Podcasts about swatching

Tom shares his picks for fall-themed pens, inks, and notebooks, offering five combinations meant to inspire writing during the autumn season. (0:00) Intro (0:53) Coffee-Themed Combo (4:10) Autumn Harmony Combo (6:54) Retro Rollerball Combo (11:10) Nature-Inspired Combo (17:28) Luxury Combo (20:00) Swatching fall inks (20:45) Giveaway and Outro

Welcome to Episode 385 of our knitting and crochet podcast! We are Jocelyn and Diana, two Canadian friends who love to craft, caffeinate, and converse about fibery goodness. Come join us for some expert enabling, carefree craft alongs, and of course the chaotic unscripted Patreon ads. Content 00:00 Musical Intro00:20 Chatting2:05 Projects2:50 Alt Knots C2C… Continue reading Episode 385 -Swatching for Sweaters and Knitting Socks!

The Ladies interview KoalatyNails about being a swatcher and her tips on getting into swatching for brands!KoalatyNails: https://www.instagram.com/koalatynails/Patreon!!! https://www.patreon.com/TwoLacqueredLadies Two Lacquered Ladies Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TwoLacqueredLadies Fanaticure's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fanaticure?sr=a Fanaticure's Funhouse Discord (18+): https://discord.gg/q2PRBwzNNB Fanaticure's website: https://fanaticure.com/ DanieShout's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/danieshout?sr=a DanieShout's linktree: https://linktr.ee/danieshout DanieShout's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DanieShout Buy our merch!! https://www.teepublic.com/user/fanaticureArt by PebbleSun

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Kelly's backyard suint bath science project, Lambtown, Marsha's sweater is going well, and  lots of other news. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Lambtown Saw lots of fiber friends. Took class from Jacey Boggs Faulkner. Joined the Ply Spinning Guild. Marsha's Projects Flowers from My Garden: Starting a spinning project with fiber I bought at Stitches in March. I've spun five 3-ply skeins. Snowflower: by Heidi Kirrmeier. Using 13 Mile Lamb and Wool for the main color and Brooklyn Tweed Tones for some of the contrasting colors. Finished the first sleeve and now halfway done with the second sleeve. Nanny Meier Tea Cozy: Inspired by Lily Pulitzer colors. Using Cascade 220 in hot pink and lime green. Finished first side. Santa's Laundry Line: by Eleonore von Castelmur. Using Lang Yarn Jawol fingering in red, green and cream and some left over fingering weight gray. Finished his jacket, pants, hat and currently knitting his long johns. Socks: Using Knitterly Things Vesper Sock Yarn in the colorway Sum-Sum-Summertime. Heels and toes will be Dream in Color Mini Smooshy in the colorway Bermuda Teal. Knitting the gusset of the first sock. Daphne's Skull: Very fiddly knitting and, honestly, not that much fun. I was determined to finish it before Halloween but the pressure was too much. I'm working on it but have taken off the pressure of finishing the skull in time for Halloween. Swatching to start another sweater. Either Little Love by Ankestrick using Brooklyn Tweed Loft or Fine Sand by Heidi Kirrmaier using West Yorkshire Spinners Illustrious. Kelly's Projects Finally finished and washed the baby blanket. Now I'm eyeing the rest of that tub of acrylic for a potential next project. Aunt Betty used a really pretty rusty orange for a pumpkin. Maybe I'll find another inspiration or maybe it goes to Goodwill. Suint Bath Update: Took out the dark gray Romney and laid it out to dry. Put in a part of the small Shetland that followed me home from Lambtown. It was in for a week (or two?) and now is out on the drying screen. It was almost dry yesterday, but now it is being drizzled on. By the way, the Romney stayed on the drying screen for about a week or so, getting dry during the day and then coated with dew or drizzle each morning.  Events  Pismo Beach Trailer Rally, November 2-5. Saturday Nov 4 is the open house. Pismo Coast Village RV Park. Winter Weave Along starts October 1 and goes through March 31. Join the fun in our Ravelry group! Seattle Weavers' Guild Thursday, October 26, 5 pm - 8 pm (4-5pm member only shopping) Friday, October 27, 10 am - 8 pm Saturday, October 28, 10 am - 4 pm At Bloedel Hall in St Mark's Cathedral 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle Free admissions & parking Fort Worden Knitters Retreat November 1-5 Port Townsend, Washington Washington DC Adventure Marsha will be in Washington DC from 11/8-11/17 Schedule includes knit night at Fiber Space in Alexandria and a visit to Looped Yarn Works in the city.  

Welcome back to another episode of A Yarn Story! Kayleigh is back with us and we chat all things yarn, knitting and swatching. We must apologise in advance for all the laughing!! We had a total blast recording this episode, as you can probably tell! Tune in now and hear our super-exciting announcement (we're going on tour).-----------------------------------Chapters(00:00:53) All important wine review!(00:04:24) Cricket and knitting - the perfect combo(00:07:04) Quick recap of Kayleigh's holiday!(00:15:06) Kayleigh visits Ellen at Crazy For Ewe(00:18:00) How to choose which vest to knit(00:20:15) Why swatching matters (Kayleigh hates it!)(00:27:21) Kayleigh is working on: Fierce by Kate Oates(00:35:48) BIG announcement...(00:39:39) Knitting for beginners: Is Fierce by Kate Oakes a good choice?(00:44:45) A Yarn Story restructuring(00:46:77) Hat knitting(00:51:35) Kitting for a sister!(00:56:15) Wrap up-----------------------------------Show notesWine is from my Good Pair Days box and is Mirabello Rose.A Yarn Story is now sponsoring the Bear Flat Cricket Club and we look forward to attending a game at some point.Kayleigh was in the states for vacation for a couple of weeks and told us all about that including the lovely yarn she picked up at Crazy for Ewe in Maryland where her grandma is the store manager. She even made it as a guest on the Crazy For Ewe YouTube!Kayleigh came home with some Noro Madara in a very Carmen's pink, it's gorgeous. Question is, which vest does she knit with it?Weekend Slipover V Neck by PetiteKnitThe Best Vest by James WattsDiane by Alice HammerGoldwyn Folly By Thea ColmanKayleigh is finally making good progress on Fierce by Kate Oates after having to frog everything she knit on the plane on the way to the US. Kayleigh is using Walcot Yarns Origin in Wild Lilac + Spincycle Yarns Dream State in Lovespell. Carmen has yet to cast-on but will be knitting Fierce in the colors Fireweed + Dream World.We are so excited to announce that we will be at Rhinebeck this year! In fact, Walcot Yarns will be exhibiting at Wool & Folk with our friends les Garçons on Friday Oct 20, 2023 The plan is to make Raingelt Slouchy Beanies by Rastus Hsu for Wool & Folk in all the bright shades of Walcot Yarns Opus. We might both also try to knit Mastiha by Thea Colman to wear at Rhinebeck as well. Basically too many things we want to knit, so we need to get on with it!-----------------------------------Get In TouchSocial Media: Instagram | TikTokWebsite: www.ayarnstory.co.ukEmail: hello@ayarnstory.co.ukVisit us:A Yarn Story, 128 Walcot Street,Bath, BA1 5BG+44 (0)1225 429239

This week the guys try to guess what the Swatch x Blancpain collab could look like on 9/9

This week's episode is sponsored by: Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.   Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?     Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices                   Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!   Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.   We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!   Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!      On the Needles :(0:36) Feedback on Dressmakers of Auschwitz Why Jews Don't Count   Gigi: finished the light green variegated socks at Jasmin's Vanilla is the New Black  Jasmin is moving along the back of her Morellet top in Oink Pigments "Guild" in poison green and hot pink Jasmin is on CC2 of herRibbon Wrap in Neighborhood Fiber Co's Neon mini skein set ; Jasmin added a 7th color- a transition between hot pink and orange Gigi: finished heel increases of grey, black and white crocking socks, and turned the heel  Gigi: worked on red tweed VITNB socks The yarn for Jasmin's other test knit for Ainur has arrived! Swatching will commence after recording. Colourpop Barbie Pink lipstick (no longer available :( ) Gigi knitted on the sample yarn premiere hat  Jasmin is making good progress on the Maxie's top test knit for Ainur Berkambayeva in Lisa Souza's Sylvie Silk in “Ruby” LINK? Gigi: Meadowlands 5 in the colorway Genie, autopilot working on second triangle  Jasmin: Tanny's Tank Top (Side to side Garter stripe top) Nicky Epstein's book on Barbie clothes Event:( 35:19) Rhinebeck - Saturday with the family, October  Cognitive Fiber Retreat Nov 11 Roaring Camp Railroad Mother Knows Best: (44:19) Many hands make light work. Gigi's cleaning music; Ricky Martin, Brooks and Dunne: Hardworking Man When knitting Attacks: (51:37) Gigi: finished the pair of variegated green socks.  Cast on a third sock Sample yarn preemie hat: lost 3 stitches on the side  Strange New Worlds Musical Episode ("Subspace Rhapsody") Jasmin: misread Morellet pattern, had to rip out a section and re-do Knit more, know more:(55:19) A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people. Protests are ongoing, 388 days Country is on a plateau, stars are bright, lots of ancient astronomers  STEAM: Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics  And Sew On:(58:50) Gigi: ordered book for fall semester at West Valley  Jasmin: prepped leather full dental replacement for Dr. Rex's upcoming surgery Folkmanis t rex puppet    

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Hello lovelies, Welcome to Episode 28 of the Get Knit Done podcast. After promising it for last week, this week I'm talking about how reading Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey to help tame my flibbertigibbet nature has helped me focus more on my knitting. In this episode I talk about the following areas from the book: 1.     Switching off autopilot mode (I originally typed Swatching off there … honestly!) 2.     The limits of your attention 3.     The Power of Hyperfocus 4.     Taming Distractions 5.     Making hyperfocus a habit There are more sections in the book but not all quite as relevant to knitting! Visit the full show notes on the podcast page and to download some free knitting resources! https://www.knitschool.co.uk/episode28  And with that said, go get Knit done … perhaps with a tiny bit more focus! Michelle x

The Knit Picks team has grown a lot during our long hiatus, and in this episode, we're excited to introduce you to two new staff members: Alena Ruman, the IDP Program Administrator, and Jen Burt, our Content and Outreach Coordinator.   Lee interviews Alena about her experiences starting at the Knit Picks warehouse in Ohio and then moving to the Pacific Northwest to work as the IDP Program Administrator. Alena is an experienced yarn dyer and shares with Lee some of her tips for dyeing using acid dyes.   Later, Stacey interviews Jen about joining the Knit Picks team as well as her regular participation in Olive Knits Annual 4-Day KAL. Jen talks about her speedy knitting of our sample of this year's pattern Sailaway in High Desert Worsted and the color selection process for our Sailaway curated color kits.    Game Day Cardigan Knit Along  High Desert Yarn  Tubular Cast On with Waste Yarn  Long Tail Tubular Cast On (alternative method) Square-tip Needles  Hawthorne Yarn  Natural Dyeing Podcast Episode  How to Dye Yarn Learning Center Homepage  Lee's Kool-Aid Dyeing Tutorial  Yarn Dyes Bare Yarns  Independent Designer Patterns  Bare Stroll  Bare Wool of the Andes  Bare Mini Hanks  We Crochet  Brava Yarns  Heatherly Yarn  Stroll Yarns  Olive Knits 4 day KAL  Beekeeper Cardigan  Foxtrot Cardigan  Soundtrack Pullover  Fireworks Pullover  Sailaway Cardigan KAL Knit Picks Yarn Kits  Comfy Colormist Yarn    0:03 Welcome to the Knit Picks Podcast 1:45 Swatching for the Game Day Cardigan and casting on  10:19 Summer crafting plans 7:15 Meet Alena, the IDP Program Administrator 20:33 Alena's dyeing experience 32:40 Meet Jen, the Content and Outreach Coordinator. 35:46 The Olive Knits 6th Annual 4-day KAL 40:40 Choosing colors for the Sailaway color kits 44:58 Sailaway's construction and Marie Greene's writing style 48:55 Credits

