Welcome to another Crafternoon Treats podcast, which you can watch on YouTube here: Lovely to see you! I am a full time yarn...
I’m passionate about using natural dyes and spend quite a bit of time experimenting with extracts made from local plants. These can come...
Another July bites the dust… yes, I know I always say something about how fast time slips through the fingers… But with Yarndale...
One of the first new yarns released by Stylecraft in 2019 was the Dream Catcher range, a set of gorgeous long colour-change yarn...
I’ve mentioned a few times in various vlogs and podcasts about a Corriedale Polwarth DK yarn that is going to appear in my...
Welcome to another episode of the Crafternoon Treats Podcast, which you can view here: I didn’t do any notes for the last podcast,...
Well, what a day I had last weekend! Saturday with friends, Sheffield and some stressy (but very inspiring and interesting) knitting! And, of...
Its that time of the month again! Everyone who pre-ordered it has now had their May sock club and its time to reveal...
Episode 72 of the Crafernoon Treats podcast is now live: Enjoy! Find out more about… Dumfries and Galloway Yarns to Yearn for The...
The last podcast before my holidays and I am so looking forward to it… I shall be enjoying the beauty of Scotland, walking...
I was watching a podcast earlier today that I’d missed at the beginning of February and the podcaster was talking about January being...
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That sounds rather more momentous that this episode actually is! But I hope you enjoy it: Episode 70 notes Start to 5.23 Intro...
This blog post accompanies the YouTube video below in which I talk through the insights I’ve gained from learning to knit sock and...
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My sock knitting journey began around this time of year in 2015. Four long years ago. I bought my first sock yarn in...
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I launched my sock club for March yesterday and sold out within just a few hours so I just wanted to add a...
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I’m starting the Crafternoon Treats sock club this month – I have a vlog on my channel on Youtube that gives more details...
Welcome to Episode 65 of the Crafternoon Treats crochet podcast, which you can view here: In this episode I’m talking about quite a...
Hello and welcome to Episode 64 of the Crafternoon Treats Crochet podcast, Nave mustard cream which is now live on YouTube. I’ve gone...
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Hello there and welcome to Episode 63 of the Crafternoon Treats Podcast. Please subscribe to my channel and click the little bell to...
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Hello there and welcome to Episode 61 of the Crafternoon Treats Podcast. Please subscribe to my channel and click the little bell to...
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You may have been lucky enough to have been gifted a load of advent calendar minis in a scrummy yarny advent calendar this...
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Finally…. I’m back and Episode 60 is live on my YouTube channel: Timestamps for Episode 60 of the Crafternoon Treats podcast 0 –...
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Hello lovelies! I’m sorry to have been away for so long but the publishing project I’ve been doing flat out is now coming...
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Hi Everyone and a special welcome to anyone visiting my blog for the first time. I’m really pleased to be a stop-off point...
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This Saturday is the official launch of the Sockalong 2018. Although all sock making is welcome in the make-along, the primary focus will...
As we go into the Sockalong 2018 primarily for crocheted socks, I’m still here plugging away and trying to master how to knit...
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Hello Everyone… its time for a new episode and I’ve just made Episode 58 live. All my podcasts now go live 24 hours...
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Hello everyone! I’m busy planning the next podcast, Episode 58 but wanted to update you about the new book of truly Delicious Crochet...
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While I was idling a few minutes away on Instagram, as you do, a post by Joanne Scrace, AKA @notsogranny popped up in...
Welcome to Episode 57 of the Crafternoon Treats Crochet podcast. I’m co-presenting with myself of last week in this one due to a...
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Launching the Crafternoon Treats Patreon space July has also been a month of planning and thinking and I’ve taken the decision to set...
The other weekend I had another great Stylecraft bloggers trip over to the other side of Yorkshire. We took in the Yorkshire Sculpture...
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My #titsoutcollective update will be happening on Sunday July 1 2018 at 12 noon British Summer Time. That’s just over 24 hours away...
I’m busy catching up and in addition to the new blog post on using onion skins to dye wool, I’ve now recorded a...
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Many moons ago I recorded a podcast episode devoted to natural dyeing and anticipated that I’d be writing a blog post natural dyeing...
Welcome to Natural Dyeing, a special edition of the Crafternoon Treats podcast. In this episode I don’t even mention crochet, or knitting –...
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Hello everyone and welcome to Episode 51 of my podcast. Although I’ve not exactly been around on my blog very much, I am...
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Hello – its been a long time since I’ve been on my blog but I’m back after Edinburgh Yarn Festival 2018 feeling refreshed...
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Hello Everyone and welcome to Episode 49 of the Crafternoon Treats Crochet and Yarn podcast. Here is the link to Episode 49: Want...
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Hello Everyone and welcome to Episode 48 of the Crafternoon Treats Crochet and Yarn podcast. Here is the link to Episode 48: Diving...
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Hello Everyone and welcome to Episode 47 of the Crafternoon Treats Crochet and Yarn podcast. Here is the link to Episode 47: Its...
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This year, I’m going to try and weave my podcasts and blog posts together so that it all hangs together better. Yes, one...
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I’ll never be able to live a minimalist lifestyle. I just love stuff far too much… boxes, yarn, fabric, beads, vintage pretties, and,...
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Happy New Year everyone and welcome to a new episode of the Crafternoon Treats crochet podcast. In this one I actually talk about...
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Hello! I hope you are having a lovely and peaceful Christmas Eve. I had a really relaxing week with my daughter at home...
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Hello again and welcome to Serendipity rules OK; Episode 45 of the Crafternoon Treats crochet podcast. This is a sort of time lapse...
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This is a tiny tutorial to show how to wind yarn pegs. Its not rocket science but I’ve had a few messages about...
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Yesterday I shared all the unwrapping excitement about my new yarn pegs from Emily at ThePolkaDotGiraffe on Etsy. Its like having a new...
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A cold Monday in December is hardly a special day in the grand annual calender. But it might go down in my crafting...
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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Crafternoon Treats Crochet podcast. This one is hinting at the coming holiday season… there...
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