shawl with a fun edge perfect for throwing over your shoulders. Be gorgeous over an evening dress or on that Summer patio, warming your shoulders for that cool evening with a little bit of blingy glamour - which you can make for under £35

 

Celeste Lollipop Shawl

 

 

Lollipop Shawl - Colour pack NEBULAE which uses every colour in the range, so a great introduction to not only to this wool but also the use of colour. So get hooking!

 

PS Check out my other designs, exclusively available at A Woolly Tail in T B Ramsden's wools and cottons - their cotton is my favourite cotton - Wendy Supreme Luxury Cotton 100gram balls of delicious colours with a lovely sheen due to the mercerisation process.

A lovely cotton at a really good price - especially at A Woolly Tail

 

Supreme Luxury Cotton at a Woolly Tail

 

and

 

PPS New patterns are about to be released in the gorgeous RAMSDALE a lovely wool DK in sumptuous deep rich colours  ................. with the most lovely names such as Grassington, Malham and Hawes ...............such evocative names - well done TB Ramsden another great wool in the WENDY range!  

I think this is about to become my favourite DK wool - I will tell you why in my next post....

 

Meanwhile have a sneak preview at the gorgeous colours available now at

A Woolly Tail

 

Ramsdale - Colours

http://awoollytail.com/wendy-ramsdale-dk-range.html

 

I will be at Peninsula Craft Spring Show this weekend at HOLBROOK 10-5pm April 2-3rd 2016

Just a reminder to let you know I will be at the Peninsula Craft Group's SPRING SHOW this weekend at HOLBROOK ACADEMY - in the Peninsula Sports Pavilion

Open Saturday & Sunday

10am - 5pm

 

£1 entry

but lots free parking - accompanied children free

 

Tea & Coffees plus lots homemade cakes

Please come ( I can't eat it all - please don't make me ......pleeeeeeeze)  

 

I will be with lots of other highly skilled craftsmen and artisans of international renown

 

Some of my Lollipop shawls - better pics tomorrow LOL :-)

A view down the room - showing some of the wonderful things on display!

 

 

Ribbon Candy Scarf a new 'Sweetie Shop' design with A Woolly Tail ......................

Ribbon Candy - part of our Sweetie Shop range

Shown here elegantly worn over the shoulder

 

A long scarf with Sweetheart ends (but there are ten versions to choose from in the pattern) which also ahs slots all the way along so you can weave or tie it with - giving lots of ways to wear it!!

PS It is also a nifty way of stopping it sliding off, or blowing away on those windy walks along the beach or in the hills ................

This is the three colour version - wider and more slots in it than the two colour version

 

Another way to wear Ribbon Candy

Looping the loop!

 

 

Over the shoulder ...............

 

 

All tied up! LOL

 

The two colour version - slightly skinnier

But you can make them as long or as wide as you wish - the pattern gives you three options!

 

As usual the patterns are available FREE with yarn purchase (as a kit ) from

A Woolly Tail

in

Yorkshire from their website

http://awoollytail.com/

from £5.25 to £10.50 a kit

 

but don't forget these match the Swizzle Stix hats - also available as kits (Yarn plus Free pattern) at

A Woolly Tail

 

 

 

 

Peninsula Craft Show this coming weekend - April 2-3rd at HOLBROOK ACADEMY

PENINSULA CRAFT GROUP 

SPRING SHOW

@ 

HOLBROOK ACADEMY

Ipswich Road

Holbrook

IP9 2QX

2-3^rd APRIL 2016

10am – 5pm

Original Art and Craft items for sale

Entrance £1       

Accompanied Children free

Refreshments available

   Free Parking

http://peninsulacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://peninsulacrafts.org.uk/w/index.php

A wide range of crafts will be available plus teas/coffees and of course that all important cake 

+

Disabled facilities 

Lots of parking 

Do please come and support us!! 

