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The Knitting and Stitching Show at Harrogate Convention Centre runs from the 21st to 24th November 2024, And here's an exclusive offer just for you: Use the discount code SST when you book to save on your tickets. Simply head over to theknittingandstitchingshow.com/harrogate/sst to secure your spot.Artist Salley Mavor has spent over 4 decades honing her signature style and working methods, carving out her own niche within the children's book world and the fiber art community. She creates 3-dimensional hand-stitched artwork with fabric, found objects and a unique combination of embroidery techniques she's developed during her career. A combination of storytelling imagery, extra attention to detail, fervent craftsmanship, and the use of familiar, yet intriguing materials set it apart. Her pieces are presented as tableaus, like miniature shallow stage sets, with scenery, props and characters assembled in shadow-box frames. Her scenes have been used as children's book illustrations, social commentary, and stop-motion animation.As an illustration student at the Rhode Island School of Design in the 1970's, Salley left traditional mediums behind, preferring to communicate her ideas with sculptural needlework. Salley has illustrated 11 picture books using her distinctive blend of materials and hand-stitching techniques, including Pocketful of Posies, which won the 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Her popular how-to book, Felt Wee Folk is in its 2nd edition, inspiring creativity in all ages. The picture book, My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep around the World is her most recent publication. She works in her home studio in Falmouth, Massachusetts.Links Website: www.weefolkstudio.comShop: https://salleymavor.etsy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/salleymavor/Facebook:

How much is the mainstream sewing industry adopting a sustainability mindset these days? I went to the Knitting & Stitching show in London at the beginning of Oct 2023 to investigate. I tried to unearth any ethical and eco-minded motivations among the commerce taking place. So come with me and listen to the conversations I had and the conclusions I came to… Support the podcast over on Patreon! Spending the day with my pal Catherine (@kittyandthetiger on Instagram) Catherine and I attended the Knitting & Stitching show at Alexandra Palace in London in October 2023. I spoke to Jen Hogg who designs and sells sewing and knitting tools via her website, Etsy and through other retailers. Find Jen on Instagram @jenerates. Her most popular products are the seam circles and the silicon hot hemmer. Image source: Jenerates Find the Stash Hub app on their website, on IG @stash_hub, or in your smart phone's app store. You can catch up on all Yvettes ‘Stash Chats' on YouTube, including one with me! Lauren Tedstone was a contestant in the 2023 series of The Great British Sewing Bee. You can follow her on Instagram @madebylaurentedstone. Lauren introduced me to the Mimiquins custom mannequins and their creators. I then spoke to Jaire, one of the co-founders of the brand. Image source: Mimiquins I bumped into Tanya from Bornella Fabrics who told me about her recent participation in a Street Stitching event. Image source: Street Stitching Louise from Ethel & Joan told me about her newest button, pin holder and jewellery designs. Find Louise's business, Ethel & Joan, on her website, Etsy shop and IG @ethelandjoan.

In this episode, Anne sits down with Solveigh Lass-Evans of Iolair Yarn and designer of the Sea Pink Top. Solveigh shares her fiber craft journey, including how a major loss sparked a new career as a hand dyer and designer.  Please note that those who are newly experiencing grief may want to delay listening to this episode.  Links to Things Mentioned in This Episode There are only a very limited number of Shetland Hogmanay Boxes left! Order yours here. The Journal of Scottish Yarns The last two Instagram Live events of the #yarnmal2023 had some hints about the upcoming issue 4 of The Journal of Scottish Yarns. Watch them here and here. Iolair Yarn Sea Pink Top Find Solveigh on Instagram Find Iolair Yarn in person this year at the Scottish Yarn Festival, Yarndale, Glasgow School of Yarn, and the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrowgate. Learn more about the listener dinner at No.88 here. The show will now be on a hiatus for the next few months. Please follow or subscribe to the show through your favorite podcast app, and when the show returns, the new episode will automatically for you!

All the chat about what we've been up to these last 2 weeks, including a lovely visit to the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show, meeting new friends, sewing projects, patterns that have caught our eye, and general ramblings including a few meows from Geordie the cat!Happy sewing!Jayne & Lynne xxx

Hi everyone,Join us for this week's podcast where we are chatting about what we've been up to, from new sewing patterns, challenges and our exciting news!  We are also looking forward to our pending visit to The Knitting and Stitching Show, Harrogate.Thanks for your support as always and if you would like to support us further we have created a Kofi Account https://ko-fi.com/sewchatrepeat.Everything we have chatted about will be linked on our Instagram page. @sewchatrepeat.Happy sewingLynne & Jayne

Welcome to Season 4 of the Makers' Podcast; unCUT! The ladies spend some time catching up on the past weeks. Visit the unCUT website, www.uncutpod.wordpress.com for links and the full show notes. This episode was sponsored by The Knitting and Stitching Show. Please check out our instagram page for more details on the discount code we have for you and more information on how to win the free tickets to attend the upcoming Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace from 7-10 October 2021. You can attend interactive workshops, live demonstrations, galleries lined with intricate work, as well as hundreds of their most loved exhibitors selling specialist craft supplies. This is unCUT, the Makers' Podcast, where we discuss all things crafts and our experiences with being creative. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes. Follow us on social media https://www.instagram.com/uncutpodcast_/ Email: hello.uncutpodcast@gmail.com ** Email any topics, situations, questions you'd like us to consider discussing on the podcast using #craftinguncut as the subject.

