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Hi Paula, it's Scottish but a really long time ago. I've been in Australia for 18 years now :)

@@TheMakersCorner It’s beautiful xx

@@PaulaJonesy Thank you very much

Yes I'm about to start the swatching which I think will make me get over the overwhelm a bit. It's like that first hurdle you know?

And also, I LOVE Corriedale. I've just finished a Merino x Corriedale and now on to a 100% Corriedale. I should have enough for a sweater I think :)

@@TheMakersCorner yeah for sure. Just starting is always the hardest. Plus knitting is the fun part!

@@TheMakersCorner omg, fully hand spun sweater. That’s the dream! 🤩

Lovely to see you here too. Welcome and thank you so much for your comment

Thank you so much! The fabric is a Michael Miller and it's called Mysterious Oak. It has gorgeous blue, white and red acorns. It's $29 per meter. Ooooh slippers are a great idea!

@@TheMakersCorner oh no, I already loved it and now you’re telling me the acorns are coloured 🫣 I’m going to need to do more shopping from you… but first I should choose a pattern and be smart about it hehe.

@@PlatypusKnitting Ha! There's plenty here so don't panic. Find your pattern and I'll make sure I send you some down x

Oooh I'd love to hear what you think when you read it. I wouldn't say it was 'enjoyable' but it was my favourite read all year because of how much it made me think

It's good to see you here again too! I do love seeing familiar faces :) Ooooh 3-5 main projects sounds like a very manageable amount with some yarn for smaller projects thrown in there. I would like to half my stash into one box rather than have two. Especially now that I'm also spinning. Spinning is so fast! I'm not totally ready to give up on shawls but we'll see how much I actually wear the 2nd Avenue before I cast on another. I did wish I had one or a cardigan when I was at the beach the other day. The temps drop enough for me to feel a little chilly after a hot day. More cardigans also I think ;)

@@TheMakersCorner I've got a couple of nice felt bags that I want to make my stash fit into. So, similar goals in amount. I settled on the knitting projects as I felt it would help keep me focused on the end goal. If it doesn't work I try something else. I want to have my spinning in another couple of those bags and intend to meld spinning into the projects goal. Eventually, I want to be able to prepare, blend, spin and knit most projects.

@@RAHowes We definitely have similar goals. Learning to process fibre from scratch is deeply satisfying. My friends and I were given a fleece recently. It's pretty old but we might still be able to get some good yarn out of it and if nothing else, our small little spinning circle will learn how to clean and process it as a practice.

@@TheMakersCorner nice! Good luck with it. It's probably best to start with older/less ideal stuff, that way you aren't so worried about damaging it. I have 3 Bendigo ready spins to start. 😂

You are one brave person knitting in that heat ha ha ha I will do my best though. I did struggle through my very first sweater in February up here last year so I know I can do it. Thanks so much for the feedback re my spin. I am very proud and can't wait to spin more.

Never too late and thank you so much for the recommendation. I've added a few different things to my tool box now but it's always awesome to have resources to use and share x

Hello Lizzie! It's so good to see you there and thank you so much. The overwhelm is real and I know logically it's silly and that our crafts should be slow and enjoyable but somehow the speed of life seeps in. I really love spinning so much. And you always inspire me to try embroidery. It's definitely on my list and I actually think it would be helpful with our heat. I'm playing around with the idea of detachable peplums on a few projects and I think embroidery would be so wonderful on those.

@@TheMakersCornerooh detachable peplums are a wonderful idea 💕 xx

Hello! Oh my goodness, I wrote a whole response and it didn't post. I totally get the not wanting to part with your beautiful creations and isn't spinning just the best?! I know Cheryl from Natural Fibre Arts, she used to live in town and come to the same spinning and weaving group. Love her stuff so much.

Thank you so much Christine! Oooh I love to get recommendations, especially when they struggle the same 😂 Lovely to see you here x

Thanks! I'm sure it will grow on me and I am looking forward to seeing it knit up

Hello! Oh that's so lovely to you to say and I'm thrilled you've been following along that long. Thank you so much. I usually give friends and customers at the shop first dibs and then add it to my Ravelry 'will sell or trade'. Sometimes it does go to the op shops though. The struggle is real though. I just bought two sweater quantities and it was my first purchase all year.

