All posts filed under: casting off

episode 76 – all views expressed are my own

ahem…we get a little raised of voice at the very start of the podcast – it is warranted, but I dont intend on making a habit of it…then its all full on WOOL!

Yarn Road Test: Sylvan Tiger Gradient Shetland

Katie – lover and dyer of British wool and fibre at Sylvan Tiger – gave me a pack of her gradient 4ply Shetland in the Bumblebee colourway. I was so excited by the colours, but also the velvety squish of the yarns.

Yarn Road Test: Phileas Yarns Wanderlust BFL

I have been playing with some incredible yarn recently and it is time to share it with you! If you follow me on instagram you may have seen me showing off my swatch of Phileas Yarns Wanderlust BFL recently.

episode 55 work it or rip it

There is one week to go to the Edinburgh Yarn Festival and I encourage you to get those hidden WIPs out and start making plans for your languishing projects before stocking up on more yarn at the weekend!

twentyfifteen

it’s a long one! I look back at 2015 and think ahead a little.

episode 47 and I knit socks now!

Yes! You read it correctly – I am finally knitting socks! This episode contains my socks-ploration, a yarn review of WYS Illustrious and a preview of In The Footsteps of Sheep, by Debbie Zawinski.

episode 45 – I want to cast on all the things!

It’s autmuny/wintery; the clocks have changed and a darker period of the year is opening up in front of us offering us more knitting time…is that what I want to cast on all the things??

Romney Marsh Wools: Review and giveaway

I review Romney Marsh Wools new grey DK weight yarn, which just begs to be knit in garter! (other well defined stitches are available)