ELLIE FIDDES THE ARTIST

Tag: crochet tips

  • MY NEXT 5 WEEK COURSE STARTS SOON – STILL TIME TO ENROL

    MY NEXT 5 WEEK COURSE STARTS SOON – STILL TIME TO ENROL

    The first class is on Monday 18th January at 7.00pm. To enrol go to CACE website at this link https://www.caceclasses.co.uk/product/therapeutic-art-of-crochet-online-monday/ This short course suits an adventurous beginner or intermediate level learner. You need to be able to do 3 basic stitches, chain, double crochet and treble. You will learn working with American and British stitch […]

  • What shall I make with this? The results of my test squares.

    I ended up trying four sizes of hook.  First my favourite is the 8mm aluminium It gave a firm texture, which would be fine for a rug or placemat. Second is a 10mm hook.  The texture if this is coming out feeling good, not too tight with a bit of flexibility.  The third one is a […]

  • What shall I make with this? The value of test squares.

      I have 650g of super chunky in my yarn stash, which has languished unused for too long, so decided to exlore what I can do with it, or whether I want to pass it on.  I tried it out as a first round of a granny square, and it looks good.  I like the […]

  • Perth Festival of Yarn

    I will be tutoring a beginner’s workshop at the Perth Festival of Yarn on Saturday 9 September.  Tickets for the event are £10 and go on sale on 15 July. I am really looking forward to this! 🙂