The Knitting and Stitching Show is returning to the Harrogate Convention Centre next week - we caught up with Event Director Anna Baptiste ahead of some slight changes to the show for its 29th year!

Stray FM's Pete Egerton has been along to Harrogate Convention Centre to speak to just a small number of exhibitors involved in the 2018 knitting and Stitching show.

Arriving at the Harrogate Convention Centre 22nd - 25th November 2018, The Knitting and Stitching Show is particularly focussing on the mental health and wellbeing benefits of hobbies such as knitting.

This podcast combines week 2 and 3 of the Woolly Notebook Knit-along. I take a look at the patterns Castiel and Half Theory from Woolly Wormhead, take a look at the difference in yarn overs (hint they are not all created equally) before moving on to the Tin Can Knits Strange Brew KAL and there is a special look at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Dublin this November. If all of that wasn't enough there is also a look at what you can be doing in your garden this October/November.

Welcome to The Crochet Circle Podcast and the show notes for Episode 26 – CALathon.   In this episode, I cover: Quick news beats; Old dog, new tricks;  FOs; WIPs; DIPs; Feeding the habit, Review of Making Winter book; 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 Global Hook Up – Are you all ready to join in the first-ever Global Hook Up?  Here are the joining details:    Hi there, Fay Dashper-Hughes is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: 1st Global Hook Up with The Crochet Circle Podcast Group Time: Feb 3, 2018 7:00 PM London Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/4750475819 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 I have set it up so that everyone is on mute to begin with and then I can unmute you.  The meeting will start when I join in at 7pm (GMT) on Saturday 3rd February.  It will run for an hour and then we can take a call on whether it works and we want longer sessions.   The next session will be on 24th of February and may have a later start time so that it is more accessible from the Eastern time zones too. You may need to bear with me whilst I get to grips with the technology.  If you are on Instagram, then please get involved by using #GlobalHookUp and following that hashtag.  That way I can see what you are all up to and comment on your projects.        I will also release the meeting code on Instagram about an hour before it starts on Saturday night (GMT). One Skein Wonderland CAL – By the time this podcast is out the CAL will have closed.  We will announce prizes shortly afterwards. There have been so many great projects.  Even if you haven’t managed to join the CAL, I encourage you to look at the Finished Objects thread in the Love Charlie Podcast group on Ravelry and #OneSkeinWonderlandCAL on Instagram to see some fabulous projects. Different Designer CAL – This will start on 1st March and run until 8th April.  The premise is that you go to the ‘Different Designer CAL’ Ravelry thread and tell everyone who your favourite designer is.  You share why you love their designs and which your favourite one is.  You then get to look through all the suggestions or come up with your own. You HAVE to try out a new designer, that’s the only rule.  Other Crochet Circle CALs – 4th May to 30th June – Summer tops CAL 13th July – 31st August – Vintage Along (using either vintage yarn or a vintage pattern - 20+ years old)  14th September – 26th October – Sock Along 24th December – 31st January – One Skein Wonderland CAL Apart from the Different Designer CAL, I am going to add a new twist which is that you can enter WIPs so long as they fit the brief. #FridayIsDyeDay – It’s great to see people taking part in this on the last Friday of every month.  There was some amazing speckled yarn by Lyndsay (andthentherewasmorgan on IG), Gemma (curlygem92 on IG) dyed up four fab bright colourways and started almost straight away to crochet a hat with one of them.  Haylie (fireweedfibres in IG) dyed up two colourways and Jo (dancing_goat_crafts on IG) dyed up some wool tops ready for spinning.   I managed to do some from my weekend accommodation.  I dyed a shop-bought pair of cashmere gloves a bright turquoise and over-dyed some orange yarn that I had previously dyed and not loved.  It has already been crocheted up into a cowl which you can see in FOs.  I also made my Mum dye up a skein which you can see below.  It’s and 80% Merino/20% silk mix and she wants me to knit her a pair of socks with it.     Unravel Festival – I am heading to Unravel on the Sunday 18th February.  If you are going to be about and fancy meeting up for a coffee, let me know.  Knitting and Stitching Show at Olympia – Eeek, I’m going to be at this show working on the Erika Knight stand!  If you are going to the show, I will be there all day on Friday on Stand F62.  Come and say hello.  I promise to both wave at you and hug you! Both are obligatory.   2 - Old dog, new tricks Google images – If you have a specific pattern in your mind that you want to make, then a really quick way of trying to see whether it exists is to use Google images as a search function.  I also use this if there is something that I want to buy, and I want to see what options there are.  For instance, I typed ‘crocheted asymmetric shawl lace’ and it came up with hundreds of options which I can then quickly assess and click on the image to find out what the pattern is.  You may still have to do some sifting through because the occasional knitting pattern may appear, but I still think that it is a great way to see what is available beyond Ravelry.   Instagram – I mentioned a few of the tricks of Instagram in Episode 24 and I think that it prompted a few of you to join Instagram.  If that is the case, I really hope that you are finding it to be the positive, inspirational space that I find it to be.   3 - Finished Objects Well first up must be  Cardigan of Doom really.  I used Cascade Heritage in shade Dark Plum (2632) I cannot say how happy I was to get this project off my needles and out of my life.  It has now arrived safely with Frazer (after I sent it to the wrong address!) and here is a quick pic of him in it.  I learned some major lessons with this project: 1 – Never knit a 4-ply cardigan ever again. 2 – Don’t make big items for other people.  3 – If you make an obvious mistake, frog it back and remedy it. 4 – Don’t work simultaneously on two projects that have a level of cross over.  I ended up adding two rows of moss stitch rib to a K1/P1 section of the cardigan rib… My third Criss-cross shawl for the Olann and Criss-cross CAL is finished! I used Rowan’s Alpaca Colour DK, sadly, a discontinued yarn. It was nice to work with and used 260g in total and came out at a whopping 2.8m in length.    You can get the pattern free of charge from Olann and. It is available to download as a PDF in both UK and US terminology and there is a YouTube tutorial to help you through the slightly trickier elements, but that said, this is a pattern for competent beginners and up.  