Podcasts about Masham

It's fair to say I've developed something of an obsession with Theakston's Old Peculier. Ever since deputy ed. Katie Mather and I sat down and had a couple of pints in Manchester's The Salisbury a year or so ago, it's become a cornerstone of my drinking habits. Katie went on to write a very fine profile of this majestic beer, and following that the brewery reached out and invited me to the brewery for a tour. Politely, I asked if, while there, I'd be able to record an interview with its former managing director, now chair, Simon Theakston. His wing of the family acquired the brewery from previous owners Heineken in 2003, bringing it back under family control for the first time since 1987. Simon and his brothers share the same grandfather as would-be heir, Paul Theakston, who in 1993, seemingly in defiance at his family brewery's loss of independence, founded Black Sheep Brewery (which has now entered its own tumultuous phase.)To my delight, they agreed, but getting to the brewery itself was an issue. I don't drive, and the market town of Masham, North Yorkshire, where the brewery is located, is a fair way from the nearest train station. Thankfully the brewery found a solution. Current MD Richard Bradbury offered to pick me up from Sheffield station, as he commuted to work from his home in Derbyshire. This gave me a great opportunity to chat to Richard about his own background—how his career started at Bank's in his home of Wolverhampton, and how he worked on various Heineken brands before landing the role at Theakstons—during the drive over. Richard also kindly agreed to sit in on the podcast, and he shares some useful perspective within.What was most interesting about meeting and chatting to Simon himself, was explaining to him my aims and intent, and what Pellicle is all about. He seemed genuinely thrilled that our young magazine is so dedicated towards the coverage of cask beer, and afterwards kindly allowed me to ask questions at will—including, yes, about beer duty and the Small Brewers Duty Reform Coalition (SBDRC). Simon also gave me an in depth tour of the brewery, including a look at its vintage (and that's an understatement) grain mill, and the famous Steel's masher that helps contribute towards the unique character of Theakston's ales. My favourite part of the tour—other than when Simon poured me a pint of Old Peculier from the wood—was the fermentation room. Here in this corridor lined with open Yorkshire squares, the unmistakable aroma of Old Peculier was at its most potent. I also got to have a peek inside the cooperage, where in house journeyman cooper Euan Findlay builds the very casks that dispense this hallowed beer. During the interview we get into all the good stuff, including the history of the brewery, and its current objectives as an old brewery in a very different market. We also dig into a bit of beer politics. It's a very satisfying conversation, and one I hope you enjoy as much as I have done cutting it together. If you do enjoy this episode, do consider leaving the podcast a rating or review in the app you use to stream it, and sharing it with any friends who you think might find it interesting. We're able to produce The Pellicle Podcast directly thanks to our Patreon subscribers, and our sponsors Loughran Brewers Select. If you're enjoying this podcast, or the weekly articles we publish, please consider taking out a monthly subscription for less than the price of a pint a month.

Send us a textHere we go againGrab the finest of beers and listen to our ramblings about 1990's World's Finest 3 issue run.  Written by Dave Gibbons, Pencils by Steve Rude, Inks by Karl Kessel. It's a story full orphans as Joker and Luthor switch cities and get into the orphan business. You too can learn the in's and out's of orphan law in the DC Universe!  There's not much too it.    Lex Luthor's attempt to diversify into the orphanage business is upended when Joker goes full ham ... again.Superman and Batman switch cities.  Will Batman get with Lois or Jimmy?  Why won't Superman stay at Wayne manor?Why does Luthor own a nuclear power plant with no oversight?!?!KMAC Beer: Tampa Export by Barriehaus Brewing, Tampa FL.  5.8 ABV, 31 IBUs2023 Brewers Ball Gold Medal.  Voted #3 Lager in USA by Untapped YEK Beer:  The World Famous Old Peculier by Thekston in Masham, North Yorkshire.  5.6 ABV with cherry banana aroma Hit us up at Email: CBCPodcast@gmail.com, Twitter: @CBCO_Podcast, or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicbooks_coldones/

Today, we cover chapters 32-35 of The Silkworm. We discuss Robin attending Ms Cunliffe's funeral, Strike and Nina's dinner together, Michael Fancourt's TV interview, and Robin's interview with the old man in the bookshop.Next episode (1 May): Chapters 36-38Links: https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/englishhttps://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/214008/Uproar-as-shops-ban-Christmas-Cliff-Richard-songswww.thesefilespod.comwww.ko-fi.com/thesefilespodwww.facebook.com/thesefilespodwww.twitter.com/thesefilespodwww.instagram.com/thesefilespodhttp://thesefilespod.tumblr.com

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Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this week's episode, we are exploring the historical record to better understand the difference between the facts of the historical record and the history-making and myths in Shakespeare's King Henry V. We will share brief biographies of the historical figures presented in Shakespeare's play and discuss how understanding where Shakespeare embellished or elided history can help us understand the values of the audiences of his day and how this understanding can potentially inform performances and readings of Shakespeare's play today.  Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Are you a teacher who teaches upper grades (US 9-12 or equivalent) and teaches Shakespeare or wants to teach Shakespeare? We want to hear from you: https://www.shakespeareanyone.com/teachersurvey Works referenced: Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Charles VI". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Nov. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-VI-king-of-France. Accessed 26 January 2025. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Edward of Norwich, 2nd duke of York". Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Oct. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-of-Norwich-2nd-duke-of-York. Accessed 26 January 2025. Carpenter, Christine. 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Baroness Masham (1935-2023) was a paralympic athlete who competed in three Paralympic games, and won two gold medals. She founded the Spinal Injuries Association and served for 53 years as an independent member of the House of Lords. She was praised for her advocacy and volunteer work with disability rights. For Further Reading:  The Guardian: Lady Masham of Ilton obituary The Telegraph: Baroness Masham: 'They thought disabled people could not get married' Baroness Masham of Ilton UK Parliament: Baroness Masham of Ilton In memory of Baroness Masham This month we're celebrating the women who performed physical and mental feats in sports. They overcame societal barriers, personal struggles, and fierce competition to pursue their dreams of glory. We're talking about Athletes. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn't help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Hannah Bottum, Lauren Willams, and Adrien Behn. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Old Peculier is possibly one of Britain's most well-known and loved ales. The name pays tribute to the unique ecclesiastical status of Masham as a ‘Court of the Peculier' and is also a reference to the strong characteristic of the beer! For many years it was affectionately referred to as Yorkshire's ‘Lunatic's Broth'.

Is it possible to use too much manure? What can I do to protect my larger plants from being damaged by builders? What's the panel's favourite plant with a rude name?Kathy Clugston is in Masham, North Yorkshire for this week's programme along with a panel of horticultural experts, including garden designer Matthew Wilson, houseplant expert Anne Swithinbank, and curator of RHS Bridgewater Marcus Chilton-Jones.Later, Matthew Wilson pays a visit to Rudding Park's kitchen garden where he speaks to kitchen gardener Emma Pew and head chef Callum Bowmer about what benefits of growing fresh produce directly on the hotel grounds has on their guests and visitors. Senior Producer: Dan CockerAssistant Producer: Rahnee PrescodExecutive Producer: Carly MaileA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts have a grand day out in Masham for this week's episode of The Kitchen Cabinet. Joining Jay are food historian Dr Annie Gray, chef Tim Anderson, and food writers Sumayya Usmani and Melissa Thompson. Whether it be assessing the best ways to use leftover brown bread or how to cook a 3 course meal using beer, Jay and the panel of food fanatics discuss a range of culinary conundrums. And there's the most pressing of questions - is it possible to have too many cookbooks? Also in the programme, Sandra Bell of Wensleydale Creamery joins the team to discuss the origins of the cheese, beloved by Wallace and Gromit. And Jo Theakston of Black Sheep Brewery offers advice on dishes you can pair best with beer. Producer: Dan Cocker Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Executive Producer: Hannah Newton A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, Pete Egerton speaks to Harrogate Town defender Toby Sims and also pays a visit to Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, where they've launched a new beer in name of Rob Burrow MBE. Town defender Toby signed a two-year-deal at the end of last season and is loving life at the club. Which is better: Scoring a goal or making a goal-line clearance? Toby also tells us how the news went down with the squad regarding Luke Armstrong wishing to leave and he looks ahead, to a tough match against Forest Green Rovers. On Tuesday (8th August) at the Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, they launched a new beer - "Burrow's Blonde." It's to support Rob Burrow MBE and those, like Rob, living with Motor Neurone Disease. In partnership with the Rob Burrow Racing club, Pete learns more about how the club was set up and speaks to Rob's wife Lindsey. We also hear from Danika Priim who, as a former Leeds Rhinos player, is very much looking forward to the women's Challenge Cup final. Another former Rugby League player, Eorl Crabtree, also speaks to Pete and gives his thoughts on Black Sheep's latest offering...

Wendy, Shinjini, and Eric celebrate Bloomsday by reminiscing about Bloomsdays past, discussing potential Bloomsday cosplay, drinking special drinks, and–of course–selecting, reciting, and discussing some beloved passages from Ulysses! Beverages Eric: Sournova Barrel-Aged Peach Sour (Almanac Beer Company, Alameda, CA) Wendy: Black Sheep Ale (Black Sheep Brewery, Masham, North Yorkshire, UK) Shinjini: watered-down orange soda Mentions Davy Byrne's Pub (21 Duke St., Dublin, Ireland) Peach melba Strict Scrutiny (Supreme Court podcast) Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White (1860) NOT E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, but Wendy promises better recommendations! Hugh Kenner, “Molly's Masterstroke”

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It's nearly here! Visit Harrogate restaurant week and presenter Nick Hancock has been along to several businesses who are taking part in the five-day discount period. Restaurant week offers set-price dining at £5, £10, £15 and £20 price points. Nick chats to the Cedar Court hotel, the Inn on Cheltenham Parade, Cote on Albert Street and the Orchid restaurant at the Studley hotel. Restaurants in Harrogate Ripon, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Masham, Pateley Bridge and surrounding villages are opening their doors to offer fantastic deals on their menus. Whatever cuisine suits your palette or preference - vegetarian or vegan, juicy burgers and traditional Yorkshire pudding and roast beef - there is a taste of everything to try during Restaurant Week.

