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Episode 2 is up!!

[Translate] I’m very happy to tell you that episode 2 of the show is now up. You can find it on YouTube by clicking this link …… Episode 2 … or stay on this site and watch it here! In this episode we welcome a new product sponsor – Erin Lane Bags – and have 3 giveaways for our viewers in 2 segments. We travel to Bellingham, Washington to visit Andrea and Andrew Evans of Apple Yarns in our new LYS Spotlight segment. You’ll love their humour and their store and be eligible to win some great yarn and […]

The Show Must Go On!

[Translate] Overture,Hit the lights,This is it,The night of nights …. Yup, it’s finally up people! The first episode (of many, many, more) of the relaunch is up on YouTube! Click on the picture to go directly to it. I’ll be here when you get back. 😉 Or watch it while on this site … Wasn’t that great?! Thanks. I’m apologize for the delay in getting it up – I had some struggles with tech, which usually doesn’t happen to me, so you can imagine that they weren’t your usual little glitches. Anyway, that and some minor audio complications during […]

It’s Time!!

[Translate] Well, by the time you read this, it will be! What time? 7:00 PM BST (British Summer Time). Time to register for classes at Perth Festival of Yarn 2019 and get your tickets! And by Perth, I mean Perth, Scotland, not Australia (maybe somebody should put together one there). I’m also pleased to say that I’ll be teaching two classes there as well, on guess what? CABLES!! There will be a beginner cables class on Sunday morning, then an advanced class that same afternoon. I promise I won’t have you twisted in knots though! I’ll also be joined […]

The Countdown is on …

[Translate] Well, it’s only a few weeks to go now for the first episode of It Takes Balls To Knit – The Show to be released. As a matter of fact, I was just on the Sunshine Coast in beautiful Pender Harbour filming a segment for Dyeing To Knit You with Jenna Valley of Everlea Yarn! We had a great time filming and I learned a lot!! So much so, that I’ll be doing a return trip soon to film a second and possibly third segment. Turns out Indigo dyeing is an entirely different process to acid or natural […]

Barrington is here!

[Translate] The pattern for Barrington is finally live! This is without question, my favourite design to date, and I’m sure it will be at or near the top for quite some time. Why? Well, the story behind Barrington is a long one. It actually started very soon after I learned to knit. It was at this time that I discovered my fascination with cables!! While I love almost every aspect of knitting, cables remain my favourite thing to create. I have a difficult time creating something without a cable in there somewhere–you’ve probably noticed that. A little while back, […]