Giddy Knits - Episode 144

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Giddy Knits - Episode 144

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Welcome to episode 144 of the Giddy Knits Podcast.
A crafting podcast where I share everything that I'm currently working on, usually knitting and crocheting, and sometimes cross-stitching, spinning, and other crafts.
What's In This Episode
00:00 Introduction
04:16 Announcements
09:49 Finished Objects
14:03 What's In The Basket
30:02 Yarny Goodness
36:20 Sample Parade
53:39 Shop News
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME
INSTAGRAM: @GiddyYarns
WEBSITE: www.giddyyarns.com
Join my Patreon for extra content:
patreon.com/GiddyYarns
Sign up for my email newsletter here: www.giddyyarns...
Come and join our Discord Community Chat group here!
Discord Chat Group: / discord
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Become a Giddy Yarns Sample Maker
I've set up a separate email newsletter for those of you who might be interested in sample knitting/crocheting for me. This is currently limited to UK residents due to postage costs, sorry.
mailchi.mp/89d...
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MAKE-ALONGS
Giddy Yarns Makealong
Ongoing with quarterly prizes.
Any projects using at least 50% Giddy Yarns and completed in this year count
Ravelry Entry: - www.ravelry.co...
You can also enter by adding your finished object to the Giddy Yarns MAL channel on Discord
Bingo Crafting Challenge
A new Make Along for 2024 - this is a year-long make along, fill in your bingo board with crafty challenges and see if you can complete them in 2024.
Blank boards can be found here: drive.google.c...
Come and share your board and chat in our Discord group (linked above) or in my Raverly group here: www.ravelry.co... (I'm much less active on Ravelry and only tend to enter the group to draw prizes)
Spring Shawlathon
Join Fran and me with a brand new shawl cast on (or two) for spring in this relaxed make-along.
Start date: 1st April
End Date: 30th June
No works-in-progresses allowed for this one only new cast-ons, but there will also be no finished object thread either, so no need to finish your shawl to enter for prizes.
To enter come and comment in the Spring Shawlathon thread in my Discord group (linked above) or the thread in my Ravelry group (also linked above)
Make sure you check our Fran's next podcast for details of more places you can enter - find Fran here: ‪@FrannyDoMakes‬
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Show Notes
Patterns (All links are Ravelry Links but some patterns will be available off Ravelry with a quick google search)
Patterns I'm Making/Samples Shown
Vertices Unite by Stephen West
www.ravelry.co...
So Faded Sweater by Andrea Mowry
www.ravelry.co...
Kimber Hat by Norichan Knits
www.ravelry.co...
Tender Hat by Melody Hoffman
www.ravelry.co...
Bird Of A Feather by Andrea Mowry
www.ravelry.co...
Flax Sock by Tin Can Knits
www.ravelry.co...
Glittering Snowscape by Stephen West
www.ravelry.co...
Indira Cowl by Vanessa Smith
Tendril Shawl by Carmen Heffernen
www.ravelry.co...
Hundred Acre Wood Shawl by Helen Stewart
www.ravelry.co...
Yarn Dyers/Small Businesses Mentioned
Greenlambkin Yarn
Spectrum Fibres
Pixie Yarns
Knotted by Nish

Пікірлер: 31

@ravensrockknits Ай бұрын

So much yarny goodness and inspiration 💖💖💖

@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts Ай бұрын

Helen, you do so much and so well. I really love how your filming area looks on camera - neutral walls with all the beautiful yarn is lovely to look at. 😍 Be safe and enjoy your time with family. We’ll still be here whether you miss a podcast or not. 😉♥️

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

I'm so pleased with my little podcast corner, it's worked out so nicely 💜

@adrianamagalhaes1284 Ай бұрын

Your vertices united is so beautiful it hurts ❤ Gorgeous The colors of your sweater are so nice. All the sample knits!!! They did an amazing job. It is so nice to see samples at shows. Always good to spend the morning with you 😊

@lindashields5939 Ай бұрын

Hi Helen, thanks for another great episode. So full of knitty ideas and inspiration. As a retired teacher I always thought of the summer holidays as a time that things “quieted down” a little. It sounds to me like you have a full - or even more than full - calendar! Take care and enjoy all the plans and the extra family time you can get during your summer holidays. Until the next time. Salam wa sa’aadah

@sharonsutcliffe Ай бұрын

Wow so many beautiful samples and your Stephen West shawl looks amazing 😻. I knitted the flax sweater for a baby and it was my first knitted sweater and it was so great, I love it 😍. You purchased some lovely acquisitions. The progress keepers are fab xx

@carlascrochetcrafts Ай бұрын

Hi Helen 👋, lovely podcast. The vertices shawl is beautiful. I'm sure you will be so pleased when it's finished as the colour's are gorgeous. I hope you and your family enjoy your up and coming holiday. Enjoy your day 😊

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

I'm so happy with the colours, I think it might be my favourite knit ever!

