New Episodes
All the newest episodes from the podcast – a mixture of interviews, solo shows, reviews, stories and travel
Ep 142: Eat, Sleep, Knit, Repeat
Today we’re having a bit of a catch up, with some knitty chatter along with some discussion of recent reads...
Ep 141 – Methods for Repairing Hand Knit Socks
Today’s episode is all about repairing hand knit socks. I have a pair of socks that I have accidentally worn...
Ep 140: Knit Accessories, Essentials and Variations
Today there is a review of Knit Accessories: Essentials and variations as well as some DK pattern ideas for sweaters...
Ep139 – New Normal
Getting used to a new normal is tricky. This week has been challenging for most people and today there is...
Ep 138 – Can’t Think of a Title
Hello and welcome to another slightly strange episode of the Shinybees podcast. This episode has not followed my usual inspiration...
Ep 137 – On the Run From the Corona
It’s been a while since I was last behind the mic, owing to some unexpected turns of events and globetrotting....
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 151 – Going Local
Ep 150 – Gone to Rats
Ep 149 – Embracing Long Term WIPs for Mojo Return