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iswool,butIalsoloveworkingwithcotton/ well,justasinlife,I’ve found nothing good quicklyrealisedthatwhenusingtwo
woolblends,andobviouslywool/silkblends willcomeofthis! contrastingcolours,youcanmakeupliterally
arejustglorious.WearesoluckyinIceland “MyHavanaafghanwasactuallythe anypatternyoulikewithit!It’sabsolutely
thatherethecheapestyarnavailableis100% turningpoint.Ifirstpublishedthatpatternin amazing!”sheenthuses.“Idesignedmyfirst
Icelandicwool,asaresultoftherebeing myHavanacrochetbook back in 2016, and two mosaic patternsbackin2015andsince
moresheeplivingherethanpeople!Thisis whenchoosingthe 2016,I’veworked
ourtraditionaltextilematerial,it’seven coloursforit,Ifound almostexclusively
availableinmanysupermarkets,andIdon’t myselftoningmyself withthistechnique.
rememberhavingeverworkedwith down,choosingonly “COLOURS COME VERY NATURALLY It’sjustsomuchfun
anythingelseuntilIwasover25! twocoloursforeach TO ME. I JUST UNDERSTAND AND andsoveryversatile,I
“Imustadmit,thatnowIhavegottoknow pattern,andmostly don’tneedanything
merinowool,andallkindsofjuicyalpaca somerathermuted KNOW COLOURS” else.AndIfeelIstill
andsilkblends,Idon’tworkasmuchwith colours.Theresultis havealotmoreto
Icelandicwoolasbeforeasit’sabitcoarseto lovely,butitwasn’t explore and discover.”
thetouchbeforewashing,butIstilluseour reallyme.AfterpublishingthebookI
unspunPlötulopiquitealotandabsolutely decidedtomakeanotherHavanaandthis ONLINE FAMILY
loveworkingwiththat.Itcomesinbig100g timeitwasjustforme,personally.My LiketheideaoftryingoutTinna’sdesigns
cakesandisunbelievablylightandairy.Ifyou bedspread.ThenIdidn’thavetoplease yourself?Shegivescrochetersaroundthe
arenotusedtoworkingwithit,itmaybeabit anyoneelse,justmyself,soIjustwentwith worldahelpinghandviathepopularCALs
scary,becauseitbreaksveryeasily.But, mygutandusedprettymuchjustallthe thatsheruns–infactshe’sonlyrecently
becauseit’sunspun,it’sjustaseasytotwist it colours.Thebrighterthebetter.Andloand finishedholdinga‘Fiesta’CAL,withvideo
backtogetherandcontinuestitching. behold,everyoneflippedoutoverthatone introductionsandtutorialsforeveryoneto
Traditionallyit’susedalotwithtwoorthree andlikeditmuchbetterthantheonewhereI learnfrom.“Thisyearismyfirsttimehosting
threadsheldtogether,butmyfavouriteisjust wastryingtotonemyselfdown.So,afterthat aCALinmyowncrochetgrouponFacebook,
workingitsingleply–there’snothingthat Ijuststoppedlisteningtoanythingbutmy Tinna’sCrochetClub,andwe’rehavingsuch
comesclosetoitreally,solightandairy,but ownheartwhenitcomestocolours. And funthere!Thatbestpartaboutmyjob,
still warm. Which is of course essential here!” wow,it’ssomuchmorefun!“ besidescrochetingalldaylong,isseeingall
TheidiosyncraticnatureofTinna’sdesigns thedifferentversionspeoplemakewithmy
PERFECT PALETTE canalsobeseeninheruseofmosaicstitch patterns.Iloveit.Andsinceit’sarelatively
Besidesheryarnchoices,it’shergloriously –somethingshediscoveredfiveyearsago smallgroupstill,it’ssocloseandpersonal.
vibrantuseofcolourwhichhasbecome whenshecameacrosstheApacheTears Everyoneiswelcometojoin, so please do!”
somethingofadistinctivefeatureinTinna’s blanket online. “I started to play with it and Written by Lucy Evans
work–anaspectsherevelsin.“Colourscome
verynaturallytome.Ijustunderstandand
knowcolours.Andtheygivemegreatjoy,” A few of her favourite things
shesays.“Whenstartingoutdesigning,I
WhenTinna has time to put her hook down, you’ll find her…
remembersometimestryingtotonemyself
“Reading, mostly Scandinavian crime novels and history books,
downinmycolouruse,”sherecalls.“Ilove
and gardening. I also like horseback riding with my sister.”
big,bright,neoncolours,andlotsofthemall
Find out more at www.tinnacrochet.com; on Instagram @tinnahekl,
mixedup!AndIamfullyawarethatthisisnot
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/TinnaCrochetClub, or find
everyone’scupoftea!So,Iwouldtryand
her tutorials and CALs on YouTube: Tinna Thorudottir Thorvaldar.
think, ‘what would other people like?’ and
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