Episode 05: 22 September 2024

[@Rusham11]

5.26 pm Saturday 26th Sept here. Just to say I love your gloves Bebe. Btw my favourite of your podcasts so far.

[@anne-mariekebalha-caspers9077]

What a lovely podcast, thank you so much. Wish you an inspiring jorney, have fun❤

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you so much!

[@merilynwood4267]

Lisa. From Unwind and Knit recommended your Podcast. I have now watched them all. I’m envious about your trip. It’s so great to find another NZ podcast. Thank you it’s a must watch podcast. Have a wonderful trip

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Welcome!! It was so lovely of Lisa to give us a shout out. 🤗

[@sharonsmith6470]

Great episode. Sounds like an incredible trip planned. Enjoy yourselves!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you! So far it’s been awesome!

[@lauraarmstrong4601]

Enjoy that trip! It sounds absolutely amazing.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you!

[@raelenejones]

Hello from a Kiwi living in the UK. Lisa from Unwind and knit with me recommended your podcast. I'm so glad she did. I've thoroughly enjoyed binge watching 4 episodes so far. I've been home recently visiting family in Rangiora and Havelock North and came home with a huge amount of Kiwi yarn. While in Christchurch I visited Lisa, Wild Earth Yarns and Get Flocked plus the two yarn shops in Rangiora. I'm sure you will have a wonderful time travelling. Kia Kaha.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Welcome!! It sounds like you have a great trip :)

[@shelleycollett322]

New viewer from NZ. Great to have another Kiwi podcast. Enjoyed your episode & love the traditions of knitting, castles & history. Hope to visit Scotland again one day as much of our family heritage from various parts.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Hey!! Thanks for joining us. We’re in Lerwick at the moment getting ready to go see what’s what.

[@karenneal5645]

Really enjoyed your podcast and look forward to your trip highlights

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Awesome, thank you!

[@deniseflaherty372]

Just binge watched all your episodes. Recommended by Lisa from ‘ Unwind and knit with me’. Really enjoying your style… have a wonderful trip …looking forward to your updates. Hastings NZ

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Welcome! It was so nice of Lisa to recommend us, she’s a bit more pro than us, but we are learning 😌

[@juliewholohan2850]

Just found you guys this morning….loved the program and am very excited to get back home to Tasmania to get knitting on some of the beautiful NZ yarn you guys have critiqued… have a great trip and look forward to more content.🙌🏼🇦🇺

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Welcome!! What yarn did you get while in NZ?

[@BarbaraHawker-i6i]

Hi Bebe & Stephen. I've recently discovered your podcast channel. You work really well together presenting your love of knitting. I'm local ish to you as I live near Rangiora. Look forward to following you on your travels & seeing what yarny treasures you purchase. Enjoy your trip. Best wishes Barbara Hawker.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you for the kind words. I’m not sure how good our coverage will be as travel bloggers we are not, but there will at the very least be a photo / video montage somewhere, and Bebe is posting daily on her instagram 👍🏻

[@sew_So_beautiful]

I love castles. So I think knitting and castles are a perfect combination. Especially since they are both such historical things.

[@helenhouse888]

I live about 5 miles from Troutbeck. It’s a really beautiful valley in the Lake District Cumbria. I’m so enjoying your blogs.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

I noticed it on the map a couple of days ago as we went by on the train from London to Glasgow 👍🏼

[@SonjaStickel]

Love your podcast - thank you for taking the time to share your beautiful projects! Greetings from a Swiss knitter living in California 🇨🇭🇺🇸

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and respond. 😀

[@marla6847]

You will LOVE the Sophie shawl. I have made two, one large and one medium. The beauty of this shawl is that you can knit until you reach half of your desired length and then start decreasing, so you can tailor it to your needs. Super addicting. I'm going to make some more for sure. You will want to buy a lot of Norwegian yarn. It's so gorgeous, the colors of Hilesvag, Rauma, etc. You may want to ship that back too (hint hint).

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

I’m so excited to squish all the yarn in person! I think I will cast on a Sophie Shawl once I’ve finished the current WIPs (socks, 2 hats and a sweater!) -Bebe

[@MichelleWilson-rb5ik]

safe travels, happy plane knitting and movie marathons. Culture, mill tours, being amongst all that knitting, yarn, castles and ruins. Love it all. Thanks for taking us along

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thanks Michelle!

[@sandyryan309]

Love you guys. Hi from Masterton

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Hi back at you 😀. Thank you for joining us.

