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We’re going through changes
It was with great excitement back in July that we took the plunge to formally register JANIE CROW as a limited company. This was a big step for us here in the Crowfoot household and involved quite a lot of sleepless nights, but we felt that it is the way forward for our business and of course - once all the formalities were over - it was really exciting to see the word ‘DIRECTOR’ next to our names!The amazing response to The Crochet Club was the...
The Crochet Club 2012 - Team JANIE CROW
A whopping 230 people have already committed themselves to membership for next year and payment requests have been sent out via email over the last week or so. You can submit a membership application through until mid December so there is still plenty of time to take a look at all the details on the web site and consider membership for yourself or as a special gift for someone else.To make the Crochet Club run smoothly we have put into place a dedicated...
New Book
Following the success of The Ultimate Crochet Bible, which was published almost a year ago, Collins and Brown agreed to my proposal to publish a book dedicated to the home interior for which projects will include such things as cushions, throws and bean bags.The title has been a massive undertaking for me as it includes 28 projects which are either knitted or crocheted, some of which are on a very large scale.The projects have all now been photographed...
Download Patterns
Work on the new book has meant that I have not had the time to design new download patterns for the JANIE CROW web site. Having the dedicated JANIE CROW team that I mentioned earlier should mean that I get more time to spend on my beloved knitting and crochet, and thus in turn more new downloads for the web site.I have had many requests to publish the pattern for the crochet butterfly which some of you may have seen either on my blog or on the web...
The Knitting & Stitching Show
In October we are once again going to be at the Knitting and Stitching show at Alexandra Palace. The Crochet Club project 2011 will be on display along with a special sneak peek at part of next year’s project and we will of course be bringing along our stock of the lovely Holz & Stein needles and the Prym and Addi range of crochet hooks for you to try. The stand will be a whole meter bigger which means we will have more space to display the cushion...
Workshops & Tours
Debbie Abrahams and I are very pleased to announce that we have once again been invited to tutor a workshop together at the beautiful Chateau St Julien de l'Ars, just outside Poitiers in association with Sue Culligan who now provides a range of workshops set in the countryside of France.The workshop is designed to encourage guests to experiment with both knitting and crochet to create something for the home. It will be an exciting week of workshops...
The Crochet Club 2012
Following the success of The Crochet Club 2011 - we are proud to announce that we are now ready to receive applications to join the club in 2012. Members of the crochet club will receive all yarns, beads and patterns needed to create the exclusive project which incorporates many crochet techniques and could act as an excellent learning tool for those wanting to enhance their...
Innocent's Big Knit
Worldwide Knitting in Public Day was on Saturday 11th June and it marked the official woolly launch of this year’s 'Innocent Big Knit' and they need your help!They want to raise £160k this year for Age UK by knitting 650,000 little hats which will go on their smoothie bottles and be sold in stores in November. For every little hat knitted, they will give 25p to Age UK to help them make winter a little warmer for older people across the UK. Innocent...
The Crochet Club Project 2011
Here we are in June and I can’t believe that the members of my Crochet Club 2011 have now been sent their final set of patterns and that I am getting reports of completed projects from my current members. It is incredible how quickly the last 6 months have gone by – terrifying actually – as my life seems to be flying by me at an absurd rate, but I guess being busy is better...
Hook Yarn and Tinker
Rowan’s team of Design Consultants was set up in 1995 when Kate Buller recognized the need for a team of expert knitters to work within stores to help demonstrate and teach, and of course ultimately sell, all the wonderful yarns that Rowan had to offer. Kate realized that a premium brand such as Rowan needed to have an in store ‘face’ and point of contact for the many knitters...
Knitting in Stockholm September 16th - 19th 2011
With it's charming architecture, green spaces, 14 islands and 57 bridges, the aptly named 'Venice of the North' is one of Europe's most beautiful cities. Combine this with a chance to enjoy a workshop in a cosy knitting cafe, plus view some exquisite mitten making, and you have have a fascinating long weekend for knitters of all persuasions.Led by myself, this tour offers...
Finishing Techniques For Handknitters
My first book - Finishing Techniques For Handknitters - was first published in 2003 and has been reprinted ever since, however this title is now out of print and according to the publishers there are no plans to republish it.The book is currently for sale at ridiculously high prices (£248 being the highest price I have seen so far!), but you can still get used copies on line...
Knitting Tours
Exciting News!Debbie Abrahams and myself have been asked to tutor a range of exciting tours aimed at knitters and the destinations include Stockholm, the Shetland Islands, Tuscany and Marrakesh. Debbie and I are really chuffed to have been invited to accompany and tutor on these exciting tours which are arranged by travel company Arena Travel and have the added bonus of a...
Crochet Flowers @ Charleston House
On Saturday I tutored a crochet workshop at the amazing Charleston house in Lewes.I felt extremely privileged to be invited along to take this workshop and was luckier still to be given access to the house kitchen for the day - a room usually out of bounds to visitors.Within the incredible setting of the house kitchen, surrounded by Quentin Bell's pieces of pottery and Vanessa...
The Crochet Club
Members of my exclusive Crochet Club are now half way through their project and have tackled the techniques of beading and colour work and through the exclusive on line blog have been given some handy hints and techniques.If you are not a club member this year and would like to be offered the chance to do the project in 2012 you can register your details on my web site, by...
