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Mini Worshops update

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There are a total of 24 Knit 1 Bike 1 mini workshops or events between 29th June and 5th September.  Some are private some are public.  It would be lovely to see you if you fancy coming along and booking details are stated for those that are open to all.

Knit 1 Bike 1 FREE mini courses available for booking

Burns Cottage Alloway Tues 29^th June 2015 2-4pm. Knitting and crochet - bring your stuck projects, learn about finishing techniques for knitting and crochet or bring your questions.

Contact Janet mail@createwithfibre.co.uk

Arran Guild of Weavers,Spinner & Dyers Friday 3rd July 10.30-12.30.  Session for members Lochranza.  

Kilmartin Museum Mon 6^th July 2-4. Knitting and crochet trouble shooting clinic as above. Contact the Museum www.kilmartin.org to book or contact Janet mail@createwithfibre.co.uk

Woolly Wednesdays workshop Tobermory, Mull Weds 8^th July. Closed group.

Mini workshop Loch Don Mull Thurs 9^th July. Contact Liz lizgibson@phonecoop.coop

Mini workshop Mallaig knitting group Tuesday 14th July.

Workshop AM and share session PM Heartfelt By Liz Dalmally Fri 17^th July. Contact www.heartfeltbyliz.com to book.

Talk/workshop Handspinner Having Fun, Skye Monday 20^th July. Contact http://handspinnerhavingfun.com or Janet for info.

 Meet up with Cyclists at Dingwall cycling event Sunday 26^th July. 

If you are there as part of the cycling event that weekend I would love to meet up for breakfast or lunch!

Informal visit to Appletree Man http://plantsandapples.co.uk/ Bankfoot near Perth.  Stay Bankfoot.

Birnam Institute near Dunkeld Sun 2nd August 2-4.

Knitting and crochet Q&A, hints n tips, learn handy finishing techniques workshop  come with questions or Janet will show you some techniques that are useful. Contact http://www.birnamarts.com to book. 

Fluph Yarn Shop Dundee Monday 3^rd Aug 7-9. Knit 1 Bike 1 talk and knit a and natter. Contact Fluph to book 01382690190 www.fluph.co.uk
New Lanark Heritage Centre Tues 11^th August 2-4. Knitting and crochet - finishing techniques and help with stuck projects/UFOs.
Broughton Spinners Gathering Sat 15^th August. Janet will have a wee table at the Gathering and will tell people about her travels.
Edinburgh Monday 17^th August. workshop for friends and others who know me. At private house. If you want to attend get in touch with me. Mail@createwithfibre.co.uk
Penicuik Arts Centre Tues 18^th August 7-9. Talk re the Knit 1 Bike 1 trip. Contact http://penicuikarts.org or Janet to book.
Haddington Spinners mini workshop Thurs 20^th Aug.   Long draw spinning. Closed group. 
 Innerwick Sat 22^nd Aug. Closed workshop. Knitting with multi coloured yarns. 
Mon 24^th Aug Woolfish St Abbs. Knitting and crochet mini workshop/talk. Contact http://woolfish.co.uk or Janet mail@createwithfibre.co.uk to book. 
Fri 28^th August Borders Textile Museum 4-6. Talk etc for knit and stitch group.   www.heartofhawick.co.uk contact them for info.
Mon 31st Aug  2-4 Workshop Blue Moon Craft Shop & Cafe Langholm.  Knitting & Crochet trouble shooting clinic and Q&A session.  Stuck projects & UFOs welcome!
Tues 1^st Sept Kirtlebridge. Private workshop. 
Thur 3rd Sept Private workshop Castle Douglas.
Fri 4^th Sept. Homecoming event at Hawkrigg camping and caravan site near Carsphairn. 
Sat 5^th Sept Janet arrives home.

Updated Itinerary

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Depart Mon 29^th June 2015 

Day 1 – Mon 29^th June    leave 29 Dalton Avenue Dalmellington KA67QR East Ayrshire.  Ayrshire Post photo call.  Cycle to Ayr.  (South Ayrshire). Talk/workshop at Burns Cottage, Alloway 2-4pm.  Janice Forsyth Show Radio Scotland. 

Stay with Lyn, Ayr.  15 miles

Day 2 – Tue30^th June       Train to Ardrossan. Knit n natter on ferry with Sainsbury’s Sock Group.  Cycle to Kildonan.  Camp Kildonan.  Total 19 miles. 

