Knatters Knits Yarn and Fibre Update

I've spent the whole day photographing fibre, yarn and then adding them to my Online Shop and it's now gone live.

I'm loving the adventure of dyeing fibre and then seeing how it spins up. Being able to do this is so exciting, and is just such a lovely experience.

I have been doing a lot of thinking about what I shall sell in future - and need some advice from my readers. Do you think I should sell hand knits?

I will stock dyed fibre and hand spun yarn, but what else would you sell? Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....

Craft4Crafters

I arrived home at 3am today from a 3 day event callled Craft4Crafters. It was an action packed three days where hundreds of people visited my stall, purchased fibre and yarn and generally had a great time talking about knitting and spinning. I got so much inspiration from the event and will be expanding my range of fibre and spinning items.

Here are just a few photogaphs taken at the event.

 Kirsten admiring the knitting

 Rachael and Rach-Lea

Spinning

 Knatters Creations

 Scarves and cowls

 Wool by Knatters, Weaving by Alison Rainford

Getting ever closer

I've spent the last few days dyeing and drying fibre and bagging it up in readiness for the craft4crafters event in 6 days!

As I write, there's more fibre in the dye pot and a shawl blocking on the dining table. I am spinning like a wild thing. I'm having so much fun being creative, and I am really looking forward to going to Exeter as I get to meet up with family (staying with Dad and seeing my 2 girls whilst I am down there, not to mention going to tea at my long suffering friend Carol's) and although it's only a whistlestop tour, I am so looking forward to going!.

More about craft4crafters after the event - but if you are in the South West of England, please do come and see me!

And the spinning marathon begins!

Towards the end of this month I am attending Craft4Crafters in Exeter. Although its not the first craft exhibition / fair that I will have attended, it's going to mean the biggest amount of work preparing fibre - dyeing, spinning and knitting. I'm so excited - I can't begin to tell you!

I love being able to work with wool and passing on the skills required for each stage of the process is so exhilarating. It's great to see other people achieve a completed item, whether it be a dyed skein of fibre or spun yarn, or a knitted item. My proudest moment happened only two days ago - when my daughter picked up double pointed needles for the first time and did better than I could have ever imagined - well done Rachie! When I think about the tantrums and histrionics we used to have when she first learned to knit, I realise how far she has come, and what grit and determination she has. Can you tell I am a proud Mum?

I am planning on setting up a knitting group this year, and also running beginners classes in spinning. I'll update you on progress - look out 2013, Knatters Knits is coming...