What’s selling?

The shop where I sell most of my crochet produce is seasonal, and is now closed for the winter. So I have just got a complete breakdown of what has sold over the last year, and now have a chance to plan and re-stock for next season.

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My ‘to do’ list for the winter includes spiders, crabs, dishcloths, cushions, hot water bottle covers and rather a lot of jellyfish. None of this is a chore actually as I enjoy making all of them, and hopefully in-between time there will be a chance to try some new things too. I am looking forward to it already!

Would anyone like to guess how many jellyfish they sold?

All that glitters

A friend suggested that I might make a sparkly jellyfish, and I had no hesitation in taking on her suggestion.

Made in Sirdar snuggly Pearls DK Pearly turquoise (the darker blue) and Hayfield baby sparkle DK Little mermaid (the paler blue) on a 4mm hook.
I made it for a small person who I think will appreciate the glitter factor!

All things bright

I have had a request from a friend to make some super-bright jellyfish for her grandsons’ Christmas presents.

They are far removed from my usual palette but I have to say it has been a pleasure to make them. They do say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I hope they will go down well.
Made in Patons Fab DK Rainbow on a 4.5mm hook. Other colours from stash.

Off to market

There is a Christmas fair coming up in the next village to ours, and I have been asked by a friend to share a table with her. She makes the most beautiful felt work, and I know that her presentation will be very professional. So what to make for my half of the table? Well I got a bit carried away and made rather a lot of jellyfish, and a display that I hope people will find attractive.

Made in Patons fab dk Aqua and Sirdar baby crofter dk Archie, Scottie, Skye, Walt, Coralie, Fergus and Logan. Other colours from stash.

The label is new too – thanks to some sustained encouragement from my husband.

My favourite and my best

What a pleasure it is to visit a yarn shop and come away, not just with a bag full of yarn, but also a head full of ideas of how to use it. We live in a fairly remote part of the world (there are 8 houses in our ‘village’, the nearest shop is 7 miles away and I rarely visit our nearest town, which is over an hour’s drive from us) and my opportunities to see, touch and smell (!) yarn are few and far between. So it was with some excitement last week that we ventured into a lovely yarn shop in Edinburgh, and came away with some new yarn. Here are the results:

The large jellyfish is made with Rowan pure wool superwash worsted in teal wash, and Rowan wool cotton dk in ship-shape, cypress, larkspur and celadon, on a 4.5mm hook. The smaller jellyfish is in SMC select extra soft merino colour in petrol marine, and Rowan wool cotton dk smalt also on a 4.5mm hook. The yarns were chosen for my son, who requested a jellyfish in deep colours. I think they are my best yet, and you will be pleased to know that he approves.

Swimming with jellyfish

I had the most lovely trip to the jellyfish shop the other day. It is a charity shop and is manned by volunteers so I have not yet met everyone who works there. I popped in to see how things were going and was greeted by a lovely lady who was most enthusiastic about my wares, and passed on the news that my last batch of jellyfish sold out within a week.
So time to get back onto the production line….

Made in Patons Fab DK lime, ocean blue, airforce and Patons Fab DK spray print aqua on a 5mm hook. Other colours from stash.

Floating on air

They should really be floating in the sea, but I decided to forgo realism in order to get an actual photo!

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My production line is now finished, and soon they will be using their jellyfish charms to entice someone to buy them!