Hello & welcome to Renate Kirkpatrick’s Freeform Crochet~Knit~Fibre Designs.
Explore the many pages of useful & inspiring information to help with your crochet journey: Freeform Crochet, Crochet Tips & Tricks, My Published Books, & more.
Please take a moment to check out my Shop where you’ll find my freeform & other crochet pieces: Hats & Headwear, Scarves & Shawls, Handbags, Tea Cosies, Patterns & E-books, & other great stuff.
The Gallery pages are for your enjoyment; you’ll find works that have sold, been donated or given away & happily residing somewhere in the world where I hope they continue to give pleasure & joy.
There’s still much to learn about rebuilding pages & configuring the new shop. Your support so far is greatly appreciated. Thank you…
Crochet techniques is Renate Kirkpatrick’s first craft book Crochet Techniques is a wealth of information and shows off just some of her many talents
Renate Kirkpatrick is passionate about her crafts & her 2nd book, Freeform Crochet & Beyond, brings that passion to a new level of expertise.
Renate Kirkpatrick’s 3rd book Bring Colour to Crochet presents the reader with 64 interesting and practical stitch patterns that explore the many varied ways of incorporating colour and novelty into their work.
Textured Crochet Lace
Renate Kirkpatrick’s 5th book Tapestry Crochet, 64 playful patterns for children based on graphs instead of written patterns that can be adapted to suit babies, children, teenagers.
Maleny Knitfest 2021, a great success despite the many obstacles that almost cancelled the whole event: the Covid lockdown the week before, the mandatory mask wearing & social distancing, the trade stalls & workshop presenters who had to cancel due to restrictions & distance & Saturday’s rainy weather. So, I give a huge ‘Thank you shout-out’ to everyone who turned up in droves, did the right thing & made it a fabulous event.
My 2 workshops were well attended & I trust everyone enjoyed themselves, that you’re inspired & have increased your crochet repertoire.
And, of course, the last ‘Thank You’ must go to my friend & tireless trade stall off-sider, Robyn Bailey, without whom I couldn’t have done it.
Congratulations to all the competition winners; the entries were fabulous this year. Unfortunately, I was too late taking photos but I’ll post some when I can find them. You can checkout more Knitfest action here
Finally, the following are my 2 Knitfest competition entries.
Wonderful news… Knitfest 2021 is almost here &, all going as planned, looks like being a fabulous weekend of fibre fun for all.
Knitfest 2021 (Sat 3rd & Sun 4th July) is only weeks away. The theme ‘There’s a Dragon in my Garden, will make it a fun couple of days. I hope many of you will come & browse the many trade stalls or even participate in a workshop or two. Check out what’s happening or book a workshop here.
This year my trade stall is No 24 & I’ll have the lovely Robyn Bailey helping me while I’m workshoping. Please, don’t be shy… come & say hello.
I’ll be doing 2 workshops, both held at Knitfest Central Stage
A fabulous little stash-busting pattern. Squares measure approx 18 cm (7”) x 18 cm (7”) and are easily mastered. Create your own cot covers, knee rugs or even a bedspread.
Requirements: Participants must have good basic Crochet skills
Materials: The workshop includes yarn and pattern, in both written and graph (chart) form. Please bring your own hooks 3.5m – 5m
Cost: $45
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(2) Crochet Spirals (Sun 4th July – 2pm – 4pm)
Spirals are beautiful, centred, balanced & harmonious, yet, can be complex. The crochet spiral workshop takes away some of the mystery by taking you through the basics. You can adapt and experiment with spirals, to incorporate them into your crochet repertoire.
Requirements:Participants must have good basic Crochet skills.
Materials:includes yarn and patterns, in both written and graph (chart) form. Please bring your own hooks 3.5m – 5m
Cost: $40
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As well as trade stalls, workshops & competitions there will be coffee & food vans, so bring your friends & make it a destination & an exciting day out…
Looking forward to seeing you there – cheers Renate
Over the years, I’ve had quite a few left handed ladies come to class. And even more who contact me about left handed crochet. I decided I needed to put together some crochet stitch basics to help you guys get going. I trust these simple, left handed crochet instructions do the job…
I’ve included: stitch symbols, both UK & US terminology & step by step stitch drawings illustrating how to make the stitch
I’m hoping to get more done but, as they take a bit of time, it may take a while… meanwhile, enjoy!
This is a short post apologising for any inconvenience caused by technical issues when purchasing from my online shop.
The error messages when checking out have been resolved.
My stats confirmed quite a few cancellations at checkout. As a tech tragic, I was at a loss as to what the problem might be or how to fix it. Thanks to the lovely Miss V, & the super helpful WordPress Happiness Engineers, the problem was found & corrected.
Thank you everyone, very much appreciated & panic averted.
Explore the many pages of useful & inspiring information to help with your crochet journey: Freeform Crochet, Crochet Tips & Tricks, My Published Books, & more.
Please take a moment to check out my Shop where you’ll find my freeform & other crochet pieces: Hats & Headwear, Scarves & Shawls, Handbags, Tea Cosies, Patterns & E-books, & other great stuff.
The Gallery pages are for your enjoyment; you’ll find works that have sold, been donated or given away & happily residing somewhere in the world where I hope they continue to give pleasure & joy.
There’s still much to learn about rebuilding pages & configuring the new shop. Your support so far is greatly appreciated. Thank you…
