Books Archives - Shinybees https://www.shinybees.com/category/books/ The Multi-Award Winning Knitting, Comedy and Yarn Podcast Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:08:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 122193119 Episode 96: This Thing of Paper – An Interview with Karie Westermann https://www.shinybees.com/episode-96-this-thing-of-paper-an-interview-with-karie-westermann/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-96-this-thing-of-paper-an-interview-with-karie-westermann/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2016 13:01:56 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=3356 Intro Straight into the news this week as I have so much of it. Firstly, I want to thank you all for your wonderful positive feedback on last week’s episode and my time with Countess Ablaze. A lot of the feedback was around how well she copes with her autism, and how it doesn’t stop...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-71-lace-knits/feed/ 1 2817 Episode 51: Still Got It https://www.shinybees.com/episode-51-still-got-it/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-51-still-got-it/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:57:10 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=2539 Listen Here Intro The Indie Burgh Yarn Crawl was a great success and I had lots of fun visiting the finer yarn shops in Edinburgh during this fun filled yarny weekend. I was chatted up by a five year old on the train, proving I have Still Got It. Obviously. I also attended Clare Devine’s...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-43-theres-a-short-row-technique-for-everyone/feed/ 1 2374 Episode 28: Hogmanay and a Review of Yokes by Kate Davies https://www.shinybees.com/episode-28-hogmanay-and-a-review-of-yokes-by-kate-davies/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-28-hogmanay-and-a-review-of-yokes-by-kate-davies/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:33:22 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=2028 It’s the last day of 2014 and the last podcast of 2014. I simply couldn’t allow you all to fall into the cold, harsh light of January without a podcast episode to cheer you along. Excuse my lemsip induced dulcet tones and slightly dulled reactions during this quick-step instalment of the podcast. Introduction The giveaway...

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