Crochet Class and Meeting

Well, Max and I are back from Plett.  What an awfully long drive from here.  We were very lucky with the weather.  There was rain all the way to Grasmere and from there it was overcast with bits of rain and mist all the way to Plett.  By the next morning the rain had gone and we had nothing more. We stayed in a Flexi Club timeshare unit at a resort called Castleton and I was really very pleasantly surprised at the standard of the unit.  I was not aware that Flexi Club has such smart places on their books!!! 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and the usual kitchen, lounge and dining room on 3 floors.

The time has really sped past and we are again having our club meeting this Saturday 4th May.  Brigette and I are hard at work getting everything ready for the crochet class.  We have chosen 5 new stitches and those who are interested will receive a kit containing 3 balls of yarn, a crochet hook and all the necessary notes.  I need to go and get the yarn and hooks so please let me know asap if you are interested.  Those of you who are not interested will have the usual "peace out day".

I have also had a good, long think about the refreshments and have come to the conclusion that the best solution would be to have everyone give a "donation" towards the food etc.  My thinking is that it  is difficult to transport foods and I don't always have numbers until the very last minute.  So how does R50 each sound?

Please let me know as soon as you can how many friends you will be bringing with you and how many of you are keen to do the class.

Enjoy your crafting until we meet again on Saturday.

Sharon
sharon.tgc@gmail.com
ladiecrafter@gmail.com
082 571-6883

Next Time - Crochet101

Hullo everyone

Well, our first meeting since the start of this blog has been and gone.  As usual, it was a very relaxed day with knitting, cross stitch and tapestry being practised.  Thank you to all of you who were there, the cold weather notwithstanding.  Because of the weather, I decided not to use the usual area at the dam but to have it indoors.  We lit the wood fire for a bit of atmosphere and it was a really lovely day.

                 The ladies working both their hands and voices at the meeting on Saturday.

 Ouma working hard on a baby jersey for the church fete.

 Merle showing her completed baby leggings and succeeding in hiding her face at the same time.

Brigette showing off her new cowl which I made for her on Saturday.

Hero spent the whole afternoon on his mother's lap.

We had some discussion regarding the workshop / demonstration idea and what has evolved from that is that some crochet tuition would be a good idea.  Brigette and I have decided that we will give a class next time on techniques and stitches in crochet work.  We are working on the assumption that the students will have the basics and so we will be concentrating on new stitches rather than rehashing the basics again.  Once we have prepared our lesson and worked out what the cost of the kits will be I will let you know the cost of the workshop.

This will be happening at our next meeting which will be on the 4th of May.  Please let me know if you are interested in doing this workshop as that may influence the individual costs.  There is absolutely no obligation.  Those who are not interested will enjoy the day doing their own thing as usual.

I have been getting the feeling more and more that the fact that I have been providing the refreshments and lunches each meeting (which has been my pleasure) has been making some of you feel a little awkward. Below I have copied and pasted from an email which I received and would really love to have your comments.  My contact details are at the bottom of the page.

"Don’t you think we might consider asking each person that attends to bring some eats for tea, and lunch. We could do a roster,

And for instance for lunch, one can bring salad, another buns another this or that. Especially we can maybe ask two at a time to bring their favourite soup with the recipe. Just a suggestion, don’t know how the oethers will feel about that."
Another option might be that we charge a nominal amount for each meeting to help cover the costs of the food.

Charlie, the spaniel, has fully recovered from his illness and is back to his usual exuberant self, thank goodness.  He will be staying with Ouma while Max and I are in Plet for a week.  Because of this holiday, I may not get to posting next week but do not fear, I will be back the following week.

I would love to hear from you regarding any crafts workshops which you would be interested in.  You can let me know about that and make any other comments about the club or the blog on my email or cell phone.

sharon.tgc@gmail.com              ladiecrafter@gmail.com                +27 82 571-6883

Hullo to all the crafters out there -

Welcome to my brand new blog especially for people who are interested in doing handcrafts for fun.  The idea was born from a chance remark made by my daughter to a friend who said that she needed help to continue with a beading project that she was doing.  Brigette said that she thought it would be a good idea to get together from time to time so that we could all help one another with projects that seem to have a mind of their own.

For those of you who do not know me, let me tell you all a little more about myself.  My name is Sharon and I have been married to Max for 42 years.  We have three children Nolan, Brett and Brigette, one daughter-in-law Katie and two granddaughters called Sydney and Georgia .  We are blessed and priviledged to live on a farm on the Magaliesberg mountain near to the Hartbeespoort Dam with our other "children" - 2 Boerboels (Spook and Diesel), 1 Jack Russel (Davey) and 1 Spaniel puppy called Charley who I am sorry to say is spending the weekend in hospital.  He developed extremely painful muscles and our amazing vets are unable to pinpoint the reason.  However, he has made a very good recovery and should be coming home tomorrow. 

Back to the club.  I gave some thought to Brigette's chance remark and after discussing it with her and Max and some friends who were all very excited about the idea, I decided to go ahead and give it a try.  As usually happens with this type of event, it took a little while to get going but we are now having  a really wonderful day out on the farm one Saturday in every month between February and November of each year.  The meetings are usually on the third Saturday of the month but due to unforseen circumstances, I have had to change the date of some of the meetings so if you are interested in attending please contact me to confirm and also so that I can send you directions to get here..  Our next meeting is on the 13th April and all are welcome.  We start at 10am and continue until the last person goes home.  Refreshments and a light lunch are served and there is no cost involved although a donation towards food costs is greatly appreciated.

I am also looking at the idea of getting experts to give us demonstrations and/or workshops in various crafts especially those which may be a little less commonly practised and for these there will probably be some cost involved.

I would love to hear comments from you regarding the club and this blog and my contact details are as follows:

sharon.tgc@gmail.com or ladiecrafter@gmail.com
mobile: +27825716883

Hope to hear from you soon.
Sharon