Blog posts about yarn, knitting and fibre crafts

Episode 20 of the Podcast – Playing with scraps and stash, and an early spring garden update

Episode 20 of the Podcast – Playing with scraps and stash, and an early spring garden update

Here's a calm, springy episode that goes out especially to those who are finding things difficult at the moment. I've get a couple of finished...

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Episode 19 of the Podcast – Lots of knits, quiet colourwork, cooking gnocchi and thoughts on making

Episode 19 of the Podcast – Lots of knits, quiet colourwork, cooking gnocchi and thoughts on making

This episode includes lots and lots of knitting projects – both finished ones and new cast-ons. I chat a bit about some yarn I've recently received...

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Episode 18 of the Podcast – Fresh projects for a new year, Yarnadelic, and mending cuffs

Episode 18 of the Podcast – Fresh projects for a new year, Yarnadelic, and mending cuffs

This episode features a couple of new knitting projects, a little review of a new yarn from John Arbon Textiles, and some slow mending of...

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Episode 17 of the Podcast – Slowing down, batts and spinning

Episode 17 of the Podcast – Slowing down, batts and spinning

In this episode I'm slowing down towards a winter break to spend time with family, away from work! I talk about some patterns that have been...

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Episode 16 of the Podcast – Halo mitts, velvet trousers, new books and making pasta

Episode 16 of the Podcast – Halo mitts, velvet trousers, new books and making pasta

This month's episode is a nice slow one! I talk about the Pebbles & Pathways socks I finished knitting and the downsides of superwash yarn (yay for...

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Episode 15 of the Podcast – Squash bragging, Making Stories, blending different fibres

Episode 15 of the Podcast – Squash bragging, Making Stories, blending different fibres

In this episode I show off a few FOs: squash we grew this year, a couple of pairs of socks and my new pattern, the...

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Episode 14 of the Podcast – Waterhouse Collection, woad dyeing, late summer garden update

Episode 14 of the Podcast – Waterhouse Collection, woad dyeing, late summer garden update

In this episode I talk about The Waterhouse Collection of Mendip 4-Ply hand-dyed yarn; my recently-finished hand-spun jumper; a colourwork hat I've designed and am...

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Episode 13 of the Podcast – A giveaway, dyeing with calendula, resources for designers

Episode 13 of the Podcast – A giveaway, dyeing with calendula, resources for designers

In this episode of the podcast I talk about my current knitting projects, recent pattern releases, plans for a new design, and dyeing with calendula...

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Episode 12 of the Podcast – Summer knits, A Yarn Story pop-up, and sewing with silk

Episode 12 of the Podcast – Summer knits, A Yarn Story pop-up, and sewing with silk

If you enjoy the podcast and want to help support the content I'm creating, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/marinaskuaShow notes: The...

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