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King Henry's friends from his wilder days, Bardolph, Nym and Pistol, gather at the London Boarding House of Pistol's new bride, Nell, who had been engaged to Nym. Pistol and Nym argue and fight until they are interrupted by a young Boy who breaks the news that their great friend, Sir John Falstaff, is gravely ill and needs their help. In Southampton, Henry discovers that three of his closest friends and advisors, Lord Scroop of Masham, Richard Earl of Cambridge and Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland, have committed treason by conspiring against him with the King of France. He has them executed at once. Back at Nell's Boarding House, the Hostess (Nell), Pistol, Bardolph, Nym and the Boy mourn the death of Falstaff, then depart to join King Henry's army. King Charles the Beloved of France, meanwhile, sensing that Henry is not to be trifled with, expresses his unease over England's imminent invasion. As his court nonchalantly watches a jousting tournament, the King of France berates his son, the Dauphin, for underestimating the power of England, and instructs his princes to arm themselves in preparation for war. The Play On Podcast series, “HENRY V”, was translated into modern English verse by LLOYD SUH, and directed by KRISTA WILLIAMS.  The Cast is as follows: STEVEN BOYER as PISTOL ANDY LUCIEN as BARDOLPH (and others) COLLEEN WERTHMAN as EXETER (and others) JEFF BIEHL as CONSTABLE BRITTANY KATHRYN ALLEN as GOWER (and others) SOCORRO SANTIAGO as HOSTESS (and others) PACO TOLSON as DAUPHIN (and others) LLOYD SUH as CHORUS and WILLIAMS BOBBY MORENO as KING HENRY THE FIFTH BRAD BELLAMY as FLUELLEN NIKKI MASSOUD as KATHERINE, BOY (and others) JORDAN BARBOUR as KING OF FRANCE (and others) Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA, and ADA KARAMANYAN. Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH Episode scripts were adapted and produced by CATHERINE EATON.  Original Music Composition, Sound Design and Mix by SHANE RETTIG. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH and ROBERT McNABB. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Script Supervisor: JORDAN MOORE. Managing Producer: ROBERT CAPPADONA. Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND. The Senior Manager of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES. The Play On Podcast Series “HENRY V” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit N C PODCASTS DOT COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE DOT ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare. Hear more about the Play On Shakespeare Podcast series by listening to bonus content at N C PODCASTS DOT COM, where you'll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “St. Crispian's Day” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny comes to you from her studio to share details of her sometimes chaotic but always colourful life, and to fill you in on what she's been up to in a very busy month. She fills us in on her latest venture, her Coloured Pencil Retreat, where she was joined by 13 incredible artists at the White Bear Hotel in Masham for four days of drawing, chatting, confidence sessions and relaxation. She also shares her exciting plans for future retreats. Bonny talks about her new beginners' course, the Super Simple Coloured Pencil Course, which was released at the beginning of the month and has already started helping coloured pencil artists learn the basics and grow in confidence. She gives us a behind the scenes look at her life away from her drawing board and fills us in on her recent family holiday in Corfu, sharing details of how she spent some well-deserved time off, as well as sharing the story of an interesting attempt at driving on the opposite side of the road. She also talks about her recent podcast recordings, her latest drawings, her plans as she gets closer to reopening the Academy to new members and, of course, gets us up to speed with the latest antics of her furry family, Vinnie, Slipper and Nelly. To keep up to date with Bonny from month to month and make sure you never miss a thing, you can find her on Facebook here, Instagram here, Pinterest here and TikTok here. For regular coloured pencil inspiration and top tips, sign up to her weekly newsletter here.

This is the story of Louise Ellis. On April 22, 1995, Louise, a 46 year old woman, left her home in Ottawa and was never seen alive again. She was living with a man named Brett Morgan, a man with a hefty criminal past and a reputation for violence towards woman. Louise's decomposing remains were found in a secluded, wooded area in Masham, Quebec. Just 2 months after her abandoned car was found on the side of the road, with her belongings still in it. This location was just a few Kilometres away from her Ex's house, but all authoritative eyes are on Brett Morgan. Watch the rest of the video to find out what happened. Follow me here: ► Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/serialnapper ► Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7dq1B8Z... ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/serial_napper ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ Edited by: Kottio Productions LLC

Raconte-moi une chanson est un balado (podcast) de Mack et Ro. Chaque émission permet aux auditeurs de connaître les histoires qui se cachent derrière les chansons country des artistes francophones du pays. Pour cette émission, nous avons discuté avec Carol Renaud. Originaire de Sainte-Cécile de-Masham dans la région de Gatineau, Carol reçoit sa première guitare à l'âge de 8 ans. Il fait alors sa première prestation devant publique à l'âge de 13 ans. Après une période dans le monde la musique rock où il devient chanteur du groupe Black Jack, avec lequel il se produit pendant 4 ans, il se tourne vers la musique country à l'âge de 27 ans. En 2014, il lance l'album CHEZ NOUS, comprenant ses chansons originales. L'année 2019 marque l'arrivée tant attendue de son deuxième album intitulé 2, qui comprend entre autre un duo avec Dani Daraîche.

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Karai hpe shakawn // Jinghpaw praising song.

Karai hpe shakawn // Jinghpaw praising song.

Karai hpe shakawn // Jinghpaw praising song.

