This is the second of three knitting patterns we are posting as part of  of Stitch & Craft 2012's venture to create a Knitted Miniature Village.

The whole ‘nation’ will be on display at the Stitch & Craft Show from the 15-18 March in Olympia II and there will be some great prizes for the winning entries. To get involved, download the entry form. complete it and send it to Knitted Miniatures, 8 Greenwich Quay, Clarence Road, London SE8 3EY, by email to sara@twistedthread.com or by fax to 020 8692 6699. The form must be received by Friday 24 February 2012, and your knitted entry must arrive by Thursday March 01 2012.

Knitwear designer and tutor Fiona Morris has been in touch to let us know about the array of knitting workshops she is leading throughout March and April, covering everything from brioche knitting to pattern designing, with some colourful crochet classes thrown in for good measure. We love the sound of the ultra useful Finishing Techniques; Beginnings Endings and Edges one-day workshop taking place at Liss Wools in Liss, Hampshire, and the stashbusting knitted patchwork course at Pack Lane Wool, Basingstoke.

We've posted the full list here. If you decide to take part in any, we'd love to know how you get on - just send an email to simplyknitting@futurenet.com!

The Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts Show comes to the Bluewater Events Venue in Kent this week, and offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in a truly watery world.

From Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 February you’ll be able to indulge your crafty yearnings, visit Erika Knight’s Knitting Lounge, take a peek at the costumes from Downton Abbey, and explore the extensive Above and Below the Waves exhibit.

The exhibition, dreamt up by Alison Murray, began touring in 2010, raising money for the RNLI's Train One - Save Many Campaign, and has so far received an amazing £13,000 of donations – enough to train 13 lifeboat crew-members!

Sally Goodwill of Little Lamb Wool gets excited by the prospect of new springtime yarns and patterns.

Is Spring here yet? It seems so as I’ve just taken delivery of the new season’s stock, from Sirdar, Sublime and Debbie Bliss. 

It’s all lovely stuff but now the hard work begins, as I need to get everything on the Little Lamb Wool website! So over the next few days I will be taking lots of photos of balls of wool, including a new line from Sirdar ‘Baby Speckles’ and lots of new shades in other lines.