Episode 48 - Behind the scenes at Unravel 2022
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- Опубліковано 8 жов 2024
- Welcome to another episode on my Knit365 UA-cam channel - thanks for dropping by. In this episode I share all my adventures at the autumn Unravel Yarn Festival where I was lucky to be asked to help out by Gemma of The Little Grey Girl.
I hope you enjoy some behind the scenes fun with Gem!
If you’d like to find out more about the wonderful businesses at the show check out their Instagram accounts:
The Little Grey Girl / thelittlegreygirluk
The Yarn Whisperer / the_yarnwhisperer
Ted Knits / tedknitsuk
Bona Yarns ...
Be sure to check out the @woolandwishes podcast too, I had a lovely discussion with Tracy and Kirsty at the show.
You can also find me on Instagram and Twitter:
/ welsh_tenor
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Martyn what a fantastic guy you are ,helping the little grey girl ,and squishing yarn for us , and loved the subtle hint Mark gave with the sweater , bless him , so enjoyed all this , bless you xxx
I will never again see a complicated vest pattern without thinking of Mark. 😀 Congratulations 🎊 on your extreme restraint. And hey, we love what you say to your iPhone whilst sitting on your floor.
Thanks Martin, great to see all the creativity and beautiful yarn. Great job!
I loved looking at all of the different yarns. 🎉. Thank you for posting this.
So much fun and oh there were sooooo many colors of yarn, I don't know how you only brought one home! I've stashed dived for my Stephen West Mystery knit a long. I came up with a undyed cream color, and dark forest green with a little dark gray color, and a bright lime green "pop" of color. Can't wait for that to start! I have seen you yarn colors for the mystery knit along. La Bien Ame'! I just love the fall orange set you chose. Thank you for showing us all the beauty that is yarn!
What a fun momento from this yarn show with that skein of Bona. Really striking. I look forward to seeing what you choose as your pattern. I saw you stop by and I have some of Kettle Yarn Co. I have yarn that I purchased during the online Yorkshire Yarn Fest from Earth Day edition 2021. It is lovely. I have plans. I thought Garthenor was interesting. I will look into their company. It looks like you had fun with all the things. Thanks for showing us.
Who was the twin with Mark wearing similar shirts. Loved seeing all the wonderful projects and I noticed quite a few vests were shown. Mark was being very subtle with his sample showing wasnt he!
There are no yarn shops or yarn festivals like this where I live so it's nice to see what is out there through UA-cam. I liked seeing all the samples too. I've often found that some yarns look nicer on the ball/skein than they do made up, but have even had one surprise me by thinking it was one of those until it impressed me how it knit up. So samples are a great way to see how they might look.
I don't think a regular crafter could ever have too much yarn. Maybe too few choices. Haha..
I also think if one is going to go to a festival one should plan to put some funds aside for it to support a vendor (or 2 or 3..) :P
Hi, Martyn….I just knew you would show at least one skein of yarn that you purchased at the show. When I saw you pick that colorful one up during the show, I thought to myself….”Martyn will choose that one!“. And you did!!! I love it!!! Anyway, you mentioned Reese a couple of times….is that one of your brothers? I felt like I should have know who you were talking about. It sounds like you guys had the best time ever. Thank you so much for taking us with you to this yarn show…so fun! I hope The Little Grey girl (Is her name Janna?) is healing with your excellent medical care. Anyway….Have a great month of September, and I’ll be watching for your next episode. Hugs….🤗❤️🙋
Gemma is the dyer/maker. Rhys is one my mates who flew down for the show, we were all in the same hotel. But fun fact, my younger brother is also called Rhys!
So glad you chose the right yarn for me haha :)
Happy Monday w a video from Martyn! That Fair Isle vest wouldn't take near as long or be as fiddly as the argyle 😄
I find yarn shops to be overwhelming; can't imagine a show with all those booths!! Thank you for bringing it to us.
Wish I’d been at Unravel as I loved it last year in spring. I shall be looking up some new dyers including Bona Yarns. Those pops of colour = wow
Hi Martyn,
Lovely show, lots of dyers I’d not seen before and a few of my favourites (Rosie’s Moments for one, and Yarn Whisperer of course)
Love your skein, will check out the dyer definitely.
Take care x
Hi 👋. Thank you for taking us around. I have still not been 🙈. But can’t leave my elderly baby (dog).
The tank top Mark held up. I think on Garthenor stand. Is stunning. 😊
Great video, thanks! I loved the Lilliput Wight booth. I’ve already checked out her site. I was drooling over the Hide and Hammer goods. 😊
Fab footage, thanks for all the vicarious squishing! 🧶😍 And Mark, yeah, nice vest sample you found, it’s *not* the same! 😉🤣 That would’ve be done ages ago!
I often look up the website for any shop who displayed an interesting project. If they offer an electronic pattern, I can buy it, so thank you for taking the time to feature each shop's name. I’m in the US, so I can’t always purchase wool, due to shipping costs, but a nice pdf makes my day!
I thought your video was much better at this show. We were given time to look closely and not zooming in and out and all over the place. So thank you for that. I was able to watch the whole lot. Did you notice Mark holding up a fairisle vest??? I think it was a hint. ❤️
Oh my, that was all so lovely to see. Thanks for showing us what we missed! I couldn't go as I was teaching a spinning workshop at Ammonite Yarns. All that yarn squishing makes me sooo happy!!!!!!
Great tour!! Looks like so much fun!
