The year that was 2009

The Essential Christmas Gift Guide – Knitting Magazine – Christmas 2009

also dyed jade square crochet markers 

flower shaped jade crochet markers

All these markers are in limited supply with only a few sets of each type available.

http://www.atomicknitting.co.uk/

We’ve selected some amazing bags such as the Russian doll print bag £10, which can be further accessorised with the Russian doll stitch markers which are now available in selected colours in sets of 3 from £4.95. 

Perfect for gift giving – simply team up with some stitch markers, yarn, needles or crochet hooks.

Buy today at Atomic Knitting

http://www.atomicknitting.co.uk/

The website for Starlight Beads has had a bit of a freshen up and we’ve moved the navigator bar from the right hand side of the site to the top each page. This way it’s easily at hand and it should make life easier when hunting down the beads and pendants. Why not stop by and have a look?

We had an amazing time at FibreFest 2009 last weekend and met a lot of fellow Ravelry folk, friends and Twitterers! Our new collection was given centre stage on the stand and we’ll be launching it at the end of this week on the website. We’ve now unpacked all the markers and restocked the website with a few new goodies, including

• Brittany Birch Needles, Crochet Hooks, DPNs, Cable Needles from £3.15 – £5.75
• Flexible Afghan/Tunisian Hooks £3.00
• Polymer Clay Buttons from 40p to £3.00

Atomic Knitting has been featured in four knitting magazines in the past month including The Knitter, Simply Knitting, Knit Today and Let’s Knit. Our collections are selling fast and there will be a new collection launched in early September. Here’s a preview of a few of the features in the magazines:

As featured in ‘The Knitter Magazine’ September 09

On your marks
‘Atomic Knitting’s new stitch marker range includes stylish beaded sets that are just the thing to adorn your latest project. Alongside whimsical options like the folksy Russian doll and cupcake designs that are handmade from polymer clay, this elegant ‘copper and agate II’ set will be a smart addition to your pins. Prices start at £2.50, and this set is £5.00; http://www.atomicknitting.co.uk./

Evil Eye Stitch Markers as featured in the September 09 issue of Let’s Knit magazine – Rock the Casbah!

£5 per set – as featured in our Summer 09 stitch marker collections – more colours available. Shown here on non split rings!

Our Cupcake Stitch Markers have been featured in the August 2009 issue of Simply Knitting magazine, and we’ve expanded our collection to include candy allsorts markers and strawberry cake with icing markers! All very cute, guaranteed calorie free and naturally, not edible as they are made from polymer clay 😉

Thank You Simply Knitting!

Come and meet us…
Our next event will be Fibrefest 2009 on the weekend of 22nd & 23rd August 2009 at Coldharbour Mill, Working Wool Museum, Uffculme, Devon (click here to view a google map).

The Mill, currently open to the public http://www.coldharbourmill.org.uk/ , will play host to the event and will be open for tours as well as Steam Up, a unique experience where the original steam engines are fired up. The mill is a unique 200 year old processing and worsted mill and is utilising its recently restored water wheel to once again process and spin yarn for fibre producing farms, see http://www.fibreharvest.co.uk/

http://www.fibrefest.co.uk/ for more information

Circular Needles from £3.25

Aluminium Crochet Hooks & Sets £10

Stitch Holder Sets £3.99

Afghan/Tunisian Hooks Sets £8.99

Stock is limited on all these items!
www.atomicknitting.co.uk

Keep In Touch
Why not find us on Ravelry and add us to your friends
? We have been following the Cookie’s Sock Knit Along on Ravelry on the Makin’ Cookies Forum….why not get involved and you could win some amazing prizes from the generous sponsors that are supporting the KAL!

It’s been a busy few weeks with the end of the accounting year, which means the dreaded annual stock take that can take from a few hours to a few days. As each year goes by the number of beads to count gets higher! Anyway, I think I’m done now, so that’s out of the way for another year.

Also been spending a fair bit of time getting organised for the Wonderwool 09 event in Builth Wells at the end of the month. The stall structure is now in place, as is the lighting and now it’s just making sure I have enough stock to take. The stall will be a mix of loose beads and pendants, jewellery, wool, needles, stitch markers and accessories – so quite a few things to sort out!

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This week we have re stocked the 20mm foil heart beads, troll/pandora beads plus added two new ready made necklace cords in navy and green. We also have some stunning heart, oval and rectangle dichroic pendants in limited colours.

The first video was uploaded this month for Starlight Beads Jewellery Techniques , with more to follow over the next few days, weeks and months. With it’s own channel we can bring you the latest jewellery design tips and tricks! More coming soon….subscribe today.

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The first video was uploaded today for Starlight Beads Jewellery Techniques, with more to follow over the next days, weeks and months. With it’s own channel we can bring you the latest jewellery design tips and tricks! More coming soon….subscribe today

OK well I think it’s now verging on an obsession…cake….well cupcakes to be exact. I’ve always loved making them, and sometimes they get iced if they are around long enough before I eat them.

What a weird week! Snow, Ice, uncertainty on travel conditions including both Severn bridges being shut, and still getting over a nasty chest infection. Normality and routine are nowhere in sight!

The chooks woke up to this, and refused to step outside for any food, which just resulted in me feeling extremely sorry for them and making them porridge in their eglu or should that be igloo!

I had been following the snow events on Twitter, which was fascinating to see the use of the #uksnow tag and the amazing Ben Marsh who created a real time map of where it was snowing – brilliant – I love Twitter!