[@brendabrayfield4214]

Greetings from Western Canada I sat down with my knitting, clicked on You Tube, and there you were! This was my first time watching, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Watched all the podcast, finished the row, went to the computer and subscribed and liked. Now I will make coffee, and watch previous podcasts. What an amazing trip. Have a wonderful time. We shall all travel vicariously with you. Thank you so much for a very entertaining morning.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thanks Brenda! -Bebe

[@patricialoux5193]

New subscriber here! Your knits are gorgeous! Count me in for the castles and abbeys! Your trip sounds like a dream. I live about a three hour drive from Rhinebeck, so I would switch that for a visit to New Zealand though. I hope it all goes smoothly for you and you enjoy every minute!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thanks for the subscribe!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Hi and thank you so much for your good wishes. We are so excited about the trip ahead, and especially the yarn festivals. We’ll keep you posted !

[@rachelfrench1127]

So nice to have discovered your podcast. Have the best trip and I cannot wait to see what you get up to - definitely keen on seeing a few castles - I am from Dunedin so not too far from you both

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Welcome aboard!

[@bonnadowns524]

So beautiful cowl and those colors are just gorgeous as well💗🙏❤ Thank you for sharing with us

[@Lisa_Tennant]

Hi from Texas! Just came across your podcast, and loved seeing the Marie Wallin projects! I’m currently knitting Seaton as well as her Fairisle Club 9 jacket (on hold for a KAL). Excited to travel vicariously with you! Safe travels!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Welcome! How are you enjoying Seaton? I found the flat color work and the decrease so challenging! -Bebe

[@Lisa_Tennant]

@@justanotherknittingpodcast So far, I am loving it, but I had to restart. I decided to make a smaller size after the first motif, so I’m finally back to where I started. I’m thinking of doing the sleeves in the round with steeks, but not sure quite yet. I’m definitely not a fan of flat color work. 😂

[@bodilknits]

Hi from Norway, your podcast just popped up in my feed, I really enjoyed watching! Quite fascinating to hear about knitting life on the other side of the world, and finding out it is not too different from mine! Your trip sounds really great, and you are even going to Norway! As you said you love woolly yarns, I really recomend you check out the yarns from Hillesvåg and Rauma, lovely woolly yarn in Norwegian wool. If you are in Oslo you will find both at Husfliden situated downstairs in the department store "Glassmagasinet". "Fru Kvist", "Pickles" and "Garntopia" are also lovely yarn shops in Oslo. I am really looking forwards to hearing about your trip, also the odd castle. Enjoy!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you for the recommendations. We are very very excited to come to your country!

[@barbararamsbottom113]

Hello. New subscriber here. I laughed so much when you said Shetland with the New Zealand 'i' rather than an 'e'. Have a great trip.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Omg hahaha, that kiwi accent!

[@lorrainehay9348]

Enjoy your holiday. I will be looking forward to your updates as you travel. Take care. ❤

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you. We just got in to London a couple of hours ago after 26 hours of flying. Now we are holed up in the hotel at 11:45pm (or about lunchtime by our body clocks) overjoyed with the reception our last podcast has had, and are enjoying all your lovely comments!

[@sjorchatodman34]

Hi from Sydney Australia. Sounds like my wish list holiday; Shetland during wool week and Rhineback, knitting all the way. Love castles & knitting! Another knitting podcast I follow is the Bakery Bears, a Uk based husband & wife team, who mix history in with knitting. Dan the husband, is taking us through the history of the castles in the Uk. I love history too. Enjoy your trip and would love to see some holiday scenery of castles and Shetland.

[@JacquiMcLaughlin]

Hi Bebe & Stephen, what a great podcast! Thanks for the many mentions…. Have a wonderful trip, can’t wait to hear all about it when you get back.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Well your yarn is awesome, it’s easy to endorse 👏👏

[@donnaluers4038]

What a wonderful podcast. Wishing you a wonderful trip, and safe travels.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you so much!

[@melpratt786]

Thanks guys once again..am addicted now..have been wondering about Chiagoos..have been told Lisa from Unwind knits includes the missing needles when folks by Chiagoos..getting tempted esp when see them used more and more by people such as you xx 😊❤

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Yes I’ve heard that about Lisa also - the Chiaogoo set is missing the 3mm, but includes the 2.75mm weirdly. I was a die-hard KnitPro fan until I started using Chiaogoo…I’ve hardly used my Mindfuls since I got my Chiaogoo set. I have the 5” tip set and the mini sets that go from 2mm-3.25mm and 3.5mm-5mm - I use them a lot for socks, hats and sleeves. Would highly recommend!

[@janetweld8874]

Have a wonderful journey! So exciting! I was wondering if you could put in pictures of the patterns you mention. Sometimes you do and this is very helpful. Thanks.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Have you seen how many patterns Bebe mentions …!!! 😁. I will try.