Ep 109 recorded 5/11/22 Segments this week include: FOs, Wips, Spinning, Out and About, and I've Got Sunshine.  A note on showlinks – all links to Ravelry are clearly labelled as such and all links for yarn are directly to the dyer's website. Lots of knitting this week, as COVID invaded our house.   FOs – FO 2 weeks in a row, weird! 48-st socks for J.   First sock done.  Bamboo Pop Sock in Sunset Colorway. WIPs As You Wish MKAL by Mary Annarella of Lyrical Knits.  This is a Princess Bride themed mystery knitalong that will eventually result in a rectangular shawl.  I'm in Clue 3!  This shawl is sooooo much fun to knit.  Winona by Brenda Castiel in handspun from Hipstrings.   48-st socks for J, finished toe of 2nd sock.  Bamboo Pop Sock in Sunset Colorway. 52-st sock for E in red sock yarn.  Allegro by Wisdom Yarns, correction: distributed by Universal Yarns, not made by Universal Yarns.  May be discontinued. Swatching for 2 new projects, Green Crochet Dress by Krinichka and Mermaid Skirt by Concept Creative, both are Ukranian designers. Juliana top by Linda's Craftique, for once worked in the called-for yarn – Neve  by Juniper Moon Farms.  This pattern is bottom-up.  I finished the ribbing and am starting up the body. Spinning I'm spinning handspun yarn for the winner of my drawing for the Knitathon.  Fiber is 90's School Supplies cotton from Hipstrings. Out and About Vogue Knitting Live Virtual May 12-15 and June 9-12.  GGKCS podcast is having their annual Sheepy Spring AL, visit their FB page for more details. Stitches at Home Stitches Expo at Home May 13-15, Stitches at Home June 11/12 & 18/19, Expo at Home 8-10.  Coming up in person, Stitchs So Cal in Pasadena, California November 10-13. NH Sheep and Wool May 14 & 15, 2022 – I probably won't make it. If you have any events you'd like me to share please email me windsweptmonique@gmail.com I've Got Sunshine Libraries are great, and library apps are keeping me sane

Ep 108 recorded 5/4/22 Segments this week include: FOs, Wips, Spinning, Out and About, and I've Got Sunshine.  A note on showlinks – all links to Ravelry are clearly labelled as such and all links for yarn are directly to the dyer's website. FOs Recalibrate by Shana Lines is done! My second Lotus Mandala Vest is done!   I'm finished spinning some plain cotton to finish the As You Wish shawl. WIPs As You Wish MKAL by Mary Annarella of Lyrical Knits.   Winona by Brenda Castiel in handspun from Hipstrings.  48-st socks for J in  Bamboo Pop Sock in Sunset Colorway. Papillon/Butterfly Shawl (Ravelry) – I'm on section 22 of 31 in the shawl.  I'm getting close!!! Swatching for 2 new projects, Green Crochet Dress by Krinichka and Mermaid Skirt by Concept Creative, both are Ukranian designers. Spinning I'm spinning handspun yarn for the winner of my drawing for the Knitathon.   Fiber is 90's School Supplies cotton from Hipstrings. Out and About Vogue Knitting Live Virtual May 12-15 and June 9-12.  GGKCS podcast is having their annual Sheepy Spring AL, visit their FB page for more details. Stitches at Home Stitches Expo at Home May 13-15, Stitches at Home June 11/12 & 18/19, Expo at Home 8-10.  Coming up in person, Stitchs So Cal in Pasadena, California November 10-13. NH Sheep and Wool May 14 & 15, 2022 – I probably won't make it. If you have any events you'd like me to share please email me windsweptmonique@gmail.com I've Got Sunshine I had my mother's day gift last weekend, and it was a day off.  In short, I did all the stuff that I love to do that my family does not enjoy.  And it was glorious!  

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welcome 2022! as we near the end of season 2, our host ash alberg examines how tarot has inspired their creative practice for the past several years. they talk about the initial spark of inspiration from the very first #creativecovenchallenge; to an IGTV/vimeo series called swatching the tarot where they combine their natural dye colour palette studies, knitting swatches, and study of each of the tarot cards; to the major arcana socks volumes; and where they envision this creative fire going next. you can join ash for a very special live round of the #creativecovenchallenge from february 21-25! sign-ups can be found at ashalberg.com/live-challenge-sign-up. you can also find the challenge and work through it at your own pace 24/7 within the creative coven community. each season we read a new book about witchcraft practices around the world with the #snortandcacklebookclub, with a book review by ash and the occasional guest helping us close out the season. this season's #snortandcacklebookclub read is "orishas, goddesses, and voodoo queens" by lilith dorsey. take the fibre witch quiz at ashalberg.com/quiz. follow us on instagram @snortandcackle and be sure to subscribe via your favourite podcasting app so you don't miss an episode! find transcripts for today's episode at snortandcackle.com - just navigate to "podcast" in the main menu. seasons 1-3 of snort & cackle are generously supported by the manitoba arts council.

Episode 107 – Knitting Rules! Chapter 8, Part 2 In Episode 107, Greg and Pam dive into the second part of Chapter 8 and discuss sweaters. Follow along as we discuss Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. Knitting Rules Be sure to get your copy of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and follow along with our discussion. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Miscellaneous We mentioned the Baby Surprise Jacket and the Percentage System by Elizabeth Zimmermann. We mentioned the 2 Knit Lit Chicks podcast. Remember that our next Book Club selection is The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn by Clara Parkes. This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

Current Productions (1:30) NOTE: PROJECT PAGE LINKS NO LONGER LINK TO RAVELRY!             Paloma Pullover             Granny Square Blanket             King of Cups Socks             Boxy Chevrons             Cassavetes Cardigan   Events (14:53)  June Playlist: PRIDE! is now LIVE             Kevin's Profile link for Spotify! Stash Dash 2021 (May 28 – August 31) hosted by the KnitGirllls #stashdash2021 Stitches at Home June 11 -13 Tour de Fleece - June 26 - July 18, 2021 #teamsasquatch 2020 Olympic Games July 23 - August 8, 2021 #PanAtheKnit Stitches West 2022 in Sacramento, CA March 3-6, 2022 Nightly Met Opera Streams   Mention of The Knitmore Girls Podcast for training tips!   Hey Look Me Over (21:19)             2016 Revival of She Loves Me                         Mention of the 1940 Jimmy Stewart film, The Shop Around the Corner             Mention of the 1949 Judy Garland musical, In the Good Old Summertime                         Video clip of Liza Minelli's film debut             Mention of the 1998 Tom Hanks – Meg Ryan film, You've Got Mail   Little Known Facts (42:15)             Swatching!   It's De-Lovely (46:01)             I'm moving into my own place!

In Episode 106, Greg and Pam discuss buzzwords, beads, and beanies. Special thanks to FrettyBetty Mandi for the intro! SPONSORS We are excited to be sponsored by Plum Deluxe Online Tea Shop! Plum Deluxe takes the highest quality ingredients and creates in-house blends that are unique and delicious. Our teas give you the best reasons to slow down, to do whatever it is you're going to do, whether that's reading your favorite book, writing a piece of prose, a goofy happy dance in the kitchen with your favorite cuppa, or simply staring out of a window. Teas that are punctuated by flavor, aroma, and taste help with whatever moments are ahead of you and make them feel better than they ever did before you poured the tea. We also mentioned their amazing Facebook group for customers! Pam mentioned the blue Butterfly Pea Flower tea that changes colors. Here is a cool video. We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Yarn In the News Pam's Aunt Ellen shared an article from the Boston Globe, How to knit your way to a peaceful state of mind. The article interviewed author Ann Hood and we mentioned two of her books. The Knitting Circleand Comfort: A Journey Through Grief. Greg's Projects Greg is working on his Christmas socks with yarn from KnittyAndColor. In order to avoid second-sock-syndrome, he knits the second sock first and he's done with that, now! So just one more sock to go. Greg is (not) working on Frog and Toad by Kristina Ingrid McGowan. His wife's birthday has come and gone, so he can work on it without being secretive now. This year's Romi's 2021 Spring Mystery Shawl KAL started and Greg recovered from the carnage caused when he destroyed some yarn by crushing beads. He is using yarn from A Verb For Keeping Warm. Pam's Projects Pam keeps mentioning jogless stripes. Here is a tutorial. Pam finished and cast on another Streamline Beanie by Marianne Mueller. She is using KnitPicks Mighty Stitch. Pam cast on the Namaste Yoga Socks by Brenda Castiel. She is using Ice Yarns Print Sock. Pam's Chilkat Cowl by Romi Hill is resting while she ponders the best way forward. She is using Artyarns Merino Cloud Gradients. She worked on her Spinning for Socks Socks. She is basically using the Vanilla Latte Socks pattern by Virginia Rose-Jeanes. Pam worked on her goals blanket using the Cosy Stripe Blanket by Attic24. She started with a Double Crochet Foundation (actual term) and used this tutorial. She is using Stylecraft Special DK. Pam's daughter crocheted a quick top from a Tiktok tutorial. If anyone is interested, reach out to Pam and she will get links for you! Knitting Rules! Be sure to get your copy of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and follow along with our discussion.Next episode we will cover the first half of chapter 8, all about sweaters! Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events We announced our next book club book: The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn by Clara Parkes. Miscellaneous Greg went to baseball games for both the Winston-Salem Dash and the Greensboro Grasshoppers. (The home team lost both games.) Greg mentioned his Crackerjack Scarf. We mentioned the gasoline pipeline disruption that affected parts of the East Coast of the US. This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 105, Greg and Pam dive into the first part of Chapter 8 and discuss sweaters. Follow along as we discuss Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. Knitting Rules Be sure to get your copy of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and follow along with our discussion. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Miscellaneous We mentioned the Elizabeth Zimmermann percentage system for sweaters. This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 104, Greg and Pam discuss potatoes, backpacking, and yarn carnage. Special thanks to TheKickassKnitter Peggy for the intro! She hosts the Spinning on 2 Wheels Podcast! Thank you to everyone who participated in our survey! SPONSORS We are excited to be sponsored by Plum Deluxe Online Tea Shop! Plum Deluxe takes the highest quality ingredients and creates in-house blends that are unique and delicious. Our teas give you the best reasons to slow down, to do whatever it is you're going to do, whether that's reading your favorite book, writing a piece of prose, a goofy happy dance in the kitchen with your favorite cuppa, or simply staring out of a window. Teas that are punctuated by flavor, aroma, and taste help with whatever moments are ahead of you and make them feel better than they ever did before you poured the tea. Use code UNRAVEL at checkout for 12% off your order. We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg is working on his Christmas socks with yarn from KnittyAndColor. In order to avoid second-sock-syndrome, he knits the second sock first and he's done with that, now! So just one more sock to go. Greg is (not) working on Frog and Toad by Kristina Ingrid McGowan. His wife's birthday has come and gone, so he can work on it without being secretive now. This year's Romi's 2021 Spring Mystery Shawl KAL started and Greg created carnage when he destroyed some yarn by crushing beads. He is using yarn from A Verb For Keeping Warm. Pam's Projects She also worked on her Spinning for Socks Socks. She is basically using the Vanilla Latte Sockspattern by Virginia Rose-Jeanes. Pam started another Christmas stocking for her pets. She is using the pattern Ella's Felted Christmas Stocking by Mary Kennedy. She is using KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Bulky held double. Pam cast on the Chilkat Cowl by Romi Hill and is using Artyarns Merino Cloud Gradients. Pam cast on the Streamline Beanie by Marianne Mueller. She is using KnitPicks Mighty Stitch. Pam started her Punch Needle Kit from CottonTailFarmVA. Pam finished test knitting some gloves for a friend. She used Bijou Basin Ranch Tibetan Dream(now closed). Pam worked on her goals blanket using the Cosy Stripe Blanket by Attic24. She started with a Double Crochet Foundation (actual term) and used this tutorial. She is using Stylecraft Special DK. Knitting Rules Be sure to get your copy of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and follow along with our discussion.Next episode we will cover the first half of chapter 8, all about sweaters! Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events We gave away a prize for the April chatter on Ravelry! We announced our next book club book: The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn by Clara Parkes. Miscellaneous Greg was featured on The Shi Show where he talked about his knitting origin story and some of his designs. Greg and Blueberry were featured on the Dads With Daughters podcast. We mentioned that the Yarns At Yin Hoo podcast is currently featuring a series about Elizabeth Zimmermann. We spotlighted the Spinning On 2 Wheels podcast. Carolina FiberFest is accepting Workshop Proposals and New Vendor Applications for our 2022 Festival! Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com. This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own. 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In Episode 103, Greg and Pam dive into the second part of Chapter 7 and discuss shawls. Follow along as we discuss Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. Knitting Rules Be sure to get your copy of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and follow along with our discussion. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Miscellaneous We mentioned the Celestarium pattern by Audry Nicklin. Greg mentioned the first shawl he ever knitted: Snap! by Kirsty Vine. Check out his project page for more details about how he didn't know what to do with double yarn-overs…. We mentioned the Cast On! podcast and talked about JUL Designs. We mentioned the Twinset Designs and Knitting Pipeline podcasts, too. This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 102, Greg and Pam dive into the first part of Chapter 7 and discuss scarves. Follow along as we discuss Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. Knitting Rules Be sure to get your copy of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and follow along with our discussion. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

