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Welcome to episode 70!I'm chatting about my new design today, sharing a neat interview with you and drawing a winner for the gorgeous Zen Variations book from last week.HULLABALOO COWLI'm excited to release this new design - cowls have been a big part of my wardrobe this winter. They're easy to wear and soooooo cosy! There’s nothing quite like snuggling up in a squishy cowl to stay super cosy and ward off winter chills.Hullabaloo is a long, chunky, reversible cowl that can be twisted twice around your neck to keep you snug as a bug, or worn as one long loop over your favourite jumper and jeans. Knitted in the round with aran-weight yarn, it knits up quickly so it’s finished in a flash.The over-sized cables flow effortlessly from the rib borders and they’re easy to master and fun to create.You can grab a discount on my new pattern for until Midnight, Sunday 14 August, with the code HULLABALOO. Enjoy!YARN I used 3 skeins of Hullabaloo Aran by Circus Tonic Handmade (100% Australian Superwash Merino; 100g = 164yd/150m in colourway “Beach Stone Curlew”) or you could sub approx. 492yd/450m of aran-weight yarn.Hannah's yarn is such a plump, soft aran and I loved knitting with it. So much bounce. And, she's offering a discount all weekend with the code Libby10. You'll love the colours!WOOL ON WHEELSThis week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Julie from Wool on Wheels. She's taking a boot-load of gorgeous yarn around the North Island of New Zealand in October and hosting pop-up mini-yarn shows. What a fabulous idea!You can find more about Wool on Wheels on their website: woolonwheels.weebly.com and on Facebook: www.facebook.com/woolonwheelsnz and Instagram: www.instagram.com/woolonwheelsnzIf you want to join the For all Things Woolly Facebook group, check it out here.WINNER!We have a winner of the gorgeous Zen Variations book - is it you?! Listen to find out :)Thank you so much to Renee Callahan for generously donating her book!MUSICAs always, my catchy theme tune is Casting On, by Mr Roberelli :) 

I'm so pleased to be bringing you a lovely giveaway today!I purchased a couple of pattern books from Renee Callahan from East London Knits a few weeks ago and she very kindly offered me a second Zen Variations book to give to you! Thank you Renee!In this episode I'm reviewing this lovely book and sharing some of my favourite patterns. To win a copy of the book head over to Renee's Ravelry page and choose your favourite of all of her patterns. Show it some love by clicking the heart and favouriting it and then come back here and tell me in the comments which one you've chosen.You've got until 9am Friday 11 August 2017 to enter (NZ time) and I'll draw a winner next week on the podcast. As usual, everyone is eligible to enter, it doesn't matter where you live :)I'm sure you'll love Renee's podcast too - you can find her video podcast on Youtube. Happy knitting and good luck!!Libby xxx

Recorded on January 25, 2017 Book Talk starts at: 39:45 Qur annual Sweater KAL is drawing to a close - the FOs thread will be locked at the end of the day on January 31!  Each entry must be an adult-size sweater with sleeves (short is okay!), cardigan or pullover. We will draw for the winners of our prize packages at the end of our next episdoe.   Gadgets We Love: Knitter’s Pride Knit Blockers Lilly Brush for depilling sweaters The Sock Ruler   The Chicks will be at Stitches West 2017  - February 23-26, 2017 at the  Santa Clara Convention Center/Hyatt Regency Hotel in Santa Clara, CA.  We will be having our regular meet-up in the Hyatt bar on Saturday afternoon - come see us!  Also, check out the booths (and consider knitting or crocheting projects) for two of our favorite knitting charities: the Mother Bear Project will be at booth 704, and Knitted Knockers will be at in Booth 745.   Barb’s FOs  Project Peace cowl by Christina Campbell, using Madelinetosh Dandelion in the Magic colorway Antler Cardigan by TinCan Knits using Cloudborn Wool Worsted Twist in the Natural colorway Vanilla Socks using Gale’s Art Double Secret Sock Blank in the Rockstar Rainbow colorway Rikke Hat by Sarah Young using CatTail Knits Nugget’s Girlfriend DK in the Sexy colorway Tilbury Mitts by Chrissy Graham using Alpenglow Bollistic Tweed in the Bruised Grapes colorway Boreal Forest Cowl by Renee Callahan, using Malabrigo Rios in the Teal Feather and Sand Bank colorways, and Cascade 220 in the natural colorway Adorable Kids’ Fingerless Mitts by Wei S. Leong, using leftover Gale’s Art Double Secret Sock Blank in the Rockstar Rainbow colorway   Tracie’s FOs: 3 Pussyhats, using the Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose for #5 and #7.  And a regular one with a rolled brim in Plymouth Toybox Collection Rainbow Vanilla socks in Duren Dyeworks Awesome Sock   Barb has cast on: Vanilla is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher Kitkat Hat by AndreSue Knits Endless Spring Cardigan by Anna Rauf using GnomeAcres Sparkle Gnome in the Wuv Twue Wuv colorway Sabine Cardigan by Coco Knits, using Indigodragonfly Merino Single Lace in the 20,000 Lawyers Under the Sea   And she continues to work on: Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway Ex Boyfriends by Jennifer Beever using a Caron Cake in the Funfetti colorway   Tracie has cast on: Pussyhat for my brother-in-law Vanilla Socks in ONline Supersocke 100 Living Color   Working On: Joey Sweater by Kate Oates, using Cascade Hollywood in the Walnut colorway forest park cowl by Liz Abinante (free) in Noro Cash Aroha colorway 100 Terribly Simple shawl by Caitlin ffrench, using Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in the Cosmos colorway   Barb has finished: What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross The Other Queen by Phillipa Gregory Hillbilly Elegy:  A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony by Jeff Ashton The Bullet by Mary Louise Kelly   Tracie has finished: The Girl With all the Gifts by M.R. Carey Act of Violence by Margaret Yorke Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming There Was An Old Woman by Hallie Ephron   Barb is reading: Pioneer Doctor: The Story of a Woman’s Work by Mari Grana 6oo Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster   Tracie is reading: The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell Temple Secrets by Susan Gabriel    