Day 3 – Wed1^st July         Stay Kildonan Arran.  (North Ayrshire) 

Day 4 – Thur 2^nd July        Cycle Kildonan to Lochranza 30 miles.  Stay Lochranza.

Day 5 – Fri 3^rd July            workshop Arran Guild of Weavers Spinners & Dyers  10.30 - 12.30.  Stay Lochranza.

Day 6 – Sat 4^th July           Ferry Lochranza to Claonaig, Mull of Kintyre.  Cycle to Lochgilphead.  24 miles.  Stay Lochgilphead caravan site Lochgilphead.

Day 7 – Sun 5^th July          Stay Lochgilphead as above. 

Day 8 – Mon 6^th July        Cycle Lochgilphead to Kilmartin.  (Argyll & Bute)  11 miles.  Mini workshop knitting/crochet tips and UFOs Kilmartin Museum 2-4.  Open workshop to book: admin@kilmartin.org 01546 510278.  Knitting and crochet clinic.  Stay Kilmartin. 

Day 9 – Tue 7^th July          Cycle/bus A816 Kilmartin to Oban 29 miles. 

Stay Roseview caravan site Oban.  Rendezvous with Lee Renouf-Miller.

Day 10- Wed 8^th July        Ferry to Mull.  Cycle to Tobermory 21 miles.   Camp Tobermory.  

                                Mini workshop evening 7-9 Woolly Wednesdays An Tobar Centre and cafe. Spindling for beginners.

Day 11 – Thu 9^th July        Cycle Tobermory  to Loch Don 24 miles. Open Workshop Loch Don.  To Book contact   lizgibson@phonecoop.coop

Day 12 – Fri 10^th July        cycle/bus Loch Don to Craignure 2 miles.  Ferry  Craignure to Oban.  Stay Oban.  

Day 13 Sat 11^th July          Oban to Fort William 45 miles.  Citylink bus Oban to Ballachulish. Cycle 15 miles Ballachulish to Fort William. Stay Fort William.

Day 14 Sun 12^th July         Train Fort William to Glenfinnan.  Cycle Glenfinnan to Lochailort  9.5 miles.  Stay Lochailort. 

Day 15 Mon13^th Jul          Stay Lochailort.  Provisional informal visit to Alison Durbin Wildwood arts.

Day 16   Tues 14^thJul        Mini workshop for knitting group Mallaig 7.30-9.30

                                               

Day17- Wed 15^thJul          Cycle Lochailort to Fort William 26 miles. 

Stay Glen Nevis camp site Fort William. 

Day 18 Thurs 16^th July     Train Fort William to Upper Tyndrum.

Cycle Tyndrum to Dalmally 12.5 miles.   

Day 19  - Fri 17^th July        Drop by and fibre share etc at Dalmally as desired.  Contact Heartfelt By Liz to book.  01838 200934  http://www.heartfeltbyliz.com

Day 20   -Sat  18^th July      Train Dalmally – Mallaig.   (Change at Lower Tyndrum, cycle to Upper

Tyndrum then on to Mallaig.)

Camp Armadale www.skyeforestgarden.com   

Day  21  Sun 19^th July       Cycle Armadale to Broadford 16 miles. Stay Broadford Skye.  Ashaig site,

Day 22  20^th  July Mon     Open workshop  2-4 - Handspinner, Old Pier Road, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Continental knitting and knitting and crochet problem solving and question session.  Bring your stuck projects!  To Book 01471 822 876 Broadford.  Stay Broadford.

Day 23  21^st July Tue        Cycle  Broadford - Portree 26 miles Or Broadford to Sligachan 15.5 miles.  Bus to Uig Citylink.   Camp Uig Bay Campsite

Day 24 - 22^nd July Wed    Ferry Uig to Tarbert on Harris.  Dep 14.00 Arr 15.40.  Cycle Tarbert to Horgabost 12 miles.  Camp Horgabost. 

Day 25 – 23^rd July Thur   Bus part way to Stornoway.  Cycle rest. 

Day 26 – 24^th July Fri.       Ferry Stornoway to Ullapool.  Camp Ullapool.  Stay Bromfield Holiday Park Ullapool.  Meet up with AnnMarie. 

Day 27 – Sat 25^th July       Bus Ullapool Harbour – Garve.  Cycle 13.5 miles (mostly downhill) Garve to Dingwall.

Stay Dingwall Campsite.    

Day 28 – Sun 26^th July     Meet with cyclists on road event Dingwall breakfast and/or lunch.  Cycle Dingwall to Inverness.   15 miles. Stay Inverness Bught campsite. 

