Day 199 - Male Model!!!!!

Yes, brace yourselves!

I have a male model in today's post

You have been warned.....

Are you ready?

Oh Er Mrs!!

As you can see - he's modelling the hat that I made for him

My husband went to London on a business trip so took that hat with him rather than me sending it in the post and this is the photo he too for me.

He needs to re shape the horns but apart from that it looks GREAT!

If you remember yesterday, I posted about Crochet & Technology

Well this was my desk today - well most days in fact

As I am working on some commissions for magazines, I jot down my patterns as I crochet in my filofax (which has a crochet cover - if you want the pattern see the "Patterns For Sale" tab above) and then I have to transfer that to a word document to email across to the magazine editors once the piece is finished.

If I am writing a pattern for myself to sell, then I tend to photograph my progress as I go, so that I can give the pattern a "photo guide" and I then have to put the photo's from my camera to my computer - more technology!!

And more technology is the way we use the internet to share across the globe!
Just take a look at this lovely piece written by Sara AKA Momwithahook
http://crochetbusiness.com/teaching-crochet-online-or-in-person/
Who has kindly written this piece starting with my business history!

And finally Day 199

Day 171 Crochet Classes Galore & some FAB results too!

 

 This morning I took a workshop of 4

It was a little bit of an impromptu one made up of ex workshop pupils that wanted to come back for another lesson, so they were all working on slightly different things, which meant that I was hobbling around the table quite a lot!

However they all made great progress, learnt new techniques

 

Next was KPK - we started hat making last week as she wanted to make a Beanie Hat for herself & she came in with a beige beanie that was nearly finished.

She described the edging that she wanted to add, so I showed her how to alternate back post & front post half trebles to achieve the look she was after.

She had a flower ready mad that she wanted to add to her hat, so I suggested that she completed her new hat with a pink trim to match the flower!

And look at the end result!!

It really suits her too!

Next week we are going to make a matching scarf /snood & maybe some mittens too!

And this is me in my hat!

 I started my Back & Front Post stitches slight further up than at the normal "brow" & I love it!  Like KPK I can't wait for winter now so that I can wear it LOL

So by starting with a basic Beanie Hat Pattern we have created 2 new Beanie Hat designs!!

This is Day 172

 I am still working on a final commission, which I will have completed tomorrow & all ready for the post next week & ahead of the deadline, so I am pleased.

I mentioned that I now have a regular monthly spot in a magazine on Monday, so firstly thanks for all the congratulations!  I have already sent off my "June" creation & I have LOADS of fab ideas for the coming months which I am writing down in my trusty filofax, so I don't forget!

That magazine is Make & Craft Magazine which has some FAB crafty creations, ideas & inspiration in it.

So if you don't want to miss one of my patterns, you'd better subscribe

HERE

Finally, I was offered a job in LONDON today for a Fashion House that is desperate for a Crocheter to work with them on getting some items ready for a Photo Shoot, but they need me next week and my husband is away next week so I had to say no as there will be no one to look after Scrumpy!

My Puppy comes first.

GAD 334 & Beanie Hat Progress

As I mentioned yesterday, I have had a commission to crochet 9 Beanie Hats

All to the customers specifications

And these are the 4 I have made so far!

It did mean a trip to the WOOL shop which was such an ordeal NOT 

LOL

I really enjoyed trying to source the colours and the wool weights etc. but my choice was a little limited, so in the main I had to buy DK and double it up and use two strands at at time to replicate a "chunky" weight.

So far, so good and only 5 more to go.

So needless to say that GAD 334 is a little plain tonight as my hands are aching a little today, but it's still a GAD!!

My 1st Craft Fair

Yes, today was the day and after a pretty sleepless night and with the help of the lovely Pam, we managed to unload the car, find the craft fair organiser & find out which "table" was ours.

So we set it up....

As best we could.....

Probably cramming a little too much in?

But it was better than having a half empty table

This is me

And me with Pam

And a close up of the stock

All labelled and priced up

with a smeary mirror (which of course we cleaned)

And this is what we sold:

Medium Stripy Jar

Black & White Ear Flaps Hat

1 set of Knitting Needles

Blue / Grey Beanie

Cream Beanie

Flower Brooch

Stitch Markers

Plastic Hook &

A Pink Jar with the fluffy top

So not a FANTASTIC day but I did make a small profit and more importantly we promoted the Crochet Classes a lot, and got a few people interested, plus I may get a booking to host a Crochet Party for a group of 10, 10 year old girls!!