Happy St David’s Day!

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! It’s the start of spring and also the start of our next knit and crochet alongs!

For March and April we are going to be working on the gorgeous Etereo Hat by Woolly Wormhead, and the Berlin Hat by Kiku Corner.

Woolbert’s Flock members had said they wanted to do more work on short row shaping, and Woolly Wormhead is the absolutely queen of shortrow shaping and colourwork. I have made a few of her hats before, and a few years ago we did her Toph hat as a knit along. The Berlin Hat seems to compliment beautifully and is also worked sideways, although being crochet it will have different techniques.

I know that we’re all going to enjoy making them both, and if you finish early, Woolly Wormhead and Tom Paterson have released a matching cowl for the Etereo Hat!

I’m back in the shop!

Ok, it’s been over 5 weeks since I had to leave the shop and go and be on mummy duties. My eldest, Adam, started with a tremor, which then developed into muscle jerks, and then into what we now know are functional seizures. He has continued to have these on a daily basis since leaving the hospital, and unfortunately they have left him bedbound and needing 24 hour care.

I am so grateful for having been able to be there for him throughout this, and although we don’t have any improvement in sight, we’re now starting to divide his care more between the family which means that as of now, I am back in the shop mostly. It will vary a bit depending on medical appointments, whether he has nocturnal seizures etc, but in theory, I should be in the shop at least some of the day from Wednesday to Sunday again.

If you follow our social media, you will also know that it was my 42nd birthday on Wednesday, and to celebrate, Andy made me some lovely Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy inspired stitch markers! We’ll be doing a small run of Hitchhikers inspired stitch markers (42, Don’t Panic, etc!) so keep an eye for pre-orders!

Shop news…

We’ve had a bit of a swap around again! I’ll post a video on social media tomorrow once we’ve finished tweaking, but we have new stock from Hawthorn Handmade, The Crafty Kit Company and Bergin and Bath. These are a mixture of felting and macrame kits, and we’re getting them on the website as quickly as we can. Aren’t they cute?!

It’s also now only 3 weeks until our 7th Birthday Celebrations! I honestly can’t believe that EFT is almost 7, it’s been bonkers!

We’ll be having a Big Birthday Party on the weekend of 22nd/23rd of March (our actual birthday is the 19th) so please join us for cake, activities, special offers, and fun throughout the weekend. More details will follow in the next few days!

We are still having problems with our broadband in the shop, so if we’re slow to reply to messages then please bear with us. We do have the phoneline now diverted to a shop mobile, so if you need to call us, please do and we can now answer you again! The number is still 01492 558811

I think that’s it for this week – not a long one, but I really hope you all join in with the KAL and CAL! I can’t wait to see all your hats!

Speak soon!

Nikki