@strikketroldenshule1620 Ай бұрын

It means something like: riding the crest of the wave

@Inselaeffchen Ай бұрын

Those bug bites look nasty, Helen!! Hope it's not too bad. Yay for summer holidays! I was counting down the hours this morning at school. 🎉 Love your jumper and the vertices unite look fab!! I wanted to start a shawl for the shawl-a-thon, but my yarny mojo has gone a bit (been doing more cross stitch lately). Hopefully it's coming back over next weeks!! The Opal yarn is called "Riding the crest of the waves" (that is a better translation than the literal "Wave crest riding" I think. 😉). The Glittering Snowscape Shawl looks amazing, and I love the colours!! ❤ Looove your teals and turquoises!! And can't wait for your new collection!! 😍 Hope you can enjoy the summer holidays.

@helenoreillylong9497 Ай бұрын

That’s how I react to mosquito bites. They tend to be worse around water.

@davineross465 Ай бұрын

Love your (not 😂) so faded sweater, the colours are stunning!

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

Thank you!! 😊 I'm so excited to get it finished.

@moiragarner1253 Ай бұрын

More garlic needed 😊

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

😆 I dread to think how much I'd need to stop me from getting bitten.

@sueholmes1218 Ай бұрын

Another lovely podcast. I just wanted to thank you for your lovely Christmas advent last year I ordered in Sparkle. I was very ill late last year into this year.Thankfully now making good progress and doing Christmas in July with your advent, it’s the first time I have ordered your yarn it’s lovely thank you 😘

@karenroy8733 Ай бұрын

I’m also extremely allergic to bugs, so I totally understand. I live on Benadryl.

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

Yep, 100% live on allergy tablets all summer 🙈

@FrannyDoMakes Ай бұрын

Oof you are so close to finishing the so faded and the vertices! Can’t wait to see them done!

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

I finished it!!!!! 🥳🥳

@FrannyDoMakes Ай бұрын

@@GiddyKnits yes!!!!

@lavendercottagefibrearts Ай бұрын

I love that Opal yarn, I really want to get some but it’s quite hard to find in Australia. Thank you for sharing all the sample knits - they are lovely!

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

I'm a big fan of opal yarn! Can't help with Aussie stockists I'm afraid though 😬.

@jenniferknatters3263 Ай бұрын

I am having a horrible season for bug bites. I've not got too many at any one time, fortunately, because they are just driving me around a bend, and I just keep getting them. I have a good bug spray that I use, but it triggers my asthma so I have to apply it outside, not near an open window, and basically hold my breath until it's done so I only think to put it on if I'm expecting bug to try and nibble me. I had to go to the pharmacy today because even when I'm making a point of not itching, I keep unthinkingly itching, even through plasters. So now I have more plasters, and one cream for before I've scratch the bug bite and one cream for after. The woman at the counter said they've had a -lot- of people needing bug bit creams. I think it's because we've had such a wet spring, behind our neighbour's house in the woods there's a seasonal pond but because it dries up in hot spells there's no fish in it, and it must just be a midge larva nursery par excellence. Your samples are all incredibly lovely and it's so exciting that you're going to comic con. I've never been, not even when it was local to where I used to live and I probably knew half the people on the hosting committee.

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

It's so frustrating isn't it! I did find some midge spray thr other day, so I just need to make sure I use that before going on walks!!! Hopefully that will help 🤞

@sarabrunton62 Ай бұрын

@@GiddyKnits LOL - I think you meant midge spray .... just spat my tea over my keyboard!!

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

@sarabrunton62 oh god 🫣😄 what an autocorrect error 🙈

@sarabrunton62 Ай бұрын

@@GiddyKnits Well, you know, *that* spray might work too ;-)

@TheCannyMagpie Ай бұрын

I also react badly to bug bites, thankfully not many biting insects in the NE, I get a 2-3 bites a year. According to some wool shop websites that is Riding Waves? Not sure about a direct translation though 😅 isn't the quote "Second to the right, and straight on till morning"? Or did you change it for copyright?

@GiddyKnits Ай бұрын

I keep getting the quote wrong 😆 I'm not even sure if I've got it correct on the website or not 🙈 but if it's wrong we'll just say it's to avoided copyright 😆 (although the book is now public domain anyway as it was published in 1911, so it's not a great excuse) 😆

@TheCannyMagpie Ай бұрын

@@GiddyKnits apparently it's "Second to the right, straight on til morning" in the book and Disney added the "star" bit, so maybe that bit is copyrighted 😅