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Yarn Shop Day Interview with Sara from Black Sheep Wools May 01, 2016

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This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co. and Lynne Rowe Knitting and Crochet

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Featuring a bonus interview with Sara from Black Sheep Wools on Yarn Shop Day, 30th April 2016.

Yarn Shop Day was founded in 2014 by Sarah Neal, Editor of Let's Knit Magazine. Sarah wanted to do something to help bricks and mortar yarn shops because many are struggling to keep their businesses going, due to many reasons including rising rent on the high street and competition from online stores. Sarah had seen how an annual event called Record Store Day had helped the fortunes of independent record shops and thought "Why can't we do this for our own industry." And so Yarn Shop Day was born.

There was a sock knitting drop in with Christine Perry, aka Winwick Mum, crochet inspiration with Stylecraft crochet designer Sue Pinner, weaving with Beryl Weir and a crochet drop in with bagalong extraordinaire Katherine from Crafternoon Treats.

Christine Perry (aka) Winwick Mum

www.winwickmum.blogspot.co.uk

We enjoyed chatting to Christine about knitted socks and she explained the sock knitting is not as hard as you might think. Lots of customers were wearing socks they'd knitted from Christine's book called Super Socks. Christine was wearing a lovely knitted shawlette made from sock yarn which is her own design called Couthie Shawl, and available as a free download from her blog.

Crafternoon Treats

www.crafternoontreats.com

We had a great chat about crocheted socks and recording technology with Kathryn from Crafternoon Treats. Kathryn is a blogger, vlogger and crocheter. Kathryn vlogs about all things crochet and is known for her Bag-a-long project. We're looking forward to meeting Kathryn again at Yarndale in September.

Beryl Weir (also known as Crafts from the Dungeon)

www.craftsfromthedungeon.com

Bee gave weaving demos and it was great fun to join in and learn a new skill. She had some amazing samples on display and it was interesting to learn that you can use the same yarns for weaving as you use for crochet and knitting. Here's Fay's woven fabric.

Susan Pinner

shropshirescrappersuz.blogspot.co.uk

We had a brief chat with Susan about yarn and blankets. Susan has authored two amazing books based on the popular Granny Square motifs and she's also the crochet designer for Stylecraft.

At the end of the day, we interviewed Sara to learn more about what Yarn Shop Day means to the retailer.

Sara's gorgeous hank of Blue Heron Yarn

Fay enjoyed knitting with Arne and Carlos again.

We hope you enjoyed the interview and thanks for listening to The Crochet Circle Podcast. Don't forget to tune in on the first Friday of every month for our regular episodes.

Episode 2 - Meeting Erika Knight, Our Icon Apr 01, 2016

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This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co. and Lynne Rowe Knitting and Crochet

If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon:

Featuring a full-length interview with Erika Knight, chatting about her new Studio Linen yarn and Studio Linen Collection, her partnership with John Lewis, the importance of Yarn Shop Day, British manufacturing and why she wants to teach Bear Grylls to crochet.

Please note that this interview was recorded at a trade show so there is quite a bit of background noise and you may need to adjust your volume a little. We have tried to filter out as much of the background noise as possible, but is was a very busy trade show...

1. Studio linen

http://www.erikaknight.co.uk/studio-linen/

2. Studio Linen Collection

http://www.erikaknight.co.uk/studio-linen-collection/

3. John Lewis Partnership - Erika Knight for John Lewis

http://www.erikaknight.co.uk/erika-knight-for-john-lewis/

4. More information on Linen and Flax

http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-linen-and-vs-flax/

and

http://www.myinterestingfacts.com/linen-facts/

5. New Manchester cotton mill

http://www.drapersonline.com/news/cotton-industry-revived-in-manchester/7002776.fullarticle

6. Yarn Shop Day

http://www.letsknit.co.uk/yarnshopday

7. YAK Brighton

http://yarnandknitting.com/

8. Black Sheep Wools

www.blacksheepwools.com

9. Skein Cocaine

www.skeincocaine.com

Thanks for listening to our podcast and don't forget to tune in on the first Friday of each month for a new episode.