Swatching All The Things!  Today we’re talking about color swatching, not only as a way to organize and track your journaling supplies, but also as a way to warm up a blank page, or create a pretty background!  We’re also talking about one of my favorite art supplies, Spray Inks (and I may or may not have an announcement).  We're sharing our favorite brands of sprays, plus we lots of tips and ideas to share with you and there will obviously be issues with words.

More discussion about shots (not from a glass) and needles (not for knitting). Sorry! We finally get down to knitting, bored dogs, and new projects. We end by laughing at own ridiculousness when read in a transcript.  Show notes with full transcript, photos, and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com. If you’d like to become a patron and support the show financially, visit our Patreon page.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android or Subscribe on Google Podcasts Marsha’s Projects I’m still working on the pair of socks for myself using Drops Fabel Print that I bought in San Luis Obispo. I’ve knit about 6” of my Walk Along tee by AnkeStrick and I’m using Little Fish Stitches fingering. Beginning to worry if I will have enough yarn. Spinning on and off with olive green merino roving. We had one beautiful sunny day this week that I could sit on the deck and spin. Heaven! I’m combining it with another merino I ordered from Paradise Fibers in Spokane, Washington in a dark brown called Bitter Chocolate. Making a 3 ply with two green and one brown single. I’ve spun two skeins. Swatching to make the Abington Mitts by Jennifer Lassonde as part of our Extremities Knit/Crochet Along. Using Dale Garn Helio that I got from Kim’s bag of yarn headed to the thrift store. Enough yarn for a brown and a burgundy pair. Kelly’s Projects  I finished the pair of socks for Robert!  And another Ice Time Hat! The Ice Time Hat is a pattern given to me by BostonJen of Down Cellar Studio podcast. I used two different yellow and purple variegated skeins.  Check out my project page.  Started the Iced Matcha Socks by Dots Dabbles. I’m using handspun wool mohair yarn that I spun from batts I carded. The wool is Charlotte (a gray sheep whose fleece I bought twice in the early 2000s). The mohair is a similar vintage mohair fleece that I bought and dyed.  Both of these patterns are from the designers who have donated prizes for the Extremities K/CAL.  I also started Frog and Toad from frogandcast.com.  I’ve finished Toad and now need to start Frog. Then there are clothes to make. Extremities Knit/Crochet Along This KAL/CAL was inspired by the generous donation of these patterns: Abington Mitts, Jennifer Lassonde, Down Cellar Studio Coffee Socks Collection, Dotsdabbles Designs, Deborah It ends on April 25, 2021. Knit anything for your extremities (hands, arms, legs, feet). Winter Weave Along Ends on March 31. We will have prizes, including a class generously donated by Erica at Weavolution. Ep 157 final Mon, 3/8 5:41PM • 59:38 SUMMARY KEYWORDS yarn, knit, socks, laughing, transcript, marsha, appointments, pattern, talking, extremities, vaccine, people, thought, podcast, weaving, hat, crochet, pair, fun, vaccinated SPEAKERS Kelly, Marsha   00:03 Hi, this is Marsha and this is Kelly.   Marsha 00:05 We are the Two Ewes of Two Ewes Fiber Adventures. Thanks for stopping by.   Kelly 00:10 You'll hear about knitting, spinning, dyeing, crocheting, and just about anything else we can think of as a way to play with string.   Marsha 00:17 We blog and post show notes at TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com.   Kelly 00:22 And we invite you to join our Two Ewes Fiber Adventures group on Ravelry. I'm 1hundredprojects,   Marsha 00:29 and I am betterinmotion.   Kelly 00:31 We are both on Instagram and Ravelry. And we look forward to meeting you there.   00:36 Enjoy the episode.   Marsha 00:43 Good morning, Kelly.   Kelly 00:44 Good morning, Marsha. It's Friday. Yeah. I'm not sure Friday means much to to a lot of people during a pandemic, but it means a lot to me.   Marsha 01:01 Yeah, it doesn't really mean... it doesn't mean... Friday, in fact, well, yeah. Friday doesn't mean that much to me anymore. But yeah, if you're retired, yeah. And you know, Ben does his own school thing. Idon't... I'm not involved in that. And and   Kelly 01:14 I hope I should hope not.   Marsha 01:16 I know at the age of 23. I should not be involved in it. I'm not. Such a relief.   Kelly 01:23 I have students whose children are involved in their college education, helping them but   Marsha 01:31 Oh, yeah, yeah,your children appearing in zoom meetings and stuff. Zoom.   Kelly 01:35 That too. Yeah. I have a couple of students that come to my office drop in hours, and their children are usually in the background, or you can hear you can hear the schooling going on in the background, while the children are on their own zoom, their own zoom meeting. So. So yeah, I have a class for kind of a beginning level math class, you know, basically no prerequisites. You know, anybody can take it. And some of those students have their kids helping them. "I got confused, and I watched your video, and then I got my kid to help me."   Marsha 02:14 So yeah, it's a family, a family affair. Sweet.   Kelly 02:20 When parents talk about, you know, having school and kids and all of that, I always, I always tell them how, how much I think it's great. Because it's such a role model for their children, you know, that you continue to learn, but it's rough. I can't imagine the students I have, who are, who are parents who are going back to school, who are working, who are helping their children do their school, I always admire, you know, the parents who are coming back to school and the amount of work that they have to do. But in this pandemic, it's just been, like magnified. Yeah, very impressive. Yeah. their commitment to education.   03:01 Oh, yeah.   Marsha 03:02 It's a struggle, but it'll be worth it in the end, you know?   Kelly 03:07 Yes. And some of us in the struggle, I'm not including myself in that us really, some people in the struggle will be able to talk about it in the same way that, you know, of the sacrifices that people made during war time. Or, and some people are not, are not stepping up in that way. I sort of wonder what it would be like if they were having to live through war time, or, you know, like, the Greatest Generation they talk about, that, you know, lived through World War Two and made all those sacrifices. And our society is not quite measuring up, I don't think, to that standard.   Marsha 03:47 Well, I don't know. I mean, well, you mean, in terms of wearing masks?   03:52 Willing make a..? Being willing to make a sacrifice?   Marsha 03:55 Oh,   Kelly 03:56 for the good ofeveryone.   Marsha 03:59 It may sort of depend on where you live.   Kelly 04:01 Yeah. Yeah.   Marsha 04:02 You know, because if you're talking like masking specifically, everybody masks up. In fact. I mean,here...   Kelly 04:10 what I'm specifically talking about here, I guess I should I should be clear. What was specifically talking about here in California, is all of the complaining about teachers not going back and the teachers unions not wanting to go back and parents can't get their kids back in school. And, like, I understand that, I understand that it's hard. But you don't get to have your same old life. Right? I mean, this is what I want to say to people, right? You don't. None of us gets to have the same life we had last February, none of us does.   Marsha 04:16 My mind was going... Well. And I say even with the vaccine, it sounds like we're not going to have our same lives, right?   Kelly 04:55 For a while at least.   Marsha 04:56 it's going to be a different version of our of our of our same You know, yeah, so,   Kelly 05:02 I think I talked about the whole, you know, push to get teachers vaccinated which is happening, and that's really good. But what was being said about what was happening and what was really happening were two different things. And so it makes it seem like, you know, well, all of you teachers are all vaccinated. So why aren't you wanting to come back? Well, we're not all vaccinated. I have my appointment, though.   Marsha 05:26 That's good.   Kelly 05:27 Yeah. Quick shift of the subject to be more positive. Okay. Just to be clear, I was finding myself going to an ranty place and I don't want to do that. So   Marsha 05:45 well, just before you shift, let me just say here, like, I think that where I live in Seattle, everybody's wearing a mask. And so like, it seems to everybody's very compliant. I'm not going to restaurants. Stores that I've gone to, I always go in and say like, you check, how do you want me to do this? Everybody seems very on board with this in my world. In fact, so much so like, when I take Enzo for a walk, I always bring a mask with me. Because even though I don't come in contact with anybody, everybody's masked up even walking through the neighborhood. Yeah. Which I don't even know how necessary that is. But I think it's sort of it's becoming kind of a sign of solidarity, you know, but anyway, yeah. Yeah. But yes, on to more positive things. You're getting your vaccine. Yay.   Kelly 06:27 Yeah, yeah. So my first dose is the 13th. And honestly, it felt like I was trying to get concert tickets. We had multiple alerts coming out on the faculty email at work, saying, Oh, I just checked the site, and they've got vaccine appointments, and then I go and no appointments. And when I got up in the morning, I get on the computer, I always check and I go through the whole thing. And the dumb thing is that you had to go through the whole process of putting in all this information. Not all of your information, but you had to click a whole bunch of places, just to be told that there were no appointments available. Like, okay, I'd rather on the very front page, right when I, you know, right, when I click on to the front page, you tell me there's no appointments available. But anyway, I do that every morning, and nothing would be available. And then the other morning, the other morning, I got on and I checked, and there was nothing. And all the dates were old. And I mentioned to Robert Oh, they haven't even updated this website yet. You know, they've still got all the old, all the old dates, they don't have the newest dates. And so then I went on to do my you know, play on the computer, read Ravelry, read my email, that kind of stuff. And I'm reading my email and one of my colleagues had emailed that there were now-- there was-- our county office of education was hosting a vaccine site. And so I went to that. So get this. She, she so it came on, it came on the screen, sometime in like a 10 minute timeframe of when I had looked and when I got the email that it was there. So I went there. It was I mean, at most 10 minutes after it had been live on this website. They had multiple appointments, like six to eight appointments every four minutes, from 10 until 4pm.   Marsha 08:32 Mm hmm.   Kelly 08:32 So that's a lot of appointments.   Marsha 08:34 Yeah.   Kelly 08:36 And I made mine. So I got it. I was like, Okay, I'm going to pick a time that has, you know, five appointments available as opposed to two because I don't want to be cart-jacked. You know, I don't want to get to the end and find out my appointment was already taken. So I do that. And then I texted some other people to let them know. And then I went back to look and they were all taken.   Marsha 09:01 And you were cart-jacke? I mean they took that one.   Kelly 09:05 Oh, no,no, no, I got mine. Okay. But I I texted and then I went back to check on it to see to see like, how many more appointments there still were, and nothing! Okay, so like within 15 minutes. All those appointments, you know, eight, five to eight appointments every four minutes, from 10am to 4pm. All of those appointments were taken within probably 15 minutes. Wow. It felt like I was... or like I was trying to get yarn from a super super popular dyer! Wake up in the middle of the night when the update happens and like in the early days, the Wollmeise I think was one of them. Yeah. You know, people used to get up in the middle of the night to try to get Wollmeise yarn. And anyway, I felt like that as I was trying to get my point. I've never been this excited for a shot in all my life, not even a shot of bourbon!   Marsha 10:07 So then, so you'll have, I'm assuming this is the two part vaccine.   Kelly 10:14 Yeah, yeah.   Marsha 10:15 So then how do you know when you get your second one?   Kelly 10:18 I don't know. Yeah.   Marsha 10:20 Okay, how that's gonna work?   Kelly 10:22 I'm not sure how that's gonna work. Yeah, I'm assuming that the same site will have the second round. And then all of us who got appointments for that first site will go to the second site, go to the second round at that same site, but I don't know for sure. I don't think we know for sure.   Marsha 10:41 I was gonna say the thing about the websites, too. So let me just say, you know, in the state of Washington, I don't know what this is, all states have this. But we have Find Your Phase where you can go and find out. And you know, I'm not...I'm not eligible yet. But I went back. They say, well, they will, they will email me when I'm eligible. And I've not received any notification. So I thought, well, I'll go back and to see where I am. Maybe there's more. Because it said, when I when I registered for it, they said they don't know when my category would be eligible. No information, check back. So I thought I'll go check back. You have to register again, there's no way to go in and just log back in and find your own status, even though I've registered. And so this is a long way of saying I think they've... they've thrown these websites together as quickly as they can. And they didn't have I think... Normally with websites don't they go through for companies, they go through testing, right? Everybody uses them to check them all out. I don't think they've had any time to do that. And so there's problems in the system. Yeah Because I have no idea. You can't... Right now, I'm sure if anybody lives in the state of Washington, any of our listeners, they can tell me what's really going on but I couldn't find my status in there. I just had to reregistered again. So and then just add to all of this hearsay, rumor, confusion. Um, my brother registered in Find Your Phase and never got notified. But he's he has medical insurance with Kaiser Permanente. And so he went to the website, and he just started poking around and, and he was able to make an appointment through their website to get the vaccine. And he's never been notified that he was eligible by the state of Washington. Yeah. So I don't know. And he said, also their website, too, again, I think that they are doing the best they can sort of getting something in place, right? But he said that there isn't, like, on the website, if you want a vaccine, click here and make your appointment. He said, You have to dig down through the site, you actually have to say that you want to make an appointment to get like a flu shot or any kind of shot. And then you have to go through the and then it gets you to the part where say what I want is the COVID-19 vaccine.   Kelly 12:33 Yeah, like they should have just a big button right on the front, a big button that you push to...Yeah, right. So I bet you're right. I mean, I'm complaining.   Marsha 13:08 No, I mean, I mean,   Kelly 13:10 it's something that had to be put together quickly.   Marsha 13:13 Well, and I should say cuz I'm not... I have no idea. Now. The President came out two or three days ago saying that pretty much everybody who wants a vaccine will have it by May. So I think I will get it soon. I mean, I just it's just a matter of being patient. But I will say again, rumor hearsay, guessing, all this. It is interesting like people posting on Facebook or Instagram that are getting the vaccine. There's somebody who posts on Facebook, I know who posted that she was getting the vaccine. And as far as I know, she doesn't meet any of the criteria-- multi generational household, age, underlying health, as far as I know. And so like, how did she get it? I don't know. It's like, you know, let it go. Just let that go.   Kelly 14:08 It's possible there's something you don't knowabout?   Marsha 14:10 It's possible there's something I don't know. Because like, it could be an underlying health condition that I don't know about. So. So it's not about-- you can't sit there going like, well, how come they got it? You know, but yeah, that's-- Yeah, we're human. And that's where our mind goes, right? But it really, you know, vaccinate as many people as possible it doesn't really matter even.. you know?   Kelly 14:33 I'd be and in my thinking,...Gosh, we've been on this topic for a long time. Sorry, everyone.   Marsha 14:39 Yes, I know.   Kelly 14:40 But my thinking you know, at first was well, I'm not in contact with anyone. I'm not teaching face to face yet. I don't really need to get the vaccine. You know, I wasn't too worried about jumping.... I wasn't sitting on the computer like it was a rock concert that I wanted tickets to or you know, Hamilton or something big. Cuz I thought well I'm home, you know, I'm not teaching face to face, I'm not going to be teaching face to face in the fall. I don't have to rush. But what you want is everyone, everyone who can, to get it.   Marsha 15:13 Yeah,   Kelly 15:14 Everyone who can get who can't who can, by whatever means really should get it because that's how you get immunity in, you know, community wide, right. So in the mathematics, there's an interesting-- there was an interesting article about mathematical modeling. And the mathematical model was, what if we do it in phases versus what if we do it as whoever wants it, come and get it? And it actually was more effective in the mathematical modeling, to make it available, you know, to make whatever was available available to whoever wanted it.   Marsha 15:52 I know, that's what I was kind of wondering if that would actually make more sense.   