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Granny squares for Mencap

06 Saturday Apr 2013

Posted by Natasja in My crochet

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charity, cotton yarn, Country Homes & Interiors magazine, crochet, granny square, magazine, Mencap

As promised in an earlier blogpost, I’ve crocheted granny squares for the Country Homes & Interiors Magazine Crochet Club. All the squares they receive will be made into accessories and auctioned in aid of Mencap.

Granny square piles

As always it was immensely enjoyable making granny squares. I just love, love, love traditional granny squares! In a 6-round granny square there are so many design options. Six rounds of colour to play with! I unashamedly indulged in colourful randomness – hooker style.

Granny squares

I raided my cotton DK stash for these squares. It was lovely working with cotton again after all the Stylecraft acrylics for the yarnbomb. I’m not a yarn snob, really I’m not, but man, cotton is just so much nicer to work with. Most of the yarn in these granny squares are Rowan Handknit Cotton, but there are some Stylecraft Classique Cotton and a few rounds in Gedifra Fiorista Fino too.

Granny squares

I like the idea that my fourteen granny squares will be incorporated into something that will raise money for a very deserving charity like Mencap. I wonder what kind of accessories the granny squares will be made into. Afghans, pot holders, cushions? I hope Country Home & Interiors Magazine keep us updated on their blog.

Have you made any granny squares for the Crochet Club? I’d love to hear from you if you have.

A Wool House and a Crochet Club

13 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by Natasja in My ramblings

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Country Homes & Interiors magazine, Mencap

Have you heard about the free event at Somerset House in London, called Wool House? Sounds interesting doesn’t it?

Heralded as the biggest ever wool exhibition, it was launched by the Campaign for Wool to profile the wonderful range and use of wool and woollen products. Occupying the west wing of Somerset House in London, it offers a truly inspiring insight into the wonderful world of wool with stunning displays of fashion, art, textiles, home wares, flooring, furnishing, and wool crafts. There are stylish room sets to see by designer names including Ashley Hicks, Josephine Ryan and Kit Kemp, as well as a series of wool-led designer talks, events and a programme of activities including Country Home & Interiors magazine’s fantastic crochet workshop.

Country Homes & Interiors Come & Crochet event  is taking place this Friday, 15th March. You can meet the team and discover how to crochet from wool experts Rowan. There’s free wool, free patterns and use of hooks to help you take part in their ‘Crochet Granny Squares for Mencap’ campaign. (For readers outside of the UK, Mencap is the UK’s leading charity working with people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.)

Crochet club

The campaign was launched as part of Country Homes & Interiors online Crochet Club which teaches you how to crochet and raise money for Mencap at the same time. The aim is to get as many people as possible crocheting and donating Granny Squares. These will then be designed into gorgeous accessories and auctioned for charity.

Rowan has created two exclusive Granny Square patterns using 100% wool in spring colourways and provided a ‘How to crochet’ guide. To download these instructions and start crocheting visit this page.

www.http://country-days.co.uk/tag/mencap/

http://www.country-days.co.uk/tag/mencap/

I won’t be attending the crochet workshop on Friday, but I am going to Wool House next week! How could I resist?! As an added bonus, I’m going to be meeting up with a fellow crochet blogger, Rachel of The Little Room of Rachell whom I’ve never met before. We both love wool and crochet, so I’m sure we’ll have loads to talk about. I will obviously be taking loads of photos for the blog, so watch this space.

As for the Crochet Granny Squares for Mencap campaign, I’m in. I love making granny squares, and if it’s for a fantastic charity like Mencap even more reason to get involved.

Will you be going to Wool House and/or joining the Granny Squares for Mencap campaign? If you are, I’d love to hear from you.

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