Monthly Archives: March 2015

The Edinburgh Yarn Festival Album

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Here are all the photos from Edinburgh Yarn Festival! I talked about some of these on Episode 11 of the podcast. There is still so much material I want to share with you about this event, but in the meantime … Continue reading

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Podcast Episode 11: Gamha

Episode Eleven of the Plutonium Muffins Podcast: Gamha updates you on all of my projects, my new fibre hobby and Edinburgh Yarn Festival! I am publishing this from the p-Lush British Design and Fibre Festival, so some of the images … Continue reading

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Saguaro Cowl

I’m doing a KAL with Wild and Wooly at the moment, working on Saguaro by Renee Callahan. Here is my progress, worked up in Malabrigo Rios. It’s a short one for today – check out the John Arbon giveaway to … Continue reading

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[GIVEAWAY] John Arbon Goodies CLOSED

If you’ve been following the blog for any amount of time, you’ll know that I love John Arbon Textiles. I did a nice big feature on them on the blog in January, I knitted the Icon Dress in Knit by Numbers yarn, … Continue reading

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The Angel Socks

I have finished my March socks, called the Angel socks as I got the yarn from SugarAngel on Ravelry as part of a Secret Santa swap! I cast these on March 1st, and they were my ‘go-to’ project at Edinburgh … Continue reading

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Local Yarn(?) Shops: the Handweavers Studio

Lucky enough to live a few hundred metres away from the Handweavers Studio, I have never got round to actually reviewing it. Well, my friends, that has all changed! I went in a few weeks ago and spent a good … Continue reading

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Podcaster, weaver, knitter

I had a big badge at Edinburgh Yarn Festival which proclaimed that I am a podcaster. And I am! Isn’t that strange? Who knew this time last year that I would own things like microphones and audio editing software. I’ve … Continue reading

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The Spring K&S Show 2015: Part Four

This is the last post on the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show 2015. You’re either breathing a sigh of relief, or unhappy about it! Never fear, there are more shows for me to review, Edinburgh Yarn Festival just the first … Continue reading

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The Spring Knitting and Stitching Show 2015: Part Three

The Spring Knitting and Stitching Show was a hive of activity for me this year. I’ve already talked about the various exhibitions that I enjoyed, hanging out on the Sincerely Louise stall, as well as some of the vendors. Now … Continue reading

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The Spring K&S Show 2015: Part Two

Part One of the low-down on the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show 2015 can be found here. This part is where Corrie goes crazy and takes over three hundred photos. I promise, I’m not going to show them all to … Continue reading

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