So, it's been a while. Since the summer when I installed a crocheted leg warmer onto a beam in the Boatyard Art Space in Middlewich, I have been very busy.
I now go to a knitting and crochet club every week with my Gran. The club is in Northwich and is run by Joan of 'Crafty Stitches' and the club is called 'Chicks that Knit'. See her website at http://www.craftystitchesonline.co.uk/ or phone 01606 43187 to find out details.
Whilst there, I have been very busy making hats for friends and family through the winter. This has been a nice little project for me and as soon as I finished one, it seemed as though there was always someone that wanted one for themselves.
I have also done a few craft fairs, selling Christmas decorations, hats and flower hair clips. Finally, I have been commisioned for a few crocheted blankets. This is my favourite thing to do. Design or create something to someone's specific outline and see the final outcome develop over the weeks. In 2016, I would like to do this more. Please email me at lovecharliecrochet@gmail.com to order bespoke crochet gifts.
However, as much as I would love to earn money from my crochet, it is inevitable that there is not always going to be business. I want to do something with my skills that benefits others. After doing some thinking and some research I have found a charity called Ray of Hope at Leighton Hospital that provides premature and tiny babies with handmade, knitted and crocheted baby hats, bonnets, clothes and blankets. It is my aim over the next week to get in touch with this charity and see if I can help. Both myself and my sister were premature babies and it would be very warming to think that my handmade gifts could benefit new, tiny little lives.
I will keep you posted.
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