Show Sponsors Alongside an eclectic yarn range, which includes Hazel Knits, Icelandic Lopi & CoopKnits, we stock a carefully chosen selection of needles and notions. We’ve also recently launched ‘hand dyed by meadowyarn’, our very own in-house, hand-dyed yarn range. Working in our tiny dye studio, nestled in the Suffolk countryside, we are able to indulge our love of colour, producing complex tonal, kettle-dyed shades across a range of weights and bases. With regular updates our collections evolve and grow, inspired by the landscape and people around us. Find all your favourite luxury yarns and discover plenty more at A Yarn Story, Bath’s premier yarn store based in Walcot Street, Bath, UK. From gorgeous skeins by The Fibre Co and Walcot Yarns to a fine selection from Shibui Knits, La Bien Aimée, House of a la Mode, and Julie Asselin, there is plenty for the discerning knitter to enjoy. With friendly and knowledgeable staff to help you browse, there is plenty for the discerning knitter to enjoy. Visit the store at Walcot Street, Bath or shop online at www.ayarnstory.co.uk. The big reveal of the Stillness Shawl after our MKAL! After five secret clues and weeks of knitting and good company, today's the day we reveal the full design of the Stillness Shawl Mystery Knitalong. On this week's podcast episode, I'm chatting about the MKAL reveal, updating you on our other KALs and how I'm handling prizes. Along with the Stillness reveal, there's also a bit of a reveal of my long-term personal project of growing out the grey. It's the first time my almost-fully silver hair has featured in pattern photos! So today I'm talking about that process, what it was like, and how I feel about it now. Show Links: The Handmade Sock Society 3 Altitude Socks Vapour Socks FO ThreadAltitude Socks FO Thread July Knit20for2020 FO Thread Use the #knit20for2020 hashtag to enter the KAL on InstagramHabitation Throw KAL FO thread Stillness MKAL Call Your Girlfriend podcast Ann Friedman Newsletter GrombreErica Henry Johnston Nikol Johnson@SilverHairandBretonStripes on Instagram @wellness_with_walda on Instagram Curious Handmade on Etsy SHOW TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to the Curious Handmade Podcast. You're listening to Episode 304. This podcast is all about crafting a life of happiness and creativity. I'm your host Helen, and you can find me on Ravelry as HellsBells, and on social media as Curious Handmade. You can also find full show notes and transcript on my website at curioushandmade.com. Hello and welcome. I hope you having a good week. We are having lovely weather here in Queensland the past couple of days. We had a rainy week and now we're having a lovely week. So that's definitely lifting the spirits. I have been hunkering down on doing lots of design work the last week or two, and that's going really well. I'm really excited about what's coming up, but that means I can't really talk too much about my knitting because I haven't had any time to do any personal knitting projects, but I thought I would update you on some Knitaong news and just have a bit of a chat with you today. So we have the Handmade Sock society happening at the moment for all your lovely sock knitters. And the last pattern was published last week, the altitude socks. And it was a little bit bittersweet to see that last pattern come out and the society finished for the year, but we still have some Knitalong time to go. So the vapor sock Knitalong is finishing on Tuesday, the 11th of August. So a little bit more time for that one. And then we have the altitude socks, which have just come out and the grand prize for the Knitalong for people who have knit all six socks that will be drawn on the 8th of September. So quite a few weeks left to finish up all six socks if you're working on that and also be in the draw for the altitu...

