Vlogmas day 25 2023: Christmas Day

Vlogmas day 24 2023: Christmas Eve Box

Vlogmas Day 23 2023: Favourite fabric shop and tree display

Vlogmas day 22 2023: Building a Christmas Cottage with Chocolate

Vlogmas day 21 2023: Coed-y-Dinas Christmas

Vlogmas day 20 2023: Travel day

Vlogmas day 19 2023: Repairing jeans with Sashiko

Vlogmas day 18 2023: Haircut, EPP and knitting projects

Vlogmas day 17 2023: Holt Garden Centre and Sheringham

Vlogmas day 16 2023: The best day on the Festive Express!

Vlogmas day 15 2023: Bag sewing and a surprise visit

Vlogmas day 14 2023: Dyeing day and a surprise for Jensen

Vlogmas day 13 2023: Packing Orders and Christmas lights

Vlogmas day 12 2023: Knitted tree ornaments

Vlogmas day 11 2023: Christmas Tree decorating and Yarn skeining

Vlogmas day 10 2023: Blickling hall at Christmas and the Calendar Fiasco!

Vlogmas day 9 2023: Norwich city lights and craft fair

Vlogmas day 8 2023: How I dye my yarn part 2 and plying

Vlogmas day 7 2023: How I dye my yarn part 1

Vlogmas day 6 2023: Spinning wheel tour and more spinning

Vlogmas day 5 2023: Spinning and packing orders

Vlogmas day 4 2023: Quilt group

Vlogmas day 3 2023: Barbara's day out crafty meetup

Vlogmas day 2 2023: Meeting Santa for the first time and a miniature Ch...

Vlogmas day 1 2023: Light Switch on and Jensen's first Advent

Kitchener Grafting Icord

Picking up stitches on Icord

Provisional cast on tutorial

Geogradient and Cosy Slippers: Episode 261

Show Notes

Knitting

Geogradient MKAL - Stephen West

Geogradient MKAL yarn kits from my wesbsite

Treasure Trove hat

Rauna slippers - Anna Heino

Lettlopi yarn

Celtic cable shawls book - Lucy Hague

Ishneich - Lucy Hague

Sewing

Hudson pants - True bias

Making a birthday present for my Husband: Hudson pants

Geogradient update, Sashiko jeans and Gadgets galore; Episode 260

Show Notes

Knitting

Geogradient MKAL - Stephen West

Geogradient MKAL yarn kits from my website

Nest Box shawl on sale 1st December

Sewing

Mending matters

 

Show Notes

Knitting

Rockin' Robin sock pattern available from my website or Ravelry on December 1st 2023.

Barndom shawl - Stephen west

New mystery Shawl yarn clubs

Geogradient MKAL - Stephen West

Confessions

Giddy yarns

Ask me anything

#sizeinclusive

Field sweater - Camilla Vad

DK Flax sweater - Tin can knits

Comfort fade cardi - Andrea Mowry

Geogradient Clue 2, Mittens, Slippers and an Elephant: Episode 258

Show Notes

Knitting

Geogradient MKAL - Stephen West

Songbird mittens - Erica Heusser

Jamieson and smith 4ply wool

Rauna Slippers - Anna Heino

Lettlope aran wool

Crochet

Bridget the Elephant - Kerry Lord

From Edwards Menagerie

Geogradient Clue 1 knitting Vlog (SPOILERS!)

Ikea craft room storage ideas

Magnolia bloom jumper: Episode 257

Show Notes

Knitting

Magnolia bloom - Camilla Vad

Field sweater - Camilla Vad

Turning a sock tube into 2 pairs of socks

Part 1

Part 2

Sewing in the ends to avoid a hole in the side of the heel of an afterthought heel

Opal yarn 11152 Twin Summit

Top down sock Pattern on Ravelry

Top down sock Pattern on my website

Tutorials on top down sock on Youtube

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Crochet

Peter pan collar - Emma Escot

What's Ocurring

Barbara's day out 22nd October Dunston hall, the Terrace bar at 2pm

MKAL video

What Jensen is wearing

Hebden t shirt - sew over it

Tangerine trousers - Sew over it

Geogradient MKAL 2023 - Yarn Ideas and Previous Years Shawls

Show Notes

All previous MKAL shawls

Shawl pin

Knitting needles required are two sets of 3.5mm 100cm needles. I stock Steel, sharp steel and bamboo needles in both fixed and interchangeable styles. If you are unsure which you need I would recommend ordering 3.5mm 100cm fixed Steel needles. You can find the link for those here:

