Ch 4 Game of Wool. Britain’s Best Knitter

Primrose53

Allira

NotSpaghetti

Allira -surely nothing uses up the stash as generally you have to buy more in order to finish!

😂

Well, I was just looking at the Persian Tiles pattern and thinking 🤔 is three-quarters of a left-over ball of one of the colours enough, and I'd need four balls of navy and so it goes on!

Allira. If you did the Persian Tiles in the Eastern Jewels colourway (rather than the original one which was in lots of navy) there would be less waste. I couldn’t work with all that dark navy. Very tiring on the eyes.

Here is mine. Made several years ago. I do a different border to the pattern.

That's lovely, Primrose.

Yes, I did wonder about the navy, especially in the electric light. I'm doing a border, some of which is in teal, at the moment and thst's bad enough.

I've just had to look up this pattern and her work as I'm not a crochet person - and have come across this lovely delft pattern which I think is similar and rather lovely with its gently scoopy edges.

Allira

NotSpaghetti

Allira -surely nothing uses up the stash as generally you have to buy more in order to finish!

😂

Well, I was just looking at the Persian Tiles pattern and thinking 🤔 is three-quarters of a left-over ball of one of the colours enough, and I'd need four balls of navy and so it goes on!

Allira. If you did the Persian Tiles in the Eastern Jewels colourway (rather than the original one which was in lots of navy) there would be less waste. I couldn’t work with all that dark navy. Very tiring on the eyes.

Here is mine. Made several years ago. I do a different border to the pattern.

Chardy

Alie2Oxon

Thank you for putting in her name! I didn't catch it, and I was trying to get a good look at the shawl (?) that she was wearing, shall look her up.
Swimsuits of some interest. Wool all wrong for deckchairs!!

I liked it that Tom landed on the floor!
His outfits (not sure that either half of that word describes them) get weirder by the week.

She's Janie Crow on Instagram and Jane Crowfoot on Etsy

Her name is Jane Crowfoot. I have been on a couple of her one day courses which were really good. That must be 10-15 years ago now. Couple of years ago she became Janie Crow.
Her designs are beautiful and she is a very helpful tutor.

NotSpaghetti

Allira -surely nothing uses up the stash as generally you have to buy more in order to finish!

😂

Well, I was just looking at the Persian Tiles pattern and thinking 🤔 is three-quarters of a left-over ball of one of the colours enough, and I'd need four balls of navy and so it goes on!

Allira -surely nothing uses up the stash as generally you have to buy more in order to finish!

It's called the Climbing Rose Wrap and was originally a Crochet Along for a magazine

Search #climbingrosewrap on Instagram and lots comes up

Alie2Oxon

Thank you for putting in her name! I didn't catch it, and I was trying to get a good look at the shawl (?) that she was wearing, shall look her up.
Swimsuits of some interest. Wool all wrong for deckchairs!!

I liked it that Tom landed on the floor!
His outfits (not sure that either half of that word describes them) get weirder by the week.

She's Janie Crow on Instagram and Jane Crowfoot on Etsy

PaynesGrey. I made the Persian Tiles throw when it first came out
Just looked it up, that is a lovely pattern.

First must finish the Trellis blanket. I did promise myself not to make another blanket but it would use up the stash 🙂

PaynesGrey. I made the Persian Tiles throw when it first came out. Bought it at Ally Pally direct from Lucia Dunn who designed the Eastern Jewels colourway. She is a lovely person.

I also made the Lily Pond blanket. Persian Tiles is my favourite though as the colours just sing. I have started making a second one. I haven’t tried the other two you mentioned though they are both lovely. I’ve also made several throws by Helen Shrimpton.

Thank you for putting in her name! I didn't catch it, and I was trying to get a good look at the shawl (?) that she was wearing, shall look her up.
Swimsuits of some interest. Wool all wrong for deckchairs!!

I liked it that Tom landed on the floor!
His outfits (not sure that either half of that word describes them) get weirder by the week.

I may have found a way to enjoy this show.

Record it so it isn’t interrupted by 12 minutes of advertising breaks. Make a cup of tea and leave the regular irritations in the kitchen: Tom’s silly outfits, Di and Sheila’s untidy hair, clothes and lacklustre comments. Accept that finding “Britain’s Best Knitter” is just a slogan. Some of the contestants aren’t very good at knitting and are even poorer at crochet.

I enjoyed yesterday’s show more than the first two weeks although I did find myself wondering why most chose to crochet the swimwear when it’s far easier to get smooth shaping around the body’s curvy bits with short row knitting.

The models were top competitive swimmers. Making bikinis was a mistake imo. Crocheting four triangles in twelve hours isn’t exactly challenging. The best designs by far were from Lydia and Ailsa who made swimsuits. I would have designed something with a racer back, as serious swimwear has.