I will be there with a selection of my designs 

 

Lollipop Shawls in a wide range of colours

 

 

Silky floral brooches and matching key/hand bag fobs

 

 

Lollo Rosso Shawls in Wendy FUSION - kits available from A Woolly Tail

 

 

 

 

The New Lollo Rosso Shawl in TARN ROAM FUSION - Wendy 4ply Wool

 

This lovely 4ply makes a lightweight fluttery shawl ideal for wear throughout the year - perfect over a dress, coat or your favourite jeans ................

 

Kits are now available from A WOOLLY TAIL in the following 6 stunning colours -

Tarn, Force, Fell, Crag, Heights, and Pike

Each colour-way is a striking blend of colours that are sure to brighten any dark miserable Winter's Day or dull Spring Day!

 

A versatile accessory that can be worn many ways................

http://awoollytail.com/

 

CRAG - ROAM FUSION - Wendy 4ply Wool

 

 

FELL - ROAM FUSION 4ply Wendy Wool

 

 

FORCE - ROAM FUSION - Wendy 4ply Wool

 

HEIGHTS - ROAM FUSION - Wendy 4ply Wool

 

PIKE - ROAM FUSION - Wendy 4ply Wool

 

TARN - ROAM FUSION - Wendy 4ply Wool

 

Tarn with an optional beaded edge

 

 

A whole range of Lolo Rosso's in various shades 4ply ROAM FUSION

 

 

 

 

KITS are now available from

http://awoollytail.com/

 

A WOOLLY TAIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birthday Goodies - am I a lucky Girl!!!

It was my birthday last weekend and received some super pressies from friends

 

Gorgeous Hyacinths delivered from Pam - still smelling wonderful!

Chocs and champers with wrap from my good friend Debbie

&

Classy notebook, pen and hand wash/cream from Margaret my crafting friend

and a pretty pair f earrings from my friend Birgit

 

Plus cards from them and from a few other friends and Les's family

 

Whose a lucky girl......Meeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

 

THEN TODAY  arrives the most gorgeous bouquet of flowers from my friend and wonderful yarn supplier Julie at A WOOLLY TAIL

 

So I photographed them surrounded by A Woolly Tail and T B Ramsden's wonderful Yorkshire

Ramsdale Wools - all sourced from that wonderful generous heart of Yorkshire!

A Woolly Tail

 

 

 

 

Let's Knit Magazine ......................... I am featured with A WOOLLY TAIL!!!

cooooooooooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeeee

I am featured in an article in

LET'S KNIT Magazine
Issue 102 February 2016

meeeeeeeeeeee SingularOne along with Julie Whitehead of

A Woolly Tail
So thrilled :-))))))))))))))))

 

 

The 'Lollipop Shawl' featured in Let's Knit Magazine

 

An in depth article about our partnership - SingularOne with A Woolly Tail

How it started - why we got together and how we spark each other off with all sorts ideas and what fun we have together.

Long telephone conversations ............. lots laughter .............. and best of all ..... the great ideas we come up with.

A real coming together of two great minds thinking alike - did I say we both used to be professional archaeologists!

A great partnership of wool supplier and designer working together for fun crochet designs with a fun twist - so watch this space for new designs as they roll off our hooks ....................  

 

You can see the full article on Let's Knit Blog

 

Let's Knit Magazine

 

http://www.letsknit.co.uk/blog/singularone-a-woolly-tail

 

 

The 'Lollo Rosso' Shawls featured in the magazine - these shawls are proving popular girls!!

 

Swizzle Stix Hats

 

And last but not least the Swizzle Stix hats in 2, 3 and multi colour options!

 

In Wendy Supreme Luxury Cotton and Robin Crepe - all T B Ramsden wools

 

 

Oh and of course you can get very reasonable priced kits of all these items (Yarn + Free Pattern) , exclusively from Julie at

 

A WOOLLY TAIL

 

http://awoollytail.com/