Comedy Archives - Shinybees https://www.shinybees.com/tag/comedy/ The Multi-Award Winning Knitting, Comedy and Yarn Podcast Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:54:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 122193119 Episode 104: Your Permission Is Not Required https://www.shinybees.com/episode-104-your-permission-is-not-required/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-104-your-permission-is-not-required/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:00:18 +0000 https://www.shinybees.com/?p=3563 Permission. You don’t need it from anyone to enjoy your hobbies, especially and most particularly if that hobby is knitting. This week the chat is about two notions: 1) selfish knitting and 2) hiding yarn purchases from significant others.   Selfish adjective (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-104-your-permission-is-not-required/feed/ 0 3563 Episode 103: Active Stash Exploration https://www.shinybees.com/episode-103-active-stash-exploration/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-103-active-stash-exploration/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2017 15:39:24 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=3534 The first show of 2017 brings the project of the year for podcast to you. This year, we’re all about Active Stash Exploration. What’s that you say? It’s definitely not cold sheeping, that is for sure. First up we have a quick catch up on happenings, before diving in to some news both for the...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-103-active-stash-exploration/feed/ 0 3534 Episode 89: Paula Abdul Would Be Proud https://www.shinybees.com/episode-89-paula-abdul-would-be-proud/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-89-paula-abdul-would-be-proud/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:15:12 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=3183 listen Here Intro This wee’s episode is a little later than planned but here nonetheless. Paula Abdul discussed the concept of two steps forward and two back. If you’ve not heard ‘Opposites Attract’ for a while, I bring it to you for your listening delight. News After the listener survey, I’ve been looking into how...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-89-paula-abdul-would-be-proud/feed/ 0 3183 Episode 76: Knitting Calendar https://www.shinybees.com/episode-76-knitting-calendar/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-76-knitting-calendar/#respond Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:24:43 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=2895 Listen Here Intro Hello and welcome to the first episode of 2016. I hope you all enjoyed the festive period and got plenty of knitting time in! Podcast News The Patreon is live and I share a few details of the rewards package at each level. If you want to get in on the virtual...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-76-knitting-calendar/feed/ 0 2895 Episode 74: Knitivity https://www.shinybees.com/episode-74-knitivity/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-74-knitivity/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:05:25 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=2865 Image Details: ‘Knitted Nativity Scene’ by Andrea_44, via Flickr. Listen Here Intro Today we begin with some festive chatter about that most traditional of Christmas activities – the nativity play. I was a cultural experience in the North of England, including a Yoda Donkey, highly flammable sheep and a Rockport-boot and Phantom of the Opera...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-74-knitivity/feed/ 0 2865 Episode 69: Man Socks https://www.shinybees.com/episode-69-man-socks/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-69-man-socks/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:44:05 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=2795 Listen Here Intro Hello and welcome to episode 69 of the podcast, from a new location, in England! This week, there’s a bit of chatter about moving house – again – and the calamities that come with that. Jo catchup complete, there is a plan afoot to visit Countess Ablaze at her studio on Swinton...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-69-man-socks/feed/ 1 2795 Episode 65: National Knitting Week https://www.shinybees.com/episode-65-national-knitting-week/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-65-national-knitting-week/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:45:01 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=2737 Image Details: ‘Striped Leg Warmers’ by Star Athena, via Flickr. Listen Here Intro This week’s all about wool. Wool everywhere! Wool Week in the UK runs from 5-11th October as does National Knitting Week. So, there’s a bit of chatter about what’s happening round and about for that. Also, there’s some parish notices: the podcast...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-65-national-knitting-week/feed/ 0 2737 Episode 64: Socktober Happenings https://www.shinybees.com/episode-64-socktober-happenings/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-64-socktober-happenings/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:19:36 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=2729 Listen Here Intro Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast, where this week, we’ll be talking about things that are happening in Socktober – the month of sock knitting! I also have excellent news to share (with a huge thank you) and some take away thoughts from New media Europe. We also have...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-64-socktober-happenings/feed/ 0 2729 Episode 63: Over the Hills and Back to London! https://www.shinybees.com/episode-63-over-the-hills-and-back-to-london/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-63-over-the-hills-and-back-to-london/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:14:02 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=2713 Image Details: ‘Super Mario’ by Tom Newby, via Flickr. Listen Here Intro This week sees somewhat of a return to the usual format, with the Enablers’ Corner front and centre, some knitty news and the infamous Shinybees Pattern Pick, inspired by that everyone’s favourite plumber, Mario. There’s also a précis of the Yarn In The...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/episode-63-over-the-hills-and-back-to-london/feed/ 0 2713 Episode 55: Vintage Shetland Project – An Interview With Susan Crawford https://www.shinybees.com/episode-55-vintage-shetland-project-an-interview-with-susan-crawford/ https://www.shinybees.com/episode-55-vintage-shetland-project-an-interview-with-susan-crawford/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 21:27:15 +0000 http://shinybees.com/?p=2592 Listen Here Intro Hello and welcome to this special episode of the show, where I am thrilled to welcome Susan Crawford to the show. A UK-based knitwear designer who specialises in vintage design and fashion history, with four books already published and stocked in the V&A and Waterstones as well as within the British Library,...

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