East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March

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East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
East Anglia Yarn Festival
       Show Guide
Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
           2022
East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
EAYF 2022                                  1
A little note from the
organisers…                           Our team of volunteers are
We owe a big thank you to all         joining   us   from   a    local
our supporters, vendors,              fundraising branch of the
volunteers and of course, our         national charity Breast Cancer
wonderful visitors. Without all of    Now and will be manning the
you, East Anglia Yarn Festival        cloakroom     and    afternoon
wouldn’t have become a reality.       winding station in reception in
We hope you all have a                exchange for donations.
wonderful weekend!
Laura, Charley and Georgie x

 Our COVID safety measures
- Timed entry tickets to space
out our flow of visitors
throughout the venue.
 - Hand sanitiser will be available
in reception and at the entrance
to vendor spaces.
-We ask that visitors do not
attend if experiencing
symptoms.
- Face coverings when inside
the venue are encouraged.
                   MakeAlong 2022
If you have made a shawl from a pattern by a designer with a link to
East Anglia then make sure to let us know at the show entrance at
any point during the show so that we can present you with a 2022
MakeAlong participant ribbon award!
We would love to know the details of your chosen pattern! Ribbon
awards are free but limited quantities are available. Thank you to The
Little Grey Girl for sponsoring this years makealong.
East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
EAYF 2022                                   2
                                                 13
 Don’t miss out
 on any of our
 amazing
 marketplace
                                       11             12
 vendors!
                            9
 There are three
 marketplace           7                 10
 rooms located at
 points 4, 11 and 12            8
 on the map.
                                            2            4
                                5                 3
 If you need any       6
 assistance                                 1
 during the show
 you    will   find    1. Show entrance          8. Bar
 volunteers at the     2. Cloakroom              9. WC
 entrance to the       3. WC                    10. Restaurant
 Wallbro room (11)     4. Lancaster Room        11. Wallbro Room
 and at the show       5. Seating               12. Halifax Room
 entrance (1).         6. Hotel entrance        13. WC
                       7. Hotel lobby

The     afternoon   winding         Podcaster meets will take
station will be set up from         place in the show entrance
2pm by the cloakroom on             at 3pm on both days of the
both days of the show. Wind         show! A huge thank you to
your yarn in exchange for a         Giddy Yarns for sponsoring
donation to Breast Cancer           the podcaster lanyards for
Now.                                2022.
East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
Vendors- Wallbro Room                                        3
       Emily Cross                       The Threshing
        Ceramics                             Barn
        Handmade,                       Spinning, weaving
   wheelthrown ceramic                     and dyeing
   yarn bowls and other               equipment and more.
          tools.                       threshingbarn.com

                                          Watercolours
        Josie Rose
                                           and Lace
      Project bags for                Yarn, hand painted in
         makers.                             Norfolk.

    JosieRoseUK | Etsy                watercoloursandlace.co.uk

         Madrigal
                                          Yarn Unique
          Yarns
   Super soft yarn dyed               Indie dyed yarn in rich
       in Suffolk.                    and saturated colours.

    madrigalyarns.com                   yarnunique.co.uk
                             Vendors- Halifax Room
       Noodle Soup
                                         Eighty Skeins
          Yarns
    Hand dyed yarn and                 Rustic, small batch
    spinning fibre from                        yarn.
         Norfolk.
   noodlesoupshop.co.uk                   80skeins.co.uk

         Rosies
                                          Giddy Yarns
        Moments
      Ethically sourced               Indie dyed yarn all the
   affordable luxury yarn.              way from Dundee.

   Rosiesmoments.co.uk                   giddyyarns.com
East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
Vendors- Halifax Room                                       4
        Hot Butter                        The Crafty
          Yarns                              Bird
   Hand dyed yarn and                Stunning Pom Poms,
    beautiful designs.                hand dyed yarn and
                                            more.
   jakibogg.artweb.com                thecraftybird.co.uk

      Lilliputwight                     The Fibre Fox
        Beachcombed                   Hand dyed yarn and
   treasures turned into             project bags from the
     buttons and more.                Lincolnshire wolds.
     lilliputwight.co.uk               thefibrefox.co.uk

       Skein & the                      The Little Grey
         Stitch                              Girl
     Hand dyed yarn,                Stunning project bags,
     gemstone stitch                 indie dyed yarn and
    markers and more.                    accessories.
   skeinandthestitch.com             thelittlegreygirl.com

