Makkin Flooers

[maree]

BA students at Shetland College plan to travel to London to exhibit - and hopefully, sell - some of the amazing work they have undertaken over their time at college. The students are about to graduate and it's nearly time to get out into the real world to market their wares. Hopefully the exhibition will give them access to a wider stage and help access a larger market. It's an expensive trip though - travel from Shetland will cost a lot of money and then there will be costs for the stand at the exhibition. In a bid to help raise funds for the trip, the students have come up with a novel idea to ask folk to knit flowers 'flooers' which they will then sell to help raise money. anybody fancy getting the knitting needles out for a great cause? You could exhibit your creations here to give us an idea of what you created! The knitting instructions are here below!

BA Contemporary Textiles Students take Shetland to London

Springtime Flowers for auction.

To fund exhibiting artwork by Shetland College Graduates we are raising money by requesting your help in a community knitting project ‘maakin flooers’.

Using any size of needles and any old scraps of yarn simply follow this pattern (or even try your own).

Cast on 80 stitches loosely
Knit 8 rows
Row 9 – decrease to 40 stitches (knit 2 together)
Row 10 – decrease to 20 stitches (knit 2 together)
Row 11 - decrease to 10 stitches (knit 2 together)
Cast off by running wool through the stitches with a sewing needle, and sew securely
Twist the knitting to form the ‘flooer’ and sew together

Your flowers will be included in exhibitions in Shetland and sold to help our cause.

Donate your flowers by post to
Joan Manson, Treasurer, Mangaster, Sullom
Shetland ZE2 9RE

Thank You for your support

[hampdenquilts]

What a fun project! When do the students go to London?

[maree]

I think it will be July HDQ.

I forgot to say that the closing date for flooers is 31st March 2010 and as well as posting them to Joan at Mangaster, folk can also drop them off at the Shetland college if this is easier

[hampdenquilts]

thanks Maree. I am trying to knit some of the flooers myself. Think they might be a nice additions to the hats I make

[maree]

Good for you hdq! I reckon they would look great on your hats. I tried making a couple tonight. It's amazing how different each one can look when you use differing types o yarn. If i ever get them pinched together properly, I'll take a snap and let you see Perhaps you could do the same hdq?

[Fifi]

I'm going to try to make some to send to Joan as well.

[hampdenquilts]

Fiona, I hope you will post some photos of the flooers. I have been wondering how the project is doing