Today’s Special Guest is none other than Fiona Ellis. She produces original concepts for major fashion houses in London, Paris and New York. She is the author of Inspired Cable Knits, Knitspiration Journal and Inspired Fair Isle Knits. You can find out what she is currently doing at fionaellisonline.com.
She has worked with many different yarn companies and has something featured in every single issue of Twist Collective! Her design, Bonnie (shown at left), was on the cover of the premier issue of Twist! Thanks to Twist Collective for the first giveaway of today’s podcast! Leave a comment on Marly’s Facebook Page or send a Tweet to @Marly_bird or @Fionaellis or leave a comment in the YarnThing group on Ravelry to be entered to win one Fiona’s Twist Collective patterns! Three people will win!
Recently Fiona has filmed a mini-class & a full-length class for Craftsy.com! Are you one of the two thousand people enrolled in her free mini-class, Creative Cabled Necklines? Her full-length class, Mastering Cable Design, is launching this week and a lucky live listener won Fiona’s full-length class! Listeners also have a chance to win Fiona’s full-length class – leave a comment on these show notes! Don’t forget the keyword!!
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This podcast is sponsored by: Knitter’s Magazine, Craftsy.com, Fiesta Yarns, Kollage Yarns, Decades by Drew Emborsky, Love of Knitting, Love of Crochet and Bijou Basin Ranch.
What a great interview. I went right over to Craftsy for the Creative Cabled Necklines. Thanks for the tip. I can’t wait to see Fiona Ellis new class. Your podcast always makes me laugh, oh course I had to go look up Mr. Cutie Daniel Craig and the blue swimsuite 8))) ok now to go back and rip a row that was danielized.
Both Daniel Craig and the bobble decrease are now burned in my mind! Fun podcast!
Great podcast. I have not seen any of the James Bond movies with Daniel Craig.
Wonderful podcast, as usual. I knew I loved cables when, after at Daniel Craig moment, I learned how to drop down several rows and fix the cable! Thanks for the chance.
You guys discussing how bird “like the finger” or bird “like to decrease in a bobble” was super fun! Thanks for the great visual Daniel Craig reference
I think knitting books could easily add the term Daniel Craig as the vocabulary word to stand for a distracted knitter that makes mistakes because they are easily distracted and need to tink back and redo the previous few rows. Thinking of it as a Daniel Craig moment adds a much more desirable twist to the unfortunate reality that you just screwed up. As always, I enjoyed the show. I’ve signed up for the mini class by Fiona. I’ve only done cables a few times and had some ladder trouble. I’m looking forward to seeing an expert demo it.
Just listened to your show. I also enjoy craftsy classes, and they really helped me to minimize my Daniel Craig moments.
I love Fiona’s sense of humor and talent, as well as her story about Daniel Craig. I just signed up for the Creative Cabled Necklines class. Thanks for the opportunity.
Wonderful podcast. I just started listening but the stories about the bird decrease and Daniel Craig were just wonderful!
I have had many Daniel Craig moments myself! It was fun listening to you and Fiona–it was like sitting around knitting listening to friends talk. Thanks for the podcast–you are always fun and give off such great energy!
Great show! The talk about Daniel Craig was a hoot.
I listed to the show that day, also. It was my first time, but not my last! I also did a more intensive look at Craftsy. Thank you!
I’m not a fan of the Bond movies, but I hear that Daniel Craig is the best in that role! (At least according to my husband, who certainly didn’t mention anything about blue shorts!!)
Loved the podcast and love Daniel Craig!!
This was one of the fun est podcasts I heard in a while! Fiona, I loved your mini class and would love to design a Daniel Craig cabled sweater! It will probably be a very random… disconnected cable pattern, but memorable design time!
I wonder if the Queen had a Daniel Craig moment during the Olympics this year! I know I would have!
Love the mini class. Can’t wait for the maxi version. Love to cable but do admit to my own Daniel Craig moments!
Love the creativity you both inspire!
I want to watch every Daniel Craig movie ever made:)
Daniel Craig woul look lovely in a crocheted bathing suit
Great interview. I need to see more Daniel Craig, will have to look up his movies.