There is still time to get hooking this shawl as the CAL doesn’t finish until the 23rd February.     At the weekend I over-dyed some chunky alpaca yarn from orange to green.  I asked Becci from River Knits for some advice and she very kindly gave me three options.  I chose option three which would give me greens and browns.  I have gone from feeling totally meh about this yarn to loving it and crocheting it up straight away.  More on the pattern in the Making Winter book review below.     4 - Works in progress I have been beavering away on my final set of designs for Erika Knight and remaking the patterns in five different and very awesome colourways.  This means that whilst I have been crocheting away, I haven’t got much that I can show you as I only have a couple of personal projects on the go and they are both for CALs!   Alyson and Vivian from the Keep Calm and Carry Yarn Podcast are hosting an #Ultravioletkcal based on Pantone 2018 Ultra Violet.  I can’t resist a CAL and so I am crocheting up the Inclination Wrap which is available designed by Julme Conradie and available from the Nurturing Fibres website.   It is a properly sized wrap and uses linen stitch to get some nice stitch definition with the colour changes.  My yarns are Drops Alaska (03 Light Grey), a purple yarn that I hand-dyed a couple of years ago (on a base from John Arbon) and want to put to good use and a skein of Life in the Long Grass aran in colourway Viola (the one with pops of yellow and burgundy).    I have a future WIP which I am planning to start between now and the next podcast.  Claudia at the Crochet Luna vlogcast is hosting a Fortune Cookie CAL which starts on the Chinese New Year (16th February) and runs to the 31st March.  I already have my yarn selected and just need to crack open a fortune cookie which will dictate the pattern that I do.     5 - Designs in Progress My other DIP is just at the very beginning stages.  I’m not really a fan of granny squares and the granny stitch.  Is that something you can say when you have a crochet podcast?  Are you going to disown me?  Rosina from the Zeens & Roger vlogcast is hosting a granny along.  It started on 1st February and I figured that it isn’t really acceptable to broad-brush say I don’t like something, so I am determined to create a granny something in colours I like and hopefully a pattern I like too.  The yarn is Álafoss Lopi in shades Dark Grey (0005), Mid Grey (0058) and Light Grey (0054).  These are leftovers that I had from my version of the Phasian Blanket from Take Two.       Watch this space to see whether I can be converted. Or not.   6 - Feeding the habit  When I did the interlocking crochet workshop at Black sheep wools, I was in great company.  One of the other participants was the lovely Kathryn from Crafternoon Treats Podcast.  We did some podcast goodies swapping and I have a lot of very lovely things to give away from Kathryn’s Crafternoon Treats Etsy store.  Even better the prizes were chosen by Katherine and Lyndsay when we met up for a coffee before the workshop started at Black Sheep Wools.    If you haven’t looked at Kathryn’s store yet, you really should.  She dyes up some beautiful colourways and specifically works with British breeds.  So, you will see some of these goodies going out as podcast prizes for the 2018 CALs.     She also gave me some lovely yarn to design with and some great single breed hanks which I can use for my version of Wool Exploration throughout the year.  I am a very lucky lady!   I spent the last weekend in Wales.  Do you remember tales of me supposedly walking back down Snowdon having taken the train up there?  Well, because we had moved the dates of our trip, it was out of season for the train.  I took one look at the torrent of rain and decided that even a little walk was not for me.  Instead, I went shopping with my Mum and got some crafting time in. That was after I managed to photograph our feral goat visitors.     En route I had to pop into Abakhan (a haberdashery chain based in the NW of England and Wales).  They had a nice selection of Rico cotton which I bought because ready for the Vintage Along in July.  I want to use a pattern from a very old book and it up to date with soft modern colours of cotton.      7 – Book Review ‘Making Winter’ by Emma Mitchell I bought this book from Loop London the day after it was launched in the same shop.  I bought it for a couple of reasons.  Firstly, it is a multi-craft book with crochet patterns in it and I feel that this needed supporting.  All too often the woollen craft part of these types of publications is knitting so it’s refreshing to have crochet in there instead. Secondly, other crafts feel very natural and environmentally friendly.  The author, Emma Mitchell is very much inspired by nature and this is oh so apparent if you follow her in Instagram.  This is the kind of crafting that I like.  Taking my inspiration and raw materials from nature whenever possible.   I have pulled together a full book review which you can read over at my blog.     8 – Big Up It has been a little while since I did a Big Up and new crochet podcasts are popping up!   Here are some of them for you to look at: Micky Midge Crochet Podcast – Michelle has been podcasting for a few months and has a weekly podcast.  She’s based in the UK, is a working Mum and is starting to be drawn into the rabbit hole that is hand-dyed yarn!  Michelle is about to start a SprintimeCAL which is due to start on 14th February and ends at Easter.  The idea is that you crochet something that is Spring themed.   Talia Louise Crochet – Natalie has a couple of podcasts out so far.  She’s based in Australia and works on a range of projects with lots of different yarns.  I think that Natalie is aiming for a monthly podcast.  Earl Grey Crochet – Elizabeth has been podcasting for about seven months now and crochets all sorts of things.  She makes A LOT of amigurumi.  She is great fun, based in Australia and full of enthusiasm.  Elizabeth is also running a Blurred Shawl CAL starting on the 31st March.  Of course, I will be participating in that! Samsqueak Craftcast - Sam has a couple of podcasts out and is based just outside Chicago.  She loves to crochet and do all sorts of other crafting too.   9 - What's Good I had a thoroughly lovely day at Black Sheep Wools.  The morning was spent drinking coffee and eating cake with lovely friends Katherine, Lyndsay and Kathryn.  Charlie and Katie popped their heads in for five minutes too!     The workshop that some of us did in the afternoon was interesting and it taught me a new technique – interlocking crochet.  The tutor was Graeme Knowles-Miller and he was great fun and very informative.  It’s so nice to be able to sit and chat with fellow crafters, so roll on Global Hook Up!    Fay x   Instagram: Crochet_Circle_Podcast  Instagram: provenance.craft.co   Instagram: FayDHDesigns YouTube: The Crochet Circle Podcast Crochet Clan on Mighty Network: Invite