Kelly 15:55 It was, mathematically, it was more effective. Yeah. But politically, you know, like, I'm getting the vaccine, even though I'm not going to be back in the classroom. Robert goes to work every day. He doesn't work directly with the public, but he goes to work every day, and he's not eligible yet. Yeah. But politically, I mean, they're not distinguishing between educators who are going back to the classroom and educators who are not, it's just easier not to do that. And they, you know, and the the political reality is they needed to make sure that educators got vaccinated because there's such a pressure for our schools to reopen the K 12 schools to reopen. So anyway, yeah, this is a long topic. We're probably, we're probably, we're probably treading on the boundaries of what our listeners are wiling to listen to   Marsha 16:46 people are gonna be listening to this walking the dog driving the car going. "Oh, for goodness sakes, stop talking!"   Kelly 16:53 Where's the knitting?   Marsha 16:54 Where's the knitting? Well, yes, while we wait... So anyway, patience is a virtue. I will get mine soon. I I'm looking forward to it. My vaccination. I'm excited. So anyway, and grateful that we have one. Yeah, pretty speedy the process.   Kelly 17:12 Yes,so...and apparently CVS, this part of the email I got this morning. The CVS website is already doing appointments for the Johnson and Johnson one shotvaccine. So all right. That was cool to see. Yeah. That's a lot of very fast science.   Marsha 17:30 Yes. Yeah. Okay. Ah, so we talk knitting?   Kelly 17:37 Yeah. That's what they're here for. Right?   Marsha 17:43 Yeah.Let's give...   Kelly 17:43 Sorry, you guys!   Marsha 17:44 Let's give them what they want!   Kelly 17:46 Yes.   Marsha 17:48 Okay, so how about you? Do you want to talk about your projects?   Kelly 17:51 Sure, yeah. Okay. So I finished Robert's socks. They turned out really nicely. I'm actually Oh, I'm calling them finished. And I'm actually weaving in ends right now. But, but they're finished. And I've marked them as finished in the project page. He hasn't worn them yet, because I haven't woven in ends. But he tried them on. I did end up making the toe of the first sock bigger than I had done before. The look so funny! I, I have a picture of them. And because of the toe is made from my hand spun it's thicker. It's a little-- it's not quite fingering weight. It's a little bit heavier than that. Plus, it's a, it's a denser yarn. They have the most bulbous toes, but they're not pointy. So he loves them. And I'm like, they look so big. And he said, No, no, they look perfect. So   Marsha 18:51 yeah. Are they comfortable? The   Kelly 18:52 Yeah, he likes them.   Marsha 18:53 The big poofy toes. Yes, he has room for his for his toes. So they're not   19:00 pointy, and they and they are big enough, but they do kind of bulge out while the sock is ribbed. So that's part of it, too. So the ribbing sucks in the foot of the sock. And then I added stitches when I made the toe because it was too dense and stiff and tight. So anyway, yeah, it's they're interesting looking.   Marsha 19:25 Well, you'll have to share a picture of them.   Kelly 19:27 So I will Yeah, the leading men fiber arts yarn is really nice. I'm gonna get myself some more of this. Maybe not this color. I don't know. I like this color! But it's just a really nice sock yarn. This is-- I think this one might be bfl sock, I can't remember now. But it just it feels nice. It was nice to knit with and the put up is very large. You get a lot of yarn in a skein of this.   Marsha 19:59 [Laughing] Okay. Sorry, I'm interrupting. I'm just looking at the   Kelly 20:04 you see what I'm talking about?   Marsha 20:05 Yes. Yeah.   Kelly 20:10 The toes are quite bulbous.   Marsha 20:11 Yeah, but they look comfortable.   Kelly 20:14 Yes. And they aren't--I mean, they aren't baggy when he wears them. They actually do fit it. Yeah, it's really more of a function of the, the ribbing on the foot, making the ribbing skinny   Marsha 20:25 It's when they're lying in repose. [Laughing]   Kelly 20:31 But they don't have pointy toes when you fold them top to bottom. [laughing]   Marsha 20:36 Yeah,   Kelly 20:37 Speaking of starting socks, I did start the Iced Matcha socks by Dots Dabbles. And the yarn I'm using is a handspun. It's a gray. It was... the sheep was Charlotte and I bought her fleece a couple of times. It's the same fleece that I used for the funky grandpa sweater.   Marsha 20:56 Okay.   Kelly 20:57 And I finally had used both. I bought two of her fleeces two different years back in the early 2000s, late 90s. And I finally spun up the end of it a couple of years ago with some mohair. So these are mohair wool. It's only a two ply. So I don't know how hard wearing they will be. But the mohair should help. It's probably a little bit thicker than a fingering weight. But not not, not so much bigger that I won't be able to use like a size one needle. And I usually use size zero, I'll probably use a size one. And anyway, I decided to make the iced matcha sock pattern. It's like ribbing, you know, has kind of a ribbing effect, which I like. And then it has a little bit of detail, but not so much detail that I won't be able to knit on them during school meetings and that kind of stuff. So and then I'm going to start another pair of of socks. I don't know which ones. I think maybe one of the cabled pairs from either from this collection, or maybe one of the Louise Tilbrook. I have quite a few of her patterns. And I have one pair of socks that I really like that was one of her patterns. So I might make one of hers. They're very involved. So, so the the Iced Matcha of socks will be sort of a medium-involved. Not not super involved, which will be good. So I'm enjoying, I just barely started those. So that's there's not much going on there. Except basically a cast on. I did also finish another Ice Time hat. The first one that I made I don't remember if when I talked about it last. But the first Ice Time hat that I made her pattern. This is from the pattern is by Jennifer Lassonde, Down Cellar studio, BostonJen. And she gave me as a gift, a copy of this pattern. And so I thought, oh, I'll try it. And I mean, I used two variegated yarns. And I looked on the pattern because it came out a little small, my gauge, you know, I usually knit pretty tightly. And so I thought, Oh, this is a little small. But then I looked on the pattern, and she has as the head circumference 18 inches, I think, which is smaller than what I normally do for a hat. Plus the cross stitches, I think have a tendency to make it tighter. Yeah. And plus, it's like a beanie.   Marsha 23:41 Yeah.   Kelly 23:42 And so, so I thought, Okay, well, this is good, because it's the size for a kid and that was my plan. But I want to make a bigger version. So first, I was gonna, I was gonna just add, you know, like, one pattern repeat or two pattern repeats. And, and then I thought, well, it's when -- when you do the decreases, you divide it into fou. Into four groups to do your decreases. And so like the decreases make an X on the top of the hat. And I thought, okay, that's going to make those four groups different sizes.   Marsha 24:18 Yeah.   Kelly 24:19 And I just thought, you know what, I'm just going to add four repeats, because 18 inches is small to me for hat circumference.   Marsha 24:26 Mm hmm.   Kelly 24:27 So that's what I did made it a lot easier to do the decreases and then made the slouchy version, which is more like the kind of hat--again, this is nota hat that I'm going to keep-- but more like the kind of hat that I wear. Doesn't smash your hair as much, you know, hat head. So anyway, I really like it. It came out really great. And so now I have a pair like a mother and daughter a pair of hats.   Marsha 24:57 Sweet   Kelly 24:58 Yeah, in purple. purple and yellow.   Marsha 25:02 So I don't they're not in your project page yet, though, right?   Kelly 25:06 Oh, you know, the first one I finished a long time ago. And I just put the second one in the same. So it's farther down on the project page. Oh, I'm, I'm suddenly distracted, because there's someone on the roof right outside.   Marsha 25:19 Oh, really?   Kelly 25:22 We had the roof put on. And then they had to replace some flashing and replaced--we have these like scupper boxes that the water goes down. They replaced those. And so apparently they're here to do something else with with the flashing. So I suddenly looked up, and there's a stranger on my roof. Right outside the window. Because the   Marsha 25:49 and he's wondering why you're talking to yourself?   Kelly 25:51 Yes. [laughing] Because the kitchen window or the kitchen roof is right outside the vanity area where I record so anyway. Life at the Locke household!   Marsha 26:03 Yes.   Kelly 26:05 So both of the designers, dots dabbles of the Iced Matcha socks and Jennifer Lassonde from this Ice Time hat have donated prizes for our extremities KAL that we'll talk about. So it's fun to be using. It's fun to be using their patterns. Although a hat does not count for the extremities KAL.   Marsha 26:25 Yes.   Kelly 26:27 I looked it up. It's not an extremity. several I looked actually I looked at several dictionaries. When you you know, I looked at I put in extremities and then I looked under several online dictionaries. And none of them included heads. So   Marsha 26:46 it's a headless knit along.   Kelly 26:50 Exactly! I started something really fun.   Marsha 26:54 Oh, yes.   Kelly 26:55 Yes. Frog and Toad. Oh my gosh. So cute. And you know, I was talking about socks. The socks being only medium-level involved. Then I started with toad. that's involved! Okay, that kind of knitting is involved, right? I mean, it's kind of sorta like your rabbit.   Marsha 27:20 Yeah, lots of increases, decreases. And it's just like a blob until you... it starts. And then they begin to take shape. But originally, initially, you don't really know what you're making,   Kelly 27:31 Right!   Marsha 27:31 you know, it's the legs but what?   Kelly 27:34 It's pretty much one piece, you do have to go and add the arms at the end. It's pretty much one piece. So that was good. You don't have a lot of sewing to do for the extremities. But you do have to do sewing for the eyes. Okay, and you do, you do like afterthought heels where you cut your knitting to make the holes for the eyeballs.   Marsha 27:58 Oh, Dear!   Kelly 28:00 Yeah, so it reminds me of... I looked at the pattern and it reminds me of when I did the afterthought buttonholes. Because it's a real small thing that you open up, you know, you cut open a piece of your knitting. And   Marsha 28:14 so this type of knitting I have to say I'm, I always think the same thing. The mind that can think this way. , To create these very--just adorable and just so creative. I mean, to think like, they can figure out you have to put your decreases here, your increase there and your short rows here and like how they can do all that? How many frogs did the designer make to get the final pattern? You know?   Kelly 28:45 Right.A lot of experimentation.   Marsha 28:47 Yeah.   Kelly 28:48 In the creation process. In fact, her website is frogandcast.com. So as of today, March, what is it March 5 2021. The front page of her website is this little bear and the whole article is about about how she, how her design process for this bear worked. So I highly recommend it as a very interesting read. And it's also a cute pattern. But I'm not going to make this bear I'm going to stick to my Frog and Toad. So I've made toad. And I'm going to.. I want to start on frog soon. I'm gonna wash him, the toad, because I'm using the Ruama. Now I can't remember how that is pronaunced. Finnulgarn   Marsha 29:42 Oh, right, right, right   Kelly 29:43 that we bought. So this is yarn that Marsha and I bought at stitches one year because we, I was taking the Argyle sock class and so at lunch during my class, during a break, and Marsha and I went down to the floor of the marketplace. And we just started putting color combinations together. And it's Ruama Finnulgarn is what I'm using. The frog is going to be our Toad is in a brown color. And then I have another one of these Ruama Finnulgarn that is alpaca and I have a green, like a limey, goldie... Lime is not the right word, kind of a goldy, green color, kind of an avocado. You know, like 1960s, avocado, refrigerator look or something. Anyway, it's kind of a goldy green that I'm going to use for Frog. And I have the books. And I've been getting the books out and comparing the pictures on the book to the My yarns and stuff to to try to get the right combination. So but this yarn is the the one I use for Toad that doesn't have the alpaca in it is a little bit. It's toothy. You know, it's a woolly wool. And so I know those soften up when you wash them, so I'm going to block him before I stuffed him. And also the yarn will kind of bloom and help keep the anything is stuffed, you know, help keep the stuffing from showing. So yeah, but I'm using size zero or size one needles. I think I'm using size zero and the let me just double check. Yes, it calls for size one. And I'm at I'm using a size zero needle because my yarn is a little thinner. The pattern calls for a DK yarn. And I'm using a thinner yarn its more like a sport.   Marsha 31:43 I'm sorry, it calls for DK and size zero needles?   Kelly 31:47 It calls for size one needles.   Marsha 31:50 Oh one, ok.   Kelly 31:50 and it has a I mean,   Marsha 31:52 that's still that's really small. Because it's you want to have a really dense, right?   Kelly 31:56 Right, , so the stuffing doesn't show. Yeah, so anyway, I went down to size zero. And actually it was worked out well, because the size zero needles that I have are short. And the size one needles were longer. And it's so tiny, that it's really nice having the I don't know, they're just like maybe four inch needles, double points. They're they're small. They're small double points. And, and I don't use them. I can use them on socks. Like I bought them for socks. And I use them for socks for me. They're not my favorite sock needles, because I like using the wooden ones. But I can use them for socks for me. But for socks for Robert. With 72 stitches. They're just too, they're too short. Yeah, but they're perfect for this. I think magic loop would work. You know, you just have to keep track of where where she says to place the markers. Yeah. So that you can make all the all the little adjustments. Yeah, but super fun. His little fingers! You do little you do on his on his on his hands. You do little PicoT bind off. So you get little fingers. It's so my gosh, so cute.   Marsha 33:20 Again, Igo back to what I said. It takes a certain kind of mind. Yes, like amazing mind. This kind of stuff   Kelly 33:27 His little knees. He has nice has a little frog legs have little knees. So very fun. Very fun. I can't wait to start Frog this weekend. I'm hoping I'm hoping maybe I can have I can have them done by Easter would be kind of a fun thing to do for to give to Faye for Easter. So yeah, that's kind of my that's kind of my plan. We'll see if I am able to do it. But but that's what I'm hoping. fiddley definitely worth it. So that's my, that's the extent of my projects Marsha.   Marsha 34:08 Well, and I just have to ask the the, the Afghan the Oh,   Kelly 34:14 I have been working on it. The last the last time we recorded I hadn't done any significant work on it at all. But I have been working on it. Now I've made probably maybe five of the squares. Not the big octagons. But the smaller, the smaller ones that can connect and kind of... I made about five of those. And then I made another I have I have done one of the octagons but then.. I was... One night I was just focusing on something simpler. And so it's basically just a granny square. And then it has an edge that has a little bit of detail something a little more complicated. So I was just doing the basic granny square part and I did about I did about five of them and then I started...Another day, I picked them back up and started doing the outer edge of each of the squares. So yeah, I made made some progress on that. So maybe sometime in the late spring, I'll be done. I'll be done with that one. But I'm not going to make any promises.   Marsha 35:15 Yeah. Yeah. Never make promises.   Kelly 35:20 So what about you?   Marsha 35:21 So my Walk Along Tee, I've knit about six inches of the body. And I love the technique that we have discussed the Helical, right, we discussed? It's, it's great. There's some times when I get to the... there's fake side seam on the sweater and where you do you hold the yarn in front, and then slip the stitch through the back loop. And sometimes if you have any details, something like that, that's just not straight stockinette then you have to do a little fiddling around. Yeah. So like, as I said, in previous episodes, you know, this would not work for cables, or Yeah, this technique, it just has to be stockinette. But so I'm, that's just sort of my knitting when I watch Netflix. I just go around and around and around and around on them. I think you do about... you start doing increases on the way down. And I think I talked about this before, I'm not sure if I'm gonna put all of them in it. It ends up being a total of 20 stitches, which is fair amount, so I may not put all those in. I'm also beginning to worry about if I'm going to have enough yarn.   Kelly 36:37 Oh. Another one of those   Marsha 36:41 I know. It could be just illusion.   Kelly 36:44 Yeah, yeah.   Marsha 36:46 Because I have now... I had three skeins which I divided into half, right. So I had six cakes. I've used up two cakes. And I am probably halfway through the second set of two cakes. And I'm six inches of the body. And then I also have to do sleeves. So I-- but I'm going down to-- we're going down to Seabrook. I think we leave the 13th. So and that's where I bought the yarn at the string theory yarns in Seabrook, Washington. So I'm, when I'm down there, I'm going to have a better idea and I can maybe pick up another skein. I'm hoping I don't have to, but we'll see. Anyway, so I'm making progress on that. And I've been spinning on and off on the olive green Merino roving that I have that I'm combining with the dark brown, that's called bitter chocolate. And I've I had made two skeins and now I'm just filling up the bobbins again, so I filled the two green and now I'm filling up the brown bobbin. So I had-- it was-- we had a couple of nice days this week. And so I think it was Wednesday. It was nice. And I just sat on the deck. My new deck.   Kelly 38:13 Yeah.   Marsha 38:15 And spun. By the way, thinking that I was sitting out there spinning, Did you see my Instagram post of Enzo, staring at the dog.   Kelly 38:26 Yes. Yes.   