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Hello there and welcome to The Crochet Circle Podcast and the show notes for Episode 58 – Declutter, Destash & Simplify!    My name is Fay and this is my audio and video podcast for those that love fibre crafts, particularly crochet.  It’s a community for people that like to support their fellow humans regardless of race, gender, sexuality, ability, size or age. I hope you feel the welcome embrace and love of the Crochet Clan.  Come on in and stay awhile.   In this episode, I cover: Old Dog New Tricks; Yarn Review; Final Destination; En Route; feeding the Habit; Quick News Beats and J’adore.   This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co.  Thanks to everyone who tunes into the podcast whether it is through Stitcher, Podbean, Spotify, Amazon, iTunes or the YouTube Channel. Your support and engagement are really appreciated and makes running a podcast very special and worthwhile.    If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon:    1 – Old Dog New Tricks I have been having a good old sort out these last few weeks.  One of the rooms to be sorted was my Stash Palace… It is the smallest room in our house but it is absolutely crammed full of all my crafting materials and equipment.  These have mainly been collected in the last six years and my tastes have changed.  They haven’t changed drastically ‘cause British breeds and proper woolly wool have always been part of my crafting DNA, but I have things in my stash that I know I’m never going to use. If you are in a similar position, the chances are that you have spent hard-earned money on those items and you would quite like to get some value back for them. So here are some ways that you can deal with your stash based on three levels of stash love: 1 – You bought it/were given it and you aren’t that fussed about trying to get money back for it.  This is ideal for passing on to charity shops.  All of my local ones love having crafting things passed to them so long as they are good quality.  They don’t want ratty balls of tangled yarn.  They may also be interested in partial projects, so long as the pattern/instructions are in the bundle and ideally the equipment required too. I have also just passed a load of my commercial wool onto a friend.  Her daughter crochets blankets for charity and is going to make good use of that bag of yarn to help keep someone warm in Manchester.    2 – You want to at least try to get some value from these mid-range items if you can.  This is the kind of thing that I try to sell on Ebay.  Lots of commercial yarn is sold on Ebay and it’s a great platform for selling it on because the chances are that the buyer already has a knowledge of that yarn brand, so have the confidence to buy from that platform. 3 – These stash babies can’t be given away, you really need to try to recoup some of the money you spent on them.  This is the level where you are best off going to a specific platform to sell it.  Whilst I see more hand-dyed skeins of yarn appearing on Ebay, I still think that Instagram or Facebook Groups are a better option for resale.  If you have a large enough following, doing a destash on stories can be a great way of selling your unwanted yarn and equipment.  Your other option is to join some of the many Facebook groups for reselling yarn.  They can be country-specific, so if you don’t want to pay high postage costs, try to find a group in your country.  I am a member of the Yarn Snobs – hand-dyed yarns FSOT group on Facebook.  It is mainly made up of UK folk and it’s easy to work out whether the yarn is available from the UK or elsewhere. In non-COVID times, I would also recommend hosting a yarn swap at your local crafting group.  I usually hold one twice a year at Woolgathering Sandbach and it gives you the chance to refresh what is in your stash without spending a penny.  Having sorted through all of my stash in the last few days and moved a lot of it into the three categories above, I feel a lot better.  The sheer amount of ‘stuff’ was weighing heavy.  To be fair, we have been decluttering the entire house and so unless an item is useful, beautiful, or sentimental, it has been moved on to a new home and it feels REALLY good. So on that note, I will be having a bit of a destash sale on Instagram on Sunday the 4th October.  I will be listing books, yarn and material, so if you fancy seeing what is on offer, come and see from 12pm onwards (BST).    2 – Yarn Review The good folks at John Arbon asked if I wanted to have a play with their new Alpaca Supreme yarn.  It has been given a bit of an update with some delicate new colours to complement the existing neutral palette. I’m on a bit of an alpaca kick at the moment and so it was an obvious yes, please! I asked Sonja to surprise me with the colour and I’m very pleased that she sent me Morganite.  It’s a proper dusky, old rose pink.  I’m not a massive pink fan, but this has such a lovely vintage vibe to it and I love it. The blend is 40% Superfine Alpaca (UK grown), 40% Organic Falklands Merino and 20% A1 Mulberry Silk. Alpaca fibre is generally graded into six different categories and depending on which website you are looking at, Superfine Alpaca is either grade 2 or 3, so right up there at the lux end. Here is a link to the suggested six grades for alpaca fibre (link). A1 Mulberry Silk is basically the highest quality you can get for yarn.  Mulberry has an extremely high lustre to it and the A1 refers to the fibre length and lack of neps from the cocoon. If you have ever used their Knit By Numbers, you already know how gloriously soft their Organic Falklands Merino is.    I am crocheting up a Positivity Spiral with this skein and it is super soft and luxurious to work with.  I’m using a 3.75mm hook and the fabric I am getting has a gorgeous drape and a fluidity to it.  I actually keep stroking my face with it, it’s that soft.  If you are after a really special skein of yarn for a project then I thoroughly recommend Alpaca Supreme.  It’s sportweight/heavy 4 ply, so 333m per 100g.  That’s enough to make a one skein shawl with, or a hat or mittens.  It would also make a really beautiful shawl.  I want to make mittens, a hat, bed socks and a drapey cropped cardigan with this yarn.  All the lux things. Here are my five words for Alpaca Supreme: lux, shiny, delicate, super-soft & drapey    3 – Final Destination I have a few finished bits this month.  First up is my Encanto Not Wrap.  I used Claudia’s Encanto Wrap pattern (link) to create a cowl and since I finished it, I have barely taken it off. I used some gorgeously soft Brenel Alpacas 100% alpaca yarn (link) that I bought in a yarn shop in Aukland, New Zealand. Claudia’s pattern is fab and it’s really easy to make it bigger or smaller, depending on what you want to make and how much yarn you have.    I also had two designs in Inside Crochet this month.  The Jewel Office Set is made from Erika Knight Gossypium Cotton (DK) and has a pattern for a desk tidy, coaster, pen pot and set of three bowls.  It’s made with a mixture of intarsia and tapestry crochet.  Photo from Inside Crochet My final finished object is called the Igam Wrap.  It’s made with naturally dyed yarn from Helen of Nellie and Eve (link).  Helen lives on the side of a mountain in Wales and forages locally for the plant items she uses as dye stock and even uses mountain spring water for dyeing with.  She has a lovely Instagram account (link) if you fancy getting to know a bit more about her natural dyeing process.  Photo from Inside Crochet The wrap is sized from a small to a 5XL and the size I’m showing used just under 200g of 4 ply (400m/100g) yarn.  It’s a blend of 75% Bluefaced Leicester and 25% Masham.  The colour is called Juniper and it’s a beautifully soft, blue/steel grey colour. What I really love about this wrap is how versatile it is. It has a double button band so that it can be worn as a cowl, wrap, poncho or twisted wrap.  I also have a pair of knitted socks.  I really lost my crafting mojo for a few days.  It’s unusual for me to not pick up a hook, needles or thread at some point every day and after six days of no crafting passed, I knew it was time to kickstart it somehow.  Off to my Stash Palace I popped and found my already caked Indian Giant Squirrel by RiverKnits.  This yarn has all of the autumnal colours in one and it was just what I needed to get my mojo back.  I knitted my good old plain socks so that the yarn wasn’t competing with a pattern.  They make me smile and they brought my mojo back.   4 – En Route This is a bit of a cheaty one because I haven’t actually started the project yet, but I have printed off the pattern and chosen my wool.  I’m going to crochet the Colour Pop Sweater by Julme Conradie (link) who is on Instagram as @mysquarehat (link).  I really love Julme’s designs and her pattern writing is good.  I have 4 skeins of DK variegated yarn that I want to use as a mirrored fade front and back and because this design is worked vertically from side to side it will work a treat with my yarn choice. It’s also in linen stitch which I love.  After finishing my Esja Sweater, I swore to never do another long jumper that had a horizontal linen stitch body because I don’t think it has enough integral structure to it for the weight of the yarn.  My suspicion is that a vertical stitched, cropped version will be fine, and we are going to find out aren’t we! One of the beauties of side to side vertical construction is that I can put colours that I wouldn’t want right at my face, into the arms instead.  I have a deep orange/red that I wouldn’t normally wear in a jumper.  I love the colour, I just don’t think it does anything with my pink complexion. The other thing to say about the Pop Colour Sweater is that of course, I am going to fiddle with it.  I’m going to knit the ribbing rather than crochet it, which means adding all of it at the end and therefore playing around with the pattern a little. You would expect nothing less of me! So, more actual progress on that jumper next month.  Even though it’s DK, there is no way it will be finished.   4  – Feeding the Habit I am fresh back from a lovely weekend away with a couple of my yarny friends.  We couldn’t get our money back for our Yarndale weekend, so still went to Skipton and had a weekend of watching movies, eating good food and crafting.  We took along yarn that we didn’t want anymore and swapped with each other for things we would use.    So, I have three new skeins of yarn in my stash that I didn’t really pay for and have decluttered some of the yarn that I know I won’t use.  Result! The yarns are John Arbon Textiles Exmoor Zwartbles in a DK (link), Lain 'Amouree 100% Merino (link) and a skein of unknown goodness!   5 – Quick News Beats 1 - Global Hook Up – The October hook ups are on: Saturday 17th at 8pm BST and Sunday 18th at 9am BST. The meeting ID number is 475-047-5819 and you will need to join via Zoom which you can do here:  https://www.zoom.us/join  if a password is required, it is WOOL. If you are joining on your phone or tablet you will likely need to download the software in advance.  If you are joining from a PC or Mac, you can join via the link above.  Everyone needs to use the same ID number to get into the session.  2 – A group of amazing crocheters and I are part of a Vogue Knitting Live panel on the 8th October called “Crochet in the UK”.  It’s part of Vogue Knitting Live form the 8th – 11th October (link).  We will be chatting for an hour about how the UK is pushing crochet forward and hopefully showing off contemporary crochet and why it isn’t second fiddle and deserves its own seat at the crafting table.  As I get more details on how to join, I will add them to the show notes and get them out on Instagram. All of this is being pushed by Claudia from Crochet Luna podcast.  The panel was her idea and she has brought together a fabulous group to represent the UK crochet scene. 3 – Somebody got in touch to say that they were having issues getting into my project notes in Evernote.  If anyone else has had issues can you please let me know?  Equally, if you managed to get into the notes can you let me know? 4 – Thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting me on Patreon.  I cannot tell you what a difference it makes to me and my ability to deliver this podcast.  If you want to investigate becoming a Patron, you can see what it means via this link.  5 – Just a bit of a heads up that I may not be around much this coming month.  Have no fear, I will be back next month but it may be a bit of an amalgamation podcast as I am going to have to record bits and pieces as I can throughout the month.  There is rather a lot going on at Chez Dashper-Hughes at the moment, so I am going to have to squeeze things in when I can.    6 – J’adore I have a new to me podcast to recommend for you today and it isn’t specifically about crochet, but there is a connection.  I am really interested in where my food and resources come from, how it is produced and the people behind the production.  I should imagine that is fairly obvious from this podcast.  Through my friend and stockist Maria or Dodgson Wood, I came across an audio podcast called Rock and Roll Farming (link).  Will is a beef, arable and egg farmer in North Wales and has been delivering a weekly podcast since April 2017, with well over 100 episodes to listen to.  I know this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but here in the UK, small scale farming is integral to our landscape, food chain and textiles industry and Will offers a broad overview of the UK farming scene through his podcast.  I promised you will be interested in some if not all of it.   If you want to dip your toe in gently, start with the Herdy Shepherd interviews (part 1 & part 2).  If you were ever of the opinion that farmers and agrics weren’t impressive folk, think again.    I’ll be back on 6th November in some form or not – possibly a hologram. Fay x   Instagram: Crochet_Circle_Podcast  Instagram: provenance.craft.co   Instagram: FayDHDesigns YouTube: The Crochet Circle Podcast Crochet Clan on Mighty Network: Invite  

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Susan chats with Carol Tetlow in this week's episode about her life as a GP and her journey to becoming a published author. Carol persevered sending off her manuscripts to publishers and resisted the temptation to self publish. She was eventually rewarded with a contract from a Canadian publisher for her medical series set in fictitious Lambdale and the Teviotdale medical centre. Since this episode was recorded, Carol's new series about tennis club intrigue, written originally for her sister, has been taken on by a UK publisher and we expect that to be released soon. About the Guest: Carol has retired from general practice, and lives in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales with four labradors, two cats, ten donkeys, two ponies but just the one very long-suffering husband. She started writing using her work background as the theme for her novels.  She has five in her first series all based in Lambdale and the fictitious Teviotdale medical centre. Carol uses the market town of Masham as her inspiration and is careful to create characters who cannot be identified by the patients she once treated.   When she's not writing, Carol is busy playing tennis, walking the dogs, trying to hone her skills at carriage driving and catching up with friends. She is also kept busy giving talks on the Yorkshire Speaker's circuit. Valuable Resources:  Books can be purchased from: www.amazon.co.uk/carol tetlow E-mail:  carolmtetlow@gmail.com Yorkshire Speakers Directory: www.yorkshirespeakersdirectory.co.uk/ About the Host: Susan is actively involved in promoting Yorkshire businesses with audio production and  on social media. She has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’. Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire  Susan Baty-Symes www.insideyorkshire.co.uk susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

