One of My Favorite PodCast
Hello Knitters, I have been watching the “ FruityKnitting ” podcast for about eight months. It is produced by Andrew and Andrea Doig from their home in Offenbach Germany. From the start, March 2016, the podcast is about knitting. However, recently, they have branched out to every aspect of the fiber world and crochet. They have guests from designers (well-known and upcoming), dyer and yarn producers. Like other knitting podcasts, you will see their current knitting and/or finished projects. What I have found extremely helpful and exciting is learning how the yarn is produced – from sheep to store. A new segment was recently added called "Meet the Shephardress". There was a wonderful show on Jamieson’s of Shetland which is a 5th generation family business; a section with Alison O’Neil, a hill farm Shepherdess, who created tweed as well as yarn from the fleece of her own flock of sheep. I especially loved the feature where I was introduced to a yarn compan