Show Sponsors Alongside an eclectic yarn range, which includes Hazel Knits, Icelandic Lopi & CoopKnits, we stock a carefully chosen selection of needles and notions. We’ve also recently launched ‘hand dyed by meadowyarn’, our very own in-house, hand-dyed yarn range. Working in our tiny dye studio, nestled in the Suffolk countryside, we are able to indulge our love of colour, producing complex tonal, kettle-dyed shades across a range of weights and bases. With regular updates our collections evolve and grow, inspired by the landscape and people around us. Find all your favourite luxury yarns and discover plenty more at A Yarn Story, Bath’s premier yarn store based in Walcot Street, Bath, UK. From gorgeous skeins by The Fibre Co and Walcot Yarns to a fine selection from Shibui Knits, La Bien Aimée, House of a la Mode, and Julie Asselin, there is plenty for the discerning knitter to enjoy. With friendly and knowledgeable staff to help you browse, there is plenty for the discerning knitter to enjoy. Visit the store at Walcot Street, Bath or shop online at www.ayarnstory.co.uk. The tote bag for the Habitation KAL prize We all know that feeling: we've got plenty of projects underway but new adventures and cast-ons are singing their siren song. On today's podcast I'm stalking some new patterns in my fantasy queue, chatting about some ongoing and near-future projects, and sharing some favourite creative things that are inspiring me right now. Show Links: Dreaming of Paris Socks by Joji Locatelli Adventure Tank by Fatimah Hynes Meadow by The Fibre Co Adventure Tank KAL hashtag: #adventureknitalong SpaceCadet Yarn Thebe Disturbing the Fleece Ravelry Group @disturbingthefleece on Instagram The Winner of the Cirrus Socks KAL is: Post #42 - TheFibersmith Mosaic Moon Yarn SethanyKnits Yarn Shop Habitation Throw KAL FO thread Habitation Throw KAL FO thread Voolenvine YouTube Podcast The Patchwork Angel Scrappy Liberty Hexi Quilt Tutorial The Friday Pattern Company The Avenier Jumpsuit The Cambria Duster Sage Brush Top Wilder Gown I'm a Master Class fan and an affiliate: if you join up by clicking on the photo above I'll get a small commission. Thanks for supporting the podcast! Robin Roberts Teaches Effective and Authentic Communication SHOW TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to The Curious Handmade Podcast. You're listening to episode 303. This podcast is all about crafting a life of happiness and creativity. I'm your host, Helen, and you can find me on Ravelry as HellsBells and on social media as Curious Handmade. You can also find full show notes and transcript on my website at curioushandmade.com. Hello and welcome. How are you this week? I hope you're well. I feel like this is continuing to be a tough year. I am thinking of all of you a lot and thinking about my friends and family all around the world, and I just feel like it's getting a bit ridiculous now, but actually it feels like it's been surreal and ridiculous since about February or March. In some ways, it's almost kind of something we're getting a bit used to. I don't know. I saw a story by Joji on Instagram and she posted that it was 119 days of strict lock down in Argentina. I just thought, "Oh, that's really long and really, really tough." Really tough. Speaking of Joji, she's not letting it keep her back too much in true Joji fashion. She has just released a gorgeous pair of socks called Dreaming in Paris and I really love them. They're so cute. They're stripey with a little band of lace around the top of the leg and just really, really cute single round stripes, which is so effective because they have little v's in them from each of the stitches that really show off each stitch. Super cute, love the colors so gorgeous design, Joji. Thank you.

Show Sponsors Alongside an eclectic yarn range, which includes Hazel Knits, Icelandic Lopi & CoopKnits, we stock a carefully chosen selection of needles and notions. We’ve also recently launched ‘hand dyed by meadowyarn’, our very own in-house, hand-dyed yarn range. Working in our tiny dye studio, nestled in the Suffolk countryside, we are able to indulge our love of colour, producing complex tonal, kettle-dyed shades across a range of weights and bases. With regular updates our collections evolve and grow, inspired by the landscape and people around us. Find all your favourite luxury yarns and discover plenty more at A Yarn Story, Bath’s premier yarn store based in Walcot Street, Bath, UK. From gorgeous skeins by The Fibre Co and Walcot Yarns to a fine selection from Shibui Knits, La Bien Aimée, House of a la Mode, and Julie Asselin, there is plenty for the discerning knitter to enjoy. With friendly and knowledgeable staff to help you browse, there is plenty for the discerning knitter to enjoy. Visit the store at Walcot Street, Bath or shop online at www.ayarnstory.co.uk. 24 mini balls for the Habitation Throw KAL prize! A flying visit! Today's podcast is short and sweet: a little catch up episode where I update you on some KAL news and chat about my personal creative projects and design work. For anyone that's been missing The Shawl Society this year, the beginnings of a new shawl design are underway... Show Links: The Handmade Sock Society Season 3 KALs The Handmade Society 3 KALs continue! The Cirrus Socks FO Thread will close on Tuesday the 14th of July, and the Vapour Socks FO Thread will be ongoing for another month! I've decided to extend the deadline for the Habitation Throw KAL again, until the end of July. So many people are still knitting it, and it's such a big project. It's meant to be relaxing and I didn't want to rush you! If you finish your throw by the end of the