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Welcome to Little Drops of Wonderful! My podcast is about crochet, knitting, and other lovely crafty stuff. It’s a long one as it’s been a while! Think of it as 2 podcasts for the price of one! Biscuits may be required…
I’m on Instagram and Ravelry as starryeyesali and my Ravelry group is:
www.ravelry.com/groups/little...
Time Stamps:
• Finished Objects - 05:05
• Works in Progress - 13:25
• Incoming - 26:36
(Including the Southern Wool Show Vlog - 47:56 )
• Blast from the Past - 58:20
• Strictly Sock-a-long 2018!! - 01:00:40
• And Finally (French Onion Soup) - 01:31:11
• Denmark vlog - 01:34:15
And here’s the info on the things I talked about…
:: Finished Objects::
- The Memory Keepers Shawl is a paid for pattern on Ravelry - it is by Paulina Karru (Lina Knits) and it is gorgeous! The yarn I used was Drops Flora in light grey, combined with minis that were an amazing gift from Sandra of Cherry Heart - thank you Sandra xx
I am entering this into Hanna from Sheep’s Alley’s “Autumn Meets Spring” make-a-long, which is open to ALL crafts and runs until the end of September - details in Hanna’s Ravelry Group (Hanna from Sheep’s Alley)
- The KAL I talked about for finishing WIPs is being run by Amy of Extermiknit and the hashtag is #knitwipkal
:: Works in Progress ::
- Afterthought Socks knit in Cheer Up Buttercup colourway by Little French Meadow.
- Enchanted Socks is a pattern by Cosy Cute Knits and I am using yarn by Little French Meadow in the Hawthorne Blossom colourway (I forgot to mention that!)
- Beachfront Socks is a pattern by Lilli of Nordic stitches and the bag and needle holder are by Naomi of Cosy Cute Knits. The yarn is by Lay Family Yarn in the glorious “Samba” colourway.
:: Incoming ::
- Yarn from Sommerfuglen in Denmark is by @sabinasiestoe
The website for Sommerfuglen is - www.sommerfuglen.dk/shop/fron...
(I also bought a teatowel to make a project bag - an idea stolen from @lupinlanehandmade on Instragram!)
- “Hey Barbara” pin is by Ellie of the Craft House Magic podcast
- Little French Meadow sock sets in the “She was a showgirl”, “Flamenco”, “Viennese Waltz” and “It’s a disaster darling” colours. The bag is also by Little French Meadow, they used to sell them, not sure if they do at the moment though
- Southern Wool Show purchases:
- The Knitting Swede - 150g skeins in her “Burlesque” colour
- Sock Sets from Down Sheepy Lane - “Under the Apple Tree” and “Eggnog and Cinnamon Waffles”
- Hot Socks “Pearl Color” by Grundl from Wool Zone
- Pins from West Green Loft Yarns and Crochet Luna
- Kleener from Fay at Knit It Hook It Craft It (and the Crochet Circle Podcast)
- Deep purple yarn from Rosie’s Moments
My sister’s purchases:
- Dina’s Home of Crafts in “Boomtown”
- Knitting Swede yarn in “Spice”
- Skein Queen yarns in “Abbey Ruins” and Mapledurham”
- Rosie’s Moments yarns in “Autumn” and “Autumn Leaf”
- Lace shawl kit from Watercolours and Lace
(And the pub was the Red Lion in Chieveley!)
:: Strictly Sock-a-long ::
- The hashtag is - #strictly2018socks and the chatter thread is up and running!
- The ‘Limoncello’ Strictly sock-a-long yarn by Sam of Betsymakes sold out super fast but there will be more in her shop update on 14 September so set your notifications and reminders! etsy.me/2JS3JuK
- I can’t list all the wonderful prizes here as KZfaq limits what I can write here, so I shall compile a full list with links to the makers in the Ravelry Group - this will be available very soon!
- For those wishing to buy a copy of Sandra’s Cha Cha Chevron Socks pattern you can get 30% off using the code STRICTLY2018. OR to be in with a chance of winning a copy go to the Ravelry Thread here: www.ravelry.com/discuss/littl...
That's it folks! I do hope you managed to survive to the end, I told you biscuits would be required! See you in two weeks!
Thank you so much for watching and for subscribing!
Ali xx