Group Leader: Janet Sowden
We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at:
Newton Village Hall (CH48 8BJ)
NB no meeting in May due to Local Elections
The Craft group is for people who enjoy making all sorts of things, but like to do it with others! We get together and share ideas with each other. We bring along items that we have made and this can lead to a ‘group make’ demonstration. Some months not much crafting is done, but plenty of talking, laughter and drinking of tea takes place!
Twice a year, when school holidays coincide with our meetings, we like to invite children to join us to encourage them with their craft.
Over the time we have been working together, we have made items including: Christmas decorations, Easter lambs and Valentine hearts, which have been sold for charity.
Royal Cheshire Show Group.
This is an off-shoot of the craft group that meets to ‘create’ Heswall Honeys' exhibits for the Royal Cheshire Show.
At our meetings we discuss what, who and how we are going to make the exhibits. Also, we eat rather a lot of cookery samples just to make sure they are up to standard!!!
During 2020/21 the group have kept in touch using WhatApp. We have continued to enjoy our various crafts as well as our friendship!
We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at:
Newton Village Hall (CH48 8BJ)
NB no meeting in May due to Local Elections
The Craft group is for people who enjoy making all sorts of things, but like to do it with others! We get together and share ideas with each other. We bring along items that we have made and this can lead to a ‘group make’ demonstration. Some months not much crafting is done, but plenty of talking, laughter and drinking of tea takes place!
Twice a year, when school holidays coincide with our meetings, we like to invite children to join us to encourage them with their craft.
Over the time we have been working together, we have made items including: Christmas decorations, Easter lambs and Valentine hearts, which have been sold for charity.
Royal Cheshire Show Group.
This is an off-shoot of the craft group that meets to ‘create’ Heswall Honeys' exhibits for the Royal Cheshire Show.
At our meetings we discuss what, who and how we are going to make the exhibits. Also, we eat rather a lot of cookery samples just to make sure they are up to standard!!!
During 2020/21 the group have kept in touch using WhatApp. We have continued to enjoy our various crafts as well as our friendship!
2022 Activities
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Hearts and flowers in the Ukrainian colours created by members of the group. |
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Creating Macrame
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2021 Activities
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Many thanks to our knitters for making hats for the Charles Thompson Mission
and vent caps for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Arrow Park Hospital.
and vent caps for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Arrow Park Hospital.
The Craft Group's New Home!!
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Peg Doll Fairies
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Dorset Buttons
Christmas Pudding Santa’s Hat Christmas Tree
using 3.75mm (9UK) needles using 3.75mm (9UK) needles using 3.75mm (9UK) needles
cast on 20 sts using brown DK cast on 20 sts using white DK cast on 20 sts using green DK
rows 1-2 rib K1,P1 rows 1-3 Knit (garter stitch) rows 1-3 Knit (garter stitch)
rows 3-8 stocking stitch change to red DK row 4 (K4, Kfb) to end - 24 sts
change to white DK rows 4-12 stocking stitch rows 5-12 Knit (garter stitch)
row 9 K2 (Kfb, K2) to end - 26 sts row 13 (K2tog,K6,K2tog) twice - 16 sts row 13 (K2tog,K8,K2tog) twice - 20 sts
row 10-12 Knit (garter stitch) row 14 Purl rows 14-16 Knit
row 13 K2tog (K1,K2tog) to end -17sts row 15 (K2tog,K4,K2tog) twice - 12 sts row 15 (k2tog,K6,K2tog) twice - 16 sts
row 14 Knit row 16 Purl rows 16-17 Knit
row 15 K2tog (K1,K2tog) to end -11 sts row 17 (K2tog,K2,K2tog) twice - 8 sts row 18 (k2tog,K4,K2tog) twice - 12 sts
row 16 Knit row 18 Purl rows 19-20 Knit
row 17 K2tog (K1,K2tog) to end - 7 sts row 19 K2tog to end - 4sts row 21 (k2tog,K2,K2tog) twice - 8 sts
Break yarn leaving a long tail Break yarn leaving a long tail rows 22-23 Knit
Thread long tail through these stitches Thread long tail through theses stitches row 24 K2tog to end - 4sts
and pull up tight and pull up tight row 25 Knit
Sew up seam, matching colours Sew up seam, matching colours row 26 K 2tog twice - 2 sts
Make berries and holly leaves to decorate Make bobble to decorate Break yarn leaving a long tail
Thread long tail through these stitches
Chocolate Orange Cover and pull up tight. Sew up seam.
using 3.5mm needles Decorate with beads
cast on 43 sts using brown DK
work 12 rows in rib K1, P1
change to white DK
work 6 rows in garter stitch
work 6 rows stocking stitch
next row: K2tog to last stitch, K1
next row: P2tog to end
Finish cover as for Christmas
Pudding
using 3.75mm (9UK) needles using 3.75mm (9UK) needles using 3.75mm (9UK) needles
cast on 20 sts using brown DK cast on 20 sts using white DK cast on 20 sts using green DK
rows 1-2 rib K1,P1 rows 1-3 Knit (garter stitch) rows 1-3 Knit (garter stitch)
rows 3-8 stocking stitch change to red DK row 4 (K4, Kfb) to end - 24 sts
change to white DK rows 4-12 stocking stitch rows 5-12 Knit (garter stitch)
row 9 K2 (Kfb, K2) to end - 26 sts row 13 (K2tog,K6,K2tog) twice - 16 sts row 13 (K2tog,K8,K2tog) twice - 20 sts
row 10-12 Knit (garter stitch) row 14 Purl rows 14-16 Knit
row 13 K2tog (K1,K2tog) to end -17sts row 15 (K2tog,K4,K2tog) twice - 12 sts row 15 (k2tog,K6,K2tog) twice - 16 sts
row 14 Knit row 16 Purl rows 16-17 Knit
row 15 K2tog (K1,K2tog) to end -11 sts row 17 (K2tog,K2,K2tog) twice - 8 sts row 18 (k2tog,K4,K2tog) twice - 12 sts
row 16 Knit row 18 Purl rows 19-20 Knit
row 17 K2tog (K1,K2tog) to end - 7 sts row 19 K2tog to end - 4sts row 21 (k2tog,K2,K2tog) twice - 8 sts
Break yarn leaving a long tail Break yarn leaving a long tail rows 22-23 Knit
Thread long tail through these stitches Thread long tail through theses stitches row 24 K2tog to end - 4sts
and pull up tight and pull up tight row 25 Knit
Sew up seam, matching colours Sew up seam, matching colours row 26 K 2tog twice - 2 sts
Make berries and holly leaves to decorate Make bobble to decorate Break yarn leaving a long tail
Thread long tail through these stitches
Chocolate Orange Cover and pull up tight. Sew up seam.
using 3.5mm needles Decorate with beads
cast on 43 sts using brown DK
work 12 rows in rib K1, P1
change to white DK
work 6 rows in garter stitch
work 6 rows stocking stitch
next row: K2tog to last stitch, K1
next row: P2tog to end
Finish cover as for Christmas
Pudding
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2020 Activities
2019 Activities