September has been an incredibly busy month, and on this episode we recap the fifth annual Great London Yarn Crawl, including our live interview with special guest Erika Knight.  Our sponsor: This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Garthenor, providing a variety of sustainable, organic British wool products in an ecologically responsible way. See Garthenor’s glorious yarns, including a kit for Isabell Kraemer's new Amory sweater, on their website at www.garthenor.com.  News and Events:  Drawing for prizes from last podcast:  Two skeins of Brushwork: pinkpot on Ravelry  Strander Gradient Sweater pattern: LuisaM  Congratulations to both, and thanks to everyone who posted a comment! Upcoming events: 7 – 22th October – UK Wool Week  11 – 15th October: The Knitting and Stitching Show, Ally Pally London  14 –15th October: Bakewell Wool Gathering  13 – 15th October: Loch Ness Knit Fest  14 October: West Wales Wool Show, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire  28 – 29th October: Kendal Wool Gathering  1 – 30th November: WOVEMBER!!!! This year's theme is Woolness: where wool meets wellness  11 November: Festiwool, at a new venue!  11 – 12th November: Nottingham Yarn Expo  23 – 30th November: London Guild exhibition – The Thames and Southwark: Threads of London Life, Southwark Cathedral  Save the date... 20-21st October 2018: The Knit-Tea Retreat, sign ups open 8 October, 2017 Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on Rachel is finishing off her shawl pattern for the handspun KAL that will kick off on October 9 after Spinzilla is over – head over to her thread in the Ravelry group to sign up! She’s also working on a new sweater design in Erika Knight British Blue 100 that will hopefully be available at the end of the month.  Allison finished her Bousta Beanie, and is almost done with her Martinique Beach Cowl. She's been spinning Turning on Shetland from Porpoise Fur, and is currently working on Lemon Difficult by Kate Atherley.  GLYC Wrap up:  The fifth edition of the Great London Yarn Crawl was a huge success! Many thanks to our volunteers, sponsors and all the participants who came out on the day and made it such a great time, and brought over 100 items to donate to Knit for Peace! The event raised a total of £817, bringing the five year total to over £4200 donated to Refuge.  Finally - we have the audio from our live interview with Erika Knight at the after party and we love the stories that she has to share from her life in yarn and knitting. She's very passionate! Enjoy! *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find 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. Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Ridiculously Happy (feat. Twilight Meadow) - Owl City