Episode 27 - Frugality Please join in the Ravelry group for this podcast. Rave - Cooking at home Rant - Noisy restaurants Events The Michigan Machine Knitting Guild has a group on Ravelry. Our next meeting is January 16. April 7-8, 2017 is the Spring Fling Knit Knack Shop, Peru, IN, Charlene Shafer, 765-985-3164, kks@knitknackshop.com April 28-29, 2017 is Purls of Joy, Princeton, MN, Cindy Schmatz, 612-390-1279,                                            cindyschmatz@gmail.com July 21-22, 2017 is the Monroe Machine Knitting seminar in Monroe, MI July 29-30, 2017 is Founders’ Fest Seminar, Midwest Machine Knitters’ Collaborative, Plymouth MN, http://www.midwestmachineknitters.org/events/foundersfest/. Acquisitions It is a Michigan company called Indian Lake Artisans makes hexagon needles made in Michigan. Use HyMK10 to get 10% off your order. Hand Knitting I finished the Arch-Shaped Socks by Jen Showwalter of Mean Girl Design with Ambiente yarn. I am crocheting the Granny Stripes afghan in sock yarn scraps. Magic Knot tutorial on youtube. Machine Knitting I made several pairs of socks on my Legare CSM lately with these yarns: Kroy sock yarn, Lana Grossa Meilenweit “MEN”, Knitcircus Gradient Stripe, Opal - Vincent van Gogh. Resources For the best videos on using a circular sock machine, check out SockTV. For a 50% off link to Renee Callahan’s knitting machine Craftsy class, go to her website. VitaMeataVegeMin Greek Salad Dressing - similar to Mitch’sIn a food processor pulse 2 T lemon juice, 5 T cider vinegar, 1 t dried oregano, 1 t dried basil, 1 t dried tarragon, 1 clove garlic, 2 T Dijon mustard, scant t molasses, 1 T mayonnaise. Drizzle in 1 cup olive or vegetable oil or combination of the two. My food processor has a tiny hole in the bottom of the pusher thing and that pusher holds exactly one cup. I pour the oil in there and run the processor as the oil is drizzled in in a slow stream. Asian Ginger Dressing ½ t garlic powder, 2 T grated ginger root, ¾ c oil, ⅓ c rice vinegar, ½ c soy sauce, 3 T honey, ¼ c water. Combine everything in a little sauce pot and warm to slightly liquify the honey. Let cool before dressing the salad. Blue Cheese Dressing ¾ c crumbled blue cheese, 5 T buttermilk, 5 T sour cream, 3 T mayonnaise, 1 T white vinegar, ¼ t sugar, ⅛ t garlic powder, ½ t salt, ¼ t pepper. Mash the cheese into the buttermilk then mix in everything else.