As for the deckchair challenge, sag was always going to be an issue. Brave but also foolish of Holger and Isaac to crochet the deckchair in thin yarn. Good “chips” design but no strength. Aisla pulled Simon through.

Too many contestants over-relied on surface embellishment (rather than integral colourwork) which would make fabric lumpy to wear and sit on. Does anyone really want dangling fuchsia on a bikini, raised letters on their bottom or lumpy bits at their back when they sit on a deckchair wearing very little?

Right decision over winner and loser this week.

Good to see Janie Crowfoot. I’ve made several of her blanket designs: Lily Pond, Frida’s Flowers, Mystical Lanterns and Persian Tiles.

Why didn't the men with the brilliant chip deckchair just undo the join to the front of the frame, join the frame to further up the crochet, and have a flapping rectangle at the front?

Never mind that swim wear and deckchairs are not compatible for a reason. Who sat around a table and thought that’s a good idea to crochet things to do with the beach to be broadcast in NOVEMBER!
Surely they could have thought of Xmas gifts instead which are much more suitable . Maybe that’s to come.
My aunt knitted my cousins and me swimsuits. The shoulder straps stretched and left our chests exposed! Terrible when yr 13!!!!

Primrose53

Sorry Allira, I thought you were new to crochet. 🤭

I pmd you! 😁

Thank you though.

Sorry Allira, I thought you were new to crochet. 🤭

Primrose53

Allira

aggie

Is it crochet tonight ? Wonder what kind of mess they can produce with that lovely craft

I've been struggling with my crochet this afternoon, but I bet theirs is worse!

Allira my niece was the most uncrafty person ever. No interest at all. During lockdown she decided to give crochet a go and ended up making and selling loads of lovely stuff. She taught herself from the Bella Coco videos on YouTube. They might help you.

Yes, I learnt with Bella Coco during lockdowns too.

I have made a lot of blankets and probably wouldn't sell any but there is a limit to how many you can give to friends and family!
Working on a trellis design at the moment 🙂 and was concentrating on the border.

Allira

aggie

Is it crochet tonight ? Wonder what kind of mess they can produce with that lovely craft

I've been struggling with my crochet this afternoon, but I bet theirs is worse!

Allira my niece was the most uncrafty person ever. No interest at all. During lockdown she decided to give crochet a go and ended up making and selling loads of lovely stuff. She taught herself from the Bella Coco videos on YouTube. They might help you.

I actually enjoyed it tonight. The winning swimsuit looked great and fitted well. The team challenge, as always, was daft and the end results over all were poor.

I thought it was unfair to expect people new to crochet to understand just how stretchy it can be. Entirely unsuitable for a deckchair which needs to be firm and supportive.

Good to see Jane Crowfoot tonight. I have been on a day course with her and she is very talented. She calls herself Janie Crow these days.

Allira

Yes, they do, Millie22.

Just watching the dog coat episode, zipping through most of it quickly to get to the fashion show.

Oh dear, oh dear, those poor dogs look quite embarrassed and, in some cases uncomfortable.
I'm sure I heard one mutter that she'd called the RSPCA.

hilarious

aggie

Is it crochet tonight ? Wonder what kind of mess they can produce with that lovely craft

I've been struggling with my crochet this afternoon, but I bet theirs is worse!

lixy

Primrose53

It’s on again tonight. More controversy. Animal charity PETA have complained that they should not have made dogs wear those knitted coats and hats.

No idea what they’re doing tonight.

I think they are knitting swimwear tonight - very Famous Five-ish.
I did have a knitted swimming costume once upon a time. It weighed a ton when wet.

And then continuing the seaside theme they will be making deck chair covers.

I’m really sorry that, as a knitter and crocheter, I find this programme a waste of time and yarn.

I had a knitted swimsuit too!
Terrible things.

When we were clearing MIL's house, I found a pattern for adult and child knitted swimsuits, which are still in my collection 😀

Primrose53

It’s on again tonight. More controversy. Animal charity PETA have complained that they should not have made dogs wear those knitted coats and hats.

No idea what they’re doing tonight.

PETA don’t agree with animals being used as pets. If they had their way most animals would no longer exist. You should see the outfits some of our much loved whippets iggys and greyhounds wear on our walks!

I shall watch it for the comic element as it's absolutely hopeless for knitting.

Tom Daley will probably feel he has to model again unfortunately.

Primrose53

It’s on again tonight. More controversy. Animal charity PETA have complained that they should not have made dogs wear those knitted coats and hats.

No idea what they’re doing tonight.

I think they are knitting swimwear tonight - very Famous Five-ish.
I did have a knitted swimming costume once upon a time. It weighed a ton when wet.

And then continuing the seaside theme they will be making deck chair covers.

I’m really sorry that, as a knitter and crocheter, I find this programme a waste of time and yarn.