Yarndale and Yorkshire :: Part 2

Hello lovelies,

Thank you for all your kind comments on my first Yarndale post.

After walking through the park, with all it's colourful lamp posts and yarny bikes, we arrived at the first of the bunting......yay, it was lovely to see it still looking so wonderful again one year on.........

It looked great strung between trees

and even better hanging on dry stone walls...........

in rainbow solids...........

and happy multicolours............

 have you noticed anything different about the bunting this year? 

Soon we were at the top of the hill looking down on the auction mart.....all those green roofs nestled in the trees..........

It looked busy, with lots of cars and a row of mini buses. I love the one red bus and the one orange tree in this photo.

At this point we realised this was probably not the easiest route for Jones's family....but her hubby did a great job of gently bouncing their pushchair down the wide steps, and  baby Jones....the cutest eight month old boy...... giggled that wonderful baby laugh all the way down.......

We were getting closer now and I was happy to see the wonderful lettered bunting that quite a few clever people sent Lucy last year (and once again  I wished I that thought to do the same )..........

The path down is surrounded by fields of sheep and beautiful views...........

Yay, I was looking for this bunting..........

How I love it.....( remember I even included it in my drawing of the first Yarndale HERE)

Our little group was organised  and we had all brought a picnic. So we sat under under this crochet bunting and the crochet balls, and enjoyed a sociable half an hour, chatting and eating in this lovely spot...........

Baby Jones was so good, and he just loved looking up at the colourful bunting. Just as we stood up to leave I turned around and saw my bunny triangle..........

Jones kindly took this photo of me , I do look happy don't I............

Inside the Auction mart the mass bunting display was just as wonderful as I remembered it.......

and just as hard to take a decent photo of.

Worked out what's different yet?

well all the five thousand and something triangles have been crocheted together into strings, rather than just threaded onto tape like they were last year......don't they look wonderful.

We had to smile when we saw this lady in her granny square trousers.........

don't they look fab.

And look at these egg cosies.........

In the main body of the auction mart there were so many stalls selling all things yarny............

Love that owl.

It was not just crochet. This lady was "rug hooking".............

I just loved the wonderful yarny pictures this technique produced, which were framed or made into cushions...........

You can see more at their website HERE

Another pretty thing that caught my eye was this printers tray full of colourful yarn and little bits of haberdashery............in was on the Skein Queen stand.............

Spot the tiny owl?

This was another yummy display on a stand full of all things felt............

We all loved the sweet jars full of felt balls.............

 sorry I can't remember what company this was.

Yarndale felt much less crowded this year. I think it was just as busy, but better arranged. It felt less cramped and better spaced out.

It was lovely to see the sheep again............

And we had to smile at this stall...............

this was the sign on the outside :0).........

Happily some other alpacas were able to attend..........

They were in a quiet corner near some open doors so they could get some cool air...........

and we could glimpse the gorgeous view and a Yarndale double decker bus.

After we had admired this knitted cow it was time to head into the Knit n Natter lounge........

Where there were pretty mandalas to admire..............

and Lucy's latest blanket to swoon over...............

Isn't it gorgeous..........I love the hands stroking it in this photo. Ripples are so soft and drapey aren't they.

These beauties were on the Wool Warehouse stand, where you could buy Lucy's yarn packs to make them...............

And here's the lovely lady herself............

admiring those crochet trousers.

and signing their owners back!............

She's our own crochet super star :0)

and you couldn't wish to meet a nicer person.

While chatting with Lucy she told us that all the bunting triangles had been crocheted together by ONE PERSON! It had taken her from January until now to  complete....what an achievement.

I am in awe of Lucy's power to inspire and engage people.....and all her hard work.

 I did love seeing a lovely version of my owl on this ladies belt.........

It was huge and I loved it's floppy ear tufts and flappy wings.....it had real personality.

Above our heads whilst we chatted were the gorgeous starflower mandalas Lucy made and crocheted into hola hoops....such a clever idea. Lucy's are the three you can see around the edge, the big centre one is by Hannapat of Cosmos and Cotton

Mine's there too,  I only sent it to the attic the week before last. Lucy managed to squeeze in the time to crochet it onto the hoop somehow....bless her.

I really loved this one by Hannapat, hanging in the doorway to the Knit n Natter lounge.....gently twirling away.........

Free Pattern HERE

And in this photo you can see the view from that doorway.......to the Mandala Wheels for Yarndale.....

Were you wondering about those? Yes here they are in all their multicoloured glory. Arn't they something to behold............

Lucy attached them to this raised walkway and they stretched the whole width of the auction mart..........

If I'm totally honest at the time I thought the busy background detracted from their impact, but looking at these photos I think they do look wonderful against the grey metal in this functional, almost industrial setting............

The pinks really pop don't they.

We wandered under the mandalas into the workshop area,
Here there was lots of concentration while these ladies tried to master Latvian knitting....

The results look amazing once you have learnt.

This was tab rug making...........

it looked a lot easier to master and great fun.

This was the other end of the mandala display............

and here Jones found her pretty pink, white and blue mandala surrounded by other beauties..........

So many lovely creations generously donated by  creative people from around the world..........

They certainly added to the Yarndale magic.

And for me the day was even more enjoyable than last year as I had such lovely company to spent it with. Thank you for sharing the day with me Jo and Jones.

Jacquie x