Knit.Spin.Cake

Hello everyone, Here are the shownotes for episode 6: The knitting and stitching show Finished items Crochet cowl Most basic kids socks Starsky and hutch tea cosy Idlewood Failed kindle cover Ivy tangle test knit hat Kindle cover numero 2 Bryn Mawr skirt Slouch santa hat test knit Monkey socks Misti alpaca cowl Xmas present ideas All day beret Aspen mittens Happy solitude cowl Duffers slippers Hopsalots slippers French press slippers Masham sheep fair Book review Twas the knits before christmas Rosy Retro - Etsy Ravelry group Blog Competition winner is Model Widow! Congratulations! Cake recipe 6oz Margarine 6oz Caster sugar 6oz Self raising flour 3 eggs 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder 3 tablespoons of hot water Large bar of milk chocolate 1 packet of dream topping Cream butter and sugar in a bowl. Mix the cocoa powder with the hot water to make a liquid and allow to cool. Once the mixture is cool add it to the butter and s...

Hello everyone, Here are the shownotes for episode 5: First of all sorry the beginning is cut off, something happened during exporting the file...its only missing the welcome bit :) Photos from the British Wool Weekend Baldy angora bunny!    The yummy cakes    Alpaca! (I was playing with Hipstamatic on my iphone at the time he he)  The giant orange yarn baby Link to giant needles and wool coffins! www.woolsack.org Subway Knits The Savvy Girls The Knitmore Girls Ripley Hat Colourwork Bag #10 Pebroke Shawl The hexipuff blanket!! The skirt photos are coming soon... Basic kids socks Cable skirt Veyla mittens Masham Sheep Fair Exploring colour knitting Competition winners are Evelyn Bernard and Cath Wood - please get in touch with your addresses and colour preferences :) This weeks competition is to win a handmade row counter bracelet! All you need to do is to comment under this blog post and I will use the random number generator an...

Hello everyone, Episode 4 is now up and you can listen to it in the player to the right,  here  or on itunes :) This week I talk about what I have been up to since the last podcast, what I have been/am knitting, there is a yarn shop review, the return of the cake recipe and a competition. Here are the shownotes: What I have been watching... Arrietty Summer Wars The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Wollmeise.. British Wool Weekend Bellissima Mittens  or Bella's Mittens Griffindor Scarf Aidez  and the Berroco site Pogona Isobel Skirt Cotton Reel Mittens Shetland Fleece I have just finished spinning Dyeing efforts Kemps Wool shop Liss Wools Cake recipe Chocolate Fridge cake Ingredients: 175g digestive biscuits 90g margarine 30g sugar 60g golden syrup 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder Optional: nuts and glace cherries Topping: 30g margarine 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 115g icing sugar - Crush the biscuits using a plastic bag and a rolli...

Hello everyone, Episode 3 is now up and you can listen to it in the player to the right, here or on itunes :) This week I chat about my adventures since the last podcast, what I have been knitting/am currently knitting, there is a book review and much more. Beamish My Wollmeise...om nom nom Finish Lodi cardigan - taken from a funny angle so my legs look weird! Lacy Baktus Medallion lace cardigan Bellissima mittens Harry Potter Scarf Vampire Knits  Twist collective Fall 2011 Knitty First Fall 2011   Caithness Craft Collective podcast Knit 1 Geek 2 podcast Photos from Ysolda's visit to the Knit Studio courtesy of DaneAbroad on Ravelry - thank you Hanne As always comments and suggestions/exciting news are always welcomed :)

Hello everyone, Thank you all for your lovely comments from my first episode! Listen here Here are the shownotes for episode 2: Finished Items: Kindle cosy - Fyberspates Scrumptious and Kollage Temptation Monkey Sock - Natural Dye Studio Dazzle sock WIP's Dad's sock - Lang Jawoll Magic Degrade The Wool Shed My queue Morrison Cardigan Bonneterie Socks Medallion Lace Cardigan Bellissima Mittens Land Girl jumper The 'to frog or not to frog' jumper... Cake recipe - Lemon Drizzle sponge sandwich Sponge ingredients 6oz butter 6oz sugar 3 eggs 6oz self raising flour zest of 2 lemons squeeze of fresh lemon juice 2 sandwich tins buttercream 2oz butter 4oz icing sugar lemon icing icing sugar lemon juice Put the butter, sugar, eggs and sift flour into a mixing bowl/electric mixer and stir until smooth. Grate the zest of 2 lemons and add to the mix, to complete the mix cut one of the lemons in ...

Listen to Episode 1 here or in the toolbar on the right Hello everybody and welcome to the first episode of Knit.Spin.Cake! Here are the show notes from episode 1: Book review : Little Red in the City by Ysolda Teague Shop Review: The Knitting Hut The Knit Studio Attic 24 Electric Sheep A Playful Day Yarns from the Plain What I am working on...  The lovely monkey socks by Cookie A in Dazzle sock by the Natural Dye Studio  Lodi by Tanis Grey in Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk Aran What I have finished...  The Amigurumi 'fat baby' and my little Daisy doing a quality check...nothing gets past this rabbit! The crochet bag from Attic 24 in Sublime Soft Cotton Aran Luverly Ishbel in Fyberspates K1 sock Merrily we knit a'round skirt in Sirdar Baby Bamboo Cappuccino muffins 225g butter (plus extra for greasing) 225g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cocoa powder 225g caster sugar 4 eggs 3 tbsp instant coffee granules dissoved...