      Suffolk Socks                   Wensleydale Long
                                      Wool Sheep Shop
    Everything for your               High quality wool,
   sock knitting needs.             combed tops, kits and
                                           more.
     suffolksocks.com                wensleydalelongwool.co.uk

                            Vendors- Lancaster Room
      The Corner Of                     Adventures In
          Craft                           Yarncraft
    Hand beaded stitch                Hand dyed yarn,
     markers and D&D                books, accessories and
       inspired yarn.                       more.
   thecornerofcraft.co.uk             adventuresinyarncraft.co.uk
East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
Vendors- Lancaster Room                             5
                                   Curated
     Allium Threads
                                   Yarn Co.
    Naturally dyed yarn          Yarn dyed with
        and more.             inspiration from the
                                      past.
    Alliumthreads | Etsy     CuratedYarnCo | Etsy

         Blue Fern                 Ducky
           Yarns                   Darlings
    Yarn hand dyed in         Luxury yarns hand
    Norfolk, accessories      dyed in Derbyshire.
        and more.
    bluefernyarns.co.uk       duckydarlingsyarns.com

         Caithness
                               Elizabeth Pawle
           Yarns
   Yarn from the farm, all   Hand dyed yarn from
     the way from the           rural Suffolk.
     north of Scotland.
    caithnessyarns.com       ElizabethPawle | Etsy

        Castle View           Felt Fusion & Fae
          Yarns                  Folk Fibres
    Hand dyed yarn and        Hand dyed yarn in
     project bags from        beautiful colours.
           Suffolk.
    castleviewyarns.com         feltfusion.co.uk.

          Coastal
                              Fibre Workshop
          Colours
   Luxury yarn and fibres    100% wool yarn from
   as well as Lykke hooks      the Norfolk Horn
       and needles.                 sheep.
    coastal-colours.co.uk    fibreworkshop.co.uk
East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
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East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
Vendors- Lancaster Room                               7
       Flame Knits                  Joes Toes
     Handmade glass            Slipper kits, soles and
   knitting, crochet and       crafty bits you won’t
   spinning accessories.        find anywhere else.
    Flameknits | Folksy            joestoes.co.uk

       Folkestone
                                  Knit Me Sane
      Harbour Yarns
   Hand dyed yarn from          High quality hand
      the heart of              dyed yarns, project
       Folkestone.              bags and notions.
   folkestoneharbouryarn.com     knitmesane.co.uk

                                 Knitting Needle
      Fruitful Fusion
                                       Lane
   Beautiful yarn hand          Luxury yarns, kits and
   dyed in Nottingham.             more from this
                               Cambridge based shop.
     fruitfulfusion.co.uk       knittingneedlelane.co.uk

        Giddy Aunt
                               Norwich City Guild
           Yarns
   Hand dyed luxury yarn         Our local guild of
      all the way from         weavers, spinners and
      Northern Ireland.               dyers.
    giddyauntyarns.com         norwichcitywsd.co.uk

      Jibbyroo Sews               Pippin Yarns
   A family run business         Luxury yarn hand
   bringing you project            dyed in Kent.
     bags and notions.
    JibbyrooSews | Etsy          pippinyarns.co.uk
East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
Vendors- Lancaster Room                           8
      Sheepish Fibre
                                 Telling Yarns
           Art
      Indie dyed yarn        Hand dyed yarn using
   inspired by nature and    British heritage wools.
      popular culture.
    sheepishfibreart.co.uk     tellingyarns.com

      Sheepy Things           The Camel’s Yarn
     Hand crafted sheep      Hand dyed yarn from
   inspired products made     the North Coast of
     from British fleece.         Cornwall.
      sheepythings.com       thecamelsyarn.co.uk

         Sincerely
                                The Dye Shack
          Louise
   Taxidermy inspired knit    Ethically dyed yarns
     kits from an award         from Somerset.
    winning indie brand.
    sincerelylouise.co.uk     thedyeshack.co.uk

      Stitchers Tees          The Lonely Knitter
     Amazing custom          Hand balm and yarn
    merch for creatives       dyed in England’s
      from Norfolk.          most easterly town.
    stitcherstees.com        craftersbalm.co.uk.