month, make sure to post it in the Habitation Throw KAL FO thread for your chance to win a 24 mini set of 20oz yarn balls from my own stash and projects. The 3rd Stillness MKAL clue was just released! So many incredible knitters have been posting their progress, with more starting every day. There is plenty of time to "catch up" if you want to, and knitting at your own pace is highly encouraged...we have two months before the KAL deadline if you want to be in with a chance for a prize so no pressure! If you want to be a part of this mystery, make sure to grab your copy of the pattern, and then come say hi in the Stillness MKAL chat thread, the Clue 1 Spoiler Thread or the Clue 2 Spoiler thread to see where we're up to now. If you haven't joined yet and want to learn more, make sure you check out the blog post with answers to the most frequently asked questions we get about the Stillness MKAL. Kitch Kreative Project Bags O'Rielly's Lamington National ParkLouie and Lola Yarn Hermione Jean Granger Shawl by Tyne Swedish@clevereststitch House Quilt Block Tutorial SHOW TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to The Curious Handmade podcast. You're listening to episode 302. This podcast is all about crafting a life of happiness and creativity. I'm your host, Helen, and you can find me on Ravelry as HellsBells and on social media as Curious Handmade. You can also find full show notes and transcript on my website at curioushandmade.com. Hello, and welcome to this week's show. I hope you're having a good week. I'm having a good week. It's been pretty quiet. Puppy and school holidays are keeping me really busy and I haven't been able to concentrate on much. It's been one of those weeks where you can't even think what's happened. So I have managed to do a little bit of work, but it has been very interrupted and distracted. So not the most productive, but not terrible. The kids are going back to school next week,

Show Sponsors Alongside an eclectic yarn range, which includes Hazel Knits, Icelandic Lopi & CoopKnits, we stock a carefully chosen selection of needles and notions. We’ve also recently launched ‘hand dyed by meadowyarn’, our very own in-house, hand-dyed yarn range. Working in our tiny dye studio, nestled in the Suffolk countryside, we are able to indulge our love of colour, producing complex tonal, kettle-dyed shades across a range of weights and bases. With regular updates our collections evolve and grow, inspired by the landscape and people around us. Find all your favourite luxury yarns and discover plenty more at A Yarn Story, Bath’s premier yarn store based in Walcot Street, Bath, UK. From gorgeous skeins by The Fibre Co and Walcot Yarns to a fine selection from Shibui Knits, La Bien Aimée, House of a la Mode, and Julie Asselin, there is plenty for the discerning knitter to enjoy. With friendly and knowledgeable staff to help you browse, there is plenty for the discerning knitter to enjoy. Visit the store at Walcot Street, Bath or shop online at www.ayarnstory.co.uk. My long lost Barrett Bear kit has arrived! We've passed the halfway point in this crazy year, and it seemed like a good time to catch up with how things are going and how many things I've managed to cross off my 20 in 2020 Happiness Project list. There are a few things that recent events have made impossible, but plenty of other things to be happy about, and even some opportunities in the midst of upheaval. I also have a lovely bunch of winners to announce from our #knit20for2020 and Stillness MKAL giveaways! Show Links: Knit20for2020 June Giveaway Winners: Ravelry Winner: Cuppacha with post #35 Edin Cardigan by Bonne Marie BurnsHazel Knits Instagram Winner: Aviatrix1979Amulet Shawl John Arbon TextilesYou can find all the details on how to enter the July Knit20for2020 giveaway on Ravelry or Instagram, you can visit this link! Stitch Mischief Laine Skein Australia Winners of the Stillness MKAL Giveaway: Grand prize winner:Post 314: https://www.ravelry.com/people/deesuhr 10 Pattern of their choice winners: Post 270 https://www.ravelry.com/people/Llindhardt Post 490 https://www.ravelry.com/people/Fynbos31 Post 5 https://www.ravelry.com/people/Knit4Keeps Post 440 https://www.ravelry.com/people/quiltnyarn Post 494 https://www.ravelry.com/people/gypsycraft Post 266 https://www.ravelry.com/people/Andystitch Post 589 https://www.ravelry.com/people/Konkyliedesign Post 380 https://www.ravelry.com/people/emmoswmr Post 536https://www.ravelry.com/people/ceglaw Post 548https://www.ravelry.com/people/NellyJake Stillness Shawl MKAL Stillness MKAL chat thread Clue 1 Spoiler Thread Clue 2 Spoiler threadJuly Knit20for2020 FO Thread Barrett Wool Company Hermione Jean Granger Shawl by Tyne Swedish@clevereststitch Píosa by Renée Callahan House Quilt Block Tutorial SHOW TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to the Curious Handmade Podcast. You're listening to episode 301. This podcast is all about crafting a life of happiness and creativity. I'm your host, Helen, and you can find me on Ravelry as HellsBells, and on social media as Curious Handmade. You can also find full show notes and transcript on my website at curioushandmade.com. Hello, welcome to the show. I hope you're well. I hope you're having a good week. I've been having a pretty good week. It's been a little bit up and down and I feel like a few weeks ago, or maybe it's a couple of months ago, now, I said on the show that I was a little bit fed up with my family. And this week, I feel like I've just been fed up with myself, maybe for a couple of weeks. I've just felt fed up with not maybe doing the habits I wanted to do and not being able to get my act together,