Get knitting for winter

As Farnham Craft Month takes hold of the town, Emma Pritchard looks at crafty ways of keeping warm in the winter

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It’s not only the ingredients on my dinner plate that change with the passing seasons, but also the items that come out of my craft box. As the leaves change and the days close in, balls of tactile, earthy-coloured yarn and chunky wooden needles are particularly satisfying. I’m not alone – with knitting circles meaning you can be social with every single stitch.

If you've no time to time to knit, you can wrap up in Natalie’s – aka Miss Knit Nat – contemporary snoods, scarves and headbands (right), made in her Woking studio using British spun lambswool.

For more great countryside ideas from Emma, follow her @craftandcountry, read her online blog, or check out her monthly column in our Surrey magazines

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  The Gilliangladrag Fluff-a-torium

  20 West Street, Dorking, RH4 1BL

  01306 898144

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  Even complete beginners are welcome at Gillian Harris' Knit and Knatter groups on Wednesday evening and Friday morning, where knitting experts are on standby throughout to help you get started, or oversee more advanced challenges.
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  The InterKnit Cafe

  28 East Street, Farnham, GU9 7TT

  07956 209965

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  Join Kareen Dorset’s Thursday morning knitting circle, or pop in during October Craft Month (October 1-31) to try a taster workshop. If you’re new to the craft, you’re in for a treat – Kareen loves UK wool. Choose from West Yorkshire Spinners yarn or the Colinette offerings from Powys, among others.
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  Grounded

  39 Crown Road, Twickenham, TW1 3EJ

  020 7018 2126

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  Mrs Moon is an online-only store but, fortunately, sisters Karen Miller and Susan Ritchie hold weekly ‘hook-ups’ over coffee at Grounded, St Margaret’s every Wednesday morning. Get advice on a pattern or just knit in company. Want to sample Mrs Moon’s super-soft alpaca yarn before you buy? Let Karen and Susan know and they’ll bring it along.