Cait
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Hello all! im wearing a different ‘hat’ today, that of Bookings Secretary for our Parish Hall. I’ve been approached by someone wanting to start a preschool, and enquiring about availability, prices etc. I’m just wanting to make sure I’m giving her the right feedback before I respond. She’s planning on running session 9-1. Now, from memory, that suggests to me that she’ll have to be Ofsted registered (more than 2hrs). Is that still the case? And the premises will need to pass their inspection. I assume she will be committee run - not sure why I’m assuming that, just because she’s approached with just her first name I think. So, she will need whatever EY2s etc are called these days, medical checks, DBS and full committee cleared before she starts up? Is that correct? Presumably Charity Commission clearance? what else? What have I not thought of? We’ve limited storage nowadays so as she will be pack away, that will need to be taken into consideration. all suggestions greatfully accepted!
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Will do!
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It’s simple, but looks effective. It’s long lengths just threaded up and down through the knitting.
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Here’s the scarf coming along, once it’s knitted, I’ll weave in self changing rainbow yarn into the rainbow bit to make a fringe. It always looks very effective
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Half term is also halfway through the year, it’s all downhill after that!
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Ooh. Should we be jealous?
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Me too.
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They were gone, but I’ve refreshed my screen and they’re back
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The leaves seem to come and go 🤷♀️
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I like the way she coloured in her pattern as she went along so she could see where she was!
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Yes I think so. Like Caesar’s laurel 🤣🤣
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My sister has just pulled out some knitting she found in her cupboard. She started these rompers for my granddaughter just before she was born. Ada was born in 2015 🤭🤭🤣
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I was going to ask the same question. Some folk - Admin I think - had red pencils.
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He’s very cute! I did have a go at felting and my fingers were really sore after one session!
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I’ve the basic hand crank singer in the loft. It only does straight stitch.
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I dabbled in patchwork a while back, but only made baby cot and pram blankets. That’s a good place to start - something small to see how you like it. Or maybe a cushion cover? I’ve a friend who has a very fancy machine and does quilting and they’re fabulous - seeing hers puts me off trying again unfortunately 😳🤭
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A picture? Sounds great. What size is it?
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I’m busy with this very fine cotton crochet throw at the moment, (scarf is light relief) it’s an overgrown granny square and it’s to be a wedding present for my daughter. To give you some idea, this is a picture of it on my double bed - it needs to be for a king size, and three rows back, I was at 150sets of trebles per side. A side takes about 45 minutes now. It’s meant to be a rainbow, but unfortunately I couldn’t get a red, so that one is kind of pink and doesn’t show up as hugely different from the orange on this photo, and the blue is a bit turquoise, but they are the only colours this manufacturer makes. At this scale it has to be exactly the same thickness. Each band of colour is twelve rows. I’m on the blue now, then purple and white again. I’m thinking I might do the spectrum again, but just with 6 rounds - what do you think? Stick to 12?
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Both of my old Bernina machines could do with a trip to the doctor really. They’ve both forgotten how to do fancy stitches after a couple of years of just masks and scrubs. 😳
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Has anyone got anything exciting on their needles at the moment? I’m just doing a boring scarf at the moment, but it’s good to have something mindless to pick up sometimes. I know there’s several folk on here who knit - so what’s your WIP?
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Oh crikey that’s frustrating! And I don’t expect they’d accept written next steps for the adults to support either! That’s a kick in the teeth really.
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Lots of Covid in our lovely primary school again - Yr 6 is back in a 'bubble' situation - 17/30 in that year group are off with C-19...what an awful time they are having, I feel for them Oh that’s really not good! It beggars belief that they’re saying children don’t need the masks on in school now. Numbers are higher than when masks were introduced, for goodness sake. I get the feeling that until one of these unfortunate children bring covid home and there’s a fatality in an MP’s household, then it’s not going to be taken seriously! I really feel like they’ve now said ‘oh let them just get on with it, I’m bored of it all now”
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Yes, I checked that. Feet are back to normal now - if anything, they feel a bit dry!
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That’s the first proper look at it I’ve had. It looks a lot more workable than the previous incarnations. How’s everyone finding it?