Recorded on January 8, 2017   Book Talk starts at: 21:20   Fall is long gone, but our annual Sweater KAL is ongoing until January 31!  All entries to our FOs thread will need to be an adult-size sweater with sleeves (short is okay!), cardigan or pullover.  Be sure to check out the Bundles of pattern suggestions.  You still have time!   The Chicks will be at Stitches West 2017  - February 23-26, 2017 at the  Santa Clara Convention Center/Hyatt Regency Hotel in Santa Clara, CA.  We will be having our regular meet-up in the Hyatt bar on Saturday afternoon - come see us! KNITTING Barb's FOs: *One Pussycat, using Joann Fabrics Big Twist *Project Peace Cowl by Christina Campbell, using Madelinetosh Dandelion in the magic colorway Tracie’s FOs: *Sprig Cloche by Alana Dakos in Cascade 220 Sport Superwash *4 Pussycats, in Plymouth Encore, Red Heart, Cascade 220 Superwash *Quick and Easy Slouchy Hat by Jessica Gutoski, in Lion Brand Thick and Quick in a green colorway *Instant Raspberry Hat by Tara Bogh, using Bernat Softee Chunky in hot pink   Barb continues to work on: *Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi *Antler Cardigan by TinCan Knits using Cloudborn Wool Worsted Twist in the Natural colorway Vanilla Socks using Gale's Art Double Secret Sock Blank in the Rockstar Rainbow colorway Barb has cast-on: *Ex Boyfriends shawl/scarf, using Caron Cakes in the Funfetti colorway *Boreal Forest Cowl by Renee Callahan, using Cascade 220 in the natural colorway, Malabrigo Yarn Ríos in the Teal Feather and Sand Bank colorwaysm, and Cascade 220 Superwash in a pale pink colorway *Mother Bear #201 Tracie continues to work on: *forest park cowl by Liz Abinante (free) in Noro Cash Aroha colorway 100 *A pair of Vanilla socks in Duren Dyeworks Awesome Sock *Terribly Simple shawl by Caitlin ffrench, using Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in the Cosmos colorway   Tracie has frogged: *Iðunn by Ragga Eiríksdóttir in KnitPicks Full Circle Worsted in the Passion colorway and *Sylvia Cardigan by Meghan Jones in Cascade Hollywood in the Walnut colorway   Tracie has cast on: *Joey Sweater by Kate Oates, using Cascade Hollywood in the Walnut colorway BOOKS     Barb and Tracie have both finished Find Her by Lisa Gardner.  They both highly recommend this book! Tracie has also finished:   Ill Wind by Nevada Barr A Killer Among Us: A True Story of Murder and Justice by Charles Bosworth Jr.   Barb is currently reading: Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony by Jeff Ashton What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross Tracie did not finish: My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Tracie is currently reading: Act of Violence by Margaret Yorke The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey RIP George Michael, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Carrie Fisher's speech at the George Lucas AFI Lifetime Achievement Award

Hello! In this episode, we have previews of some of the special goodies that vendors are bringing to the Yarnporium in a few weeks, and Rachel gets a wee bit worked up about a very recent design controversy (feel free to fast forward that part). Many thanks to Julie of Knitted Bliss for sharing some of her thoughts with us on the subject of modifications/mashups/originality. Grab your coffee and let's go! Shout outs, news and events: Winner of Mad Colour from Episode 46: Congratulations to Wei-Lin for being picked by Random.org to win the Mad Colour eBook from Tin Can Knits! And thanks to Alexa and Emily for provide the contest prize. 22nd-23rd October: Bakewell Wool Gathering 29th-30th October: Kendal Wool Gathering  1st November: Last day for advanced tickets to Yarnporium! 5-6th November: Yarnporium extravaganza! King's College London on the Strand, WC2R 2LS. Show will be open from 10am-5:30pm Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday. 10-13th November: Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza, Farnham - classes, marketplace and a London Yarn Crawl led by Alli! 12th November: Festiwool, North Herts College, Hitchin What we're working on: Allison is working on not much because she's been sick as a dog for much of the last week. But she did whip up a Zigging Hat out of the luscious Rosy Green Wool Big Merino Hug.  Rachel finished the Zigging Cowl to go with Allison's Zigging Hat. Both of these will be paired with the Yarnporium pattern, the Zigging Mittens by Renee Callahan! She's also been working on her Kippen Cardigan by Kat Goldin in secret under her desk during a work week that involved a lot of listening to audio. Then we get to the controversy that very recently blew up on social media/Ravelry: The I'll Pack A Cowl for Rhinebeck vs. Baa-ble Hat debacle brings up issues that are near and dear to our hearts here at Yarn in the City: community, respect for people's work, and fair and living wages for designers and other wool industry members. We talk with Julie from Knitted Bliss about her Modification Mondays, what actually constitutes an original design, and there are a few mentions of the dreaded "C" word (that would be copyright...). If you get tired of hearing Rachel carry on, feel free to jump ahead. Yarnporium Specials: The Yarnporium is only a few weeks away, but our vendors have some fantastic special goodies they're bring with them for the show! Blacker Yarns are bringing a selection of the delicious Rosy Green Wool Big Merino Hug that we've used to rework the Zigging Hat and Cowl by Renée Callahan from the London Craft Guide. Renée has designed a pair of mittens to complete the set and the pattern will be in the Programme Guide for the Yarnporium! Midwinter Yarns will have their wonderful, sheepy, lanolin-y Ullcentrum 3-ply, as well as a new Finnish Aran wool in six natural colours. Inspiration Knits will have her book and patterns, and spectacular yarns from Eden Cottage Yarns and Countess Ablaze!!! As well as another special surprise to be revealed later... A Yarn Story will be bringing her vast inventory of Hedgehog Fibres loveliness, as well as a very special Parisian visitor for the weekend: the yarns of La Bien Aimee. Finally, Frankie will be flying the flag for John Arbon and is bringing a specially curated selection of their best products, including the Knit by Numbers 4-ply! *** You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio and us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at The Goat on the Rise between 7 and 10pm. Everyone’s really friendly and we hope to see you there! Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon! Music (all available on NoiseTrade): Michigan Left - Arkells Hey Doreen - Lucius

Asana Shawl by Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade. Angelus Novus by Renee Callahan aka EastLondonKnits. Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co and KnitCircus Yarns. I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you! Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com. Haste ye back!