This week Carmen is joined by Amanda as Kayleigh is working on her PhD this month. We dig into Amanda’s career as a knitwear designer and what it’s really like working full time as a designer (including what it was like working for Mohamed Al-Fayed!) Happy Knitting! ----------------------------------- Chapters (00:01:13) Wine we're drinking (00:04:59) Meet knitwear designer Amanda (00:06:21) Realities of working as a kniwear designer for magazine publications (00:22:48) Working for Mohamed Al-Fayed (and turning down Harrods!) (00:27:00) What does a design process look like and what Amanda's working on (00:45:10) Knitting retrets with Amanda (subscribe for retreat updates here) (00:46:36) What we're wearing (00:50:19) What Carmen is knitting  ----------------------------------- Show notes The wine this week is a Spanish Syrah from Carmen’s Good Pair Days box called Topico. What we're working on: Amanda has two designs she’s finishing up: one for Walcot Yarns using Fluff and one for our upcoming retreat using The Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering.Carmen has her Pressed Flowers Cardigan on the go and is nearly done with the ribbingWhat we're wearing: Amanda is wearing a slipover by Petitknits, the Stockholm slipover using Walcot Yarns Origin (Wild River) held with Isager Silk Mohair (100).Carmen is wearing the Plump it Up shawl by Maxim Cyr in Fluff (Shadow) & Spincycle Yarns Plump (Rosy Maple)----------------------------------- Get In Touch Social Media: Instagram | TikTok Website: www.ayarnstory.co.uk Email: [email protected] Visit us: A Yarn Story, 128 Walcot Street, Bath, BA1 5BG +44 (0)1225 429239 ----------------------------------- Huddle Podcasting Ltd This episode was produced by Huddle Podcasting Ltd. Learn how you can harness the power of podcasts to grow your business at www.huddlepodcasting.com