Happy Crocheting

Lynne and Fay x

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Episode 1 - Knowing Me, Knowing You Apr 01, 2016

Show notes

This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co. and Lynne Rowe Knitting and Crochet

If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon:

Here are the show notes for our first ever The Crochet Circle podcast. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, our WIPs and our up-coming interview with Erika Knight. We round up this month’s crochet magazines and talk about Yarn Shop Day. It’s quite a long one – but hope you found it well worth a listen.

1. Meeting Fay and Lynne and putting faces to our names

2. Fay’s garoffice and home of The Crochet Circle Podcast

3. Lynne Rowe links

Lynne blogs about her knitting and crochet adventures here:

http://thewoolnest.blogspot.co.uk

and Lynne also has a business website here:

http://lynnerowe.weebly.com

4. Fay Dashper-Hughes links

www.madashper.com for all things craft, blog and food

www.knitit-hookit-craftit.co.uk Fay's new start up company

5. First Competition Once Upon a Time in Crochet

This competition is being hosted on our Ravelry Group and is open until midnight on the 30th April. For full details on how to enter, click the link below.

http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-crochet-circle-podcast/3403498/1-25#2

6. Local Knit Groups

Find a crochet or knitting group local to you:

http://www.ukhandknitting.com/why-belong-to-a-group

7. The Crochet Circle WIP Wall (at 18.50 minutes)

Here's a photo of the WIP Wall and current status.

Lynne - 20 WIPs

Fay - 8 WIPs

8. Our WIPs

Lynne's Blanket in Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed Aran:

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/417920040402647882/

Link to the yarn

http://debbieblissonline.com/yarns/donegal-luxury-tweed-aran/

Fay' Blanket:

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/417920040402647891/

9. Lynne’s Use it or Lose it Campaign

http://thewoolnest.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/use-it-or-lose-it-1-rules.html

10. Erika Knight Studio Linen (at 38.30 minutes)

http://www.erikaknight.co.uk/studio-linen/

11. Pattern for Samples

Crochet sample square pattern coming shortly

Knitted sample square

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cables-and-lace-test-square

12. Magazine Round-up (at 45.00 minutes)

Inside Crochet:

Pom Pom Shawl (Designer Vicki Brown)

http://www.insidecrochet.co.uk/patterns/pom-pom-shawl/

Contemporary Cushion (Designer Susie Johns)

http://www.insidecrochet.co.uk/patterns/contemporary-cushion/

Inside Crochet Digital Download issue 75

http://www.insidecrochet.co.uk/magazine/issue/75/

Intarsia Crochet:

Fay's first attempt at crochet intarsia

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/417920040402647827/

To help with intarsia crochet worked in rows, here are a few helpful tips:

If using a chart and working in rows, always work from the bottom right corner. Read first (and odd-numbered rows) from right to left. This is the right side of your work. Read second (and even-numbered rows) from left to right. This is the wrong side of your work.

Use short lengths of yarn at a time, rather than yarn from the ball, because if you have 4 or 5 different colours on the go at the same time, these will very easily become tangled up. Use approximately 2-3m lengths for smaller areas or 4-5m for larger areas. The great thing with crochet is that you can join a new length of yarn easily at any time. The shorter lengths are easier to work with and can be wound onto a yarn bobbin if preferred.

When the chart changes colour, you will change yarn. However, you will always change colour during the last yrh of preceding stitch. In other words, if the chart shows 8 sts in Colour 1 followed by 10 sts in Colour 2 and then 8 sts in Colour 1, this mean that you will change to Colour 2 during the 8th st of Colour 1, then change to Colour 1 during the 10th stitch of Colour 2.

Make sure you keep your yarn ALWAYS on the wrong side of your work. This is fine when working with the right side facing as your yarn is naturally at the back of your work and therefore against the wrong side. However, when you turn to work the next row, the wrong side is facing you, so you need to keep the yarns against the wrong side (which is the side facing you) when changing colour.

Simply Crochet:

Caravan (Designer Kate Bruning)

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-caravan

Lamb boot toppers (Designer HannahCross)

No info available at present

Simply Crochet Digital Editions:

http://www.simplycrochetmag.co.uk/digitaleditions/

Let’s Get Crafting:

Slip stitch chicken (Designer Fiona Goble)

http://www.letsknit.co.uk/free-knitting-patterns/chicken-doorstop

Subscribe to Let's Get Crafting

http://www.letsgetcrafting.com/#latest