Today I'm looking back on the way my stash has grown and changed as my skills and tastes as a knitter have evolved, as well as keeping you up to date on all my KAL news. 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. Curious Handmade KAL News: We have two active Curious Handmade KALs going at the moment. The deadline for both is the 31st of January, so get those posts in! Vintage Fairy Light KAL WIPs, FOs and even chat will qualify you for this draw! Modifications to the pattern are welcome. The prize is very special: a skein of the limited edition Hedgerow Yarns colourway created for the Christmas Eve Cast-On Kits! Knitvent KAL A photo of an FO from any pattern from any year’s Knitvent collection will qualify you for the draw, as long as you began knitting it in November or later. There are two prizes, TBD! The Snowmelt MKAL is now on sale at an Early Bird Price! Melt into spring with 8 weeks of knitting, camaraderie and mystery! It’s that moment between the last slow weeks of winter and the first sweet days of spring. There’s a gentle tension in the air as the thaw begins: the cosy joys of hibernation give way to a pleasant restlessness. Your heart stirs and the sap starts to run. This is a season of growth and change, but it begins quietly, deep in the frozen ground, before the last of the ice has even disappeared. This time of year feels nearly miraculous. It offers a chance to renew the dreams that have slept for so long beneath a blanket of snow. The earth is preparing to surprise itself again with a wild swell of springtime creativity. It’s a call to adventure and an invitation to stretch our own creative powers. It’s time to uncover what this fresh new season has in store. You can get all my Snowmelt MKAL news and tips in the lead up when you sign up for my newsletter through the Spindrift Shawl workshop (link in sidebar) or at the bottom of this post, if you don't want the workshop. The first clue will be released Thursday Feb. 2nd! The Not Seen Before MKAL is now on sale. This MKAL is to benefit the Sight is Life project, which raises money for sight-saving operations in Congo. I spoke to Kristina Vilimaite about the project on the podcast not long ago. The MKAL will feature clues from 7 designers, including me! The pattern has been released for presale, and the first clue will come out on January 31s. You can also get it by purchasing the Sight is Life eBook. Learn more in the Sight is Life Ravelry Group Show Links: Loop Misti Alpaca Radiance Shawl Brooklyn Tweed Knit British FiberTrek video podcast Zero Waste book Handmade and Woolen video podcast Clara Parkes The Yarn Whisperer book My interview with Clara Parkes Hole and Sons Instagram My interview with Ben Hole from Hole and Sons Angelus Novus Cardigan Blacker Yarn St. Kilda Mini Skein Set Pebble Beach Shawl Magic Knot (double knot) how-to video Blacker Yarn is hosting the BlackerPod KAL! Here are the details direct from Blacker Yarn: To celebrate the Blacker Yarns Podcast Lounge at Edinburgh Yarn Festival 2017 we are delighted to announce a C/KAL. If you are making the trip to Edinburgh in March - or even if you can’t, but wish you could - let’s knit together and ramp up that festival excitement. Details The BlackerPod KAL casts on on the 19th January and casts off on 4th March. You can knit or crochet any design you like, but you must use yarn from Blacker * This C/KAL is open to everyone (whether you can make Edinburgh Yarn Festival or not) Use this thread to chatter about your pattern choices and yarn choices an...

