Thank you to my show sponsor: Juno Fibre Arts is an artisan yarn and fibre company producing a unique hand dyed collection of yarns and spinning fibres for handknits, spinning, felting and weaving. The Juno studio is located in the grounds of an old, working farm in rural Devon, surrounded by British countryside and the range draws inspiration from its stunning pastoral setting. Juno yarn is dyed in small and exclusive batches and is available in limited editions on the Juno Arts Etsy shop so look out for the monthly shop updates towards the end of each month. What's in the WIP? A little bit of sewing - a project pouch for Deb (her wonderful write up of Unwind is on her blog here. A new (extra glamorous) shawl design for the July pattern Dream Big Collection - currently being test knit. Unwind Brighton Recap I attended Unwind Brighton a couple of weeks ago. Highlights included: The weather and location in and around the Brighton Dome. It was sunny and being by the seaside felt like being on holiday. Meeting people was a major highlight. I caught up with some good friends from my knitting group and people I knew online including podcast listeners and new friends. I also spoke to a couple of knitting celebrities including the lovely Joji Locatelli. My two classes with Amy Hendrix of MadelineTosh and Åsa Tricosa who is a very talented designer. Podcaster meetup Here is a very cheery gang of UK podcasters and thanks to one of my lovely listeners Chloe for this photo! Casting on Pebble Beach in the Pavilion Gardens We had a lovely spot under the trees and a group of us gathered and started our Pebble Beach shawls. I cast on mine using some divine Skein Australia Merino Cashmere in the Sea Salt colourway. Thank you to suddgummi, littleyellowuke, lumpyjumperlady, ruthrabbit, aspellofwinter, amaknitter, snailgarden, tinkhickman for joining us in the gardens. The Marketplace I was very honoured to have my shawls displayed on the stands of two brilliant UK indie dyers, Juno Fibre Arts and Kettle Yarn Co. True Brit Knits Eden Cottage Yarns Juno Fibre Arts Kettle Yarn Co Thank you SO much to the brilliant Dani and her fabulous team for putting on such a wonderful fibre event in Brighton. Knit Along Updates Velvet Rose Shawl KAL Going until 8 August Sponsored by the Curious Stash with a skein of Wollmeise lace. Prize for randomly selected FO Pebble Beach Shawlette KAL Sponsored by Kettle Yarn Co and the Curious stash Prizes for: Randomly selected FO Curious Handmade Favourite FO Social Media Maven #pebblebeachKAL Curious Collective DKAL Voting is live for Week 4: What border do you want on the shawl? Sponsored by Juno Fibre Arts I will announce more details about the knit along segment of this project next week. Let's just say - there are going to be Tribes and its going to be awesome!! You can buy the pattern here On holidays in Gascony This episode is recorded in Gascony, France where I'm on holidays with my family and wonderful knitting friend Loba. (she is also a designer and has a super cute kids pattern in Arimisu that featured on last week's episode - it is a small knitting world!!) Have an awesome week!!

I have a wonderful guest interview for you this week with Meri Tanaka of Amirisu magazine from Japan. This is the last in my series of interviews from Squam. I’m HellsBells on Ravelry, and CuriousHandmade on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. Thank you to my show sponsor: Juno Fibre Arts is an artisan yarn and fibre company producing a unique hand dyed collection of yarns and spinning fibres for handknits, spinning, felting and weaving. The Juno studio is located in the grounds of an old, working farm in rural Devon, surrounded by British countryside and the range draws inspiration from its stunning pastoral setting. Juno yarn is dyed in small and exclusive batches and is available in limited editions on the Juno Arts Etsy shop so look out for the monthly shop updates towards the end of each month. Interview with Meri Tanaka, co-founder of Amirisu Magazine Meri Tanaka together with her business partner Tokuko Ochiai are the founders and editors of Amirisu magazine. Tokuko also has some stunning knitting designs available on Ravelry including the Yane sweater in BT Wool People 7. Here are some photos of Meri and Tokuko enjoying Squam and the cover of their latest issue of Amirisu. Events Curious Collective DKAL Pebble Beach KAL #pebblebeachKAL