On this week's episode of the Hop Forward Podcast we talk to Master Brewer, Paddy Johnson, from WeBrew - home to the Windsor & Eton and Uprising brands - all about brewing and some of the challenges the industry faces in 2020. Having been in the brewing industry for over 40 years, my guest today has worked at 9 breweries in the UK, Australia and Canada. He was Area Production Director at the large Royal Brewery, Moss Side for 5 years producing over 3 million Hls of beer per annum at that site as well as also operating Newcastle brewery and Theakstons in Masham at the same time within what was then Scottish Courage. Prior to this he also held jobs such as General Manager at the Courage brewery in Bristol and Head Brewer at the Berkshire Brewery for Courage - Europe’s largest brewery at that time; and also spent time as a brewer with Bass at several breweries. But Master Brewer - Paddy Johnson’s impressive resume doesn’t stop there! The first view he ever saw being made whilst at Courage Brewery was the infamous ‘Imperial Russian Stout’; he helped to set up Innserve - an independent Trade dispense technical services, which services around 100,000 pub/bar accounts in the UK. Amongst other things, including being a seasoned beer judge and father to Kieran Johnson of Blackjack Brewing in Manchester, he is one of the Director of WEBREW which, as well as operating an 8,500Hl/annum brewery that was designed and built by the Board team, has two brand - the more traditionally positioned Windsor & Eton brand, producing an array of cask and bottled beers; and Uprising - a more craft, focused brand creating Imperial Stouts, Double IPAs and the kinds of beer styles we all know and love to see on keg lines. To say Paddy is knowledgeable is an understatement - he’s a well seasoned veteran of the brewing industry and has been around the block. So, where do you start when interviewing such a well seasoned brewer? When we met at Manchester’s Marble Brewery, who were kind enough to allow us use of the facilities for hosting and recording this week’s show, I wanted to ask about brewing beer from a master brewer’s perspective. And, although you might expect some deep cuts from a conversation like this - such as the complex chemistry that occurs when infusing hops with boiling worts at certain temperatures, or the effects of yeast fermentation under different pressures - it’s having knowledge-based firmly rooted in fundamentals and nailing it time and again which sets a Master Brewer apart… plus demonstrating their skills building and commissioning a brewery and being able to explain why you did it that way…! --- TODAY'S SHOW IS SPONSORED BY SSV LIMITED. From tanks to full brewhouses SSV Limited has got you covered. In just 5 short years SSV Limited have established themselves as your go to partner to help you grow or launch your brewery. High quality tanks, parts, brewing kit and knowledge and experience to ensure your project runs smoothly from beginning to completion. Their newly launched parts shop stocks well over 1000 essential brewing parts to ensure your brewery is kept up and running. Visit their website on www.ssvlimited.co.uk or visit them on stand 11 to 13 at BeerX on the 11th and 12th of March at the ACC Exhibition Centre, Liverpool. --- Follow us on social media @hopforwardbeers Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review Visit hopforward.beer to find out how we can get you ahead in the brewing and beer business through branding, marketing, and business development.

Hello there and welcome to The Crochet Circle Podcast and the show notes for Episode 49 – My kind of rainbow   My name is Fay and this is my audio and video podcast for those that love fibre crafts, particularly crochet.  It’s a community for people that like to support their fellow humans regardless of race, gender, sexuality, ability, size or age. I hope you feel the welcome embrace and love of the Crochet Clan.  Come on in and stay awhile.     In this episode, I cover Old Dog New Tricks; WIP RIP 2019; Final Destination; En Route; Quick News Beats; Big Up and J’adore.    This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co.  Thanks to everyone who tunes into the podcast whether it is through Stitcher, Podbean, Spotify, iTunes or the YouTube Channel. Your support and engagement are really appreciated and makes running a podcast very special and worthwhile.    If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon:     1 – Old Dog New Tricks I have a couple of things for you this month. The first is a great way of getting accurate charts for your colourwork crochet designs.  This trick came about because Claudia mentioned in a Global Hook Up that she wanted to be able to take motifs and recreate them in crochet.  By inputting your swatch gauge into this website (link) you can get gauge specific graph paper which you can then colour in with your motif.  This will help to ensure that your motif will easily convert to crochet stitches and look great when you have hooked it up. The second one comes from a really good discussion in the Saturday night Global Hook Up on size inclusivity.  When uploading garment projects onto Ravelry, I have been guilty of just adding ‘me’ to the box about who it is being made for.  It hadn’t dawned on me that it would actually be helpful to give my measurements so that other makers could assess the size I made against my measurements.   I’m not a massive fan of having my photo taken, so I’m going to get over myself and start uploading more photos of me in my FOs so that others can see how the size I made looks on my body shape.  If you are also making garments, I encourage you to do this too if you can.  I often refer back to other people’s projects to see what the sizing and fit are like.      One of the things I would like to introduce in 2020 is tips from the Crochet Clan.  Beyond continuing to share what I have learned in the previous month, I would also like to share your top crochet or yarn tips.  Because these are a bit more involved it would be easier for me to get these via Ravelry or my email address.  So, I have started a new thread on Ravelry called Old Dog New Tricks and you can add your tips to that thread.  If you prefer, you can email me (fay@knitit-hookit-craftit.com).    Each month, I will feature a tip from a member of our community so that we are all learning from each other and we continue the Crochet Clan spirit that our podcast is known for.    2 – CAL Updates #wiprip2019 The #wiprip2019 I am co-hosting with Sophie from A Spring Snowflake Podcast (link) is in full swing.    You have from now until midnight on the 31st December to finish up or rip out some or all of your WIPs so that you go into the New Year with fewer projects.   On Instagram, you can use #wiprip2019 for chatter and #wiprip2019FO to show off your finished or frogged projects.  Go to Sophie’s Ravelry group for chatter and the Crochet Circle Podcast group for the FO thread.    Come and join us and together, let’s carry fewer projects into 2020.   One Skein Wonderland CAL I was asked whether we were doing the One Skein Wonderland CAL again and I figured why not?  My plan is to make this very informal and just a lovely way of us all connecting together during the festive season and throughout January.  You can start any, one skein crafting project from the 24th December onwards.    3 – Final Destination I have finished my Bark Sweater by Sidsel Sangild (link).  I’m used a 5mm hook and a sportweight Romney/Merino d’Arles blend from John Arbon Textiles.  This wool was a show special and is no longer available.    It was really quick to work up because of the hook size and use of chains to create a sort of lace pattern.  I  made some changes to the pattern and have added these details to my project page on Ravelry.  Look for a pattern called “Romney Bark Jumper”.  What I would say is that this isn’t a size-inclusive pattern by any stretch of the imagination.  It covers small and large.  However, because of the pattern repeats, you can make it bigger or smaller, but you would have to do the maths yourself.   I have also finished three shawls for my latest design.  But, more on that in the future, other than to show you how the different weights are working up.    ALT TEXT: Black background with the corners of four shawls coming in from the left.  The bottom is a duck egg light blue version on heavy laceweight, the next up is a salmon pink version in 4ply, then a mid-blue version in DK and finally a biscuit brown version in Aran.  With each shawl, you can see a defined stitch pattern and the use of filet crochet to create latticed areas.  Each of the four yarns is from John Arbon Textiles (link).   4 – En Route I am slap-bang in the middle of a laceweight version of my latest design, so that’s taking a while! You can see it in the photo above. I do have a project that I am just about to start though.  I was alerted to the plight of the animals that have been affected by the huge expanses of land that have been burning in Australia.  The fires have particularly affected Koala habitats and crocheted pouches are needed for joeys, possums and wombats.    Podcast friend Mara, has created a PDF pattern on how to crochet up pouches.  You can also knit them and the wildlife charities are also in desperate need of sewn cotton liners for inside the pouches.  Don’t worry if you think that it will take you a while to crochet up some pouches.  There is an ongoing need for crocheted or knitted pouches, liners and birds’ nests.  They do need natural fibres such as wool or cotton to be used.  No acrylics and no blends because they aren’t breathable and so can’t be used.   I was looking for a charity that I could make for during the festive season and I hope to crochet quite a few pouches.  For each pouch, I also want to make 6 cotton liners because they get changed regularly throughout the day.   Crocheted pouch patterns – https://www.facebook.com/rubylovesbrains/photos/pcb.10159191872638032/10159191871513032/?type=3&theater Knitted pouch pattern – https://www.wires.org.au/wildlife-info/wildlife-factsheets/making-possum-pouches Sewn cotton liners – https://www.wires.org.au/wildlife-info/wildlife-factsheets/making-possum-pouches Birds’ nest pattern -  https://www.wires.org.au/wildlife-info/wildlife-factsheets/making-wildlife-nests If you are unable to create something but want to help in some way, donations are also being accepted by WIRES (Wildlife Rescue (link)). All donated items should be sent to Jacqui Fink, who is matching items up with the volunteers animal carers and organisations who need them. Her details are: Jacqui FinkPO Box 126,Balgowlah NSW 2093Australia ARRINGAH MALL NSW  2100     I have also been working on a knitted jumper called Strandir by Hulda Hákonardóttir (link).  I am using Icelandic yarn from Alafoss.  The 'Light Ash' coloured Plotulopi wool comes in plates (link) and I am using Einband wool that was naturally dyed by Hespa for the contrast (link) and is a blue/green colour.      ALT TEXT: Black background with my folded up version of Strandir jumper.  The main body is in a very light heathered grey colour and it has contrast bubbles at the cuffs and neckline in a blue/grey.  To the right is a leftover plate of Plotulopi with a broken strand to show how friable the wool roving is.     5 – Feeding the Habit I have some yarn to share with you!  For the first time ever, I found indie acid-dyed yarn in Iceland.  By chance, I came across a yarn shop in Selfoss and there was a small amount of yarn from ‘From the Shire’ yarns (link).  I bought a couple of skeins of a colourway that reminded me of my trip – basically snow, yellow snow poles and tarmac.  These skeins are destined to become part of a design.  The colourway is Betri Helmingurinn and it’s 75% SW Merino and 25% nylon 100g/425m.      Last weekend I was haring around the country doing various yarny things.  On Saturday I went down to an event in Bristol called Flock.  It is arranged by the husband and wife team that is Claire and Jonathan of BirdStreetUK/Mr. b yarns (link).   It’s a lovely gathering of knitters and crocheters in a community hall.  People go there to craft together and purchase from the pop-up shops.  You can usually buy Mr.b yarns there and Claire’s project bags and they invite another company from the yarn industry to come and join them for a trunk show.  This time, Rachael from Cat and Sparrow Yarns (link) was there.    I bought two skeins if her Sweater Weather DK wool in colourway Grape.  It’s a gorgeous blend of 75% BFL and 25% Masham.  I have used this blend before in a 4 ply weight and it’s beautiful to crochet with.  The yarn is 240m/100g and really squishy. ALT TEXT: Black background with the bottom of two skeins of very plump and squishy wool.  The skeins are both a semi-solid purple colour with a very obvious and lovely twist to the yarn.   On Sunday I headed over to the RiverKnits studio (link) for a yarn dyeing workshop.  I had so much fun!  The workshop was all about mixing colours and having a rainbow of 12 mini skeins at the end of it.  Of course, I wanted a dirty rainbow – I am definitely not of the pastels persuasion! We had a really lovely group of five of us and all came out with different strengths of rainbow minis.    ALT TEXT: A group of five women proudly show off their rainbow mini skeins.  Each is different, ranging from extremely bright to mucky rainbows and almost everything in-between.  We are all wearing lots of woollies because it was chilly.     ALT TEXT: Black background with a rainbow of twelve mini skeins hanging from a twig.  From L-R the colours are bluey purple, indigo blue, teal, jade green, moss green, poppy lime green, dirty mustard, orangey-brown, rusty fox, warm red, pinky-red and pinky purple.    I am very pleased with mine, especially the Rusty Fox colour that I was determined to create.  I’m not sure what I am going to design with it yet, but they are going to be paired with a stormy grey to make a crochet design.    The workshop was a little treat for another year of podcasting, running the shop and designing.  I already had a healthy level of respect for the dyers that I consider to be true artists.  After the workshop, that respect increased massively – it’s really difficult to get to the colours you have in your head.   Becci and Markus will be running more workshops in 2020, so if you are interested in going to one, sign up to the newsletter on their website because that is where you will hear about it first.   6 – Quick News Beats 1 - Global Hook Up – There will be more than two Hook Ups in December: Saturday 14th  at 8 pm (GMT) and Sunday 15th at 9 am GMT. Wednesday 25th December from 11 am until 2 pm (GMT) and Thursday 26th from 9 am until 12 pm (GMT).    The Christmas Day and Boxing Day sessions have been added because I know that some of you are looking forward to a festive Hook Up.  I will be there at the start of the session and then might dip in and out.  Each session will go on for three hours and other folks will likely come in and out during that time.    The meeting ID number is 475-047-5819 and you will need to join via Zoom which you can do here:  https://www.zoom.us/join If you are joining on your phone or tablet you will likely need to download the software in advance.  If you are joining from a PC or Mac, you can join via the link above.  Everyone needs to use the same ID number to get into the session.  2 – The next podcast is episode 50!  I am delighted to have been podcasting for this long and to have consistently put a podcast out on the first Friday for that long.  To mark the fact that it’s episode 50, I wondered about introducing a new topic just for this podcast.  The idea is that you can ask me any questions and I will give you the answer in Episode 50.  If you like the idea and want to ask a question, you can leave a question in the YouTube dropdown box or in Podbean, or leave a question in the Instagram grid story for Episode 49 (this is easier for me to find than you sending me a dm).  It doesn’t matter if there aren’t any questions, I will be recording a podcast anyway. 3 – I have now added all of my electronic patterns (crochet UK terminology, crochet US terminology and knitting) to my Etsy shop FayDHDesigns (link).  This means that all of my patterns are now available on Ravelry (link), Etsy and from my shop website (link).    7 - J’adore This can only really be about my trip to Iceland.  I had a great time with my Dad.  We stayed in four different locations and did a lot of travelling, moving from the SW corner all the way to the East and then up to the North and back again for our flight back.  You can see snapshots of my trip on the grid on Instagram as I crocheted my way across the island.  Iceland is an amazing country to visit and if you are thinking about going there, I thoroughly encourage you to go to some of the places that are beyond the usual Golden Circle tourist route – there is so much more to the country.       I particularly enjoyed when we happened across a herd of reindeer up in the mountain pass as we were driving north.  They were magical to watch, as were the moonrises and sunsets.  Also, my Dad has asked me to knit him an Icelandic yoked jumper.  He chose the wool while we were out there and I have already made a start on it.  I’ll show it off more in the January podcast.   I’ll be back on January 3rd 2020.  Have a fab festive season! Fay x   Instagram: Crochet_Circle_Podcast  Instagram: provenance.craft.co   Instagram: FayDHDesigns YouTube: The Crochet Circle Podcast Crochet Clan on Mighty Network: Invite  