Day 29   - Mon 27^th July

Train Inverness to Aviemore. Stay Rothiemurchus Camp site.

Day 30  Tues 28^th Jul   Aviemore to Newtonmore. 16 miles.  Stay Speybridge campsite Newtonmore.

Day 31 – 29^th July              Open mini workshop Highland Folk Museum 2-4 Newtonmore Stranded colour work.  To Book: Graham Cross Graham.Cross@highlifehighland.com 01540 673551  stay Newtonmore. 

Day 32 – 30^th July              Newtonmore to Blair Atholl Perth  & Kinross.  Route 7.  34 miles. Blair Castle caravan park.

Day 33 – 31^st July              Cycle Blair Atholl to Bankfoot 25 miles.  Visit Appletree Man organic fruit nursery Bankfoot.  http://plantsandapples.co.uk

Day 34 – 1^st Aug Sat         Day off.   stay Bankfoot.

Day 35 – 2^nd Aug Sun       Open workshop/ talk Birnam institute Dunkeld 2-4 .  Knitting and crochet tips, hints & troubleshooting.  UFOs & stuck projects welcome.  Cycle both ways 12 mls  To Book: admin@birnaminstitute.com  Tel: 01350 727674

Day 36 – 3^rd Aug Mon     Bankfoot to Dundee.  26 miles. Stay Dundee.                                                  Open mini workshop Fluff knitting shop evening 7-9 talk then drop in knit and natter.       164 Blackness Road, Dundee, DD1 5PQ       For details: 01382 690190          fluphshop@gmail.com

Day 37 – 4^th August          Cycle Dundee to Abernethy 20.5 miles.

Day 38 – 5^th Aug Wed     Cycle Abernethy to Kinross.     12.5 miles. 

Day 39 – 6^th Aug Thur      stay Kinross.    Offer knitting session and talk. Venue needed.

Day 40 – 7^th Aug Fri          Kinross to Stirling.  26+ miles.   Stay with Mary in Stirling.

Day 41 – 8^th Aug Sat         Train Stirling to Glasgow.  33 miles. Cycle Glasgow to Paisley 9.5 miles.

Day 42 – 9^th Aug Sun       Stay Paisley  blog and crochet/knit.  Offer mini workshop/talk Paisley.  Venue needed.

Day 43 – 10^th Aug Mon   Cycle Paisley to Glasgow 9.5 miles.  Train Glasgow to Lanark.  Cycle to Kirkfieldbank 3.5 miles.  OR train to Glasgow and cycle 30 miles to New Lanark.  Stay Kirkfieldbank caravan site. 

Day 44 – 11^th Aug Tues   Cycle Kirkfieldbank – New Lanark 3.5 miles. 

Open Workshop New Lanark 2-4.  Finishing and UFOs.  To Book: Tel 01555 661345.  Stay Kirkfieldbank caravan site.  

Day 45 – 12^th Aug Wed   Cycle New Lanark to Biggar.  14 miles.  Rendezvous with Lee Renouf-Miller.

Day 46 – 13^th Aug Thur   Time off knit, crochet, blog Biggar.

Day 47  - 14^th Aug  Fri       Time off knit, crochet, blog Biggar.

Day 48  - 15^th Aug Sat      Attend Broughton spinners Gathering.   Stay campsite Broughton. 

Day 49 – 16^th  Aug Sun    Broughton to Colinton Edinburgh.  27 miles.

Day 50 17^th Aug Mon       Stay Colinton.  (Edinburgh City)  Mini workshop Edinburgh Victoria’s house. 

Day 51 – 18^th Aug Tue     Cycle Colinton to Penicuik 10 miles.  (Midlothian).  
Open talk re trip Penicuik Arts Centre 7-9.  Stay Penicuik, EH26 9JE.  Contact  penicuikarts.org@gmail.com http://penicuikarts.org/pcaa-events/2015-08

Day 52 – 19^th Aug Wed   Penicuik to Haddington  22 miles.  Stay Haddington. 

Day 53 – 20^th Aug Thur   Workshop Haddington Spinners.  Long and extended draw.  Stay

Haddington. 

Day 54 – 21^st Aug Fri        Haddington to Innerwick.  Stay at Innerwick.  16 miles.

Day 55 22^nd Aug Sat         Open workshop Innerwick 2-4.  Knitting with multi coloured yarns. Stay Innerwick. 

Day 56 – 23^rd Aug Sun       Innerwick to St Abbs.  Stay Woolfish St Abbs.  16 miles.