[@rosiefartch2329]

Have just discovered your channel and have binge watched all the episodes, love the fair isle and Stephen has inspired me to push my knitting projects further. Having just returned from Shetland, I know you will have a great time. Look forward to seeing more knitting and castles. Safe travels

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Any tips of what to see and do in Shetland?!

[@rosiefartch2329]

@@justanotherknittingpodcast Naturally all the museums are worth visiting to see the knitwear. Jarlshof is a good site if you like viking history and if it is a fine day, Michaelswood in Aith is a lovely place for a picnic.

[@ptoste1]

What a lovely couple 😍😍😍 your knitting color works are amazing 🤩. I hope I will be able to knit sth like yours. So beautiful 🤩. Love your interaction, you now seemed to be more comfortable in sharing all of your work and ideas. If like castles pick a train and visit Portugal, we have a lot of castles for you to visit. 😂😂😂😂 Have fun in your trip. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you so much!

[@julylo755]

I live in NYC. If you need anything while you are in the city, feel free to give a shout! I love the Brooklyn General Store yarn store. In Manhattan, Downtown Yarns and Knitty City. Have a grand adventure!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Great suggestions, thank you 😊

[@debturk4656]

Hi from the Isle of Man. Thoroughly enjoyed your podcast. Enjoy your fabulous holiday, I’m looking forward to seeing your snippets from that. Now I’m off to watch episodes 1 to 4 (in between work)!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you! We want to visit your island!

[@janet_Luv2_Knit]

Enjoy your holiday. Sounds incredible. Look forward to seeing it all as you travel and when you get back.

[@Silchu_]

Gorgeous knitting! Thanks for all of the inspiration. Regarding the difference between the sleeve and the armholes, Elizabeth Zimmerman, explains that it is something that usually happens and explains really well how to accommodate that.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thanks for this info … I will definitely be looking that up. I did already finish seeming and it seems to have come out OK. It will be super interesting to see what someone who knows what they’re doing has to say on it for next time I find myself in the same dilemma. I will be wearing Troutbeck in Shetland ..YAY!

[@patsycoats4061]

I would love to see the castles.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Yay! We can help with that :)

[@lynncharlesworth8561]

HI from Western Australia Lovely to touch base with you in Christchurch. Its my plan to visit South Island as the Shetland equivalent in the southern hemisphere!! but am envious of your plans. hope all goes well and look forward to hearing all about it. Kind regards Lynn Albany WA (knifton on Ravelry} PS: Troutbeck is utterly amazing. Go you!

[@vinalini]

Hi Bebe and Stephen. Loved your podcast. Love castles, history and knitting. Looking forward to seeing and hearing more. ‘Short Story Long… I have a hat’ sums it up. You made me smile. All the very best from Toronto, Canada. Enjoy your beautiful trip.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Haha thanks, “short story long” is my specialty. Stephen is a very patient man -Bebe

[@claudiahuffmaster8249]

Just discovered you both! What a wonderful podcast! What a wonderful trip you have planned! I hope you enjoy Rhinebeck, I was just telling my husband how beautiful it is there! Thank you for sharing!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

I am so excited for Rhinebeck!

[@margaretsamplerlover]

OMG! I just stumbled over your podcast. Love it! I'm so envious of you two being able to share your knitting and yarnie love! Fantastic knitters both. Sigh. My thing is color work, so again, love everything you are showing and knitting and planning. What a trip you are on now., Wow! I hope you're having a wonderful time! I live a bit over an hour away from Rhinebeck. Not sure if I'm going or not. I might! Probably Sunday if I do go. Saturday is always crazy. Have fun!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Lucky you living so close! The amount of people does sound kinda crazy!

[@starofthesea24]

Hi from Christchurch NZ, castles and knitting is always a winner for me, really looking forward to seeing all your awesome purchases and projects

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Hi! Love your handle, I went to Star of the Sea school -Bebe

[@Elianaalfonso7703]

Fun podcast! Have a lovely holiday. Sounds amazing. Look forward to your future episodes. And now I have some NZ yarn to check out…

[@helenjessop5402]

Hi Bebe and Stephen. Your episode 5 just popped up in my feed. It's nice to meet you. I look forward to getting to know you and hearing about your holiday. All the best from Tasmania

[@vinalini]

Second comment here.. I love your projects. The Frame your face Cowl finally inspired me to knit it. I love the pattern but was not sure about the thickness.. double worsted weight seems like a lot for me. I’m Planning to make it in Drops Air.. bulky but very light.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

I made mine in woolen spun so it’s light weight but very poofy. I can confirm it’s a delight to wear, I had it on yesterday for a boat ride to the Isle of Iona, and it kept me so toasty!