Thank you so much! And for being here. I really appreciate it. It's lovely to share some crafty time together :)

Thank you so much! I love hanging out at your channel too. I find it such a peaceful place (of course!) My brain fog was pretty bad this episode but I got through and I just love chatting x

Oh that's very sweet of you but there's no need to ever worry. It is such a cosy camping spot :)

I wish I could take the shop on tour ha ha ha. Thank you so much. I really love being there and it feels more and more like home every day.

Thank you so much. I'm very excited about it. Need to add 20 minutes a day in my schedule to work on it consistently but now that we're at the end of tax time, I'll have a bit more time on my hands. Ha! So good to have you over at the newsletter and I'd love to see you on the test knit. Thank you, it's a really meaningful project to me

Yeah I can't believe what a difference it makes. It really feels so much bigger and flows better. It's always the way. Those embroidery hoops sat on my counter for like 6 months and it took about 30 minutes, including washing and drying the fabric to get them crease free ha ha ha. I am having a bit of a purple moment. Logwood is one of my favourite dyes. Not all dyes smell nice when you're using them but logwood reminds me of herbal tea and it's such a pleasure to use. Oooh yay for fractal spinning. I've been a bit obsessed by it for a while but didn't think my spinning was good enough yet but I won't get better unless I keep spinning.

We match now! I love the colour on you too. Yeah I'm excited to reknit the cardigan. I'm obsessing over buttons for it at the moment ha ha ha

Oh yay! I'm so glad. I really think we deserve to have knitwear we love, even if it takes a few go's :)

Thanks! I'm really pleased I stuck with it. There was definitely a moment when I realised what I'd done to end up with an extra 200 stitches where I thought I was going to cry ha ha ha. I am literally binge watching your podcast right now.

Hello! Thank you so much. I just love yarn and fibre and naturally dyeing and adding garment making to my hobbies felt like the next right step. I'm not Aussie born. I'm Scottish born (but in Germany), started school in Hong Kong (army kid) and have lived on 4 continents (I love to travel) and I've called Australia home for almost 18 years now. Until recently, I would have said I feel very international and certainly foreign everywhere I go but then Outlander happened 😂 and I suddenly feel very Scottish again! I look forward to the day when my pups are calm shop dogs but for now, they get a little too excited around customers so they have a garden out back and their own dedicated space inside.

Urgh I get transported back to age 15 and all the anxiety immediately just reading that. I am really determined to find the fun in maths and knitting. I've started calling it 'magic maths' ha ha ha Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. And who on earth cares about the speed of a spinning orange? Goodness me! 😂

You're welcome 😂 so glad you're here

Thank you so much Christine. I hope you're doing well. I promise, I will definitely do an online course. I've had about 20 requests actually. I was thinking a course that has a few 'live rounds' every year so we get to hang out too. I'm getting there with the maths. I keep doubting myself because I sometimes end up with different answers and then don't know which is right ha ha. I am really loving the stash down. It's like falling in love with the yarn all over again and I love the creative challenge of making things work

Thanks! And you will. I hibernated it in March so I could work on some heavier weight projects but I'll be showing it this week in my next episode.

Oh I'm so sorry you're experiencing pain and that it's kept you from your knitting. I've definitely had times where chronic illness has hampered my ability to craft and it makes you very sad. I hope you're doing ok and that my videos bring some distraction and entertainment

@@TheMakersCorner thank you! yes it helps to live vicariously through other people's crafts :)

Thank you! I was so worried it wouldn't be that interesting but it was quite fun actually. It's lovely to be able to share more of the behind the scenes. I'm trying to find a way to block out time and batch my content creation but life is just so busy and it's hard to know what to focus on sometimes

@@TheMakersCorner everything you do is interesting! But content creation is so much work so I’m glad you’re not forcing it. Take it all as it comes and enjoy!

@@PlatypusKnitting Yes totally. I finally got time to sit down this morning to record another episode and I had so much fun giggling. Will be uploaded for Saturday this week and it's really got the juices flowing!

Hey! I haven't knit on it in quite a while but I do want to get back to it soon. I'm half way through the second to last section. And the more I knit the more it grew on me. I love each colour addition. It's looking amazing. Will definitely update on my next episode. I should really try and record a how to video for the liners

Hello! Thanks, I love it so much. Wish they did wholesale so I could have them in the shop too.