Fixed needles

Interchangeable needles

Stitch markers

New Geogradient MKAL kits from Craft House Magic

Sock Tag Team and Crochet Fox! Episode 256

Show Notes

Knitting

Turning a sock tube into 2 pairs of socks

Part 1

Part 2

Sewing in the ends to avoid a hole in the side of the heel of an afterthought heel

Opal yarn 11152 Twin Summit

Regia Kaffe Fasset colourway 03773

Opal Memories colourway 11002

Woll Butt colourway 6800

Top down sock Pattern on Ravelry

Top down sock Pattern on my website

Tutorials on top down sock on Youtube

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Crochet

Toft yarn in Fudge and Cream colourway DK

Esme the fox - Kerry Lord

Sewing

Seven sisters EPP Block - A little Crispy

EPP tutorial

EPP tools

Confessions

Neck light

Rainbow Fabrics

 

Festival of Quilts 2023

Episode 254: Tegna, Protea Shawl, Contrast Blast Socks and a Gable top

Show Notes

Knitting

Protea Shawl - Hayley Tsang Sather

Yarn from this years May and June yarn clubs (Batdance and I get around)

Contrast Blast Socks

Paradise

Tegna - Caitlin Hunter

I have nothing (If I don't have you) colourway

Crochet

Toft yarn in Fudge and Cream colourway DK

Esme the fox - Kerry Lord

Sewing

Gable t shirt - Jennifer Lauren Handmade (I used the curve size version)

Viscose Jersey from Rainbow Fabrics

Confessions

The Mending Directory

News

Barbara's day out 30th July Dunston hall, the Terrace bar at 2pm

Family House Magic YouTube channel

EPP tutorial

EPP tools

Trifold sewing case tutorial part 1

Trifold sewing case tutorial part 2

Blickling hall private textile tour

What Jensen is wearing

Playdate cardigan - Tin Can Knits

Chocolate colourway in my own hand dyed yarn

Private textile Tour of Blickling Hall

Trifold sewing case Part 1

Link to pattern pieces

Link to EPP tutorial

Product Links

EPP Starter kits

Hexiforms

Wonderfil decobob

sewing clips

Clover Embroidery and black gold Needles

Clover needle Threader

Thread Magic

Glue Pen

Scissors

Seam Roller

Episode 253: Masgot shawl, Meret Beret and Contrast Blast Socks

Show Notes

Knitting

Masgot - Justyna Lorkowska

Castle view yarns

Vogue

Stretchy Cast off for shawls

Meret Beret - Woolly Wormhead

As the world falls down

Contrast Blast Socks

Paradise

Sewing

EPP tutorial

EPP tools

Impossible grid - Helen Butcher (Little patch pockets)

Confessions

Kismet kit

Shop Update 

Barbara's day out 30th July Dunston hall, the Terrace bar at 2pm

Family House Magic YouTube channel

Advents / Yarn clubs 

What Jensen is wearing

Swaddle Pals - Susan B Anderson

Swaddle Pals 2 - Susan B Anderson

Episode 252: Holyrood shawl, socks, mittens and Baby Bear Balaclava

Show Notes

Knitting

Holyrood shawl -Justyna Lorkowska

July and August Yarn clubs (mystery yarn club, different from shawl)

Giddy Yarns

Top down sock Pattern on Ravelry

Top down sock Pattern on my website

Tutorials on top down sock on Youtube

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Toe up Socks part 1

Toe up socks part 2

Toe up socks part 3

Songbird mittens - Erica Heusser

Jamieson and smith

Baby bear Balaclava - Pernilla Larsen

You raise me up hand dyed yarn

Sewing

EPP tutorial

EPP tools

Rockin Robin Project bag and yarn set

Ask me anything

Commercial sock yarn video

Opal yarn

Shop Update 

Barbara's day out 30th July Dunston hall, the Terrace bar at 2pm

Family House Magic YouTube channel

Advents / Yarn clubs 

New bags (shop update 30th June at 7pm BST)

New yarn (shop update 30th June at 7pm BST)

New mini skeins (shop update 30th June at 7pm BST)

New Sock yarns and yarn for the Surprise sockalong (shop update 30th June at 7pm BST)

Knitting Gadgets

Knitting needles and accessories

Sewing Gadgets

How to EPP Tutorial

Episode 251: Crafting Joy!