Hello there and welcome to The Crochet Circle Podcast and the show notes for Episode 42 – The Craft Bank.   My name is Fay and this is my audio and video podcast for those that love fibre crafts, particularly crochet.  It’s a community for people that like to support their fellow humans regardless of race, gender, sexuality, ability, size or age. I hope you feel the welcome embrace and love of the Crochet Clan.  Come on in and stay awhile.  In this episode, I cover: Update review of KnitPro ball winder; Craft Inclusivity; Perth Project Runway; Final Destination; En Route; Feeding the habit; Quick News Beats and J’adore.   This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co.  Thanks to everyone who tunes into the podcast whether it is through Stitcher, Podbean, Spotify, iTunes or the YouTube Channel. Your support and engagement are really appreciated and makes running a podcast very special and worthwhile.    If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon:   1 – Review Last month I reviewed my super-duper snazzy new KnitPro wooden ball winder and I thought that a month on, I should give you a bit of an update.  Put simply – I love it even more than I did last month.  I have now tested out how big a cake it can wind and the answer is big!  I managed to wind 350g of 4 ply before the cake went wonky and created its own planetary rings.    On the downside, at one point, the bearing cone came off.  I think that is my fault for caking up anti-clockwise rather than clockwise.     ALT TEXT: A massive cake of yarn (350g of 4 ply in a light bluey grey colour with mid-blue neps) on a grey background with a standard cake of 100g yarn for contrast.     2 – Craft inclusivity Update on the open letter and resources to yarn dyers, yarn shops and vendors – this piece of work is ongoing and something that I will sound you out on in the next podcast.  I don’t want to go out with the open letter until I have the resources ready and available.  I’m not trying to bash people with a crochet stick, I genuinely want to be part of force for change for crochet to be given the respect it is due.  More to come on this.   I am also really proud to tell you about a group that my friend Lisa (@lisa_raspberrycrochet on Instagram) has pulled together on Ravelry.  The inclusivity discussions on Instagram have moved into the realm of pattern and yarn prices and how as dyers and designers, we can make those goods readily available for all.     Lisa has created a group in Ravelry called The Craft Bank.  The premise is a simple one.  If you have yarn that you are destashing, you can offer it up for free or an affordable price.  The idea is that the yarn can be passed on to someone that will use it and is unlikely to be able to afford to purchase it otherwise.   There is a second thread in the group whereby, crafters are offering to buy patterns for crafters and designers are offering up their patterns for free.   By the end of this bank holiday weekend I will have done the following to ensure that I am contributing positively to this: 1 – For all of my electronic patterns on my website, I will have incorporated a payment scale for patterns.  They generally sell for £4 per pattern and there will be a scale of £2 - £6 for each pattern.  The concept is that you pay what you can afford and would genuinely like to see people on lesser incomes, taking me up on this offer. 2 -  I will have added to give-away patterns to The Craft Bank Thread (crochet and knit). 3 – I will have added some destash yarns to the yarn thread and will probably keep on adding some little and often.  Due to the cost of postage, this will be open to UK residents only – sorry. So, if you have a yarn stash that you want to decrease or want to know that you are directly supporting fellow crafters, I encourage you to go to The Craft Bank Group on Ravelry and see what support you can lend.   3 - Perth Project Runway I have something very exciting to tell you.  Not only am I vending at Perth Festival of Yarn with my company, KNIT IT – HOOK IT – CRAFT IT, but I am also looking to create some crochet gorgeousness to send down their runway!   On the Saturday night, there is a Gala Dinner and as part of that dinner, they have a runway fashion show of knitted and crocheted items.  Eva heads up the Perth Festival of Yarn team and we have been in conversation about more crochet representation at the show and she asked whether I might be able to crochet a garment for the runway.  Ehm, yeah I’ll do that!  The thing is though, that I would like the Crochet Clan to be part of it too.    So, here’s what I would love your help with.  I need to find a suitable jumper/seater/top pattern.  You know what my style is and ultimately this needs to be something that I will want to wear after the event.  I am looking for something really contemporary.  They yarn that I am going to use is a new base that Bernie from Bear in Sheeps Clothing is launching at Woollinn this year.  It’s a 4 ply (395m per 100g, light fingering weight) yarn and a blend of 50% Corriedale and 50% Mohair – so, think soft, silky, drapey with a fluffy halo! I can stretch to 6 x 100g of 4 ply, but I would prefer something around the 4-500g mark.   Let’s talk about granny stitch and granny squares.  I know lots of you love them, but I just don’t and that isn’t the image that I want to portray for contemporary crochet going down the Perth Festival of Yarn Runway.  So, without being rude, please don’t send me ideas of crocheted garments that have these elements.  I really want to show how crochet is moving on from what people already perceive it to be. So, here’s what to do if you want to be part of Perth Project Runway: 1 – Respond with YouTube comment or Podbean comment or DM me @crochet_circle_podcast (on Instagram). 2 – Let me know what the garment is called and who the designer is. 3 – Don’t worry if the design is for DK or worsted weight rather than 4 ply.  I can make changes to the pattern to make it fit and be able to use Bernie’s yarn.    In next month’s podcast, I will have looked at all the options sent to me and whittled it down to 3-5 patterns that I would be happy to make and wear.  You then get to vote on the final pattern choice and your decision is final, not mine!   I will make a bundle of all of your suggestions in Ravelry so that you can easily see all of the suggestions in one place. I will pick up the yarn from Bernie in June (it will likely be a custom dye lot) and then get hooking away from mid-June, ready for Perth Festival of Yarn on the 7th & 8th September.    Festival tickets went on sale last weekend and it is looking like a fantastic show.  I think there is still a handful of tickets for the Gala evening – it would be lovely to have some Crochet Clan folk there if you fancy it?   It’s all very exciting!   4 – Final Destination This is my one and only FO this month and I finished it at the beginning of the month when I was in Scotland!  I was vending at two, weekend shows, which has taken up most of my time. I don’t seem to like this jumper until I put it on and then I like it.  I seriously considered ripping it all out this morning and then I put it on to record the podcast and thought “you’re not so bad!”   ALT TEXT a flat lay of my Esja Sweater on a wooden floor.  The sweater is crocheted using a mid-blue grey yarn as the main colour and a speckled mid-blue, teal and rust yarn for the crocheted brioche areas of the yolk.     5 – En Route I don’t have much to show here either – sorry.  I am just about to finish off another Doppio Colosseum that I have crocheted for Kate at Northern Yarn in Lancaster.  She is keen to have more crochet in her shop and as part of her 3rd Birthday celebrations this Friday, she has had some of her Poll Dorset lambswool custom dyed by an indie dyer.  Two skeins of the wool were passed to me to crochet Doppio Colosseum.  The colours and indie dyer are under wraps until Friday night, so I won’t be able to share it with you until then.  Needless to say, I will show it off as an FO in the June podcast and post about it on Instagram this weekend.   I have also made a start on my Canisp jumper using the Romney/Corriedale yarn that I showed off in last month’s podcast.  It’s just rounds of knitted stripes for now, and so I won’t show you that until I am a bit further in.   The Romney/Corriedale is working up a treat though and I plan to have this off the needles, ready for the John Arbon Textiles Open Weekend at the beginning of June.  If you fancy coming to that, just follow the link above – it’s a great day trip out, but you have to book.   6 – Feeding the habit I’m trying to slow down on my wool purchases.  My Stash Palace is bulging at the moment and it’s starting to make me feel a little uneasy.  That said, I still have some Feeding the habit for you this month, but a fair amount of it was given to me as presents.   If you watch my Instagram stories, you will know that I was at the New Lanark Mill in Scotland at the beginning of April.  I first went there as a Conservation student, about 23 years ago.  If you want to know more about the mill, follow this link. It’s a very interesting place and happens to now spin Scottish wool on their original machinery.    ALT TEXT: New Lanark Mill in the sunrise/set, nestled by the river at the bottom of a steep valley.  Lots of mill buildings glowing orange with green trees surrounding the site.   ALT TEXT: Inside New Lanark Mill with arched windows and vintage machinery the length of the long hall.  Old tiled floor and a worker keeping the machinery going.   I had promised myself a jumper’s quantity of wool from there as my birthday jumper wool this year.  What I didn’t expect was to find such an utter bargain.  There was a random hank of 4 ply yarn that was labelled up as £22.50.  I asked them to check whether that was right, because it seemed like a lot of wool for such little money, and I was assured that it was correct.  When I got it home, I discovered that it was a 450g hank!  So, this is destined to be some form of colour-work birthday jumper – probably knitted because of the low twist on it.  See photo from ball winder cakes for New Lanark wool purchased (Donegal Silk Tweed 4 ply ‘Light Limestone’ 90% wool/10% silk)   I also had a very good discussion with them about crochet and crocheted samples.  They don’t have any out in their shop, but I am going to design something in their yarn – probably next year.  Think – thistle based colour-work shawl and you will be spot-on.   When I was vending at Wonderwool Wales last weekend, my stand neighbour was a lovely lady called Helen from Nellie and Eve.  We share the same environmental ideals and Helen’s naturally dyed British breed yarns quite honestly took my breath away.     ALT TEXT: Photo 1 is of Helen at her stand surrounded by lovely skeins of pastel, soft wools.  Photo 2 is a close up of the two skeins of 4ply British wool I bought from Helen.  The light siege green skeins lie on a grey background with white skein bands.    Helen is keen to have crocheted samples on her stand and I want to help her achieve that.  So, I bought two skeins of wool (75% BFL/25% Masham in a 4 ply) from her and the ideas for them are starting to filter through.  It may be next year before any of these designs come to fruition, but I am happy to be able to support companies that really want to have crochet as part of their offering.   I also received some very lovely, surprise gifts through the post from Tania and Edwyn.       ALT TEXT: Photo 1 - three skeins of creamy Dorest Down wool.  One lies on top of the other two, with white/green labels and the black TJ Frog logo. Photo 2 - Grey background with a linen, zippered bag with a print of large Dorest Buttons on oranges, browns and black.  Green TJ Frog tag lies to the left.       Photo 3 - grey background with a "crochet Workshop' book by James Walters.     7 - Quick News Beats  1 – Winners of 3 year podiversary were announced and I have been in touch with everyone.  Thank you for entering and giving so many great comments on what crafts you would like to master in 2019. 2 – Thank you to everyone that is supporting me through the Ko-fi account.  I was really quite bowled over by the response.  During the course of the weekend I promise to go and grab a coffee on you and sit in my local town, crocheting and chilling out.  Thank you also for leaving comments, tagging me on Instragram, following me.  It all makes a massive difference to the algorithm and helps to wide our community.  3 – May Global Hook Ups are on Saturday 11th May at 8pm BST and the 12th May at 9am BST.  Everyone is welcome. 4 – I am recording the interview with Lyndsey from Phoenix Occupational Health in a couple of weeks, so you still have time to get some questions in.  The interview will likely come out in July because of other time pressures. 5 – Happy 50th Birthday to Katherine- you know, the one with all the cats on Instagram!      8 – J’adore I have a new to me podcast for you - Quirky Monday Craftcast by Caleisha AKA @nadiratani Caleisha is based in Florida and is primarily a crocheter but dabbles in lots of other crafts too.  She is bright, positive and full of energy!  Go watch her, she will most definitely help to top up your positivity batteries.   I will be back on Friday the 7th June. 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Lisa Darvill from Stray FM talks to 16-year-old Jacob Heagney who lives in Masham and helps look after his Dad who has a rare neurological condition. . He’s raising awareness for National Young Carers Awareness Day which is on Thursday 31st Jan.

