INSIDE Crochet
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Welcome
to issue two of Inside Crochet magazine!
COntaCt uS :
Herts office: KAL Media Ltd
or those of you who make a a world tour of crocheted colourwork, and
Takeley Park, Hatfield Broad Oak Road, then you can look forward to creating your
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own beautiful tapestry crocheted basket
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habit out of reading editors’
letters in crochet and knitting
magazines, you’ll have heard with her pattern in a forthcoming issue.
Units 6-8, 87 Trowbridge Road, before that we put together these We also meet Susan Cropper and
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issues long before you get to see indulge in the gorgeous delights of her
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them. So while you hold this issue and London yarn shop, Loop. Plus, we take
www.insidecrochet.co.uk spring is in full swing, there’s snow a sneaky peek behind the scenes of one
on the ground outside the window as
the team
editors Julie Holetz and Amy O’Neill Houck
we write! nevertheless, the designs in
crochet@kalmedia.co.uk issue 2 of inside Crochet are enough to
Senior editor Kerrie Allman
give us a warm feeling.
“
Irish designer Aoibhe
Shuillebhain created the
kerrie@kalmedia.co.uk
art editor David Harvey
Irish designer Aoibhe Shuillebhain has
light-as-air Rapunzel
david@kalmedia.co.uk created the beautiful, light-as-air Rapunzel
Senior Designer Rob Eyres
sweater out of kid mohair. It’s a great all- sweater out of kid mohair...
rob@kalmedia.co.uk
Production editor Alex McDowell
seasons project that looks and feels oh-so
alex@kalmedia.co.uk feminine. Robyn Chachula is back with of our company directors and talented
technical editor Helen Jordan
a gorgeous, lacy ‘Zany’ tunic, and one of designer, Lou Butt. Finally, we hope you
ad Sales manager Shirley Rycroft ”
shirley@kalmedia.co.uk
us (it’s Julie) has a design in this issue – a enjoy Kim Werker’s piece about creativity
Design assistant Carla Hillier Babydoll-style sweater worked in organic and inspiration.
fingering-weight wool (page 20). For the Inside Crochet will continue to
PhOtOgraPhy
Darren Strange at
guys in your life, consider crocheting the evolve as we strive to give you, our
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men’s travel shaving kit (page 72), created readers, what you’re looking for in a
crochet magazine. We’d love to hear from
mODelS
by the crochet world’s most famous male
Lisa Cooke, Leanne Porter, Iskra Lawrence,
designer, The Crochet Dude himself, Drew you, you can email us your thoughts at
Emma Edwards, Josephine Webster, Mia
Emborsky.
editor@insidecrochet.co.uk or join our
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the time to find dyes in the flora around You can also follow us on twitter, we’re
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you. Read our fascinating feature on @insidecrochet. We look forward to
Sharon Mortimer at Finishing Touch
natural dyeing by Becky Skuse, which crocheting and connecting with you.
thanKS tO
includes an onion skin dyeing recipe you Cheers!
Becky Skuse, Julie Glaze, Wooley Grange and
can try at home. Meanwhile, Carol Ventura,
Ston Easton Park for locations
the ambassador of tapestry crochet gives us Amy & Julie
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Carol Ventura
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Pioneering a new branch of crochet, Carol explains all about tapestry
All rights reserved. No part of this
crochet and how to create amazing colour effects and patterns on page 68.
publication may be reproduced in whole
Visit her website at
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or in part in any way without prior written
permission of KAL Media Ltd. Whilst every
Kristin Omdahl
effort is made to ensure accuracy, no liability
Kristin is a knit and crochet designer, author of Wrapped In Crochet:
can be accepted for any errors or omissions.
Scarves, Wraps and Shawls and owner of
StyledbyKristin.com. Check out
her shawl pattern on page 32 and her website for kits, tutorials and news.
Kal media ltd Directors
Kerrie Allman
kerrie@kalmedia.co.uk
Louise Butt
lou@kalmedia.co.uk Becky Skuse
Becky is a freelance writer and keen crafter. While putting together her
feature on Natural Dyes (page 28), she got her kitchen in a big mess trying
the onion skin dyeing recipe; and made chutney with the leftover onions!
Inside Crochet© KAL Media Ltd 2009
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