Greenbelt 2011 preparations

Martie and I are off to Greenbelt Festival 2011 at Cheltenham race-course over August BH w/e.  Busy doing lots of crochet for it.  I am producing lots of crocheted fish (Christian symbols) for Sanctus 1 (emerging church) to yarn-bomb GB with.  My own spin on yarn-bombing, each fish will have a card inviting the new owners to adopt the fish, give them a name and tell their story in words or pictures of their adventures at GB and beyond, on a blog - http://aquatales.blogspot.com/.  Virtual yarn-bombing?!

I am also preparing to take part in the 'official' GB yarn-bombing event - Woolly Thinking, acting as crochet captain, helping the knit nurses teach beginners the rudiments, undo disasters, hand out already cast on needles/hooks and generally supervise the knitting and crocheting of lots of flowers, leaves, bees etc to cover letters spelling out a well known phrase or saying, to be hung up at GB when completed.  Crocheting a flower each time I've completed 20 fish.

When we get back from GB it is full speed ahead for Didsbury Arts Festival.  3 workshops to prepare for and take and yarn-bombing to organise.  A week entertaining our Hungarian friends from Szeged in between, a party of 11 from the Reformed Church that our church is twinned with.  Busy times ahead!