New Episodes
All the newest episodes from the podcast – a mixture of interviews, solo shows, reviews, stories and travel
Ep127 – Christmas Jumpers
Christmas Jumpers Love them or hate them, Christmas Jumpers are everywhere at this time of year. Christmas Jumper Day is...
Ep 126 – A Hat For Every Eventuality
Everyone needs more knitted hats in their life, and today I share seven pattern ideas for hats. I’ve been out...
Ep 125 – Hawkshaw Sheep with Sue Horn
Sue Horn of Hawkshaw Sheep in the Scottish Borders is our guest on the show today. She shares the ups...
Ep 124 – Yarnporium Fun
Yarnporium 2018 is reviewed on this episode of the podcast, where I give you a rundown of the event which...
Ep 123 – Strange Brew
This week we review the new Tin Can Knits collection – Strange Brew. It’s a knitwear collection that embraces everything...
Ep 122 – Isn’t It About Time We Put a Stop to All This Nonsense?
Sometimes, when something really gets to you because of its inherent unfairness and solid foundations in utter bollocks, you need...
Interviews
Hear from all your favourite indie hand dyers, designers and yarn producers, their stories and how they create the yarns and patterns you get to work with.
Inspiration
Be heartily enabled with all the best and most exciting new pattern releases, books, yarns and events. Take your knitting to the next level with bags of new ideas!
Entertainment
Stories, funny patterns, knitting mishaps, jokes and more – if you’d hear it round a table at the pub with your knitting buddies, you’ll likely find it here.
Show Host
Jo Milmine
Jo Milmine is a multi-award winning podcast host with six years’ experience of producing her own show. She became the voice of the Shinybees knitting podcast whilst living in rural South Africa and has taken the show on a round the world knitting adventure ever since. Featured by The Guardian, The Knitter, Knitty, Knit Now and pretty much every other knitting publication, Shinybees was awarded ‘Best UK Podcast of 2016’ at the New Media Europe Awards and ‘Most Engaged Audience of 2015’ at the UK Podcast Awards. Likes: Tunnocks Tea Cakes, Gin, Dogs in Comedy Knitwear, Pickled Onion Monster Munch, Self Striping Yarn. Dislikes: Speckled Yarn, Marmite, Reverse Stockinette Stitch, Man Buns, Being Serious.
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Featured Guests
Here are just a few of my fantastic past guests on the podcast. Hear about their journeys into working in the knitting industry as well as what inspires them to create the amazing yarns and patterns we enjoy.
Ep 136 – Yarn Advent Calendars aka What to Knit With A Load of Mini Skeins
Ep 135 – Hat In A Weekend
Ep 134 – Turn the Wheel