This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co. and Lynne Rowe Knitting and Crochet 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:   Featuring an interview with indie hand dyer Verity Castledine who runs Truly Hooked from her home in Nottingham. Hear all about the various processes of hand-dying, what inspires Verity and how she works with her husband Meyrick to run their successful family business (they even rope the children in too).       Verity hanging her latest skeins out to dry.      Some of the skeins that we discussed during the interview. In addition to hand-dying, Verity is also a designer and has just published her first knitting book, 'The Sock Drawer'. To find out more about Verity, visit her at the following Truly Hooked website: http://www.trulyhooked.com/ Truly Hooked on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trulyhooked Truly Hooked on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/trulyhooked/ Truly Hooked on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trulyhooked/ Truly Hooked on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/verity-castledine   You can also find her at the YarnMama indie dyer cooperative over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YarnMamas/photos/a.1429446873982237.1073741826.1429197850673806/1633776026882653/?type=3&theater   The two mini skeins from the first skeins that  Verity ever dyed and some of her latest work. You can squish some Truly Hooked yarn at the following events in 2016: Fibre East, Ampthill, Bedford - 30th/31st July:  http://www.fibre-east.co.uk/ British Wool Show, York - 5th/6th August: http://britishwool.net/  Popup Wool Show, Port Sunlight, Wirral - 20th August: http://popupwoolshow.co.uk/  Yarndale, Skipton, Yorkshire - 24th/25th September: http://yarndale.co.uk/ Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London - 5th to 9th October: http://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/london/     One of Verity's crochet designs in three of her very different yarns. We hope you enjoyed the interview and thanks for listening to The Crochet Circle Podcast. Don't forget to tune in on the first Friday of every month for our regular episodes. Lynne has also been beavering away, uploading the episodes to YouTube, so you can catch us there too!     Happy listening and crocheting.   Lynne and Fay x   Instagram: Crochet_Circle_Podcast  Instagram: provenance.craft.co   Instagram: FayDHDesigns YouTube: The Crochet Circle Podcast Crochet Clan on Mighty Network: Invite

This Episode has the bairns talking to you about Katya Frankels books Head to Toe and Boy's Knits. These are really good books if you want to knit for children aged 4-14 (and lets be honest some of us still fit age 14 clothes so its even more of us). http://katyafrankeldesigns.bigcartel.com/ There is even a competition to enter to win a copy of one of them. Go to the Caithness Craft Collective group on Ravelry and enter there. Wots e Craic - Fancy a bit of Twinset Designs Summer Camp 7-10 July 2016 at Ramblewood Resort, Darlington Maryland? Ah go on, you know you want to. Go to their Twinset Designs Ravelry group and sign up via there. UNKAL - Sign up in the threads on Ravelry for the 3 divisions of the UN Knit along. Lots of wonderful prizes Coming Up - Knitting and Stitching Show - 28 April - 1 May in Ingliston Edinburgh Highland Wool Fest on 21 May at Dingwall Mart - Ripplescrafts is going and you need to go just for the cake served on a trowel. Loch Ness Knit Fest - Sept 29 - Oct 2 In and around Inverness Festiwool - North Hertfordshire College, Hitchin on 12 November Retreat - Update and talking about Twinset Ellens Coming and Going Baby Hat and Cardigan pattern Me Me Me Shoppy - www.etsy.com/shop/caithnesscraft Blah Blah Blah - Louise Hunt and Caithness Craft Collective Group on Ravelry  caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com  CaithnessCraft on Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook. www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com There are even bloopers at the end.

A wee bit off the cuff. But you get 'Goodtime' music to bounce to. Apologies for any mistakes I made. Wots e Craic - Subway Knits Droughtlander Runny Runny Runny - https://www.justgiving.com/hellokittyhalfmarathon/  Sincere thank you thoughts for all donations. On 13 March we will run the Inverness Half Marathon dressed up. UNKAL - Sign up at Raverly threads for Division 1 Leave It, 2 SuperCorn or 3 Froggit. Review Tamar Yarn - Blacker Yarns http://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/ 6 Bits Story Books patterns http://www.withmeldotcom.wordpress.com/ Coming Up - Edinburgh Yarn Fest soon soon soon 17-19 March 2016. http://www.edinyarnfest.com/ From the Ally Pally to Ingliston - The Knitting and Stitching Show 28 April - 1 May 2016 http://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/edinburgh/ Loch Ness Knit Fest 29 Sept 2 Oct 2016 - http://www.lochnessknitfest.com/ Retreat Currently needing one more person. I will update this as and when it is filled but if you are interested please let me know ASAP. 26-29 May 2016 John O Groats - the full details are http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/caithness-craft-collective-podcast/3312530/1-25 Me Me Me Shoppy Section - www.etsy.com/shop/caithnesscraft Contact - caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com  LouiseHunt and Caithness Craft Collective on Ravelry CaithnessCraft on Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and as a Page on Facebook.  www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com for podcast LouiseJ2010 Flickr2010

Episode Ten of the Plutonium Muffins podcast was chaos! Hopefully enjoyable chaos, I had just returned from a day at the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show exhibition and was very tired – please excuse me for this. I also had … Continue reading → The post Podcast Episode 10: Maneja appeared first on Plutonium Muffins.

