I'M WEARING KNITWEAR!

I'm actually wearing this piece from Rowan Mag 48,

but in black of course! LOVE IT !

FOLLOW THE NEW ME!

The New Me!!! Well, if it's good enough for Prince.....

The blog, facebook and twitter formerly known as knightkraft....

will be now known as erika knight.

CHIC SHEEP IN SAVILE ROW

WOOL WEEK kicks off today. The Campaign for Wools' latest campaign for focusing our attention to this great British ORIGINAL resource! An initiative founded by Prince Charles and supported by Condé Nast's managing director Nicholas Coleridge.

Nearly 400 retailers and 68 fashion labels across the country will be promoting the British wool industry over the next week. Yesterday Selfridges sent two flocks of yellow sheep down Oxford Street, while today Savile Row closes as sheep graze in a specially laid pasture, tended to by two farmers clad in Anderson & Sheppard bespoke wool suits.

Liberty, House of Fraser, Temperley of London, Aquascutum, Pringle of Scotland and Debenhams will all deck their store windows with a wool-themed tribute, while 40 top decorators from the London Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour are creating special installations and displays. Jigsaw will hold in-store knitting classes and Jaeger will mark the event with a permanent exhibition at its flagship Regent Street shop dedicated to the importance of wool and its rich history.

Outside of London, Harvey Nichols in Leeds will hold a designer knitwear auction, while further south J.E.M.S in Canterbury, Kent will stage a mini farmyard scene accompanied by sheep and hay bales.

ME!!! I will be doing my bit by speaking and presenting prizes to the fantastic winners of the ROWAN/Royal College of Art, knitwear competition, featuring Natural sheep breeds yarn!
Check out the windows and in store for the awe-inspiring knitwear pieces! AND Wednesday night you'll find me in wools heartland, Leeds, in store at Harvey Nichols, as part of their 'The Usual Suspects' promotion, where I have been invited to talk to and THANK just some of the farmers, spinners, weavers , manufacturers and fashionistas for working with this amazing fibre which contributes to a £ 2 billion export industry!

OFF TO I KNIT

Off to support the boys of I Knit, loads of knitty mates to catch up with, knitty stuff to buy, knitty stuff to do, knitty workshop on Saturday!!!!

Novice Knits and a Little Know-How

Join me every Weds for a night of knitting fun

from 7-10 pm

From the absolute beginner to those looking to learn new skills and techniques.

This Wednesday 5^th May

KNIT A HAT tonight!

Girls n’ Guys come and have a go!

Top quality yarn included!

Bring size 4.5mm knitting needles [if you have some]

Price £10

inspiration, bits and books to buy, yarn swaps, drop in sessions, and more.

The Farm Tavern 13 Farm Road, Hove BN2 1FB [Just off Western Road] [number 1 bus]

Novice Knitting & a little Know How Night

Well thank you all for the fantastic turn up!!!!

It was great to have would be knitters, new knitters, vastly experienced knitters, knitting mates, mates that couldn't knit and now do and the editors of Knitting Magazine no less, all together!

Never has finger knitting and finger food worked so well!

Its a great atmosphere at 'The Farm Tavern' and it didn't take long for us to get to know one another. I presented some ideas for our Wednesday Knight knitting nights and I will reveal the new theme every Saturday in advance of us meeting up on the following Wednesday!! Love to see you there!

Meanwhile check out knitting magazines blog for a fantastic review of the night!

http://www.nationalknittingweek.co.uk/

Launch party of knitting nights.