S1 E9: Knitters’ Question Time presented by Wild & Woolly and Knit 15

Hello yarn friends -

We’re getting close to the end of this first series of the Make Joy podcast and I can hardly believe it. It’s been a wild ride, and a crazy year, and while it hasn’t always gone to plan, I hope you’ve enjoyed listing to the conversations I’ve been able to have with friends and colleagues from the yarn and craft world.

This week is a little bit different, as things have been busy behind the scenes getting ready for Make Joy in a few short weeks. You’re coming, right? ;) I was wondering what to do for the podcast this week when it came to me - why not share a little bit about what it’s like to be there? So this week, I hope you’ll enjoy my sharing the recording with you of last year’s Knitters’ Question Time presented by Wild & Wooly x Knit 15.

Knitters’ Question Time is always a festival favourite, from when Anna and I first started these at unravel years ago, to last year having to turn people away at the door due to space capacity in the room (don’t worry - the talks at Make Joy this year are in a room with double the capacity!). Anna of course, is the owner of Wild & Woolly and hugely knowledgeable about knitting and has a huge roster of talented folks at her fingertips who she brings together for the expert panel to answer all kinds of questions.

On this recording of Knitters’ Question Time the panel is ably moderated by Anna and the experts include:

* Jonathan Day

* Belen Fernandez

* Wendy Peterson

* Sylvia Watts-Cherry

It was wonderful to listen to the recording and get even more excited for this year’s Make Joy - not just for the talks (sponsored this year by Laine Publishing!) or the exhibitors, but by the laughter and camaraderie that you could hear from the audience in the room. I loved listening to audience members offer their own advice and answers to questions, and the commiseration with others on a variety of topics (turns out swatching isn’t the most popular, who knew?!).

There’s only a few short weeks now to Make Joy, which returns to Woolwich Works on Saturday 8 November. Early bird tickets are available now and the price goes up 1 November so make sure you’ve got yours soon! Plus make a plan to take a workshop or join in for the Make Joy After Party with Les Garçons.

Enjoy the episode, and I’ll see you at Make Joy in a few short weeks!