Curious Handmade with Helen Stewart
Today's podcast episode is a bit of a catchup: recapping the all fun and wool-buying mischief I got up to at Yarnporium, along with a short, lighthearted chat with the adorable Dani from the Little Bobbins podcast about her holiday traditions, especially the Christmas Eve Cast On. Show Sponsors: Meadow Yarn is an inviting online retailer selling yarn, needles and notions. It's a small, family business based in rural Suffolk in the UK. Meadow Yarn was born out of a passion for beautiful yarn and knitting accessories and aims to bring you a range of great products. Yarns stocked include Northbound Knitting, Eden Cottage Yarn, the Fibre Co and many more. Show Links: Sight is Life ebook. For updates and more information check Sight is Life group on Ravelry. Yarn in the City The Wool Kitchen Woollen Flower Daughter of a Shepherd La Bien Aimee Hedgehog Fibres Triskelion Yarn: Arthur DK Kettle Yarn Koel Magazine Making Magazine Little Bobbins Podcast Hedgerow Yarns Climb Every Mountain Pullover by Heidi Kirrmaier Midwinter Yarns Shawl Society Update: Here are the winners for the Aurorae Shawl Mini KAL Post # 71 by Cosmosis Knits won the Seven Sisters Arts Gradient Set Post # 28 Bono won the two skeins of Jones Street Sport from Copper Corgi The finished Sonder Shawls are starting to roll in too! Really beautiful, squishy, and cosy. Knitvent Update: The first window opened yesterday to reveal the Alpine Sunset Shawl! We're off and running now! Here's the description: Alpine Sunset is a picture postcard of a shawl, inspired by winter views in the mountains. This shawl is a cosy crescent shape, perfect for wrapping yourself up against the evening’s chill as you watch the sun sink out of sight behind the ridge. It features simple lace and chevrons that call to mind pine trees and peaks outlined across the glow of a winter sky. Alpine Sunset can be knit in two sizes: the medium sized two-skein shawl features graphic colour blocking, while the small one-colour shawl is ideal for using up a single skein of lovely 4 ply yarn. Optional beading on either size adds a dusting of sparkle to an already special shawl. For people who would like to use the Eden Cottage Yarn Rose Bed colour I used in the sample Victoria is taking pre-orders at the moment - HERE. And if you love the two colour Norah George version be sure to visit her Etsy shop HERE. The Ravelry Knitvent Chat thread is very active and full of excitement. I really think the community aspect of Knitvent is one of the best parts of the whole experience, so please join us there! That's everything for this episode! Have a great week and I'll talk to you again soon. Until then, happy knitting!  
Direct download: 161111_CH_147_with_Dani_of_Little_Bobbins.mp3
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