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Fruity Knitting Podcast - Episode 6 - Grafting your knitting, German Wool Festival

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In Episode 6 we're travelling to Aschaffenburg in Bavaria to speak to some dyers and yarn producers at the Aschaffenburg Wool Festival. Andrew show's off his completed project number two, and we meet our next guest in Knitters of the World. Bring and Brag ============== Norbu, by Marie Wallin -------- After some major surgery, Andrea has completed her Norbu, designed by Marie Wallin. Pattern at Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/norbu Or at Rowan: http://www.knitrowan.com/designs-and-patterns/patterns/norbu Yarn: Rowan Softyak DK – Lawn 241 http://www.knitrowan.com/yarns/softyak-dk http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/rowan-softyak-dk We also mentioned Tom of Holland, who has made an artform out of repairing garments. http://www.ravelry.com/people/tomofholland Andrew's socks -------- Andrew has completed his second project, a pair of socks for Andrea. Under Construction ================== Andrew's next socks ---------- Andrew's next project is another pair of socks, also for Andrea, following the simple sock pattern by Susan B Anderson. http://susanbanderson.blogspot.de/2012/02/how-i-make-socks.html The yarn is the Rowan Fine Art, in the Waxwing shade. http://www.knitrowan.com/yarns/fine-art And a further article on the yarn here: http://www.knitrowan.com/news/fine-art-hand-painted-yarn Lovage, by Marie Wallin ----------------------- Andrea's current project is Lovage, a fairisle sweater designed by Marie Wallin. http://www.knitrowan.com/designs-and-patterns/patterns/lovage-0 The pattern is available in the book Windswept, a collection of Marie Wallin's patterns in fairisle, cables and a little crochet. http://www.knitrowan.com/designs-and-patterns/books/windswept Knitters of the World ===================== Our guest on Knitters of the World is Marlies, from Hülsenbusch, near Cologne in Germany. (https://goo.gl/maps/x8VaQXNFdHs) You can find Marlies and her stunning Fair Isle designs on Ravelry as Mostrich63. http://www.ravelry.com/people/mostrich63 Interviews - Aschaffenburg Wool Festival ======================================== Margit Hofmann - Alte Künste ---------------------------- Margit Hofmann runs Alte Künste or "Ancient Arts" and through her work as a researcher has revived the skills of dying yarns using plant and other natural colorings. Margit's website is http://www.altekuenste.eu or you can find her naturally dyed yarns on Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/brands/alte-kunste---ancient-arts. Maike Schnichels - Das Regenbogenschaf -------------------------------------- Maike Schnichels dyes yarns from England and Germany using her own color recipes, and focuses on quality and sustainability in selecting her bases. Her yarns include Alpaka, Kashmir and Yak. Maike is also the selected hand-dyer for the Cologne producer Pascuali. You can find Maike online at http://www.das-regenbogenschaf.com. If you're in the Frankfurt area you can also find Maike at her Hairdressing salon at Heidestr 129, 60385 Frankfurt. Sabine Worch ------------ Sabine Worch produces yarn from her own sheep her home in Fränkisch-Crumbach in Hessen, Germany. Sabine is not selling her yarn at the moment. Sabine's daughter was supporting the organisation "Heart Kids", which looks after orphan children in southern India. You can find out more at heartkids.de (also in English). http://www.heartkids.de/cms/en/