This week I'm talking about appreciating my stash by using it! 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: Suffolk Socks Sassy Sock KAL news: We have a bunch of KALs going on or about to begin in the Curious Handmade world We have two active KALs going on just now. The deadline for both is the 31st of January! Vintage Fairy Light KAL WIPs, FOs and even chat will qualify you for this draw! Modifications to the pattern are welcome! The prize is very special: a skein of the limited edition Hedgerow Yarns colourway created for the Christmas Eve Cast-On Kits! Knitvent KAL A photo of an FO from any pattern from any year’s Knitvent collection will qualify you for the draw, as long as you began knitting it in November or later. There are two prizes, TBD! Snowmelt MKAL There is a Mystery Knitalong on the way from Curious Handmade. Snowmelt MKAL goes on sale Monday January 23rd! Melt into spring with 8 weeks of knitting, camaraderie and mystery! It’s that moment between the last slow weeks of winter and the first sweet days of spring. There’s a gentle tension in the air as the thaw begins: the cosy joys of hibernation give way to a pleasant restlessness. Your heart stirs and the sap starts to run. This is a season of growth and change, but it begins quietly, deep in the frozen ground, before the last of the ice has even disappeared. This time of year feels nearly miraculous. It offers a chance to renew the dreams that have slept for so long beneath a blanket of snow. The earth is preparing to surprise itself again with a wild swell of springtime creativity. It’s a call to adventure and an invitation to stretch our own creative powers. It’s time to uncover what this fresh new season has in store. Sign up for my newsletter here to get all my Snowmelt MKAL news and tips in the lead up! The Not Seen Before MKAL has just gone on sale. This MKAL is to benefit the Sight is Life project, which raises money for sight-saving operations in Congo. I spoke to Kristina Vilimaite about the project on the podcast not long ago. The MKAL will feature clues from 7 designers, including me! The pattern has just been released for presale, and the first clue will come out on January 31s. You can also get it by purchasing the Sight is Life eBook. Learn more in the Sight is Life Ravelry Group This time of year brings so many tempting KALs, and right now sock KALs are stealing my attention. There are two I want to take part in: Box O’ Sox KAL, hosted by the Yarngasm Podcast This is a year-long KAL. Check out the lively hashtag #boxosoxkal2017 on Instagram! Sock Bash KAL hosted by The Grocery Girls Podcast. This is also a year-long KAL but goes month by month as well, so you can dip in and out as you like. #sockbash2017 That will do us for this week! Thanks so much, and I'll see you soon. Happy knitting!

On this episode I talk about the importance of keeping your stash safe from Evil Moth Invaders, with some helpful tips and advice for dealing with this dreaded pest. I also round up some KALs going on right now and some that are just around the corner! 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: Michelle Wang’s Video Podcast Holmes Wrap mYak Yarn UC IPM Clothes Moth Management Guide Zen of Making Clothes Moths: How To Save Your Yarn Stash, Fabric, Wardrobe and Sanity During and Infestation KAL News: I’m excited to start the Box O’ Sox KAL, hosted by the Yarngasm Podcast We have two active Curious Handmade KALs going at the moment. The deadline for both is the 31st of January! Vintage Fairy Light KAL WIPs, FOs and even chat will qualify you for this draw! Modifications to the pattern are welcome! The prize is very special: a skein of the limited edition Hedgerow Yarns colourway created for the Christmas Eve Cast-On Kits! Knitvent KAL A photo of an FO from any pattern from any year’s Knitvent collection will qualify you for the draw, as long as you began knitting it in November or later. There are two prizes, TBD! Mystery KAL coming soon! There is a Mystery Knitalong on the way from Curious Handmade...for more details make sure that you’re signed up to our mailing list.(You'll even get a free shawl pattern as a bonus when you sign up!) In the meantime, have a peek at the Summertide Shawl MKAL we did together in 2015. It will give you a good idea of what to expect The Not Seen Before MKAL is starting soon. This MKAL is to benefit the Sight is Life project, which raises money for sight-saving operations in Congo. I spoke to Kristina Vilimaite about the project on the podcast not long ago. The MKAL will feature clues from 7 designers, including me! The pattern hasn’t been released yet, but you can get it by purchasing the Sight is Life eBook. The pattern will also be released individually. Learn more in the Sight is Life Ravelry Group That's all for this week! Thanks so much for listening, and happy knitting! Subscribe to the Curious Handmade mailing list If you don't wish to sign up for the Spindrift Shawl pattern and workshop (link in the sidebar) and just want my regular updates sign up here: Email Address First Name

Happy New Year! Chatting about my word for the year, stash appreciation and a review of last year's projects. 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:   Vintage Fairy Lights Socks Pattern Little Bobbins Knits Podcast Hedgerow Yarns Knitaid