Marsha 38:27 Isn't that the funniest thing that was so cute. Anyway, if you don't know what I'm talking about, go to my Instagram. And you'll see the picture of Enzo looking at the neighbor's dog. But the neighbor's dog is in the window peering out and they stare at each other for a good 15 minutes. It was pretty funny.   Kelly 38:45 I feel bad for Bailey because I think she's, I mean, she spent a good a good part of her life before she came to live with us living at a dog boarding kennel right? Doggy daycare and boarding kennels. So, so she was around other dogs all the time. And now it's you know, it's just her. And we have neighbors and they have... one of our neighbors has dogs that they fence fight, which I don't like so I keep her away from that. But the other neighbor has a lab that sometimes I can't find her in the backyard and I go looking for her and she's down at the fence and they are just like nose to nose at the fence talking to each other. Like, you know, not barking. Just like somehow communing. They're like keeping company with each other next to the fence. I feel like ohhh.   Marsha 39:36 I was gonna ask that, put this question out to people and to our listeners later on in the podcast, but since we're on this topic, I'm just going to mention it. Because Enzo has been acting really weird recently. I've been doing long walks, I take him out and he just drags towards the end of his walk. I have to pull him along to get him home. And he's very lethargic. So I thought and I was like.. I wonder if I had to take him to the vet, you know, he's not it. Maybe there's something wrong with him. I finally thought, I think he's bored.   Kelly 40:08 Mm hmm.   Marsha 40:09 His life is basically sleeping around the house while I do things. One long walk during the day, and then back to sleeping around that house.   Kelly 40:16 Yeah, he doesn't want the walk to end.   Marsha 40:19 Yeah, that's what I'm kind of wondering. And so I, I'm varying the route. I also am playing with him every day because I realized I wasn't playing with him. And Ben doesn't live with me now who would have time playing with him. So I, every day I take, I either chase him around the house, chase him around in the backyard, which he loves. Or I, the other thing I do, which he loves is that down in the basement, I take the ball and he stands at the top of the stairs, I throw the ball up to him, and then he kicks it, he knocks he pushes it down the stairs. And then I throw it back until we do that for about 40 minutes, 45 minutes, depending on how long we want to do it. And then I also decided to get him back into agility. But I'm having a difficult time getting him into class because I think so many people have dogs now. I went like all of the... We've done all the obedience classes, but they're all full till April or May. And so I signed him up for agility, but I can't get in until I think the end of April. Yeah. So I'm going to put it out to listeners if you have any ideas what to do to keep him... because he does seem depressed, kind of or bored.   Kelly 41:30 I'm going to give a suggestion. I am interested to hear what people have to say, but I'm going to give a suggestion. tricks. Teach him tricks.   Marsha 41:40 Oh, yeah.   Kelly 41:41 Well, you took a class, right? You did a trick class.   Marsha 41:44 Yeah. But I can't get into it now. So. Oh, but I can just do it on my own.I don't need to go.   Kelly 41:51 Yeah. So I mean, yeah, you know how to, I mean, you have some ideas for how to teach some of this stuff. But it's kind of fun. Is it a little more entertaining? I'd do that, at least for me, it'd be a little more entertaining than throwing the ball up the stairs for 40 minutes. Yes, for the human part of the partnership, it's more interesting   Marsha 42:13 well and use his mind more you know, I because that also, you know, he just needs to use his mind. But like, my brother came by yesterday said what's wrong with the dog? And so like he saw I was like, okay, you're here. He's usually excited. He's super excited to see Mark. But he was excited and then like, laying on the sofa. And then Mark came back in the house and he didn't even get up off the sofa. I have a towel down on the basement sofa and doesn't even get up to the greet him. He's like, That's weird. I mean, cuz he usually... Like they say poodles are smart. I sometimes wonder because he's super excited to see you. You go out to the garage, you come back into the house, and he's like, Oh, you've been gone. He's so happy to see you. Like literally two minutes, but, okay. Yeah, so anyway, people, listeners, if you have suggestions for how to get my dog, I don't think he's really depressed. But I think he feels like he's depressed and bored. And like the rest of us in the pandemic, you know. But anyway, yeah, so I'll go back to projects. so I've been spinning and I'm enjoying that I just find the spinning so meditative. And just that one day where I was able to sit out there on the deck was so nice in the sun. It just sort of gives me hope that spring is on its way. And then I, as we're talking I am swatching to make the Abington Mitts by Jennifer Lassonde and as we talked in... that's our segue into our, the knit along. But I just tell you, the yarn I'm using is Dale Garn Helio.   Kelly 43:53 Is that like a Dale of Norway yarn?   Marsha 43:54 Oh, I'm sorry. It's it's a Heilo. It's H E I L O, and it's a, I believe it's DK weight, which is what is required for the mitts.   Kelly 44:04 Something from your stash. Okay. Your Spirit yarn.   Marsha 44:07 No, no, it's not from my stash. It's from Kim's stash. I went and had dinner with her one night and she had a bag of yarn that was going. She had gone through her stash and she had yarn that was going to the Goodwill. And I said do you happen to have anything that's this weight because I don't need a lot for the mitts and I don't really want to go out to a store so... and I didn't have... I have DK weight but I didn't have anything that was not painted. I want a solid or semi solid. I thought it would look better with this pattern. And so she had this yarn, a whole bag of this yarn in two colors. The one I'm going to use is kind of milk chocolate color, brown, like a natural color. And then also she has another color in here a kind of a burgundy. So I think there's another yarn I can make two pairs, one in each.   Kelly 44:59 Oh, that's fun!   Marsha 45:01 So anyway, I'm swatching for that. And so for our knitalong, so we should talk about the knitalong   Kelly 45:08 So we are having an extremities knit along, and it was inspired by two offers of prizes. One is the Coffee Socks Collection that I already talked about, by Dots Dabbles Designs, Deborah. And the other gift that we got-- offer of a prize--was the Abington Mitts that Marsha is making. And so with these prizes when they came at the same time, and one was for feet, and one was for hands, and so we just decided, oh, let's have an extremities knit along/crochet along so you can knit or crochet anything for your hands, arms, legs, feet.   Marsha 45:45 We've had lots of discussion about this, but it's not your head. Because Kelly did lots of research and your head apparently is not   Kelly 45:55 according to the authorities on the internet [laughing]   Marsha 45:58 Yes. According to the internet, your head is not an extremity!   Kelly 46:02 That's no no hats in this time. Yeah, but legs, feet, arms, hands, you know, there's lots of lots of possibilities there. Mitts, socks are the most...   Marsha 46:15 And even though we're saying it's called a knit/crochet along you can weave, you can macrame.   Kelly 46:24 Okay, I don't know macrame sock? That   Marsha 46:28 Yeah. Interested in any you know, like any? We were also talking in the last episode, what is it called the   Kelly 46:35 Nalbinding. Now, that's how you say it? That's a that's a close facsimile of how it's pronounced at least. Oh,   Marsha 46:45 you know what I think would be really cool. Do you know those lace the little lace gloves that Ruth Bader Ginsburg would wear?   Kelly 46:53 Yeah,   Marsha 46:55 That'd be really fun to make.   46:56 Oh, you know, as we're sitting here, I'm sitting in the vanity area of our spare bedroom. And at the vanity table normally... not right now because I move everything when I want to record. But at the vanity table, I have a little, one of those little vanity mirrors with perfume bottles. And then I have a pair of crochet gloves. Do you remember Marsha when I bought those at the antique store?   Marsha 47:24 Yeah,   Kelly 47:25 I have no idea how old they are. But they're teeny tiny still little crochet stitches. And they have the little buttons. They're long gloves though. They go up your arm and they have the little ...they have the little buttons and the buttons are crocheted. And the little button loops are all crocheted. The button holes don't go all the way up the gloves. Like the whole gauntlet part of the glove doesn't open up. There's just a section of buttonholes. Yeah, that would be fun. A knit or crocheted set of fancy, old fashioned.   Marsha 48:01 They were kind of like fishnet kinda.   Kelly 48:04 Yeah. Like afternoon tea gloves.   Marsha 48:06 Mm hmm. I'm as we're speaking, this is bad podcasting, but I'm just looking at online and there's like a, there's a crocheted pair. From J and P coats. It looks like it's very old because it's a black and white photo with an old car. Okay. I don't know if they're Yeah,   Kelly 48:25 that's a that's a company that makes like the crochet cotton. Yeah. Oh, that would be fun. Well, and you know, the other thing that I thought of is our we had bought the silk to make silk socks. Last year at Stitches. I haven't started those yet either. But I'm gonna-- I'm gonna stick to the socks that I have for right now. But yeah, the mesh gloves. There's there's a lot.   Marsha 48:50 We'll search, Yeah. And apparently you can buy this on on Amazon. It's not that old a book. It was published in 2009. I guess that is old. Well, no. That's right.   Kelly 49:03 I'm thinking of like, gloves from the 1950s or something.   Marsha 49:08 Yeah, that's what it kind of looks like but it's a it's like those lace gloves like she wore in that really fine cotton. And so and there's other patterns here too. So   Kelly 49:15 cool.   Marsha 49:16 Yeah, I don't know. Okay, well, we went we went down a rabbit hole on that. Okay.   Kelly 49:23 But you know, you can have a, you could have a nice pair of gloves for Easter. So lots of possibilities. Join us. There's a chat thread and there's a finished object thread. Quite a bit of chat going on about the projects that people are doing not very many finished objects yet but there are a few I noticed.   Marsha 49:42 So,   49:43 and then our Winter Weave Along, not much time left. I have hopes of getting at least something else started if not finished. But we'll see. The only reason I still have hope is because I have spring break. Coming the third week of March, so two weeks, two weeks from now I have spring break. Yay. So maybe I could do something during spring break in terms of the weaving, but otherwise, I'm almost, I'm almost sure that I don't I, I'm almost sure I won't get something finished. But I might get something else on the loom. Because it ends March 31. So another year of weaving coming to an end for us. But if you're in the Jane Stafford Guild, her year of weaving is just starting. So that's kind of fun.   Marsha 50:37 Okay, one ends and one begins so you get you get to truly a full year. Well, I guess it's been a full year.   Kelly 50:44 I haven't ever kept up with hers. And like woven the thing, the projects in the guild, at the time that everybody else, you know, at the time that the the videos come out? I wanted to do that this year, but I'm not sure. I don't know. This might not be the year teaching online. It's getting better. I have to I have to admit it is getting better. But well, you know. It's it's not my favorite thing.   Marsha 51:11 Well, we should not end the podcast on the same vein as it started. Listening to Kelly rant about stuff she doesn't like! Yes. So anyway, the winter weave along is, is ending March 31. So get your projects in, put them in the finished objects thread. Then we'll be doing a drawing and one of the things that we have as a prize is a class that was donated by Erika from Weavolution. So. And then the other thing that I just wanted to say, before we end is I wanted to thank our new patrons! We have three new patrons. Jane, Heddi, and Jan since the last time I mentioned new patrons. So if you'd like to be a patron, how you do that is you go to patreon.com/twoewes. And you'll see our... I guess it's a channel or a page. I don't know, our account. And then and you can you can become a patron and support the show. So really, thank you so much Jane and Heddi, and Jan for for contributing to the show. It allows us to provide, you know, the podcast hosting and prize mailing and all those kinds of things and something new, Marsha! Something really exciting that we're able to do because of the patrons. Transcripts. Oooh! Oh, yes.   Kelly 52:41 So we now have a transcript of our podcast. Having used the transcription service for my classes, I learned a little bit more about the company that's powering the transcriptions for our for work on our classes. It's otter.ai. And so I went to their website, and they have regular accounts for regular people. And not you know, not just education and and such. And so I found out a little bit more about it. And so we just when the when the podcast is done, you submit it, it creates a transcript. You have to edit it because it's not entirely... It's not entirely accurate. It doesn't always understand when Marsha and I talk over each other. So there is a little editing to do for that. But But now we have a transcript that is attached. It's in the show notes at the end. So we have our regular show notes posted on the blog. And then at the end of that show notes post is the transcript. Okay, I have to say it is almost as an nerving to read as my math. My teaching transcript. I don't know if you read if you had a chance to read?   Marsha 54:06 I didn't read it. And now actually as you were talking about all this I was sort of thinking to myself, I don't know that I want to read it because...Oh, here it is. Okay. Here. I'm sorry. I think this is what we say every every episode. Kelly: hi Marsha. Marsha: Hi, Kelly. Kelly: How's it going? Marsha: Pretty good. Kelly: Good.   Kelly 54:28 Yes. It doesn't... I have to say, yeah, it made me laugh to read how it sounds, but it makes it available to people that wouldn't be available to otherwise.   Marsha 54:41 So Kelly, we need to edit this. Because you say you know "good," and then I say "had pretty exciting weather here in Seattle. A little unusual for us that we had a huge snores" Oh! This is what I said "Excuse me, snore a huge snowstorm came through. [laughing} I did actually say that! Okay, [laughing]   Kelly 55:06 yeah.   Marsha 55:07 Okay, This is terrible. This is embarrassing. I'm gonna have to do a much better.   Kelly 55:14 So now remember when we talked about how I was like, Oh my god, how could I have been teaching this long and not make any sense?   Marsha 55:23 Yes. Well, what I'm just laughing about is is that it was not the episode where I'm trying to explain helical knitting. Yeah, and I'm waving my hands around in the air trying. Yeah, but so   Kelly 55:39 it's been an interesting process, we'll probably get better. The transcripts will probably get better as we go along. But, you know, I become more aware, it would never have occurred to me a year ago, two years ago, it would never have occurred to me that you would need a transcript for a podcast. My thinking would have been well, why would someone who can't hear even think to listen to a podcast? Right? And, and my, my eyes have been opened, you know, having to make my class accessible to my students. And then other things, you know, the conversations about racism and structural, structural racism. And all of those conversations have just kind of opened my eyes and made me think about things that, that I didn't think about before, I would not have thought about a reason for making a podcast, an audio experience, available to someone who couldn't hear.   Marsha 56:40 So I'm not.[laughing] I'm sorry, I am not laughing about what you're saying. Just so you know, I'm sort of chuckling because I'm listening to what you're saying. But I'm also kind of scanning the transcript. So I'm sorry, I am not laughing at all at what you're saying.   Kelly 56:52 What are you laughing about now?   Marsha 56:54 Okay, so um, so it was very pleasant to sit out there on a snowy day because you have heat but anyway, period. Then that night, it just started coming down and it snowed all day period. I mean, all Friday night, Friday morning, or excuse me, Saturday morning, all Saturday into Sunday. Just It never stops. And we have I mean, eight someplace about eight inches probably at my house. Snow, that's a lot of snow for us. We don't usually get that much. But of course then Sunday, late Sunday afternoon or evening. It just turned around. [laughing]   Kelly 57:36 Marsha, this is what we talk about.   Marsha 57:38 Oh my gosh. [laughing] And then it just became soup out there. You know? Kelly? We have to do a better job. This is terrible! So eye opening what sounds okay in normal conversation is not okay. The transcript it's unreadable. Pretty much. Oh, my gosh, it's too funny. [laughing] Well, anyway, I have work to do. On clarity,   Kelly 58:15 We both, we both do, I think, having having read through it last last time to do the editing. Yeah, we both do. So anyway, now we have transcripts. And I'm very happy that we're able to do that. And it's thanks to the contributions of our patrons. So thank you very much for contributing to the podcast.   Marsha 58:41 I'm still laughing I'm sorry. I will stop laughing.   Kelly 58:48 Okay, Marsha. [laughing] Are we done?   Marsha 58:54 This reminds me of those times over the course of our friendship where we'd have those laughing attacks.   Kelly 58:59 Yes.   Marsha 59:00 And have accidents. So I better get off the podcast. We better get off the phone before I have an accident.   Kelly 59:07 All right. Bye! [laughing]   Marsha 59:13 Okay, bye bye. [laughing]   Kelly 59:16 To subscribe to the podcast visit Two Ewes Fiber Adventures dot com.   Marsha 59:21 Join us on our adventures on Ravelry and Instagram. I am betterinmotion and Kelly is 1hundredprojects   59:29 until next time, we are the Two Ewes doing our part for a world fleece!  