Day 57 – 24^th Aug Mon   Open talk/workshop Woolfish St Abbs. http://woolfish.co.uk  Stay St Abbs.

Day 58 – 25^th Aug Tue     St Abbs to Coldstream.  Stay Coldstream.  28 miles.

Day 59 – 26^th Aug Wed   Coldstream to Kelso.  Stay Kelso.  12 miles.  

Day 60 – 27^th Aug Thur   Kelso to Hawick 22 miles   Stay Hawick. 

Day 61 – 28^th Aug Fri        Open workshop/talk at Borders Textile Tower House Hawick 4-6pm.   Contact shaureen.lammie@scotborders.gov.uk   Borders Textile Towerhouse, 1 Tower Knowe, Hawick TD9 9EN.  camp Horns Hole Hawick. 

Day 62 – 29^th Aug Sat      Stay Hawick.  Crochet and knit.

Day 63 – 30^th Aug              Sun Cycle Hawick to Langholm.  23 miles. 

Day 64 – 31^st Aug Mon   Open workshop Blue Moon Langholm 2-4.  Stay Langholm.   (Dumfries & Galloway)

Day 65 – 1^st Sept Tue      Cycle Langholm to Kirtlebridge 15 miles.  Mini workshop Kirtlebridge - evening.

Day 66 – 2^nd Sept Wed   Kirtlebridge to Dumfries.  24 miles.  Stay Dumfries.

Day 67 – 3^rd Sept Thur    Dumfries to Castle Douglas.  16 miles.  Stay Castle Douglas.

Day 68 – 4^th Sept Fri         Castle Douglas to New Galloway. 14 miles.  Stay Hawkrigg campsite. Evening homecoming gathering Hawkrigg campsite.

Day 69 – 5^th Sept Sat       New Galloway – HOME 14 miles.

Four days to go - Radio Scotland and having a rest...

Four days to go till I set off.  It looks like there will be some publicity out there soon so watch this space...The Ayrshire Post and Radio Scotland are both interested and hopefully I will have contact with both on Monday - the day I set off.  Probably the Janice Forsyth Show on Radio Scotland Tues 30th July at 2pm...

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Meanwhile I am still deciding what not to take with me and the pile of stuff keeps on growing and then shrinking again.  The yarn is all ready to go and is the most important thing though!

Been working on the Isle of Mull Ferry today - doing the funnel now.  Just hope the real ferries are running okay on Tuesday and all the other days I will be using them, although I can understand the workers' concerns of course.

Isle of Mull Ferry in progress

Countdown - 5 days to go; Dalmellington to Prestwick ride & more...

Yesterday I cycled 36 miles, Dalmellington to Prestwick and back again.  Only 5 days to go until I set off for real.  The back wheel of the bike is now fixed and the new hub had begun to quieten down, following a rather loud rattle to begin with.  It is still making my knees a bit stiff but it's probably because the gearing is different, it being a Sturmey Archer hub - the last one was a 13 year old SRAM. 

36 miles is rather further than I choose to go but it is just a little bit more than the most I will need to cycle on Knit 1 Bike 1.  (Day 32, 30th July 34 miles Newtonmore to Blair Atholl).  I have done hills, cycling to New Cumnock, done the distance, practised camping cycled with the weight and had a mock pack up - though I need to do that again.

Have still got a rather alarming amount to do on the route planning - the devil is in the detail, such as the ferry I want only goes on Wednesdays...but I am halfway through the more detailed work on it.

New bench at Patna - a rest on the way home.

Putting the new tent up- 700g but with new pegs and a groundsheet protector it is 1.2kg still good.  Old one was 3kg!

Bike problems sorted (probably!)

Thought all was ready in the bike department a couple of weeks ago and just wanted to put the new tyres on the bike.  Having learned the knack of how to get the tyres on the 12" Brompton wheels, I realised the back rim was worn.  Two weeks later I have a new back wheel and the bike has been back up to Dales Cycles for a check up due to the hub gears being so noisy.  Takes time to bed in apparently but it is a bit like being on a train...

changing the tyres...

What more does a girl need?

Just practising for knit1 bike 1 in the lakes this week. Ferry ambleside to windermere then cycle loop to kendal. Chips for lunch and I've got my knitting with me! Well I am on a spinning retreat with friends from dumfries guild so at least I will have something to show for it!

knitting is more toe up socks using cotton and Elastine sock yarn - great cos it goes in the washing machine and does not go stiff and baggy like 100% cotton ones.