We have a guest on this episode! Say hello to chopkinsknits. Welcome Tangled Yarn! Awesome sponsor:We are thrilled to have Tangled Yarn joining us as our first YitC Podcast sponsor! Tangled Yarn specialises in hand-dyed yarn and natural fibres from smaller independent suppliers both here in the UK and further afield. They offer free UK shipping on orders of £25 or more, or free international shipping on orders of £75 or more.Tangled Yarn also carries a tempting and colourful selection of Jamieson & Smith yarns, which we'll be using in the Quotidian Colourwork workshop that we're hosting with Felicity Ford of Knitsonik. Some of the gorgeous yarns on offer at Unravel. These beauties were on The Fibre Co. stand. What's going on:We recap Unravel briefly and chat about the following upcoming events:5-8th March: the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show at Olympia Central, London8th March: the Muse Connection, hosted by A Playful Day and Curious Handmade. Sadly, this installment is sold out, but stay tuned for future events.15-16th March: EYF26th March: Felicity Ford is coming to London to teach her Quotidian Colourwork Class with us at Homemade London. Get your tickets on the Events page!25-26th April: the 10th anniversary of Wonderwool Wales in Builth Wells15-16th May: I Knit Fandango at the Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster, where we will be at the Porpoise Fur booth!In the works:Catherine is working on a the Vivid Blanket by Tin Can Knits, for her impending grandchild. She's also working on a pair of socks in SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock, doing them two at a time on two circs, and doing her best to incorporate them as an accessory at every opportunity.Rachel finished her Sooper Sekrit YitC Crafty Guide sample knit in gorgeous Eden Cottage Yarns Bedale (which we may have mis-identified as camel/silk -- it's actually yak and silk. Weep for us). Other then that, she's had a knitting fail as half-term was spent trying to prevent her kids from killing themselves on skis, eating too much cheese (is there really such a thing?), and falling asleep on the couch at 8:00 pm. On the spinning front, she's decided to jump on the Garter Squish bandwagon, and is spinning up some of her teensy wee fiber stash to get started. Allison's Munchkin Blanket by Amy Swenson Allison finished her Munchkin Baby Blanket by Amy Swenson, and it is gorgeous!!!! She's on stripe 8 of 13 in her Garter Squish blanket (by Stephen West) and has wound the yarn for her GLYC Not-A-KAL KAL project. Photo courtesy of Catherine Hopkins Six Items Challenge:Catherine is participating in a clothing fast called the Six Items Challenge to benefit Labour Behind the Label, a charity supporting garment workers around the world. For six weeks, participants wear only six items of clothing from their wardrobes (knickers, shoes and accessories are thankfully exempt). Money raised in the Challenge will be used both to directly support garment workers and to campaign for further awareness.You can follow Catherine's progress on her Six Items Challenge on her blog, and find her fundraising page here (as of this writing she's the leading fundraiser for the challenge - go C!!!). You can find Scrapianna's blog here.As always you can find us on Ravelry, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts and feedback with us, and please come say hi at any of the events we're attending if you get a chance!Music credits (all available on NoiseTrade)Loneliness & Alcohol - Jars of ClayFierce Flawless - Ani DifrancoEverything You've Done Wrong - SloanDesperate Dreams - Jess Pillmore

In which we are A) punchy, and B) 12 years old (and not necessarily in a good way)...What's going on:15-17th February: Craft Hobby + Stitch International in Birmingham20-22nd February: come join us at Unravel, in Farnham Maltings!28th February: Alli is doing a Soak demo at A Yarn Story in Bath.1 March: Bath Half Marathon!!!!! (send us good mojo and strong leg vibes please)5-8th March: the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show at Olympia Central, London15-16th March: EYF, and the sure-to-be-amazing Ca-baa-ret!21st March: Rachel is teaching two classes at A Yarn Story: Drop Spindling and Beginnings and Endings. 26th March: Felicity Ford is coming to London to teach her Quotidian Colourwork Class with us at Homemade London. Get your tickets on the Events page! In the works:Rachel has had a major fail in her Insight Pullover, which she discusses at great length, but thankfully without tears (she also blogged about it). To console herself, she cast on the Windmill Bay Stole by Sashka Macievich with some lovely green Drops Alpaca, and also cast on Teresa's Lined Mittens by Mavis Adam with some Herdwick from Prick Your Finger that she bought on the 2013 GLYC.Allison is almost done with her Munchkin Baby Blanket by Amy Swenson (just in time to ship it back to North America via Mom-post). Her Garter Squish Blanket is eating up stash, despite a small oversight in the knitting, and she's cast on for another Starsky and Hutch tea cozy by Jeni Hewlett (so adorbs!).We highlight the ongoing Not-a-KAL KAL on our Ravelry board. This is open to anyone who has been on either edition of the Great London Yarn Crawl and wants to knit up any yarn purchased at either event - WIPs or new projects welcome! The first round of the KAL runs from 1 Feb - 1 June, and there will be prizes! And Alli has plans for the next instalment...Serious talk: loving/valuing yourselfWe discuss value: valuing our skills as makers, as professionals, and why doing something for "exposure" ain't always what it's cracked up to be. With reference to the Fiber Factor (and kudos to Skacel for their response) and Things to Never Say to a Knitter. Value yourselves, your time, your skills and your passions folks!As always you can find us on Ravelry, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts and feedback with us, and please come say hi at any of the events we're attending if you get a chance!Music credits (all available on NoiseTrade)Loneliness & Alcohol - Jars of ClayEverything You've Done Wrong - SloanFierce Flawless - Ani Difranco 

In episode 31, Rosie and Jessica are baking a cake, so hopefully you enjoy the sound of cracking walnuts throughout your podcasts. It was Rosie’s birthday (52 today) and a report from the Knitting and the Stitching Show. For reasons no one’s sure off, the second half of this episode sounds like it was recorded … Continue reading Episode 31: Elton and Granville