Thank you for joining in today's episode where we talk about knitting a Happy Hat, and then 10 ways to repeat it and not get bored! Instead, you can unlock the power of your creativity and feel complete satisfaction utilizing your stash for a great (quick knit) purpose.I also share my sincere thoughts on swatching, how taking a curious approach to swatching makes you a better, more inspired knitter and I offer you the opportunity to join me in one of my live workshops on swatching!And listen to see if you were one of the two winners who left a podcast review. (and even if you weren't leave a review after the episode and you may hear me announce YOU AS NEXT WEEK's WINNER!Things mentioned and the helpful links you need:Mindful Knitting: #5minutes5Rows YouTube Videos: https://youtu.be/c1OHE1CVIOgor watch on IGTV: https://www.instagram.com/mskiknits/channel/Sign up to get started on the free hat pattern: JOIN IN HEREWant to unlock your creative potential? Registerfor Swatch Me Class 1: Improve your Ability & Attitude in Swatching! by heading here: https://encourage-better.mykajabi.com/offers/dFqZHP2fOr you can register for Swatch Me Class 2: Daydream, Improvise & Discovery Through Swatching by heading here: https://encourage-better.mykajabi.com/offers/zqBNziAyRATHER GET BOTH CLASSES FOR FREE? YES PLEASE! As a Knitter's Project Bag Collective Member you can have both! There is a special 21-day KPBC $5 All-Access Pass which includes both classes free! That's like buying 1 class, getting the second one free, PLUS all the great extras Knitter's Project Bag Collective membership has to offer! This limited-time 21-day KPBC $5 All-Access Pass is available to purchase March 7th -21st. Interested? HEAD HERE TO JOIN!

