Summary: Hello from a chilled Cheshire Plain - it's the summer holidays! Yayyy! In this episode I talk hat design, upcoming events and confess to my inner beardie. <br> <br> What's on the needles: No real progress on anything currently on the needles, but I have designed and made my own <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/talesfromtheplain/lace-slouch">hat</a>! <br> <br> <br> <br> Review: Woolly Wormhead's hat design course at Fibre & Clay. Woolly has blogged about it <a href="http://www.woollywormhead.com/blog/2010/7/21/warming-heads-in-knutsford-cheshire.html">here</a>. If you get a chance to do one of her workshops, grab it! <br> <br> Upcoming Events: <a href="http://www.knitnation.co.uk/">Knit Nation</a>, 29th-31st July, London; <a href="http://www.britishyarn.org.uk/index.php/home">UK Knit Camp</a>, 9th-13th August and <a href="http://www.britishyarn.org.uk/index.php/ravelry-weekend">UK Ravelry Weekend</a>, 13th-14th August, Stirling, Scotland; <a href="http://www.iknitshop.org.uk/events-i-knit-weekender-2010.irc">I Knit Weekender</a>, 10th-11th September, London; <a href="http://www.fibreflurry.co.uk/index.html">Fibre Flurry</a>, 30th October, King's Norton, Birmingham. <br> <br> Something I Really Like: Folk music and, in particular, <a href="http://www.afolksongaday.com/">A Folk Song A Day</a>. <br> <br> Links: <a href="http://www.woollywormhead.com/">Woolly Wormhead</a>; <a href="http://www.fibreandclay.co.uk/">Fibre & Clay</a>; <a href="http://www.cyriltawney.co.uk/">Cyril Tawney</a>; <a href="http://www.eliza-carthy.com/eliza/index.cfm">Eliza Carthy</a>; <a href="http://www.jimmoray.co.uk/">Jim Moray</a>; <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sethlakeman">Seth Lakeman</a>; <a href="http://www.jimcausley.co.uk/">Jim Causley</a>; <a href="http://www.karinepolwart.com/">Karine Polwart</a>; <a href="http://www.bellowhead.co.uk/">Bellowhead</a>; <a href="http://www.jonboden.com/">Jon Boden</a> <br> <br> Music: Rondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from <a href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune</a>. <br> <br> Feel free to leave a comment here or at <a href="http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/">http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/</a>, or email me at <a href="https://yarnsfromtheplain.podbean.com/mailto:yarnsfromtheplain@googlemail.com">yarnsfromtheplain@googlemail.com</a>. We have a Ravelry group <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarns-from-the-plain-podcast">here</a>, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain. <br> <br> Nic
