I wanted to have a couple of new hats up my sleeve for Friday when I’m giving the Design A Summer Hat class at The Yarn Room. However, the summer does not really lend itself to the big brimmed floppy affair I had planned. Instead I set to work on a bit of cotton for [...]
There was cakes to die for at The Yarn Room yesterday, was being the operative word. When I left after a stint of some 3 hours this is what was left on the plates.
Yummy Home Baking – Yarn Room Style
The place was packed with lovely yarnies and very many lovely faces were put on ‘Ravatars’. [...]
Next week the May crochet classes commence, they should be fun, well they are fun to prepare, that’s for sure!
Evening Classes @ Market Square House,
Tinahely, Co Wicklow:
8pm – 12pm
May 10th:
Design a Crochet bag (Tapestry Crochet)
May 17th:
Learn to crochet Soft Toys (Amigurumi)
May 24th:
Crochet Your Old T-shirts
Morning Classes @ Market Square House,
Tinahely, [...]
When I teach project classes I love having small projects that people can actually manage to make the best part of during class. There is nothing like the achieve of that after a couple of hours work, it boosts the confidence and makes it feel good not only to have mastered a technique but having [...]
The sweetest little live wire of a happy, charming five year old was the one to come up with ‘The Name’. Elfie it is, the name of the elephant worked for my Amigurimi Class, the first class is on Friday in The Yarn Room in Ashford, Co Wicklow.
I hope Elfie will be happy with Hamish [...]
I am doing the Design Your Own Poncho class tomorrow morning and a bit of inspiration managed to run off the hook over the last week or two. Some I like, some I love, some I’m not too sure about but one thing is for sure, I’ve seen the [...]
I have lined another couple of classes up for beginner crocheters during the month of April in Market Square House, Tinahely:
Monday Evening
Classes
April 12th, 19th & 26th
8.00 pm – 10.00 pm
Wednesday Morning
Classes
April 14th, 21st & 28th
10.00 am – 12.00 am
3 week course @ €55
Materials included.
Learn the [...]
Another 3 week run of Beginners Crochet Classes will commence in the Restaurant at Rathwood this coming Wednesday January 20th from 10 am to 12 noon. Booking taken here!
Crochet Classes are also available at The Yarn Room in Ashford, Wicklow on a variety of dates and times. There are classes for beginners and intermediates, parents [...]
I am working on a bunch of ruffled skinny scarves for the Christmas Spirit Market in Tinahely on Sunday December 13th. It’s great fun and I find the combination of Artesano Aran weight, a size 8 mm hook and the hyperbolic technique works a treat. I finish each off with mohair for added effect.
Hyperbolic [...]
Last night we commenced another class of beginners crochet in Tinahely. It was a great bunch and their work was very neat too. Quite impressive for first timers and next week they will be blooming in every sense fo that word.
On Saturday I was down at Rathwood promoting the classes that are commencing there tomorrow [...]
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