It's making me very happy still ha ha ha

Hello! Lovely to see you back and thank you so much for your comment. Really made my day x Isn't the book magnificent. I've been sick but it's on my list to have it all scanned so I can share the pages. I'm over the moon with it and the yarn find.

Thank you for your comment! I really appreciate it and yes, the humidity is almost unbearable. I'm grateful it's cooled down a wee bit this week

Hello lovely! So good to see you too. Ahh the perils of too much or not enough yarn. The struggle is real! 😂Oooh I'd love to hear how you go with a silk sock. Im contemplating a mohair pair but not sure if it would be a waste. Say hi from me x

@@TheMakersCorner finally finished the watching. The book looks amazing. I'd say go for it on the mohair socks. What is yarn if not to be made into something useful and comfortable and beautiful? The fit on the silk socks so far is promising. I was concerned about the lack of flex in it but the rib helps a lot.

@@RAHowes you’re right! They will be beautiful socks

Hello! thank you so much for your comment and yes, the book is absolutely priceless. I'm so in love with it and very excited about the yarn too. I'll have to film so dyeing adventures I think

Hello Anne, thank you so much for coming back and for your comment, I really appreciate it and yes! It's wonderful that more and more people are making big changes in line with their values.

Oh my goodness what I wouldn't give for some cooler weather but maybe not -15 WOW I hope you're keeping warm. I would love to visit Finland one day too. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, I really love connecting with people all over the world

Oh that would be so lovely for you to visit and yes, it really is criminal what gets thrown away. I keep everything. Even down to the smallest piece so I can make buttons and button earrings. I'm sewing and knitting from stash this year. I really do have enough

@@TheMakersCorner i've started making some greeting cards with fabric scraps. i cut them into fun shapes and stick them on the card with double sided tape and then use a fine liner pen to do some embellishments. so far they've come up very cute and you can use really tiny scraps for it. I've also seen some people sew scraps onto blank cards as well but I have yet to try it.

@@lavendercottagefibrearts Oh wow! What a great idea

Oh my goodness it really is. It's an all over tired. I've been sleeping great though ha ha ha

@@TheMakersCorner us too! One room half done... The rest of the house to go. 😂 My next craft vlog is going to be more house Reno than knitting.

@@RAHowes Woo! I can't wait to see it

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the feedback. I will definitely consider more for sure. I was really worried that it would be too boring. Definitely need to work on my sound but it was crazy rain so did my best x

A lot different to what you saw when you surprised me. I'm so happy with how it turned out. I hate renovating in the heat but it will be worth it for sure! She is such a lovely pup. I love her so much. Buddy too.

Hey Karen, thanks so much! I'm pretty exhausted myself 😂Excited about all the possibilities with the addition of this new workshop space though.

Thank you so much Sue, I hope you had a great time over the holiday season. It's definitely not the mohair as I knit a whole jumper and it didn't bother me once. I loved knitting with it and love the outcome. I think my allergies had just flared up a bit. Looking forward to 'seeing' you soon again too

Hello! And here's me always hating on magic loop. I just can't get a rhythm with it at all. I will be using it to do 2 at a time soon though and I'm very excited about that prospect.

Thanks so much! I'd be happy to share more about how I dye my yarn. This was with logwood which is a beautiful and ancient dye material that comes from the bark of a tree. As will all natural dyes, I scour and mordant first before dyeing in a big pot on my stove. Yes I'm absolutely never doing flat again! 😂

Yay!!!! So happy for you. Thank you so much for taking part and I got your lovely email. Will get these beauties in the post to you tomorrow :)

Hello! Oh you'll love it. No I just did my usual long tail cast on. What yarn are you using?

@@TheMakersCorner Good to know - thanks so much. I’m using Bellevue Park 4ply merino which I purchased at BWS this year. Haven’t used it before but it feels lovely. Holding it with Isager silk mohair. Knitting it for my daughter. Fingers crossed. Relatively new to the craft - started in Covid. Loving the beautiful on-line knitting community. Thanks for your help ❤️

@@libbyfifis6806 I started in Covid too! Fell down a rabbit hole when Neil was trapped in Melbourne and couldn't get home. So grateful for the online community too. It's been a lifesaver sometimes.