caithnesscraftcollective

Episode 82 - Eat Agar

We have a lovely interview with Desirea Holton and her Eat Agar yarn shop. Please go befriend her as http://www.etsy.com/shop/eatAGAR  @eatagar and Sparkleandspin on RavleryWots e Craic mentions iPlayer Radio and Me coming to London. See the Ravelry thread for detailsComing up - Wool Feis 18-20 July Benderloch, Argyll  Woolfest 28, 29 June CumbriaSwap - has started. Please talk to your swappee and talk tea pot sizesME ME Me Section - Very much on the last days of the Great Scottish Tapestry. www.caithnesstextileartists.blogspot.comWotcha Doing - Willie's film is THE GAME and here is the link http://www.bigboxnetwork.com/bigbox-playlist.htm  Drams - I left the bickering in as it made me laugh editing it. Fettercairn Fasque Single Malt Whisky Shoppy Section - Did I tell you I had an Etsy shop?????? http://www.etsy.com/shop/caithnesscraft Contact me at caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com Ravelry as LouiseHunt  Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter as CaithnessCraft and from Podbean at www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com Flickr as LouiseJ2010

Episode 81 - Ripplescrafts

I am thankful to have an interview with Helen of Ripplescrafts  www.ripplescrafts.com where she tells us about her yarn dyeing business based in Assynt, North West Scotland. There is a competition so you will have to listen closely. Ripplescrafts on Ravelry and Twitter
In Wots e Craic we caught up with Natalie Servant who's cooking up some a Tour de France treat. Please go to www.natalieservant.ca/blog/ for a catch up.
www.blackislecrafts.co.uk to hear Sheila's second episode.
Robin  Ulrich has been busy as well http://www.robinulrich.blogspot.co.uk/
I will be heading south for the summer holidays and if you wish to have a 'meet up' in London please message me and I'll get time and dates to you.
Tin Can Knits Handmade in the UK winner announced www.tincanknits.com
Coming up is Wool Feis, Benderloch, 18-20 July and Woolfest Cockermouth Cumbria 28-29 June
Swap section - still time to sign up. I'll give it until 20th June then arrange partners and post by 10 July.
Me Me MEEEEEEEEEE section
Drams is a 12 year old Single Malt Glenkinchie and the website we mention is www.malts.com and the App is Malt Matcher
Please visit and perhaps purchase stuff my Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/caithnesscraft
Contact me on caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com Louise Hunt on Ravelry Caithnesscraft on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, Instagram and Pinterest (I'm kind of a social media type)
Music is by our old friend Marc Gunn with Wild Mountain Thyme and you can go buy it at www.musicalley.com Thanks to him for letting me use it.

Episode 80 - Language

Language Timothy. Its kind of hard to learn and I talk you through my thoughts in this episodes Blether.
Wots e Craic suggests you listen to www.blackislecrafts.co.uk new podcast and see if she makes you laugh out loud too.
Review Section talks about Handmade in the UK by Tin Can Knits and you can buy buy buy this from Ravelry or www.tincanknits.com She's very kindly offered one of you lovely listeners a copy if you send me a Ravelry message or an e-mail by 8 June 2013 saying whats your favourite pattern and who's your favourite Scot (stolen from Knitting Pipeline, sorry Paula)
New Swap announced and up for Tea Cosy swapping. Put your name up before 15 June 2013.
Me Me me Section,  Wotcha Doing Section
Drams has an Old Pulteney with an Isabella Fortuna 2nd Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Add a dollop of water to this and it will please you.
New section of the Shoppy Section to tell you about my Etsy shop  www.etsy.com/shop/caithnesscraft
Contact me Ravelry LouiseHunt  Facebook, Twitter, Etsy, Pinterest as CaithnessCraft  Flickr as LouiseJ2010  www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com or subscribe via iTunes