[@jilliankonig2759]

I love vicarious travel and yarn. Looking forward to seeing what you're up to. Enjoy!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thank you so much!

[@suzane.7703]

Have a great trip; greetings from Switzerland

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

We have been to your lovely country, stunning place! -Bebe

[@suzane.7703]

@@justanotherknittingpodcast oh great ♥️ And I've been to NZ twice, but only on the North Island. I hope to come back to NZ one day

[@TheAussiemaria]

I’m in awe of Stephen’s projects. They are all amazing works of art. But when my projects are more like your choices BeBe, I’m enjoying the soothing rhythm. Bebe, your projects are beautiful. I’m finally thinking about a Ranunclus. Looking forward to seeing bits of your holiday. Have fun!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Oh thank you! -Bebe

[@dollywilliams3446]

Love your podcast! Enjoy your month vacation. Maybe I’ll see you in Rhinebeck!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Hope so 🤗

[@saraberberich2226]

Hello from Idaho in the US! This was my first episode and I love it! I liked and subscribed!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Welcome aboard!

[@bronwynleary6333]

just found you guys and really enjoyed your podcast. You both are amazing knitters! would love to be a fly on the wall when people assume the troutbeck was knitted by Bebe.,cheers and safe journey

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

We will keep you posted!

[@carlapoel9457]

Hope you enjoy your holiday! I am from the Netherlands so busy knitting for winter.

[@traceybeale1761]

Great video Thanks ☺️ looking forward to seeing more content soon

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thanks for watching, we are aiming to post every two weeks. We should have some travel footage to include by then…and I will finally have a new WIP!

[@lisaml7411]

Sounds like a bucket list trip! That’s going to be wonderful with all the countries you plan to visit…. ❤✈️🐑🧶

[@anitaswart.]

Hi thank you for another interesting video. The fact that both of you knit is wonderful. I'm South African, living in England for the last 19 years. Mainly came over with my husband for his medical needs. Which wasn't that successful. I really enjoy Southern hemisphere people's podcasts, maybe it's the accent and ofcourse the amazing knitting. When growing up in South Africa, I learned to knit at the age of five, 73 now. There wasn't a lot of knitting, my mother always had to have a Jaeger mohair cardigan, knitted with English mohair and I followed that, but my children wouldn't cuddle up with me because they didn't like the texture. And I'm very wool sensitive. I knitted many children's clothes, but as the kids grew up they didn't really want more and then the dreaded track suits came into our lives and I could make them. Colour work wasn't really what we liked where we were in Johannesburg and my children only liked stocking stitch. Cables were totally not for them and they told me that it looked like a very Afrikaans cake . After one of my husband's problems, he had lymphedema and I couldn't find any socks that fitted him, so I taught myself to knit socks. I'm dyslexic and bought Ann But's sock book, not knowing the difference between English and American jargen. After a lot of swearing in Afrikaans, I'm still knitting socks, Vanilla socks, but most English people at the garden centre in Cambridge, can't believe one can do that. I have yet to find yarn shops in the vicinity, and find buying affordable yarn online terrible and spend my days returning yarn. KZbin was also not that familiar and now I am totally addicted. If only I had it with the sock learning saga. I love mytered knitting, and ended up knitting 3 huge blankets. Will still knit a body warmer, just need a pattern and see many pictures, but most knitters are Russian or an alphabet I can't understand. I spent 3 months in South Africa with my daughter, but came back to England with a sad heart after seeing my country...... I'm really jealous of your trip, but travelling to SA and back was enough. I hope you enjoy your marathon trip and ship all your goods back to New Zealand. Nearly forgot, you are the first people who talked about jerseys. When I just got to England and I talked about a jersey people couldn't understand me. I'm really interested in the recycled grey New Zealand wool. Would love to knit a blanket with that as back ground colour, with many bright spots of colour. Sorry for this "essay " as my children call it. Take care and God bless Anita

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thanks for sharing some of your story Anita 😊 I worry that people won’t be able to understand our accent, but your South African accent is probably similar to ours.

[@anitaswart.]

Please don't worry about your accent. Some of these British people have got accents that I don't understand. Hope you finished the jersey.

[@rachelaknz]

I love the Wild Earth Yarns Recycled - I've got colourway 5, which is no longer available. It's a lovely brown with lots of red flecks.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

That sounds so good 😊

[@YarnStorieswithOlivia]

Your channel just popped up on my feed and I’m so happy to have found you. What an amazing trip you are embarking on, one that I would do in reverse as I’ve a hope to get to NZ someday. I’ll be on the lookout for you in Rhinebeck if you wear the cowl and we end up on the hill.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Oooh see you at Rhinebeck!

