With a lot of us having more time for our knitting and crochet as we stay safe in our homes. Many of us like to have something to listen to or even watch while we knit. So what better time to discover some new knitting podcasts?

We’ve picked out six shows for you to try:

Fruity Knitting

Andrew and Andrea are the engaging hosts of this video podcast which combines designer interviews with project updates, technical advice and yarn reviews as well as showing us their visits to festivals from Shetland Yarn Week to Vogue Knitting Live.

As they are getting close to their 100th episode, there is a great back catalogue to explore as you get to know these two fun knitters.

Knitting Vicariously

Another video cast for you. Caroline, is a scot who now lives in London with a lot of wool who brings you a cheerful and irreverent loo at yarn and knitting.

Caroline talks about what she is making and indeed the patterns and yarn in the knitwear she wears for the podcast. She is very honest about her yarn acquisitions, that sometimes she loses her mojo with a project and has to put it aside, and what sort of projects, colours and yarns appeal most to her.

This is a good choice if you are looking for some entertainment with a cuppa – but be aware that there is occasional strong language.

Keep Calm and Carry Yarn

Keep Calm and Carry Yarn is as much about the mother-daughter bond between its co-hosts, Vivian and Alyson as yarn because this podcast is one of the ways they keep in touch – because Vivian (the knitter)lives in Virginia, USA, and Alyson (the crocheter)is in Edinburgh (UK). And yes there is a bit of light knitting versus crochet rivalry.

They post an episode about twice a month about twice a month and you can hear them talk about their current projects, share advice and get excited about their favourite TV shows. They also talk about the yarn shows they visit and what they find there.

Crafternoon Treats

We aren’t forgetting the crocheters.

Kathryn Senior is a crocheter and yarn dyer as well as the host of Crafternoon.

In her regular down-to-earth video podcasts she talks about her crochet (and occasional knitting) projects, offers yarn reviews, looks at crafting accessories, gives tips and tutorials and keeps us up to date with what is happening in her yarnie world.

Plus, she has tutorials and patterns on her website.

The Knit Show with Vickie Howell

If you haven’t seen Vickie Howell’s knitting chat show, you are in for a treat. The US designer created a studio based show with special guests, in studio knitters, tutorials and tips – plus a few of our needles and hooks. All through crowdfunding her idea to give crafters something different

It is a great time to catch up with the whole of season one.

The Lovecrafts Show

This a very new show that covers a range of crafts but we are including it because in their first episode Jamie, aka Mr X Stitch, and Merion, the knitter and crocheter of the duo, talk about craft as self-care and that is something we can all appreciate right now.