Episode 79 - Mey10k

Get your running shoes on and the chips out. We're the support crew for the boys doing the Mey 10k today. We shout encouraging words like 'get on with it' and 'have some chips'. (actually I didn't do any of that but I threatened to)
Wots e Craic section Threeds on Facebook, Me Me Me section, Mum Mum Mum section. Caithness Segment, Wotcha Doing Segment
www.annhillquilter.co.uk for the Hampden park Quilt project
Special guests of Grahame and Derek in the Drams section with a Glen Moray Classic single malt whisky.
Sponsored by www.energyhunt.com - my business
Contact me on caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com Ravelry as Louise Hunt  Etsy - CaithnessCraft Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram as CaithnessCraft

Episode 78 - Smile

Smile Smile and Smile again. Feeling a bit grumpy? Well statistically we smile 7-11 times a day. I get you to do it all in 15 minutes. Job done. You are welcome.
I have a Wots e Craic, the Hellos, the Potholder Swap, The Me ME ME section
Wotcha Doing section has started.
Caithness Segment and we've gone all Game of Thrones with the fight for the Earldom of Caithness. Inserts Sean Bean and Jerome Flynn.
Contact me on caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com on Ravelry as LouiseHunt Twitter Pinterest and Facebook as CaithnessCraft
Sponsored by www.energyhunt.com

Episode 77 - Katy Swift in Designer Alley

This episode is dedicated to those affected by the Boston bombs and the bad accident near Waco Texas. Our prayers are with you this week.
I am delighted to have Katy Swift in the Designer Alley segment this episode. She is Hotterthan on Ravelry http://katyswiftknit.blogspot.co.uk/ on her blog and she has kindly offered a 50% coupon on her patterns through Ravelry for you if you type in Caithness before the end of April 2013.  She mentions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-P5RGdjICo which is pretty cool. Please do go look and support your designers.
I also have a Me Me Me segment where Greedy Louise came up with a plan which earns a wee bit of money but she needs your input for the market research. Also I open up to all you shops and businesses out there, if you want me to review your produce as an advertisement then please get in touch. Its not so much 'send me free stuff' its 'I want to to big up the crafty world, I'll pay for your stuff through talking about it'.  Actually, if you don't have a crafty business but as some of you do want to insist on sending me stuff Greedy Louise loves you.  I've tried to word it so it doesn't sound like I'm 'cadging' but I fear it still came out like that. I'm a contradiction.
We have a new segment starting next episode which I require your input - its Wotcha Doing? - If you are up to interesting crafty endeavours and want to share then let me know.
Caithness Segment is back with the Viking invasion. You need long boats so get out the woodworking equipment.
Contact me on caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com  Louise Hunt on Ravelry, Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook as CaithnessCraft
I sponsor this by my own business www.energyhunt.com
Music this episode again is the wonderfully energetic Carnivores and you can buy their album at http://carnivores1.bandcamp.com/

Episode 76 - Paula Does the Drams

I have a very special guest of Paula from Knitting Pipeline Podcast http://www.knittingpipeline.com/
Richard was away working so she helped me with the Drams section of a 12 year old Scapa Single Malt Whisky. And then we had a bit of a blether.
Wots e Craic includes the Competition winners and how I am now a wee square on your iPhone/Pad/thing. If you go to http://caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com/mobile/ and then select the middle button of your browser and choose the 'add to home screen' selection I appear as an App.  What other Apps do you have on your front page?
The Swap section names have been announced. You have until the end of the month to post a Potholder made or bought, a wee local something and a nice note.
Me Me MEEEE I tell you Me section has my craft endeavours. Craft Lit http://feeds2.feedburner.com/crafting-a-life/iaoM
Wittertainment http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode for all things Film.  Slate Presents Lexicon Valley via iTunes for all things language.
caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com for e-mail  CaithnessCraft on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest  LouiseJ2010 for Flickr