Welcome to the show! Happy New Year! For many, we are well into the swing of January and the new season but I hope your holiday break was lovely, restful and full of making. Do you have any plans or goals for the new year? Anything you’d like to accomplish? I know there are a few in the community who are hoping to make this the year of their handspun sweaters – very exciting! In the show this week, I chat about our Breed and Colour Study of Masham and the colourway, ‘Starry Night’ that Katrina developed for us. I share a couple of finished objects, including a wrap in some handspun singles and my Radiate sweater by Joji Locatelli. It’s amazing what we can do when we have some quiet time! Lastly, we get into a large spinning growth about colour management. Enjoy the show!

Thank you for joining us this week. Welcome to new and returning viewers. Thank you especially to the patrons of the community. You can learn more about how to support the show here. Congratulations to Jessica and Carolyn this month for winning the monthly & calendar giveaway! This week, I introduced our current colours for the Breed & Colour Study. We will be studying Masham, using a photo submitted by Megan of lykkemeg (Ravelry). We discussed these colours at length & I hope you are looking forward to the study as much as I am! For patrons of the show, please watch your email for the link to be sent to you November 23rd to get started! Later that day, the listing will be made public for everyone to participate. Please don’t feel that you need to purchase fibre to participate — just grab some Masham, dye your own or use something already dyed, and jump in with us! The chatter link is here. Post finished yarns and projects here. For the remainder of the show, we chatted about a finished spin that I worked to finish but the finished yarn bled during the washing and created some interesting effects. I could be disappointed but I can’t do anything about it so I am going to go with it! I also give you an update on my Sparkle cardigan. We have a large Spinning Growth segment this week, as well, and I wanted to thank Jillaine for her detail she gave during her post on Ravelry to reflect on this project.