Today I'm catching up with What's in the WIP, Events and knit along news. I've launched a new design, the Georgie Baby Blanket as part of the Dream Big collection and am getting very excited about Unwind Brighton happening this weekend. Thank you to my show sponsor: Juno Fibre Arts is an artisan yarn and fibre company producing a unique hand dyed collection of yarns and spinning fibres for handknits, spinning, felting and weaving. The Juno studio is located in the grounds of an old, working farm in rural Devon, surrounded by British countryside and the range draws inspiration from its stunning pastoral setting. Juno yarn is dyed in small and exclusive batches and is available in limited editions on the Juno Arts Etsy shop so look out for the monthly shop updates towards the end of each month. What's in the WIP Custom Fit Pullover Custom Fit - "CustomFit makes custom patterns for hand-knit sweaters. It takes your choices, your body, and your hand-knit fabric and produces a pattern perfectly suited to you." I haven't cast on this yet but have been stalking Custom Fit projects. Erin and Jessica mention Custom Fit in their recent Double Knit episode 93 I'm keen to delve more into Amy Herzog's Knit to Flatter course on Craftsy and join in with the Knitting Pipeline Craftsy KAL. (Please note - I am a Craftsy Affiliate and the above is an affiliate link) Georgie Baby Blanket The Georgie Baby Blanket is the June pattern for the Dream Big collection and was released this week. Georgie is an easy baby blanket or throw in a fresh modern style. You can buy it on Ravelry here. Curious Collective DKAL Week 1 of the Curious Collective 2014 is now live. Join in the DKAL on the Curious Handmade Ravelry board here. You can buy the pattern here: The yarn for the Curious Collective 2014 shawl is Juno Fibre Arts Alice sock weight. Unwind Brighton - this weekend! Pebble Beach Shawlette We will be kicking off the KAL for the Pebble Beach shawlette at Brighton so bring some 4mm (US 6) needles along. Juno Fibre Arts Juno Fibre Arts will also be in the marketplace and I will have a “mini trunk show” at the stand of my designs knit in Juno Fibre Arts yarn which are Fireflies Rising Shawlette,Curious Collective Shawl, Frangipani Shawl and Glitz at the Ritz.  I will also be at the Juno Fibre Arts stand between 3-4pm on Saturday afternoon to chat with anyone who has questions about the designs. Podcast meetup There will be a podcaster meetup at 1pm on Saturday at the Mezzanine level of the Cafe at the Brighton Dome. Just next to the Corn Exchange where the Marketplace is. Come along and say hi! Velvet Rose KAL The Velvet Rose shawl KAL has been extended until 8 August - another three weeks to knit this shawl and be in the running to win a gorgeous skein of Wollmeise Lacegarn!! Play the Curious Handmade Instagram game – take a picture of where you are listening to the podcast, or what you are knitting and tag me with #curioushandmadepodcast

I have a very special guest on the show today, Jared Flood founder of Brooklyn Tweed. I'm HellsBells on Ravelry, and CuriousHandmade  on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. Events Unwind Brighton, 12 - 13 July 2014 The Pebble Beach Shawlette will be published in the Unwind Brighton programme for attendees and on Ravelry on 14 July 2014. The Pebble Beach Shawlette Knit Along details are now up on the Curious Handmade board on Ravelry. You can sign up now and see the categories for prizes. #PebbleBeachKAL Podcast meetup: 1pm Saturday at the Cafe (Mezzanine level) at the Brighton Dome next the Corn Exchange where the Marketplace is. Juno Fibre Arts "mini trunk show":  you will be able to see my shawls designed in Juno Alice at the JFA stall in the marketplace. Dream Big Collection The next pattern in the collection, the Georgie Baby Blanket will be released soon! Curious Collective 2014 The Curious Collective Design and Knit Along (DKAL) is back again this year! I’ll be asking YOU for your input into my next design – via a series of polls on the blog. The first poll will be released this weekend. Interview with Jared Flood, founder of Brooklyn Tweed at Squam I recently attended the Squam Art Workshops Spring sessions in New Hampshire and was lucky enough to catch “knitter in residence” Jared Flood for a chat on the deck of one of the cabins at Squam Lake. Jared Flood is a knitwear designer, photographer, and founder of Brooklyn Tweed. From what started as a blog, recording his photography and knitting projects to the design house and yarn manufacturer that it is today – Jared and his company Brooklyn Tweed have been on an amazing trip and today Jared shares some wonderful stories about that journey, including the inside story about developing the Brooklyn Tweed yarn lines Shelter and Loft, what inspires his designs and a little sneak peek as to what is coming up in the future for Brooklyn Tweed. Brooklyn Tweed BT Kids Petal - lace cardigan with round yoke - by Michele Wang Berenice - short-sleeved lace & cable top - by Julie Hoover I love this short video of behind the scenes of the BT Kids photoshoot! Play the instagram game! Take a picture of where you are listening to the podcast or what you are knitting and tag me @CuriousHandmade! #curioushandmadepodcast