Undone by Cosmo/Cosmo undone; colour blocking that didn’t; a summer romance; a bounty of beautiful sock yarn; packing projects for a journey with no end date; and the view from Stone Cottage.

The waiting phase

Jul 13th, 2023 38m 44s

I have more projects on the needles at one time than EVER BEFORE. Plus, we're buying a cottage!

192 The dam busters

Jun 10th, 2023 32m 40s

The Great Airing of the Stash 2023; hibernating projects emerge, blinking, into the light, revisiting Paint Pan, Against all Odds, and the Red Edge, plus a veritable torrent of knitting projects.

Amazing technicolour dream shirts

May 21st, 2023 45m 16s

The production line; tiny arms; fussy cutting; the trouble with Esther; another one of thoseprojects; beautifully visible mending; and a chat with Kim Werker, about finding creativity.

190 Talisman

May 6th, 2023 29m 19s

In this episode: The style goddess; I Can Make Shoes; the button makes the knitwear (I have always said this); a return to form; Esther; and The Talisman.

189 I want to do it this way

Mar 17th, 2023 30m 10s

In this episode: Bias binding; finished objects; crafting chaos; plum blossoms; works in progress; and palette decisions. Lilly's retro-vibe pinnies are finished! Several knitsibs have expressed an interest in an adult-sized version. I'm still

188 The Road Trip

Mar 11th, 2023 38m 52s

Flat socks, knit purl patterns, iteration, procrastination, and Kvetching.

187 Fine work

Mar 3rd, 2023 36m 11s

Bra sewing. Yes, again. You say bojagi, I say pojagi. The work of a lifetime. A return of the light.

186 Square one

Feb 4th, 2023 24m 9s

Falling down, playing in the knitting adjacent zone, beginnings, One Block Wonders, over under over under over under, and a new series!

Knitting adjacent

Dec 17th, 2022 47m 5s

The art of getting very, very close to knitting, whilst remaining emotionally aloof and at arm’s length; I bought yarn; the latest amazing design from the mind of Jeny Stainman; and someone saved my life tonight.

Ornamental

Nov 12th, 2022 26m 10s

Science! Tiny sweaters. Little stockings. Charming wee hats. Stars. Rockin rolags. Colours! Floors that go squelch. Wait, that isn’t supposed to happen. FYI: There's nothing wrong with your ears. There was a mic incident during the recordin

Yesteryear

Oct 29th, 2022 28m 57s

Cosy-testing, for science; taking bivalents for the team; and rail journeys from the not-too-distant past.

Epitaph

Oct 15th, 2022 28m 4s

Welcoming the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness by putting things in jars for later, admiring dramatic skies, planting for the future, knitting waistcoats and new hats, and the Discipline of Do Easy.

Big wheel keep on turning

Sep 3rd, 2022 45m 19s

In this episode, summer rain, and the last of the summer socks; the return of things from our life; baking chocolate cookies; and more glorious stranded colourwork from Knitsonik and Friends, (aka my friend, Felix.)

Things from your life

Aug 12th, 2022 31m 2s

Socks of the month; over-sized shirts; stepping off the merry-go-round; and stuff.

Midnight cakes and hay

Jul 30th, 2022 31m 33s

Needles afire with summer socks; baking at midnight, running the numbers for Against All Odds; and standing atop of pile of new-made things.

Taxonomies

Jul 16th, 2022 29m 51s

A sock heel for gradient dyed yarn; re-making a home; memories of dump runs past; buttons, and the Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge.

The Sea, The Sea

Jul 2nd, 2022 26m 31s

The knitting equivalent of eating dessert first; the knitting pivot; emergency socks; and the return of la mer.

A skill to fall back on

Jun 18th, 2022 24m 33s

In this episode, the Against All Odds sweater gets a pop of colour to break up the unremitting boredom of knitting stockinette in grey yarn. It only lasted for four rounds, but was glorious. The folly of working with charcoal yarn at dusk is di

Two Sweaters

May 21st, 2022 19m 46s

The first and best news, Tonia is home. Teaching herself to mend in order to stave off boredom, and providing a lap for grateful pets who are as relieved that she is home as I am. For the first time ever, I'm using Susie Myer's contiguous top d

The long game

May 6th, 2022 27m 32s

Fiddly false starts. Ambushed by linen. The sound of knitting freedom. The answer is in the question. And why is everything I need already packed away in a box?

Not Yet

Apr 16th, 2022 41m 16s

Simple tools. Sweaters for the Littles. Jeny Staiman’s amazing heel construction. And my spring sweater shortlist. Links to everything I talk about are at brendadayne.co.uk.

Flotation device

Apr 2nd, 2022 40m 24s

The eye of the storm has moved. Possibly. And there are many things about which to celebrate. But not knitting. Worst knitting month ever, at the end of which I learn valuable lessons from Jeny Staimen. And The Tech Bros are already yesterday’s