She's a world famous comedian, a best-selling author, and a good mate of the Dalai Lama - it's Meshel Laurie! She tells us all about her latest book, Buddhism for the Unbelievably Busy, and offers some tips for coping with the chaos of everyday life. We find out how Buddhism helped Meshel through her divorce, and what goes on at a Buddhist board meeting. There's some chat about her career, which has included everything from performing at the Sydney opera house and working in a brothel to chatting to Pink about cheese. Then it's time for a round of our favourite game, Anything for Money, and of course some Scummy Mummy Confessions. Do check out Meshel's new book and her previous effort, Buddhism for Breakups - they're both out now. And have a listen to her podcasts, Nitty Gritty Committee and Australian True Crime Podcast. The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review! **SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are coming to Cambridge, Bath, Belfast, Winchester, Masham, Cardiff, and many more... To buy tickets visit ScummyMummies.com. We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe! Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we meet Deborah James, aka Bowel Babe, who is currently going through intensive chemotherapy after being diagnosed with late stage cancer. And we have a right old laugh! Deborah tells us what it was like to receive her diagnosis, and how she's sharing the news with her kids. We find out that chemo isn't like in the movies, and discover that like most things, it's more bearable with wine. There's some serious chat about Deborah's views on mortality and how she looks to the future. Then we play a game about swearing! Do check out Deborah's column, Facebook page, and follow her on Instagram @bowelbabe. Her book is Coming Soon. The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review! **SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! Our Norwich show is SOLD OUT, but be are coming back to Cambridge this February. Then we're previewing our new show in London and coming to Bath, Masham, Cardiff, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com. We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe! Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's the best age to start learning an instrument? Can you make kids musical? And what kind of vajazzle would the host of the BBC Proms go for? Answering all these questions is Clemency Burton-Hill! She tells us all about her love of music, which covers everything from Back and Mendelssohn to Take That and UK garage. We talk about her brilliant book, Year of Wonder, which recommends a piece of classical music to listen to every day. Year of Wonder is out now, and comes highly recommended - we love it. You can follow Clemency on Twitter @clemencybh. The Scummy Mummies book is also OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review! **SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! Our Cambridge show is now SOLD OUT, but in January we're performing our Greatest Hits show in Shepherd's Bush, Nunhead and Norwich. Then we're previewing our new show and coming to Bath, Masham, Cardiff, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com. We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe! Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ho ho ho! It's time to welcome back two of our most available friends, good old Nurse Jessie and Steve "bah humbug" Hill! In this Christmas special we reveal our highlights of 2017, including our favourite events, songs, food, and sex. Helen has a brand new game for us to play, and of course we enjoy the traditional Ham Review. Then it's time to round off with some festive Scummy Mummy Confessions. As discussed in this episode, we're supporting the #freeperiods campaign to make menstruation products free for girls already on school meals. The demo kicks off on Wednesday 20 December at 4pm - meet at Parliament Square. Other gubbins we talk about in the podcast, if you're interested, include Nomad by Alan Partridge, The Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer, I Believe in You by Dolly Parton, and Wahaca, which just opened a new branch in Shoreditch. Our book, Scummy Mummies, is out now. We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review! Look out for Steve's book, The Card, in spring 2018, when you'll also be able to catch Ellie in the new series of Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit on Dave. **SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! Over the next few months we're visiting Cambridge, Norwich, Cardiff, Belfast, Masham, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit Scummymummies.com. We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe! Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to The Crochet Circle Podcast and the show notes for Episode 22 - The Secret's Out...   In this episode, I cover: Quick news beats; Old dog, new tricks; FOs; WIPs; DIPs; Feeding the habit; Setting up a craft group; Big up and What's good?   This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co.  Thanks to everyone who tunes into the podcast whether it is through Stitcher, Podbean, Spotify, iTunes or the YouTube Channel. Your support and engagement are really appreciated and makes running a podcast very special and worthwhile.    If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon:   1 - Quick news beats #Fridayisdyeday - On the 27th October I hosted the first #Fridayisdyeday, showing how different yarns can be dyed using professional (acid), icing colourant and natural dyes.  If you are interested in having a go, take a look at the blog post that I pulled together.  The plan is to do a #Fridayisdyeday over on Instagram on the last Friday of every month.  I might be dyeing again, showing what I am making with my own hand-dyed yarns or highlighting what I am making with some of those special hand-dyed skeins that are residing in the Stash Palace!     If you fancy having a go, it would be great to have you on board.  The blog post has lots of links to further information on dyeing yarn and here are my results from Friday:     Ravelry moderators - the keen-eyed amongst you will have noticed that I have added three more moderators to the group.  Anna, Jo and Lisa are always in there welcoming people in and responding and generally being a bunch of lovelies and making our Rav group a lovely sharing place to be.  They agreed to be moderators for us all.  We have never had to kick anybody out or edit what is in the group which is amazing and the job of moderating is more about welcoming people to the group and keeping the chat going.  Tamara and Helen were already in there as moderators and I am hoping that they will stay on even after the #BackToSchoolSweaterCAL.   Global Hook Up - A wee while ago (... quite a few months ago) I mentioned that I wanted to start hosting Global Crafting gatherings online.  You then heard nothing more on the subject but in the background, I have been researching the best way to bring this to you.  The sessions are going to be on a Saturday night (GMT) so that as many people as possible can join in.  A handful of people will be able to interact on an audio and visual basis and as many people as want (I believe) can join in by seeing what is going on.  You can also use #GlobalHookUp on Instagram to track what is going on with the session and interact and show off your crafting.   The initial test Global Hook Up is going to be on Saturday 25th November.  The exact time is to be announced and the details will be added to a Ravelry thread and on Instagram. The idea is to use the first hook up to see how it works for everyone and iron out any niggles, ready for the next one in December   CALs for 2018 - Over the next couple of months I would like to ask you to tell me what CALs you would like me to run in 2018.  I have a few ideas but would like to get you involved in the process.  I have opened a thread on Ravelry so please do let me know what ideas you have.   Christmas Eve CAL - We had so much fun with last year's Christmas Eve CAL, that it's going ahead this year too.  Charlie from Love Charlie podcast and I are teaming up together to host the One Skein Wonderland CAL.  You can hook on at 00.01 on the 24th December.  More details to follow on this but the idea is to look out that special skein of yarn (100g) or maybe you have one coming as a present on the 25th?      There is a thread on Ravelry so that you can suggest one skein projects that I can add to a bundle for everyone to see.    2 - Old dog, new tricks This month it's all about upping the odds of winning at yarn chicken (that game you play when you really, really hope you have enough yarn to finish off a row or round).   I tested out three different yarn weights (4 ply, DK and chunky) to see if there was any real difference in the amount of yarn needed.   After a couple of rows of dc to settle my tension on each swatch I then crocheted three rows of dc, three of half treble and three rows of treble crochet.  This allowed me to take an average length of yarn required over three rows.      Here are the results: 4 ply (400m per 100g) dc requires 9 times the length of your row/round htr requires 11 times the length of your row/round tr requires 14 times the length of your row/round   Double Knitting (DK - 200m per 100g) dc requires 9 x the length of your row/round htr requires 12 x times the length of your row/round tr requires 14 x the length of your row/round   Chunky (100m per 100g) dc requires 9 x the length of your row/round htr requires 12 x the length of your row/round tr requires 14 x the length of your row/round I have since tested this on the Homebody Sweater that I am crocheting.  It's in rows of htr and I am using a 4ply yarn and a 4.5mm hook, so very different from what I tested above.  Guess what?  Yup, it took just under 12 x the length of the row.  My final nugget of yarn had 10 lengths and so I managed to save myself some time and just started a new ball instead.   3 - Finished Objects  I didn't think I had much to show this month but it turns out I do.  First up is my Sicily jumper which is free of charge Rowan pattern.  Although it calls for 4ply cotton, I used a 4 ply wool blend instead (Shilasdair luxury 4 ply in shade Hawthorn).  The wool has a lot more stretch than the cotton and the sample on the model seemed quite bulky so I opted to make the smallest size and it is my best fitting handmade garment to date.     It has been really lovely to be part of the Back To School Sweater CAL with Helen and Tamara.  So much so that I have started a second jumper.   As part of another along, I took part in the Fibre Friends Podcast North Bound Knitting Along which meant knitting any of Lisa Mutch's patterns.  I chose to do Auspice using up the 100g skein of skinny Merino that I had hand dyed with blackberries.  The yarn has faded from a soft purple colour to a silver grey and I really like it.   I also had a day out in London with four lovely friends (Flic, Corrine, Helen and Charlie) and we made our way to i Knit and Loop.  Whilst in Loop I purchased a hot off the press copy of Making Winter by Emma Mitchell (Silverpebble2 on IG).  It has some lovely crochet patterns in it as well as recipes and lots of other crafty makes.  I suspect that this is going to be a firm favourite with lots of people and I know that it is already on a few Christmas lists.      I have made the Hawthorn mittens and although I could have stuck to the one colour version in the book, I had to fiddle and add some of my Hawthorn inspired Shilasdair yarn for the actual hawthorn berries and some brown wool that I did a test icing colour dye on in advance of #Fridayisdyeday    It is so cold in my office that I have had these on all day!  You can also see a scrap yarn garland that I have made ready to be part of my exhibition stand.  This is a free pattern from Little Conkers.  My final FO is a pair of socks.  I have been trying a different heel construction this time and I have to say I really like working the after thought heel and am in love with the colour.  You can see the sock/yarn blank in the photo and the subsequent socks.      4 - Works in progress I only have a couple of WIPs on the go at the moment.  The first is my second version of Criss-cross using Gym Nut from Green Elephant Yarns.  This is a CAL with Olann and which will start in January (it was going to be November but we are now going for January).  If you fancy joining in, you need a 2 x 100g of 4ply with at least 350m per 100g.  More details will follow on Ravelry and Instagram. Progress is fairly slow on this one because I am recording a tutorial for the pattern as I crochet along.     The second is a new jumper using some Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) and Masham blend (4 ply and using a 4mm hook) which is really light and airy but oh so warm.  The pattern is Homebody Sweater by Megan Shaimes and it is available as a free download.  I liked the idea of having a slouchy, kick around the house crocheted jumper and had already dyed up the wool during #Fridayisdyeday knowing that I wanted a stone-washed denim look.     5 - Designs in Progress Thank you to everyone that responded to my call for test croheters and product reviewers.  My plan is to keep with this segment whenever I have something to say.   This month I have something massive to tell you!  The reason I have been quiet of Ravelry and IG is that I have been designing crocheted items for Erika Knight.     That's it, the secret really is out now.  I have been sitting on this information for just over two months and have a series of four shawls that I have designed in Erika's fab new British Blue 100 range (8 shades in gorgeous 100% British BFL).  There are some other designs as well, one finished and some in the pipeline.      I have been working with Erika and Bella to design a set of four shawls that increase in complexity as you move from one to the next.  All four are based on the same basic pattern repeat and shape but a change of stitch or addition of lace rows leads to four very different shawls.   When I started crocheting and knitting three years ago, I naturally gravitated towards Erika's patterns and yarns because I am always drawn to elegant simplicity.  If you haven't already, please check her out - there are 10 pages of patterns on Ravelry to look at and a massive back catalogue of books too (I think I own almost all of them). In the Stash Palace I have two shelves that are dedicated to specific yarn brands.  One is Erika Knight and the other is John Arbon Textiles.  I think you all know what that means.  The love is strong.   I still keep on having to pinch myself because I cannot quite believe that this has happened.  I have the utmost respect for what Erika and Bella achieve - they are incredibly hard-working, lovely people. The patterns will be released next year and I will, of course, shout about it from the rooftops and show them off to you when I can.   I am so, so happy! :-)   And then this arrived through the post and that's my Doppio Colosseum on the front!     6 - Feeding the habit   Bags from EMYA Handmade (AKA the very lovely Emmie and Yael).  Not only did they send me these bags as a surprise (one of which is going to become a podcast prize) but they are also offering a 20% discount code on their shop www.emyahandmade.com you just need to use the code EMYA20.  They have a great range of items, including reusable make up remover pads and panty liners (one of my biggest concerns of non biodegradeable waste).   Making Winter from Emma Mitchell is priced at £14.99 Indigo dyed yarn and natural undyed yarn from Border Tart.   7 - Setting up a craft group I promised to go through how I set up Woolgethering Sandbach and it turned out to be quite lengthy so it became a blog post as well as the detail that I gave in the podcast.     8 - Big up I'm going a little left field this month with an audiobook(ish) and a film podcast: I love listening to audiobooks, especially since I started working from home on my own.  It's very easy to feel like your brain is turning to mush and there is a lack of intellectual content because you are missing out on office situations where dialogue and debates occur every day.    Audiobooks mean that I continue to learn really interesting stuff as I design or crochet or catch up on emails.  My latest is a series of lectures called The Great Courses and I chose to listen to the lectures on The Vikings.  It is extremely in-depth and brilliantly delivered by Prof. Harl - not at all dry and boring.  It was just one credit on Audible and I had 18 hours of amazing content.  There are many subjects to choose from in The Great Courses and they're well worth taking a look at. Every Friday night Matthew and I sit down to listen to the Empire Podcast.  We love watching films and really enjoy this film review podcast.  It's silly, quite sweary and great Friday night entertainment.   9 - What's Good 2018 is shaping up to be a pretty good year.  I feel like I set the standard for what I want to achieve in 2017 and feel ready to take 2018 on as a crochet designer and podcaster.  Watch out world!    Until December.   Fay x   Instagram: Crochet_Circle_Podcast  Instagram: provenance.craft.co   Instagram: FayDHDesigns YouTube: The Crochet Circle Podcast Crochet Clan on Mighty Network: Invite