Today's episode is all about swatching. Yay swatching! This week's Dear Scratch segment is about combining different yarn of the same weight in the sasme project. Fold in the cheese! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NywzrUJnmTo) Swatch pictures on our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CL4ITDcLpCe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) The Chinese Inch is a real thing, more appropriately called a cun: Cun (unit) on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cun_(unit)) March of the Penguonos will be Saturday, March 6 from noon - 2pm Tools we mentioned this week: Swatch gauges (https://www.scratchsupplyco.com/search?type=product&q=swatch*+gauge*) Designers we mentioned this week: Jen Peck: Webster Street Knittery (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/webster-street-knittery) @websterstreetknittery Submit an email for a future Dear Scratch segment by emailing us at dearscratch@scratchsupplyco.com Follow us on Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/makegoodpod)

In Episode 99, Greg and Pam discuss frogs, friends, and fiber. Special thanks to lasknit2 Lisa for the intro! Thank you to everyone who participated in our survey! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Yarn in the News Greg shared an article about himself. Pam shared an article about Ella Emhoff and her knitwear line. Greg's Projects Greg continues to work on the Rio Calina Cowl by Cat Bordhi. He is using Knitologie Silken Worsted yarn in the Verdant colorway. Greg is working on his Christmas socks with yarn from KnittyAndColor. Greg is working on Frog and Toad by Kristina Ingrid McGowan. His wife's birthday has come and gone, so he can work on it without being secretive now. Pam's Projects Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base. Pam worked on her Spinning for Socks Socks. She is basically using the Vanilla Latte Socks pattern by Virginia Rose-Jeanes. She started the Fish Hat by Thelma Egberts using leftover sock yarn. There is a website with additional information also. The last 2 episodes, Pam also mentioned the Mash It Up Hat by Babs Ausherman and failed to include it in the show notes. And Pam talked about mending the Men's Loafer Slipper Felted she made in 2017. Monique Rae is the designer. Knitting Rules We covered the end chapter 6 (p. 144-151) of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. We will start chapter 7 in 2 episodes! (Episode 101) Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events We announced that we will start drawing for prizes in the monthly chatter threads on Ravelry, starting in February! Carolina FiberFest 2021 will be virtual. Workshops are posted! You can sign up for the newsletter if you want. Miscellaneous Greg negotiated a better rate for his SiriusXM subscription and used the money he saved to start a BritBox subscription so that he can watch Classic Doctor Who. The Georgia Senate passed a bill to eliminate Daylight Saving Time. Greg is ready to move. We have mentioned the Laura Neel Sock Architecture book a couple of times recently. We thanked martaschmarta for the patterns. She has a new line of cowls inspired by The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. We thanked JKFibers for the yarn donations! Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 98, Greg and Pam discuss time, reverse engineering, and homework. Special thanks to carpedoty Alicia for the intro! Check out Alicia's new pattern: The Anywhere Window. ***LAST CALL*** Please take about 5 minutes to complete our Listener Survey! We want your feedback and to know a little more about our listeners! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Yarn in the News Greg shared an article about reverse engineering knitting. Greg's Projects Greg continues to work on the Rio Calina Cowl by Cat Bordhi. He is using Knitologie Silken Worsted yarn in the Verdant colorway. Greg is (kinda) working on his Christmas socks with yarn from KnittyAndColor. Greg is (kinda) working on Frog and Toad and is concerned about finishing it in time to be a present for his wife. Pam's Projects Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base. Pam worked on her Spinning for Socks Socks. She also started a new spin with a BFL/Border Leicester Cross. She pulled yarn for the Fish Hat and mentioned the Fish Hat website. Knitting Rules We covered the middle of chapter 6 (p. 135-142) of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. Next episode will finish chapter 6 (p144-151) Greg mentioned the Easy Peasy Socks for First-Timers pattern by Stacey Trock as a great pattern for learning basic sock-knitting techniques. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events We drew prizes for the #KnittingMagicKAL. We announced that we will start drawing for prizes in the monthly chatter threads on Ravelry, starting in February! Miscellaneous We shared that oharethey Christina Bain of the Ravelry Team passed away. Ravelry wrote a nice tribute to her. Greg bought a New Model M keyboard and is very excited about it. Greg is playing chess on chess.com. He's KnittingDaddy there if you'd like to play games with him. BostonJen shared her new Abington Mitts pattern with us. We mentioned a few other podcasts that we love: Down Cellar Studio, Yarns at Yin Hoo, and Cast On. Carolina FiberFest 2021 will be virtual. Workshops will be posted very soon! You can sign up for the newsletter if you want. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 97, Greg and Pam discuss mittens, taking notes, and class five rapids. Special thanks to Punny Dave for this episode's intro! He is walshcentralMaryAnn's husband. Please take about 5 minutes to complete our Listener Survey! We want your feedback and to know a little more about our listeners! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg continues to work on the Rio Calina Cowl by Cat Bordhi. He is using Knitologie Silken Worsted yarn in the Verdant colorway. Greg is (kinda) working on his Christmas socks with yarn from KnittyAndColor. Greg is (kinda) working on Frog and Toad and hopes to finish it by next month as a present for his wife. Pam's Projects Pam cast on a finished the Pioneer Gloves by Kelly McClure. She used Patons Classic Wool Worsted. Pam mentioned using the Elastic Bind-off. Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base. Pam also finished a basic dishcloth similar to Gramma's Favorite dishcloth. Pam also mentioned the Stripe Domination hat by Ellen M. Silva that finally made it's way to her niece. Knitting Rules We will started chapter 6 (p. 126-135) of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. Next episode will cover p. 135 (from turning the heel)-142 Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is wrapping up! We will be drawing random prizes from the FO Thread around February 12. Go ahead and get your finished objects entered! We announced that we will start drawing for prizes in the monthly chatter threads on Ravelry, starting in February! Miscellaneous Bernie Sanders' mittens were in the news. A lot places. But here is one articleand here is another. Webs, America's Yarn Store, sold to LoveCrafts. Pam is watching Ted Lasso on Apple TV. Again. Greg mentioned The Expanse on Amazon Prize. These are based on the book series by James S. A. Corey. The first in the series is Leviathan Wakes. Greg is also watching WandaVision. Greg loves the site “Pretty Handy Girl” for their tutorial on replacing the hydraulics on a storm door. Greg mourns the passing of Don Sutton and Hank Aaron. Greg loves the Sock Architecture book by Lara Neel. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service.