Hello everyone. Where did September go? Yarndale I didn't record any audio at Yarndale, as it was all a bit overwhelming to be honest. I really shouldn't go to shows when I'm a bit tired and wired, as I buy way more stuff than I need or can process into anything else! It was lovely to meet up with fellow podcasters Jo from Shinybees and Aimee from Knit.Spin.Cake. For a full sharing of my goodies, please listen to Episode 12 of the Shinybees podcast. Finished Objects   In the near two months since I recorded last, I have finished just one sock, a test knit. Pathetic! On the Needles and Hooks During the second week of the holiday I cast on a pair of socks using the sock stripe yarn from The Knitting Goddess that I picked up at Fibre East. These are currently stalled not far from the cuff and susequently mislaid (eek!).   When I got back from holiday I decided to join in the Mystery Sock-A-Long on the APlayfulDay podcast group, but haven't got far on those because I can't seem to pick up the lace pattern easily (limited details here). These are in the same project bag as the stripey socks, ergo they too are missing. Then at the end of August I cast on a Chevron Pullover in Noro Kureyon as part of the Stitched Together podcast's Craft-Library-a-long. Completed the sleeves within a fortnight but have now slowed down due to limited bandwidth. On the coach back form Yarndale last week I started crocheting an Iris scarf in NDS Dazzle HT as part of a kit I bought but this photo was taken once it crashed to a halt over the pale greeny-blue top left. This has now been removed! Last night I also picked up the Dorothy in Sublime merino DK that I bought with my prize winnings form Thame Show. Crafting ADHD? Moi? Something I Really Like Parkrun! Upcoming Events Knitting and Stitching Show, 10-13th October 2013, Alexandra Palace; Crafts From The Dungeon Open Days, Frodsham, 16th & 17th October 2013 Cheshire Guild Friendship Day, Frodsham Community Centre, 19th October 2013 Bakewell Wool Gathering, 19-20th October 2013, Bakewell; Knitting and Stitching Show, 21-24th November 2013, Harrogate. Music Rondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from Magnatune. Make Contact! We have a listeners' map. Please go on over to pop in a pin - we're covering 5 continents now but I'd still love to see where you all are! Please feel free to leave a comment here or at http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/, or email me at yarnsfromtheplain AT googlemail DOT com. We have a Ravelry group here, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain and on Twitter as talesfromplain (although Tweeting can be sporadic!). TTFN, Nic x

Snatching a moment to speak to you all between filling a skip and trying to get on top of the ironing! This episode is accompanied by spinning on the Traddy.On and Off the Needles and HooksI've cast on a Liesl in an early handspun, but not got very far with it. I've knit two cowls as a test knit for Knit.Spin.Cake (details here and here). I've also cast on another test knit, a sock with travelling cables (no Rav notes yet). I've also bought some Sublime merino DK in raspberry pink to crochet a Dorothy.Spin It!Currently I'm spinning a rainbow braid bought ages ago from Krafty Koala on the Joy and a large carded batt of grey Jacob from  Shearer Girl Yarns.Fibre East GoodiesIn 67 minutes I got quite  lot! I bought yarns from the Knitting Goddess, fibre from Fluff'n'Stuff, LongdrawJames, Shearer Girl Yarns and The Wool Room, some throwsters' waste, some Knitpro Karbonz and some mill-soiled undyed sockyarn from  Texere. I also bought a new spindle from Spin City UK.Out and AboutWe went to Highclere Castle - great for Downton Abbey fans!Something I Really LikePodcasts - this episode I talk about a newer podcast, Stitched Together and an old favourite, CogKNITive. Upcoming EventsYarndale, 28-29th September 2013, Skipton;Knitting and Stitching Show, 11-14th October 2013, Alexandra Palace;Bakewell Wool Gathering, 19-20th October 2013, Bakewell.MusicRondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from Magnatune.Make Contact!We have a listeners' map. Please go on over to pop in a pin - we're covering 5 continents now but I'd still love to see where you all are! Please feel free to leave a comment here or at http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/, or email me at yarnsfromtheplain AT googlemail DOT com. We have a Ravelry group here, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain and on Twitter as talesfromplain (although Tweeting can be sporadic!).TTFN,Nic x

