Hello From England

[juliewestsussex]

Hi Everyone. I'm excited to be joining the KAL, especially as my yarn arrived yesterday!! I've chosen my colours from the Simplicity range, and they look very inviting. I wonder if there will be a Ravelry group for this KAL

[RioSue]

Hi! I'm assuming you live in West Sussex.... whereabouts? my son and DIL live near Crawley

Will this be your first Kal? I've not received my yarn yet and I'm a first timer, I've got a few friends in the UK joining in, we have a facebook page just for KAL/CAL and we're all getting very excited

[Shandeh]

Welcome from across the pond!

I sometimes wish I lived in England. I watch so many of your television programs on Netflix, including Midsomer Murders, A Touch of Frost, and some interesting BBC series. I also love browsing through the UK knitting magazines I find at my local book store.

[juliewestsussex]

Hi! I'm assuming you live in West Sussex.... whereabouts? my son and DIL live near Crawley

Will this be your first Kal? I've not received my yarn yet and I'm a first timer, I've got a few friends in the UK joining in, we have a facebook page just for KAL/CAL and we're all getting very excited

I've done other KAL on Ravelry, but nothing of this magnitude! I have a throw that's been 80% finished for almost a year - I hope that with encouragement, I will finish this project in good time. Yes, I do live in West Sussex right on the south coast. What a small world though, my MIL lives in Crawley!

[juliewestsussex]

Welcome from across the pond!

I sometimes wish I lived in England. I watch so many of your television programs on Netflix, including Midsomer Murders, A Touch of Frost, and some interesting BBC series. I also love browsing through the UK knitting magazines I find at my local book store.

Are you watching the new series of 'Downton Abbey'? I really enjoyed it. We also had a BBC adaptation of 'Great Expectations' that's worth looking out for. I sometimes wish I had access to the variety of yarn that you do in the US - thank goodness for international shipping, eh?

[RioSue]

Hi! I'm assuming you live in West Sussex.... whereabouts? my son and DIL live near Crawley

Will this be your first Kal? I've not received my yarn yet and I'm a first timer, I've got a few friends in the UK joining in, we have a facebook page just for KAL/CAL and we're all getting very excited

I've done other KAL on Ravelry, but nothing of this magnitude! I have a throw that's been 80% finished for almost a year - I hope that with encouragement, I will finish this project in good time. Yes, I do live in West Sussex right on the south coast. What a small world though, my MIL lives in Crawley!

Lee and Lauren live in Maidenbower (I live in Spain) whenever I go for a visit we have to go to Brighton and always go on the pier..

I couldn't order the yarn from Bernat 'cos they don't deliver here, I've had an email from the company I ordered from saying delivery will be 6-8 weeks so I'm really fed up, I've emailed them again hoping it might be a mistake...we'll see

[Shandeh]

Are you watching the new series of 'Downton Abbey'? I really enjoyed it. We also had a BBC adaptation of 'Great Expectations' that's worth looking out for. I sometimes wish I had access to the variety of yarn that you do in the US - thank goodness for international shipping, eh?

I am completely ADDICTED to Downton Abbey!
Just love that show.

[Shandeh]

I couldn't order the yarn from Bernat 'cos they don't deliver here, I've had an email from the company I ordered from saying delivery will be 6-8 weeks so I'm really fed up, I've emailed them again hoping it might be a mistake...we'll see

Oh dear! I'm sorry that happened. Keep us informed. If all else fails, I hope you can find a good yarn to use as a substitute. I would say that any aran weight yarn would work well.

[loveyoumummy]

Hi Everyone. I'm excited to be joining the KAL, especially as my yarn arrived yesterday!! I've chosen my colours from the Simplicity range, and they look very inviting. I wonder if there will be a Ravelry group for this KAL

Hi Julie! I was looking at your colours last night on ravelry, well when I say looking at I really mean admiring! How long did your yarn take to arrive? I have just ordered today so fingers crossed it will be here in good time.
After much deliberation I went for Colonial Beige as the MC, Sundrift, Gypsy Gold and Willow for BCD and Black for E.
Am very excited to be starting this, have never done a KAL before...just need to finish a few projects before mid-Feb!

I wonder if there are many UK knitters joining in? Very quiet on ravelry at the moment (unless I'm looking in the wrong place??!)

Lisa

[juliewestsussex]

Hi Lisa. The yarn arrived extremely quickly - I ordered it on Saturday morning and it was here by the following Tuesday - 7 working days in all. I was very impressed! I'm pleased that Bernat do international shipping as it's so hard to find worsted weight yarn in the UK in such a wide variety of colours, I'm sure you will agree. I can't see a Ravelry group for this either - send me a friend request and we can see each other's projects as they progress.