Show Notes

Knitting

Arya Shawl - Ambah O'Brien

The little grey girl

Lay family yarn

Grow hat - Fibre tales

Songbird mittens - Erica Heusser

Jamieson and smith

Giddy Yarns

Top down sock Pattern on Ravelry

Top down sock Pattern on my website

Tutorials on top down sock on Youtube

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Toe up Socks part 1

Toe up socks part 2

Toe up socks part 3

Crochet

Battenberg Blanket - Sandra Paul

Sewing 

Cashmerette concord t shirt

Watson and Thornton

Quilting

Little patch pockets

Cross stitch

The little school sampler

Craft Day Vlog

Episode 250: Stripes, Socks and Colourwork mittens

Show Notes

Knitting

Little Camaro - Tanis Lavellee

Yarn kits available from friday 2/06/23

Songbird mittens - Erica Heusser

Jamieson and smith

Giddy Yarns

Top down sock Pattern on Ravelry

Top down sock Pattern on my website

Tutorials on top down sock on Youtube

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Toe up Socks part 1

Toe up socks part 2

Toe up socks part 3

Crochet

Gaspeite Socks - Vicki Brown

Weku yarns

My favourite Crochet hooks (3.5mm used here for the socks)

Ask me anything

Ikea shoe storage I use for my shawls

Shop Update 

Advents / Yarn clubs 

Hiyahiya knitting needles and accessories

Scissor case tutorial

Episode 249: Baby Cardi, Colourwork and crochet socks

Show Notes

Knitting

Baby Vertebrae - Kelly can Niekerk

Zauberball

Sock yarns: Opal 11002 and Regia Kaffe Fasset design

Top down sock Pattern on Ravelry

Top down sock Pattern on my website

Tutorials on top down sock on Youtube

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Songbird Mittens - Erica Heusser

Jamieson and smith

Crochet

Gaspeite Socks - Vicki Brown

Weku yarns

My favourite Crochet hooks (3.5mm used here for the socks)

Which knitting needles to choose? A summary of HiyaHiya needles

 

Show Notes

Knitting

Twists and turns - Stephen West

Golden brown yarn kit

Cabling without a cable needle

Baby Vertebrae - Kelly can Niekerk

Zauberball

Opal 11002

Top down sock Pattern on Ravelry

Top down sock Pattern on my website

Tutorials on top down sock on Youtube

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Toe up Socks part 1

Toe up socks part 2

Toe up socks part 3

Crochet

Gaspeite Socks - Vicki Brown

Weku yarns

My favourite Crochet hooks (3.5mm used here for the socks)

Confessions

Stitch markers from Crafty Cat Knity bits

Episode 247: How I finished my cosy Tosies

Show Notes

Knitting

Cosy Toesies - Lisa Chemery

Jamieson Shetland marl chunky - Oceanic from Ewe and ply in Shrewsbury

Twists and turns - Stephen West

Golden brown yarn kit

Cabling without a cable needle

Sewing

7 sisters EPP block pattern

Made from a range of Tilda fabrics from my stash and some solid beige from my shop

Punch Needle

Simple Crafted Life 

Confessions

Simple Crafted Life 

The modern Crafter

Love crafts

Stitched sewing organisers - Aneela Hoey

Gadget

Non slip hoop

Blast from the past

Batad Cowl - Stephen west

Yarn clubs

Shop Update 

Advents / Yarn clubs 

Notions boxes

Jensen's New Clothes

Sound wave cowl - Ellie Jones

Never ending story colourway

Antler cardigan - Tin can knits

Episode 246: Interview with Liz and Punch Needle

Show Notes

Knitting

I am in the process of working out what the patterns were for Liz's baby clothes.