        Ted Knits              The Lost Sheep
                                 Wool Shop
     Luxury yarn hand         Our wonderful local
      dyed in Surrey.        yarn shop based in the
                              heart of the Norfolk
     tedknitsuk.co.uk               broads.
East Anglia Yarn Festival Show Guide Sat 26th & Sun 27th March
Vendors- Lancaster Room                               10
    The Wool Kitchen                   Wool Decanted
   Amazing yarn dyed in                Producers of small
     East London.                      batch, fine British
                                             yarn.
   www.thewoolkitchen.com             wooldecanted.co.uk

       Truly Hooked                    Woollen Wytch
    Luxury hand dyed                  Hand dyed yarn and
   yarns from an award                sustainable knitting
      winning dyer.                         notions.
     trulyhooked.com                  woollenwytch.co.uk

     Velvet Sixpence                     Woolly Chic
    Hand dyed yarn and               Specialising in British
   fibre in all the colours          wool and ethical yarns.
       of the rainbow.
   VelvetSixpence | Etsy              woollychicdesigns.co.uk

       Vicki Brown
         Designs              Website designed and
    Gorgeous hand dyed              built by…
      yarn and crochet
           design.
   vickibrowndesigns.com

       Weku Yarn
      Hand dyed yarn
   inspired by the dyers
    Ghanaian heritage.
   www.wekuyarn.com
                                www.gemand.co
                                 @gem_andco
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    INTRODUCING

East Anglia Yarn Festival’s little
        sister event.
Come and knit on the beach on a hopefully
 gorgeous August day and enjoy our mini
marketplace with 10 amazing vendors in a
               seafront hotel.
 Keep an eye on our social media for more
      details in the coming months.
    Sunday 14th August 2022
            The Hotel Victoria
               Lowestoft
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     Attendees Choice Award
  Vote for your favourite vendor at EAYF
2022! Voting will close at 3pm on Sunday
and the winner, 1st and 2nd place runners
 up will receive their awards at their stalls
                shortly after!
Vote for your favourite vendor online at
https://forms.gle/CAU1Wd9ptpT5Hgcs5
or follow the QR code direct to voting.
Linked Cowl Pattern                           13
                                     The Linked cowl is
                                     designed to be a
                                     simple knitting
                                     pattern with a
                                     memorisable pattern
                                     repeat that gives a
                                     texture that will work
                                     with any colour.
                                     This project is
                                     worked in the round
                                     using a 4mm
                                     circular needle and
                                     DK weight yarn.

You will need:                       key
4mm 40cm circular needle             sts- stitches
100g DK yarn                         k- knit
Needle for sewing in ends            p- purl
                                     yo- yarn over
Gauge: 5sts & 6 rounds= 1 inch       k2tog- knit 2 stitches
                                     together

                             Sample shown is knit in
                             Fruitful Fusion BFL DK in the
                             colourway Sea Bed.

                             You can find Fruitful Fusion
                             in the vendor marketplace at
                             this years event!
Linked Cowl Pattern                                 14
Cast on 128sts using a long tail cast on, join to work in the
round, being careful not to twist.

Round 1- *K2, P2 *repeat to end of round.

Repeat round 1 for 8 more rounds.

Round 10- Knit into the front and the back of the first stitch
(increasing 1), knit to end (129sts).

Rounds 11-15- Knit all stitches.

Begin pattern repeat.

Pattern Repeat
Round 1- *YO, K3, pick up the YO and pass it back over the 3sts
you’ve just knit, drop it off the needle. Repeat from * to end of
round.
Round 2- Knit all stitches.
Round 3- *K3, pick up the 1st stitch of the 3 you’ve just knit and
pass it over the 2 most recent stitches and drop it off the
needle, YO. Repeat from * to end of round.
Rounds 4-8- Knit all stitches.

Work the pattern repeat 6 more times-7 repeats in total.

Next round- K2tog, knit to end of round (128sts).

Work K2, P2 rib for 9 rounds. Cast off using your favourite
stretchy bind off. Weave in your ends and block.
JOIN US IN 2023

   18th & 19th March 2023
Returning for our second year join us
 for an even bigger celebration at
THE NORFOLK SHOWGROUND
         ARENA
     www.eastangliayarnfestival.com
       #eastangliayarnfestival2023
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