Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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HellsBells 23 Feb 4:16pm, 23 Feb 2024 32,978 posts	0 HellsBells what about a diamond art kit? I’ve never done one but they seem very popular amazon.co.uk
EvilPixie 23 Feb 4:17pm, 23 Feb 2024 51,943 posts	0 EvilPixie Not thought of them
jelly 25 Feb 7:27am, 25 Feb 2024 6,278 posts	0 jelly I’ve got a friend who has done quite a few paint by numbers and they look great EP
Mandymoo 25 Feb 7:54am, 25 Feb 2024 18,430 posts	0 Mandymoo Question for you wise ones. When sorting out my dad's wife's stuff I found a bag of left over wool from where she has made her grand daughters some things. The wood is all different ply etc - is there anywhere I can find how to make blanket squares the same size from different wools if that makes sense..would like to use it up to make the twins a comfort blanket or something like that
Meglet 25 Feb 8:46am, 25 Feb 2024 24,416 posts	0 Meglet I think the answer is swatching! Isn’t it always? I’ve also seen blankets made from differ sized squares, or you could knit squares of the same yarn size into strips.
EvilPixie 25 Feb 3:54pm, 25 Feb 2024 52,014 posts	0 EvilPixie Have located a small collection of small cross stitch kits Just not the one I was looking for!
Meglet 25 Feb 11:05pm, 25 Feb 2024 24,418 posts	0 Meglet Merrymoo the other option is a square you knit in the round so you keep going until it’s the size you want (crochet handles this very well) Of course if the yarn is different not only will the square be different sizes (for the same no of stitches) but also different thicknesses. If there’s lots of variation that might be an issue.
jelly 26 Feb 6:48am, 26 Feb 2024 6,283 posts	0 jelly Mandymoo another option would be to double up thin looking yarn as say sock yarn is twice as thin as dk.
EvilPixie 1 Mar 5:15pm, 1 Mar 2024 52,186 posts	0 EvilPixie My distraction over the last few days
Jen HB 2 Mar 3:40pm, 2 Mar 2024 2,142 posts	0 Jen HB Accessorised my bag with this cute button I saw yesterday

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Possible tour of the Strictly costume workshops?

Details here: dsi-london.com

The regular "Behind the Seams" tour starts with champagne, lasts about 2 hours and includes lots of crystals and swishy dresses.

DSI London headquarters

The Courtyard

131 Aurelia Road

Croydon

CR0 3BF

If anyone wants to organise a group booking then hand up now please. Groups are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday at 11am or 2pm.

Otherwise we could make individual bookings at £29 each (2pm Saturday or Tuesday)

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A thread for those of us who like making 'stuff'.

Recommended yarn/craft shops: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=456

Lists of books/patterns http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=460

Fabric shops - bricks or on-line. fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=556

Article about sewing machines: fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=557

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