Punch Needle

Simple Crafted Life 

The modern Crafter

Shop Update 

Advents / Yarn clubs / project bags 

Yarn Advent Information

Pom Pom progress keeper

New Opal yarn

Knitter's Necklace

Jensen's New Clothes

Baby hebden t shirt - Sew over it

Tangerine Trousers - Sew over it

You, me and Mable jersey fabric

10% discount code valid until the end of May

crafthouse10

Episode 245: Socks, Slippers and Shawl progress

Show Notes

Knitting

Rye light socks - Tin Can knits

Gauge 25 stitches instead of 32 stitches in 10cm. So gauge is much looser than pattern

Safety dance colourway

Cosy Toesies - Lisa Chemery

Jamieson Shetland marl chunky - Oceanic from Ewe and ply in Shrewsbury

Twists and turns - Stephen West

Golden brown yarn kit

Cabling without a cable needle

Crochet

Battenberg blanket

Undyed yarn - I used merino / nylon fingering 4ply weight

3mm Clover Amore crochet hook

Sewing 

7 sisters EPP block pattern

Made from a range of Tilda fabrics from my stash and some solid beige from my shop

Gadget

Knitters necklace

Confessions

Amamani Puzzle balls

Episode 244: Ziggy Interrupted!

Show Notes

Knitting

Rauna Tossut - Anna Heino

Rocky - Tin can knits

Kernow designs

Twists and turns - Stephen West

Golden brown yarn kit

Crochet

Ziggy Interrupted - Sandra Paul

Ducky Darlings

Woollen Wytch

The Camel's yarn

Stitch holders (the ones I show in the video are medium)

3mm Clover Amore crochet hook

Tassel tutorial

Confessions

Cord Stitch holder

Confessions

Day dreaming Crochet socks

Join me at East Anglia Yarn festival 2023!

Join me at East Anglian Yarn festival!

This is the second annual yarn show we have had in Norfolk!

You can find details of all the vendors on the East Anglian yarn show website here:

Podcasters mentioned included:

Erin - Henny Penny Makes

Helen - Giddy Yarns / Giddy Knits Podcast

Fran - Franny Do Makes

Beccy - Beccy knits

Martyn - Knit 365

Karen - Stitches and Jacks

Linda - Linda Simpson designs

Jill - Miaou crafts

Ali - Little drops of wonderful

Davina - Little workroom crafts

Episode 243: Liz's new jumper!

Show Notes

Knitting

King Cole 5829

Stylecraft Super chunky - Blush 

Crochet

Ziggy Interrupted - Sandra Paul

Ducky Darlings

Woolyn Wytch

The Camel's yarn

3mm Clover Amore crochet hook

Sewing

Baby hebden t shirt - Sew over it

Adult Hebden t shirt - Sew over it

Tangerine Trousers - Sew over it

You, me and Mable jersey fabric

10% discount code valid until the end of May

crafthouse10

Gadget / Confessions

Sew simple Norwich

Hemline Gold quilters multi-mat

Confessions

Watson and thornton- Shrewsbury

Episode 242: Stephen West Batad cowl

Show Notes

Knitting

Batad - Stephen West

Knitted from January and February yarn clubs, no longer available this year. March and April yarn clubs will be available for pre-order until first thing on monday

Crochet

Ziggy Interuppted - Sandra Paul

Ducky Darlings

Woolyn Wytch

The Camel's yarn

Stitch holders (the ones I show in the video are medium)

Sewing

Baby hebden t shirt - Sew over it

Adult Hebden t shirt - Sew over it

Ask me anything

Suzanne Bryan tutorial on button band

Episode 241: Back to crochet and a New Top

Show Notes

Knitting

The burrow Beanie - Meryeme Abdellaoui

If it makes you happy colourway

Rain colourway

Leather Tags

Smaller 12-24 month version in episode 239

Crochet

Ziggy Interupted - Sandra Paul

Ducky Darlings

Woolyn Wytch

The Camel's yarn

Stitch holders (the ones I show in the video are medium)

Sewing

Pearl Cardigan - Tilly and the buttons

Gadget

New notions boxes available from March 3rd 

Confessions

You and Me Mabel

10% discount code valid until the end of May

crafthouse10

Cross stitch by @sarahcrossstitchprogress (Instagram)