Episode 75 - Karina Westermann in Designer Alley

I have a real live I spoke to her in person interview with Karina Westermann. You can go find out more about her from Kariebookish on Ravelry and she has her own group Karie Bookish Knits and she blogs under http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/ She was really lovely and thankyou Karie.
I also have a wee chat with one of the organisers of Edinburgh Yarn Fest who is Linda and has the etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/madebycraftyally
Wots e Craic generally will talk about my weekend down at Edinburgh and i forgot to tell you what i bought, I bought some Old Maiden Aunts 4ply in grey and some Lotus Yarns cashmere fingering weight and some Ripplescraft 4ply (this was a present for mum) and some shawl pins and some stitch markers from Owl Print Panda http://www.owlprintpanda.blogspot.co.uk/
There is a collective update in the Me Me Me section.
I have a Drams with our lovely friend Grahame who gave Richard an 8 year Old Pulteney Single Malt Whisky.
I have also turned into an iPhone app (sorry androiders) so if you go to www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com/mobile on your handset and chose me then click the middle button on the selection at the bottom which gives you the option to add to bookmarks and you chose the middle one which says add to home screen. Get me all Appy.
Please remember and send me messages for your bookmark and to enter the competitions - a pattern from Ravelry up to £10, a project bag made in your design, Fair Isle by Sarah Don book. Its open until 31 March 2013. Not that many of you have entered yet so get to it soldier. And thankyou for the reviews, I love you, no I love you more....
Louise Hunt on Ravelry  CaithnessCraft on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest and Instagram. LouiseJ2010 for Flickr
Music at the start is the very cool Carnivores where you can buy them at www.carnivores1.bandcamp.com
The sound at the end is me at Waverley Train Station on the way home. I love a good old fashioned plum in the mouth British Rail station announcer.

Episode 74 - The Snoring Dog

Quattro snores through most of this. My microphone picked him up from the other side of the kitchen.
The blether is on all things Twit. Myself sometimes being one. But I suggest you all hug your twit and love your Owl.
In Wots e Craic I demand payment of an iTunes review (or podbean) for the return of paying for bigger bandwidth.
Also please listen up for the giveaway and competitions i'm running for March 2013.  Message me means by email or Ravelry. caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com or louisehunt on Ravelry
How cool is my music this episode? Please go pay your respects to Carnivores on http://www.facebook.com/carnivoresuk http://carnivores1.bandcamp.com/ where you can buy their album and I've been non stop singing it since trying to decide on which track to play you. Thankyou Carnivores, remember the little people when you take over the world.
Coming Up next weekend - ICHF Creative Stitches and Hobbycraft at the SECC Glasgow.
The Edinburgh Yarn Fest is on 16 March 2013. www.edinyarnfest.com for lots of information. I'm going - are you?
Swap - just about finished the dishcloth. I hope you have all sent your package. Do you want to do another swap?
Me Me Me section - update on my crafting endeavours including an update on the Great Scottish Tapestry.
Caithness Segment sees up finding Vikings on our shores. More to come on them in the next segment too. They were here for a whiley.
The Drams is a Ardmore Single Malt and who do you want around for a Dram this week?
Contact Info - caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com CaithnessCraft on Twitter and Facebook and Pinterest and Instagram (although I've not used it much recently).
Sponsored by my own business www.energyhunt.com

Episode 73 - Oui Si Piscine?

Viv la France and everything Disney.
I have for you Wots e Craic, The Blether is Found.
Needles and Pins featuring a Clover Soft touch crochet hook. www.woolwarehouse.co.uk  and the tutorial for the grips on the hooks is http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Easy-Comfort-Crochet-Hooks/
Coming up is the Edinburgh Yarn Fest on 16 March www.edinyarnfest.com
Swap. The thistle dishcloth has been made. Now to type it up for you.
Me Me Me section. Go find Craft Lit podcast, its addictive.
Caithness Segment has the Castletown to Mey part of the drive.
The drams is a Speyburn Single Malt.