Thursday 20 September 2012

As readers of this blog will by now know, I like to include a photo especially if it involves colour. So this was taken in Norfolk a couple of weeks ago - but more about that below.
Firstly, some news about upcoming events. I'm teaching a workshop at Stag & Bow, 'purveyors of craft, history and haberdashery' in Forest Hill, south London on Sunday 7th October from 10am - 2.30 and there are still places available. The workshop will include demonstrations of the finishing techniques used in A Handknit Romance, such as knit and crochet edgings, beading and embroidery on knit. I will have samples from the book with me. See here for more information.

Then, from October 11th - 14th I will be at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace, London on the Tall Yarns stand - selling copies of A Handknit Romance. I will have samples from the book and am happy to chat about them and the book. I will also have the Persuasion cardigan (see previous post) and pattern.
AND I will have some new designs which I am working on at the moment! More about them nearer the time -  but think 'colour'!
The above photo was taken at Blakeney Point a National Nature Reserve in Norfolk.
'Wide open spaces and uninterrupted views of the natural and dynamic coastline make for an inspiring visit to Blakeney, at any time of the year.The moving tides, covering pristine saltmarsh or exposing the harbour, combined with the varying light of Norfolk's big skies, create an ever-changing scene.Blakeney Point, a 3-mile-long sand and shingle spit, is a paradise for all kinds of wildlife.'(from the website)

It was a friend's birthday and his wife rented The Watch House (seen here) for a surprise party. The Watch House is a remote building on the saltmarshes of Blakeney and has been used by coastguards, smugglers (maybe), the army and the Girl Guides over it's 190 year history. It's a small, very basic building, with a great upstairs room accessible only by ladder which can be used for bird-watching. As you can see from the photo (taken as we were leaving at dusk to walk 45 mins along the beach in the dark to the nearest car-park. The small dot of colour next to the house is the barbecue - the only source of light for the people staying there, as there is no electricity!) An absolutely beautiful spot, you really get a sense of what is meant by the 'big skies' of Norfolk.