Shop Update 

Opal Yarns

New knitting accessories available from March 3rd

Snips

Yarn clubs

Yarn Advent Information

Jensen's New Clothes

The burrow Beanie - Meryeme Abdellaoui

If it makes you happy colourway

Rain colourway

Leather Tags

Smaller 12-24 month version in episode 239

Episode 240: Two colour, Two Skein shawl ideas

Show Notes

Knitting

Winter Walk hat - Tracie Millar

Tutorial for alternating cable cast on

Black hole sun colourway

Wander

Safety Dance colourway

Available from tomorrow

Sewing

Hexagon box - Emma Jones - Vintage sewing box

2 Skein, 2 colour shawl ideas

Different Light Shawl - Justyna Lorkowska

Typhoon Shawl - Josh Ryks-Robinsky

Pure Joy - Joji Locatelli

Right Around the Corner -Lisa Hannes

Surge - Lisa Mutch

Passagiata - Janina Kallio

Aisling - Justyna Lorkowska

Cameo - Paulina Popiolek

Arya Shawl - Ambah O'Brien

Shawl kits can be found on my website here

Episode 239: A new knitted outfit for Jensen

Show Notes

Knitting

Elevenses - Lisa Chemry

The Burrow Beanie - Meryeme Abdellaoui

Rain colourway available on my website from 17th February

Learning to fly colourway

Winter Walk hat - Tracie Millar

Tutorial for alternating cable cast on

Black hole sun colourway

Blast from the past

Amigurami tea cup pin cushion

 

Gadget

Bulb pins

Confessions

Ewe and Ply

Shop Update 

Yarn clubs

Yarn Advent Information

Jensen's New Clothes

Elevenses - Lisa Chemry

The Burrow Beanie - Meryeme Abdellaoui

Rain colourway available on my website from 17th February

Learning to fly colourway

Episode 238: Oh the cables!

Show Notes

Knitting

Baby Vertebrae - Kelly van Niekerk

Newborn vertebrae is available for free here

Twists and turns shawl - Stephen West

Golden brown yarn set

Winter Walk hat - Tracie Millar

Tutorial for alternating cable cast on

Black hole sun colourway

Blast from the past

Catriona - Debbie Bliss

Ask me anything

Duplicate stitch sewing in ends

Eucalan

Episode 237: Knitting and Handmade labels

Show Notes

Knitting

Baby Vertebrae - Kelly van Niekerk

Newborn vertebrae is available for free here

Landmark Opal yarn

Twists and turns shawl - Stephen West

Golden brown yarn set

Blast from the past

Shawlography - Stephen West

Yarn set will be available from friday here

Gadget

My favourite clover pins

Ask me anything

Toe up sock tutorial with short row heel

Confessions

Picapau 3

Rainbow fabrics

Shop Update 

Yarn clubs

Leather Tags

Stitch markers

Hand dyed yarn

Opal Yarn

Yarn Advent Information

Shift Cowl - Andrea Mowry made in my own handspun

Mary Margaret's lace Tam - Mary Elizabeth 

Everyday slouchy beanie

Holding out for a hero - in Merino fingering and Alpaca lace held double

Episode 236: Baby bonnet and shawl progress

Show Notes

Knitting

Baby bear Bonnet - Pernille Larsen

Sandy colourway

Twists and turns shawl - Stephen West

Golden brown yarn set

Sewing 

Hexagon box - Emma Jones - Vintage sewing box

Hexiforms - I used 1/2 inch jewels and hexagons

Gadget

Thread conditioner

Confessions

I love Houses - Yoko Saito

Episode 235: Baby knits and EPP

Show Notes

Knitting

Dehnungsfuge socks - Nicola Susen

Riverknits

Spiral Beanie - Babi Crisoto

Fade to grey mini set

Sewing 

Hexagon box - Emma Jones - Vintage sewing box

Hexiforms - I used 1/2 inch jewels and hexagons

Gadget

Magnifying light

Confessions

Lay family yarn

Jameison and smith

Episode 234: Knitting and Crochet make 9 for 2022 and New Targets for 2023!