Hello from my garden here on the Plain. Not to self - don't place the iPhone on the same level as the Joy when recording in the garden in future! Sorry if you find the spinning noise annoying; at least it didn't squeak!Fleece to FinishedThanks to Bee for these photos from the event.From left to right: Annie's Best Coat, 4 hours 50 minutes; Elsibett, 4 hours 30 minutes; Whole Lotta Rosie 3 hours 58 minutes.Tour de Fleece From left to right: 16g, 28 yds of Rosie 2 ply 6g, 8.66 yds of Annie 2ply. These are the bits left on my Joy bobbins after our Guild Fleece to Finished challenge. 105g, 148 yds HilltopCloud Superwash BFL/Ramie, spun and plied as a 3-ply on the Joy. 73g, 271.5 yds BFL I’d dyed lilac myself and spun last year - final 15g spun on the Traddy and then plied as a 2-ply on the Joy. 107g, 476 yds of Shunklies Cheviot spun last year and plied as a 2-ply on the Traddy. 106g, 139yds HilltopCloud Superwash BFL/Ramie, spun and plied as a 2-ply on the Joy. 6g, 25yds Ashford merino/silk lurking on a bobbin (left over from the spinning for the Peacock Shawlette) and plied as a 2-ply on the Joy. 10g, 33yds of raw alpaca purchased from Great House Alpacas, spun and plied as a 2-ply on my spindle. 19g, 71yds of HilltopCloud hand blended in Shetland/merino/llama/fire star, spun and plied on my spindle.Show ReportI saw alpaca...It was very hot...  If you get a chance at a show, you must see the Lamb National! OK, onto the exhibits...      Three handmade cards......                            ....and the knitted/crocheted baby item.    Rag doll...                                                             ....and creative embroidered picture.            Item made from recycled materials (oven mitts)...                 ...and a beaded necklace.               Item of felting....                           ...Hand or machine made bag     Knitting: Advanced...                                                             ....Cushion, any medium.     Bottom: Item of other craft, inspired by favourite book. Top: Item of handspun yarn, knitted or woven - along with the Diploma for best exhibit.  Upcoming EventsFibre East, 27-28 July 2013, Ampthill, Bedford; Yarndale, 28-29th September 2013, Skipton;Knitting and Stitching Show, 11-14th October 2013, Alexandra Palace;Bakewell Wool Gathering, 19-20th October 2013, Bakewell.MusicRondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from Magnatune.Make Contact!We have a listeners' map. Please go on over to pop in a pin - we're covering 5 continents now but I'd still love to see where you all are! Please feel free to leave a comment here or at http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/, or email me at yarnsfromtheplain AT googlemail DOT com. We have a Ravelry group here, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain and on Twitter as talesfromplain (although Tweeting can be sporadic!).TTFN,Nic x

A fun show about needlepoint and embrodiery. Today we will be speaking with Lisa Crespo, owner of Accoutrement Designs.

A fun show about needlepoint and embrodiery. Today we will be speaking with Lisa Crespo, owner of Accoutrement Designs.

A fun show about needlepoint and embrodiery. Today we will be speaking with Victoria C. Frank and talk about her extraordinary needlepoint tours.

A fun show about needlepoint and embrodiery. Today we will be speaking with Victoria C. Frank and talk about her extraordinary needlepoint tours.

A fun show about needlepoint and embroidery.

A fun show about needlepoint and embroidery.

A fun show about needlepoint and embrodiery.  Today we will be talking to Paul Sheehan of Ghoststitchers, a fabulous stitching service.

A fun show about needlepoint and embrodiery.  Today we will be talking to Paul Sheehan of Ghoststitchers, a fabulous stitching service.

A fun show about needlepoint and embroidery.  Sandy is a needlepoint teacher and author of Shapes of Needlepoint.

A fun show about needlepoint and embroidery.  Sandy is a needlepoint teacher and author of Shapes of Needlepoint.

Episode #02: Coffee, Cakes & KolenyasEpisode #02 is here!!!! We had great fun (with help from alcohol and junk food)! We digress a lot, as usual. ;-)We thank all ye podcasters who have mentioned usWe tell you something weird about ourselves....(Ricky, please get in contact! *LOL*),Find out what's on our needlesGet your men to wear purrrrdy lace shawls!Life in Germany with Ms. B: Yarn shopping dilemmaKnitting "auf Deutsch" with Elemm: yarn content and basic knitting termsCashyie reveals what she does for her day-job. And so the winners of the contests are announced.We talk about current knitting events in Europe:WWKIP-Day: Munich crowds, we're meeting at 11.30 a.m. this Saturday (9th June 2007) at the "Feldherrnhalle" on OdeonsplatzBenediktbeuren Textile Market: Come to meet the Wollmeise, Sock-Workshop with Yarnissima, PJ-Knit-Party!!! - This is an open invitation to all!!!Ms. B's going to Ally Pally in London: Knitting & Stitching ShowYou can find detailed show notes to this episode at the following URL:http://knittersuncensored.blogspot.com/2007/06/episode-02-coffee-cakes-kolenyas-show.html

In the last KnitCast of 2005 I catch up with the internationally renowned British designer Debbie Bliss at the Knitting and Stitching Show. Debbie tells me about her design process and what she has planned for 2006. www.knitcast.com

In the last KnitCast of 2005 I catch up with the internationally renowned British designer Debbie Bliss at the Knitting and Stitching Show. Debbie tells me about her design process and what she has planned for 2006. www.knitcast.com

Another podcast from The Knitting and Stitching Show! Knitting doctor Freddie Robins tells me how she makes pieces of work when she's too tired to make decisions, what it's like walking down the knitted aisle and how to subvert your knitting.

Another podcast from The Knitting and Stitching Show! Knitting doctor Freddie Robins tells me how she makes pieces of work when she's too tired to make decisions, what it's like walking down the knitted aisle and how to subvert your knitting.

The Knitting and Stitching Show is the largest event of its kind in the UK and a must visit for any British knitter. Andrew Salmon is Managing Director of Creative Exhibitions, the organisers of the show. He tells me about the past and future of the show and how he was once forced to knit with a pair of golf clubs!

The Knitting and Stitching Show is the largest event of its kind in the UK and a must visit for any British knitter. Andrew Salmon is Managing Director of Creative Exhibitions, the organisers of the show. He tells me about the past and future of the show and how he was once forced to knit with a pair of golf clubs!