This month we welcome back Amanda of Itchy Crochet and introduce Sam of Chain Creations for a conversation all about the necessary safety standards and testing required when selling soft toys. You'll be surprised how easy it is to get set up for UKCA testing and how remarkably easy it is to certify your soft toy products.
Soft Toy conformance pack ∼ CE & UKCA Marked Soft Toy Support Network
Here are some of the topics for future episodes. If you have any quesions and/suggestions, contact details are below.
Treble the Trouble with Pricing ∼ Treble the Trouble with Writing Patterns ∼ Treble the Trouble with Crochet Techniques
Faye has been a crochet tutor for the past 7 years and designing for three. She was first taught to knit & crochet as a child by her Grandmother. During this time Faye has been running Unravel & Unwind, a craft space in Rochester but, as a result of the pandemic, has moved classes and craft & chats online via Patreon and YouTube.
I started crocheting as a child; my Dad taught me. I love the versatility of crochet and that it is no longer granny squares and doilies, although these still have their place. It is about colour and creativity; pushing the accepted boundaries, and it doesn't matter whether you wear it, play with it, or hang it on the wall.
I started making up my own patterns followed by teaching and producing kits. The business quickly out grew the house so I opened a shop on the high street. The shop is not just for buying the latest yarns and craft products: it has become a community hub, with people popping in for coffee and a chat.
I am a crochet designer, more by accident than design. Having learned to crochet as an adult, and not being able to find a pattern for the blanket I wanted to make that I could see in my head, I made up my own pattern. More designs followed and before I knew it, I was selling my patterns and having them published in magazines.
My full time job is in publishing and I live in the Fens with my husband and three children, who all ignore/support/tolerate my yarn stash and collection of WIPs to varying degrees. If I’m not crocheting, I’ll be baking, reading, sewing or knitting.
Join crochet designers Helen, Vicky & Faye as they discuss yarn in the very first Treble The Trouble video chat show. Treble The Trouble is a new podcast which will mainly feature everything crochet but occasionally may cover knitting. We bring together collective experience, skills & knowledge spanning 4 decades. Treble The Trouble is recorded using Zoom as we live in different parts of the UK.
Join Helen, Vicky and Faye as they discuss a variety of inspiration sources for when they are planning new crochet designs. Below are some useful links that relate to the content of episode 2.
This month Faye & Helen are joined by guest co-host Sylvia, a novice crocheter and tier 2 patreon supporter. We discuss reading patterns and some of the difficulties that can arise for beginners. This episode is part one and covers written patterns, part two relates to chart patterns and will be released at a later date.
Reading patterns
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Rainbow Learners pattern ∼
Harmony crochet stitch guide
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Harmony 100’s more crochet stitches
Following on from episode 3 in March 2021 discussing different styles of crochet patterns.
Reading patterns
Harmony crochet stitch guide
Harmony 100’s more crochet stitches
This month on Treble The Trouble we are joined by Amanda of Itchy Crochet for an interview of sorts. Amanda tells us of how her amigurumi character Inchoate came to be and of how Awesome designers, creators and makers are.
Amanda - Itchy Crochet
Etsy
Ravelry
Vicky, Helen and Faye discuss their favourite techniques and stitches in episode 6 of Treble The Trouble.
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