This episode – why I am not gift knitting, or knitting things other people want me to knit….It’s not all baa-humbug, I promise!
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- The amazing Scollay Cardigan by the awesome Karie Westermann, in Issue 41 of Knit Now. (Images copyright Karina Westermann)
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- Scollay Cardigan images used with permission
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- Scollay Yoke detail images used with permission
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- Ms Bookish ponders the greatness of her first garment! images used with permission
- Event: Heart Felt fundraising event at Queen of Purls, Glasgow, in aid of The Great British Farm Project on 13th Dec from 12-5pm
- The “I Want To Knit All The Things” feeling is back. Quick mention of Wool People 8 and Curious Handmade Knitvent
- Yarn Review: Teesdale Fibres North Pennines BFL from Chrissie Day, a wool champ! Possibly the softest, silkiest BFL I have had my hands on.
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- Image: Chrissie Day
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- North Pennines BFL from Teesdale Fibres
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- BFL upclose
- Cast on / Cast off: A flurry of activity yesterday. Cast off Antarktis by Janina Kallio in the aforementioned yarn. Lapsang hat in Toft Ulysses by Clare Devine. Alveare by Woolly Wormhead which i *just* cast on in J&S Heritage aran, Slight rant about knitting projects that other people want you to knit for them just because we can knit and they can’t!- LIFE IS TOO SHORT!
- Review: KnitSonik Stranded Colour Work Source Book, by Felix Ford. (spoiler alert: I love it. It’s fantastic!)
- Podcast recommendation: (Non Crafty) Serial, from the makers of This American Life. This is a weekly podcast which unfolds the case around a true crime, which occurred in 1999. It is gripping!
- Hellos and thanks
- Intro Music: Madeline by Ukulele Jim. Knit-related closing music: Dala Girls with Hockey Sweater. Both are available from MusicAlley.com
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Thank you! Another great episode full of interesting and useful knitting information. Was already thinking about purchasing the KnitSonik book, really enjoyed your review of it. Going off to her website to order now. Best regards Julia
Thank you for listening. I know that you won’t regret that purchase either!
Hi, apologies for bothering you with this, but I’ve just tried to buy some bfl from Chrissie Day and when trying to checkout there is only an option for posting to the United states! I can’t find any contact details for her on her website so was wondering if you could help? Love your podcast, my absolute favourite – very bad for my budget though!
Oh no! Email her at chrissieday@me.com
Thanks Louise, am off to email now! It is beautiful wool, as you well know!
I never knit gifts, it’s a principle I live by. But yes, sometimes there is a hand knitted gift, because I love to share the warmth. I guess that’s why my SIL has taken up knitting classes, she loves it too much and I am too unreliable to knit stuff for her kids.
And of course, there is an interest in British yarn outside of the UK. I live in Belgium, the UK is definitely closer by than Peru. I have done a search on Belgian wool and contacted some people but we don’t have a “knit belgian” yet. Or maybe “knit European”?
I’m just doing a catch up listen on all the older episodes of your lovely podcast, a pen and paper are never very far away from my hand as I scribble down suppliers names, wool and books to look out for.
This isn’t a grumble but I’ve just sploshed tea all over my poor cat, I lwas listening to you while drinking a cup of tea…about 4.20 you say something a bit rude and it make me laugh so much…poor Bernard, he got covered in tea.