The Coburg Yarn Market is all over for another year! On Sunday 13 May I got up early to set up shop at the Victorian Handknitters Guild Yarn and Craft Market at Coburg Town Hall. I had a very brief chance to look at some of the other stalls before the…
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2018 Yarn and Craft Market
There are exactly four weeks until the Victorian Handknitters Guild 2018 Yarn and Craft Market! Last year was fantastic but frantic. Geoff was sick, so I didn’t have an offsider to help me schlep all my stuff to Coburg and back, and to take over when I needed a coffee and a…
Handknitters Guild Market 2017
Last Sunday, 21 May, I had a stall at the Handknitters Guild Market in Coburg which is my favourite yarn event. Ok, so it could be argued that the Bendigo Sheep Show is the Victorian yarny highlight of the year, but I’m going to vote for the Handknitters Guild Market for four…
Stuffing around at the Mill Markets in Daylesford
I’ve been back at work for two weeks now and my holiday had definitely worn off. We went on a few day trips during our time off including a drive up to Daylesford to visit the Mill Markets. There are Mill Markets in Geelong, Daylesford and Ballarat and they are very similar to…
Briar Hill Primary School Spring Fair
Last Saturday I went to the Briar Hill Primary School Spring Fair with my friends Judith and Viv. The fair is a combination children’s activities and performances by the students along with a market. We joined a range of stall holders and set ourselves up to hock our wares. I brought patterns and…
What I Bought in Bendigo
I’ve now been back from Bendigo for five days and I’m still sick. Getting better but not much fun to be around. When I got home I just tossed everything into the sunroom and have only now started unpacking, sorting and labelling the yarn that came back home with me. Although I…