I was going through my stash as I was watching, I think I found the perfect set for the MKAL!!! (Well, two actually, but I'm going to ask non-knitter friends to decide for me).
Here in the US in California/Nevada they're having the Sierra Nevada yarn crawl later this week & that's where I was going to pick.....but I got furniture instead. 🤣😂🤣🤷
Next time tell Gemma she needs to use reusable zip ties!! Then she won't have to cut them... Hope she's better soon!!
Loved the yarn festival
What!!! One skein of yarn to show for the whole weekend 🙈😂. Loved going round the show with you Martyn. So good to see all the stall holders and yarn goodies. Thank you so much. 🧶🧶
I’m so glad that you and Mark are going to yarn festivals. I’m not good with crowds but dying to see the latest on yarnie stuff. Thanks and greetings from the Netherlands
Good job first aider!
I'd say knitters can be dangerous, esp. when you consider the pointy needles. Imagine using DPNs and suddenly next to your eye something itches. You got both hands occupied cause you are knitting stranded socks. So what you do? Yeah 😝 (not a real story, just a little thought experiment)
Anyways, that was a lot of yarn after you kept us waiting haha
super interesting and different options there.
Fun to see all the Slipstravaganzas but no Shawlographies?
You're such a kit buyer for MKALs, you sure you don't have stash to do it? 😏But I guess you'll be so busy from now on to the end of the year so you won't have any time for buying yarn?? (Mark hopes)
This year is gonna be my 3rd MKAL and the third I do from stash 😇So all the yarn shopping during the rest of the year has a purpose!
Rowan blanket is slowly growing, 3 "stripes" finished, 4 to go plus sewing the stripes together.
Don't know why but those squares take forever to dry. And I can only do 7 at a time..
Butbutbut! Just finished my Kangarullover, cound off the neckline while watching you squish all the yarn. Yay!
No blocking needed and I also just sew in all the ends. Gonna calculate how much yarn I used (13 100g skeins minus some little yarnballs - it's a stashbuster!) tomorrow.
Hi Martyn, my Hide and Hammer bag made it to the US, so it was nice to see their stand, thank you for sharing your weekend, see you in the next one.
Great vlog Martyn, so lovely to meet you and Mark, it was a fabulous show, I really enjoyed the talk, so excellent to hear about the dyers, and that skein…I missed that from bona is amazing I love it x
Great podcast and show footage!
What great vendors!
Loved the show….thank you
Can you please do live chat video about knitting and how you started knitting x
I must go back and rewatch while listing my wants. It was amazing video. In my mind I spent a fortune already. I’m dangerous.thanks for the great tour and I hope Gemma’s hand is healing. Onward to #twistsandturns
Glad you had a lovely time
Thanks so much for taking us along to unravel. Lots of yarn envy here as I live in tropical area of Australia and my closest lys is two days drive away. Unfortunately not the same selection of yarns but quite a few indie dyers in Australia but none up here in the tropics.
Martyn. Bravo!!!! Best pod cast ever! I cut my finger slicing a turnip for soup yesterday, and had to go to sleep urgent care . I couldn’t knit yesterday😞 The vest Mark held up was stunning!! I’m more into project bags than yarn cause I have more wips than you!! I’m asking for the Hide n Hammer leather bucket for my birthday! Gorgeous show, gorgeous yarn , I will watch this one so many times !! Amazing !! Thanks
Hi Martyn, thanks so much for this video. They always drop just when I need some cheering up. There are no yarn shows where I am. Maybe a trip to the UK next year is what I need.
I knitting myself corner to corner blanket it off UA-cam
You are so cool!!! ❤❤❤
You are a good friend.
Great episode, Martin! What do you think Marc was trying to tell you while holding up that jumper at the show? Also, did II hear you right -- did he get his own MKAL kit?
I just love seeing knitted and crocheted samples at yarn shows! Looks like there were some great ones at Unravel 🧡
What a great episode😊 it definitely was a great show, it was lovely meeting you and thank you for the shout out 🥰 we hope Gemma is ok ouch 😣
Thank you Martin, loved you sharing all the goodies at the event.
That was fun! Great to see Kitey 😁
Love your purchase! Good job buying it 😊 what a great yarn at that show. Hope to find tat on a Dutch yarn show (de haak en brei-dagen). I have my yarn for the MKAL, my first time. Can’t wait to see your vlogtober and the colors you have picked.
Thanks SO much for taking us along on your yarn adventure! So much fun to see the whole thing….so sorry about Gemma’s injury…excellent that your first aid trained self was there. I’m expecting my MKAL yarn to be delivered from Stephen and Penelope today so this was a lovely distraction (kept me from pressing my nose to the window) 😉
That was a great episode with lots of fantastic yarns. Thanks for taking us along.
I really enjoyed this video! I have issues with my back and so have never been to a wool show and just love getting to see one up close. Thanks!🌻
What fun! At 12:00 there is a rectangular shawl, grey background, blue green purple stripey. I really need the name of the shawl or its designer. Thanks for the fun!
Some of those hide and hammer bags are drool worthy! Being in the US, I cringe over shipping, but they’re lovely! Soy cotton? Is it drying on the hands like dishcloth cotton or closer to the Giza (bergot de pazzi sp?) type of soft?
Sjovt da jeg så det garn på bordet, tænkte jeg nu køber han det garn, men så gik du videre, Men du købte det jo alligevel, det er vildt flot
Haha, godt gået for at gætte rigtigt! Det var så lyst, at jeg bare ikke kunne lade det blive der...