[@missjenny1953]

Very exciting have a great trip!

[@judithtaylor6916]

Your gauge can change if you are tired, stressed or rushing. Also the wool can with the weather conditions, absorb more moisture/humidity. So the yarn may have varying moisture content and fluff up thicker. More likely, during the spinning production process, variable micron staple thickness. As the wool doesn't come from one sheep only. Like us, we all have different thicknesses of hair.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Good to know! Thanks Judith -Bebe

[@anneallen9947]

Enjoy your trip! I'm watching this episode after a day cycling down the Douro Valley in Portugal. Choosing knit projects for travelling is always stressful for me. Decision anxiety is a real thing😊

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

I know what you mean, so many options! -Bebe

[@bonniewright1137]

Love castles

[@missjenny1953]

I like history and knitting!

[@aporange4838]

I'm keen to see you knitting in front of castles and ruins.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

We can make that happen :)

[@anneauton9640]

Like the idea of knitting, travel and history. Looking forward to seeing where you take this content. Are there many castles in New Zealand? 😅😅

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

There is one “castle”, though it’s not particularly old and not really a castle 😂

[@sarahlovesdonuts9601]

I love castles with my yarn!

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Me too!

[@nicolekougiou]

What wonderful knitting projects et as well travel project! I follow another podcaster named Mark Vogel who has traveled from US to UK few weeks ago. He visited very nice fibre related places in Shetland. Go see his podcast. I am very glad I discovered yours and I'm eager to follow you in your trip! 🤩

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

We’ve been watching Mark’s KZbin, very informative and he has such a lovely demeanour :) -Bebe

[@Helen-yl4cw]

Just watched you and heard you ask why Carmen’s way. Possibly because Max is a great friend and works in conjunction with Carmen of Yarn Story in Bath UK. Carmen also has a podcast that you might like to take a look at.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

That’s pretty cool, I never even thought who Carmen might be. Now I need to find that podcast for a look. Thank you! Stephen

[@carolinehannan3921]

Have a great trip. Orkney and Shetland are both wonderful. I don’t think knitting and castles are niche, not in the UK anyway!

[@yaelschlick1496]

Hi. Just found your podcast and so enjoying it. Any chance you might be the woman I met along River road in Christchurch (in March). I complimented you on a beautiful Love Note sweater (pinky-brown maybe) that you were wearing. And as we chatted (I am from Canada) you mentioned you would be going to Shetland Wool Week and to Rhinebeck. . . Just wondering. In any event, have a WONDERFUL time, and thanks to you both for a great podcast episode. Safe travels, Yaël😊

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Yes! That’s so amazing! I think about that moment all the time, it was so lovely to meet a fellow knitter like that. Welcome!

[@merilynwood4267]

PS. I love Castles too.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

What’s not to love!?

[@Kimsgardencare]

Wow! What amazing trip 😊 if you have the opportunity ‘loop’ of London is worth a visit

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Sadly, I think we will miss it, as we are heading straight for Glasgow when we arrive. Next time!

[@sarahlovesdonuts9601]

OMG! I thought you said, “Steven will be doing a lot of meth.” You actually said, “Steven will be doing a lot of math”😂😂😂💗💗

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Bahahaha I promise he won’t be doing any meth! -Bebe

[@judithtaylor6916]

Dont take your ChiaGoo tips. Take Knitpro symfonie. Qatar told me I couldn't take knitting needles when I travel fm Adelaide to Doha on 13/10. Its not Airport security. They are fine with needles. But I have heard other travellers have without any issue. What is the name of the Mill please, that produced the recycled fibre? Is it Anna Gratton?

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

Thanks for this - I did bring my wooden needles and have had no issues. The mill is Wild Earth Yarn in Christchurch -Bebe

[@sew_So_beautiful]

The funny thing is, if anyone sees someone wearing yyour Framed sweater, they will also know who broke into your car since your sweater is most likely one-of-a-kind.

[@sew_So_beautiful]

Maybe they felt like poking their eyes out, knitting it too, but wanted a Rhinebeck sweater, too. Lol. You might see your sweater over there on someone.

[@vinalini]

It’s exactly what crossed my mind.

[@sew_So_beautiful]

@@vinalini all their followers will be on the lookout for it now. Lol.

[@justanotherknittingpodcast]

I suspect it ended up in a bin somewhere 😭

[@sew_So_beautiful]

@justanotherknittingpodcast I hope not. Hopefully they at least have thd sense to wear it

[@jaroslavaslavnaja]

Wow! What nice men and mean, rude women.😮