The only yarn festival I am going to this year is Yarndale – and it is on this weekend. As it is the only one I am going to you can imagine the excitement is building!

I supported the annual community project by making some butterflies:

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I am looking forward to seeing how they display the butterflies, I am sure it will be spectacular.

If you visit Yarndale you will spot me (and my fellow coach travellers) because we will be wearing our Knitsford Yarndale 2018 brooches.

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This has become an annual tradition for Knitsford – this year I helped Jenny (who is organising the coach) by designing the brooches and hosting a prosecco afternoon tea where we made them (so apologies to any fellow coach goers whose brooch may be a tad wobbly!).  You may have seen us featured in Inside Crochet.

I will also be wearing a Ravelry name badge (my Ravelry name is vbracegirdle) – so please say hello if you spot me.

With 3 days to go I am getting organised.  I have  printed the floor plan and marked which stands I must visit.  There are surprisingly few ‘must visits’ this year and that is because I am working hard to keep my yarn stash under control.  I will not allow myself to buy much new yarn, only that which I can immediately think of a use for and I must be firm in my resolve!  However, I will allow myself to buy new tools, small items of haberdashery, pattern books and presents.  Yes this will be hard 😦  However, it does mean I can browse as much as I like and log the best things for future purchases (I’ll have a notebook).

The weather forecast is sunny but cold, so I will layer up as it is cold in the auction mart.  This blog post has other tips for Yarndale.

As you’ve probably worked out, I don’t have a stand at Yarndale, but if you want to see any of my designs then you will find some designs, patterns, books and kits at 3 different stands: Willow Knits (G103), Yarns from the Plain (J177) and Lynne Rowe Knitting & Crochet (J164).

Are you going to Yarndale?  If so I hope I see you there 🙂

Happy knitting and crocheting xxx