There's starting to be a crispness to the air which means that knitting season is here! We're a little giddy over this small fact and are ready to cast on ALL. THE. THINGS. Sponsor: The Loveliest Yarn Company is a new online yarn shop bringing you the loveliest yarn and knitting accessories.  Buying yarn online can be a bit fraught so they have gathered the best into one place.  They have knit, washed and worn everything so people know it’s all been tried and tested by knitters. The Loveliest Yarn Company stock artisan hand dyed yarn from Life in the Long Grass, organic merino from Rosy Green Wool, some great stalwarts of the yarn world from West Yorkshire Spinners, irresistible accessories from Merchant and Mills and lots more.  All from theloveliestyarncompany.co.uk. Podcast listeners can get 10% off in September with the code YITCEnabled2016.  If you aren’t shopping for yarn at the moment, sign up for their newsletter on the site.  News and Events: Only a handful of tickets are left for this year's GLYC. Get your tickets here for this weekend! September 5th - Knitflix, part of the Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival. More details posted in our Ravelry group here. September 16-18 – Kirstie Allsop presents The Handmade Fair at Hampton Court Palace September 24-25 – Masham Sheep Fair, Masham  September 24-25 – Yarndale, Skipton Auction Mart (where you can get your Porpoise Fur and YITC fix) September 25th - London Wool Fair & Sheep Drive - happening around Monument and London Bridge and featuring 40 craft and fashion accessories market stalls, 12 street food stalls and 4 fashion pods with displays and a display showing the story of wool. The event will also feature the Band of the Irish Guard and their Irish wolfhound mascot. September 29-October 2 – Loch Ness Knit Fest in Inverness, Scotland September 30-October 2 – Made on Holiday Yarn in the Country retreat in Devon. We're excited to have been invited by Made on Holiday to teach at their retreat and are looking forward to a fantastic weekend playing with colour. There's 10% off registration for YITC listeners - just use code GLYC2016 when making your booking. What we're working on: Rachel has cast on for the Espresso Macchiato socks in her excitement with the start of knitting season. Her latest huge shawl is almost done but finishing was thwarted by missing yarn. Allison has FINALLY finished the never-ending Toddler Hoodie (which had almost never ending ends to weave in thanks to the stripes). She's also finished crocheting an Easy Ripple baby blanket (minus the border) and has moved back to finishing her Because Sock Yarn shawl. Knitting Season: Both of us are making plenty of plans of what to knit next now that the weather is starting to turn! We chat about our goals, all the things we want to cast on and how we get ourselves organised for the best knitting season of the year. Apparently there's a whole back-to-school philosophy that we agree on and a heavy amount of pre-processing is involved. We also decide that Kate Bostwick's upcoming Lambton Panes KAL should be the "unofficial KAL" leading up to November's Yarnporium. Join us? Wrap up: We hope you’ll make a plan to join us on Saturday, September 10th for the Great London Yarn Crawl. Tickets are selling quickly so get yours soon!  You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio and us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at The Goat on the Rise between 7 and 10pm. Everyone’s really friendly and we hope to see you there! Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon! Music (all available on NoiseTrade): I want you to want me - Letters to Cleo Pass it on - Candythief

In this episode you will only hear one half of the Two Ewes. Kelly finished up the school year with a cold and wasn't able to record. We didn't want to miss reaching out to everyone so it is short episode with Marsha. Well, Kelly does make a short appearance at the end of the podcast since at editing time she had a little better voice! Kelly has finished two projects!  She decided that a good day to bind off the I Love My Husband scarf was their 32nd anniversary.  It was one of the projects that she brought on the camping trip they went on.  She also finished the Edie tee by Isabel Kramer.  She decided not to add the neckline edging, but she did add a moss stitch edging to the hem and sleeves.  The yarn fabric washed up nicely in a cold water machine wash and a trip through the dryer. The hem and sleeve edges are rolling up, so it will need a bit of ironing there. She continues work on the Latticework Cardigan and hopes to finish before the Black Sheep Gathering.  Breaking News!  The sweater is finished!  The end of the semester prevented her from selecting a spirit yarn project (although Pi Baby from last episode was made from spirit yarn).  Now that school is over and the grading is done, she will be searching through stash for a good candidate. Marsha has not picked up her Fairfield Cardigan by Michele Wang for weeks since she has been working on other projects. She is almost to the bottom edge of her Ricky for All Seasons by Vera Sanon. She want the T-shirt to be a little longer than the pattern is written. She plans to put the bottom edge on waste yarn, finish the neck and sleeves and see how much yarn she has to make the Tee longer. Yarnia in Portland, Oregon was awesome and sent her 2 ounces more yarn to finished her Striped Study Shawl. Thank you so much Yarnia! Marsha is still working on her Spirit-Yarn-a-Long project, a shawl called Sunny Delight by Brian Smith. She has been spinning and carding the Merino fleece she bought last year at the Black Sheep Gathering. Marsha promised herself she cannot by more fleece at this year's gathering until she spins what she bought last year! Fiber in the Wild: Marsha visited just two yarn shops, Tolt and Quintessential Knits, during the LYS Tour of shops in the Seattle area. At Tolt she bought baa ram ewe Dovestone DK from Yorkshire, in a light grey/blue call Brambly Bath . The yarn is 50% Blueface Leicester, 25% Wensleydale, and 25% Masham. Marsha had not heard of Masham so had to buy the yarn! We have a discussion thread in the Ravelry Group for the Spirit Yarn Along. Use your spirit yarn (whether de-stash or DEEP stash) to make something between now and June 30. Talk about it, show us pictures, and share the creativity. Winners will be selected randomly from the thread. Kelly attended the Spinning at the Winery on June 4, held by the Treadles to Threads Guild at the Retzlaff winery in Livermore.  What a fun event!  In addition to spinning a braid from Woolgatherings, there was much spinning encouragement going on.  Dagmar got going with her new wheel and Jennai actually won a wheel in the raffle!  Woohoo!  What a great day! Going to the Black Sheep Gathering?  If so, we have a meet-up planned for the afternoon/evening of Saturday, June 25.  We hope you can join us.  Listen to the show and check out the Ravelry Group for more details. There is a little Bee Talk at the end of the podcast.    For photos check out our blog at twoewesfiber.com

Hi everyone, Here are the shownotes for Episode 12: This episode I discuss Masham sheep fair, Yorkshire Wool week including the workshops I went on, there is a book review, a giveaway, some podcast recommendations and a Dr Who special at the end...it is a bumper episode. Baa Ram Ewe Novel Knits Ann Kingstone designs Earth2motherknits Shinybees To enter the giveaway for Animal hats please complete the following sentence: If I were an animal I would be a ....., because..... For 12 knits of Christmas please complete the following sentence: The thing I love most about christmas is..... Please email your answer to knitspincake@gmail.com and the winners will be announced on the next podcast, lets say closing date of the 1st December  Good luck!