In Episode 96, Greg and Pam discuss beads, the witness protection program, and knitting the galaxy. Special thanks to Pam's son, Bradley, for this episode's intro! Please take about 5 minutes to complete our Listener Survey! We want your feedback and to know a little more about our listeners! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg finished a pair of socks. He is using Apothefaery Fabrications Middle of the Road Sock yarn. Greg continues to work on the Rio Calina Cowl by Cat Bordhi. He is using Knitologie Silken Worsted yarn in the Verdant colorway. Greg cast on his Christmas socks with yarn from KnittyAndColor. Greg cast on Frog and Toad and hopes to finish it by next month as a present for his wife. Pam's Projects Pam bound off Scott's Socks – toe-up, stockinette, FLKH using Patons Kroy Sock Fx. She used a broken rib for the cuff. Pam cast on and finished the Constellate Hat by Hunter Hammersen. She used yarn from lolodidit. Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base. Pam also cast on her Spinning for Socks Socks in cheviot spun from Sadie Spins! and she is kindof using the Vanilla Latte pattern by Virginia Rose-Jeanes. Review: Star Wars Knitting the Galaxy Greg and Pam reviewed Star Wars Knitting the Galaxy by Tanis Gray and Insight Editions. You can save 25% off anything on Insight Editions(excluding limited edition products, collectibles, and already discounted books) with code “market”. The book will be released January 26, 2021. Knitting Rules Next episode we will start chapter 6 of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away more chatter prizes next month, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. Last month! We announced that we will start drawing for prizes in the monthly chatter threads on Ravelry, starting in February! Miscellaneous Pam mentioned that she got a Winderfull for Christmas, but she hasn't tried it yet. She also mentioned some project bags she got from Firehouse Dog Fred. And Pam got a shawl cuff for Christmas. Pam mentioned Ted Lasso on Apple TV. Greg mentioned The Expanse on Amazon Prize. These are based on the book series by James S. A. Corey. The first in the series is Leviathan Wakes. Greg's Signature Needle Arts 9″ circular needle broke while he was knitting a sock. Signature replaced the needle with no problems. He's looking forward to being back in business with them soon. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 95, Greg and Pam discuss driving school, huge shawls, and hats. Special thanks to FreshFossil Cassia for this episode's intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg is working on a pair of socks. He is using Apothefaery Fabrications Middle of the Road Sock yarn. Greg continues to work on the Rio Calina Cowl by Cat Bordhi. He is using Knitologie Silken Worsted yarn in the Verdant colorway. Greg's Christmas sock yarn from KnittyAndColor has arrived, and he's excited to cast it on Christmas Eve. Pam's Projects Pam just has the bind-off on Scott's Socks – toe-up, stockinette, FLKH using Patons Kroy Sock Fx. She used a broken rib for the cuff. Pam blocked the Dumpster Fire ornaments by KinoKnits. She is used KnitPicks Palette. Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base. Pam is planning a 2021nhabit tracker blanket, similar to a temperature blanket. She is going to use the Cosy Stripe Blanket by Attic24. There isn't much of a presence, but there is a Facebook group for this. Knitting Rules We covered the second half of Chapter 5 (pages 115-125) of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away more chatter prizes next month, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. We are hosting a Holiday Cast On CAL and we are keeping it simple. Cast on either December 24 or 25th and we will wrap up on January 6, 2021. Prizes will be drawn based on chatter participation. Even though this follows the Christmas Calendar, it is open to everyone! Miscellaneous Pam took Avery to participate in B.R.A.K.E.S. Driving School. It was a great experience and well worth it! We shared an article from The Dubrovnik Times about how Fitbit Test Reveals Knitting to be The Most Relaxing Hobby You Should Take Up This Year. Pam mentioned Powersheets, the goal setting planner she uses. Check out the Gravel Knits podcast. We mentioned the Moravian Star Ornament paper piecing tutorial. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 94, Greg and Pam discuss World War I knitting, dumpster fires, and hats. Special thanks to leftsteve Steve for this episode's intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg is working on a pair of socks. He is using Apothefaery Fabrications Middle of the Road Sock yarn. Greg continues to work on the Rio Calina Cowl by Cat Bordhi. He is using Knitologie Silken Worsted yarn in the Verdant colorway. Greg ordered some Christmas sock yarn from KnittyAndColor. It hasn't arrived yet, but he's excited to cast it on Christmas Eve. Pam's Projects Pam worked on Scott's Socks – toe-up, stockinette, FLKH using Patons Kroy Sock Fx. Pam worked on the Dumpster Fire ornament by KinoKnits. She is using KnitPicks Palette. Pam finished the Pandamonium Hat by iKnit2Purl2 for her niece. She used Plymouth Yarn DK Superwash Merino. Pam finished a spinning project with merino wool. Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base. Avery finished weaving the first pillow. Knitting Rules We covered the first half of Chapter 5 (pages 103-114) of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away more chatter prizes next month, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. We are hosting a Holiday Cast On CAL and we are keeping it simple. Cast on either December 24 or 25th and we will wrap up on January 6, 2021. Prizes will be drawn based on chatter participation. Even though this follows the Christmas Calendar, it is open to everyone! Miscellaneous A listener shared some information about a book called The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History. We shared an article from the Massachusetts Historical Society about World War 1 and Early 20th Century Knitting. We mentioned Susan B. Anderson's book Kid's Knitting Workshop. Greg mentioned watching the Star Wars movies and the correct order in which to watch them. Greg bought Pam's Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid and loves it. Pam loves it, too, but is getting a bigger air fryer soon so she doesn't need it anymore. Thanks to leahbothe for sharing her Advent Recipe pattern! We mentioned that we are going to be reviewing the book Star Wars: Knitting the Galaxy Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 93, Greg and Pam discuss Christmas socks, old yarn, and swaps. Special thanks to Blueberry and Olive for this episode's intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg finished a pair of socks. He is using 2 Guys Yarn Company Tweedy Toesyarn in the “No Pants!” colorway and incorporated The Discretion Cuff, which looks awesome. Greg finished an ornament for a swap in the Itty Bitty Knits Ravelry group. Greg started a new pair of socks. He is using Apothefaery Fabrications Middle of the Road Sock yarn. Greg continues to work on the Rio Calina Cowl by Cat Bordhi. He is using Knitologie Silken Worsted yarn in the Verdant colorway. Pam's Projects Pam worked on Scott's Socks – toe-up, stockinette, FLKH using Patons Kroy Sock Fx. Pam worked on the Dumpster Fire ornament by KinoKnits. She is using KnitPicks Palette. Pam cast on the Pandamonium Hat by iKnit2Purl2 for her niece. She is using Plymouth Yarn DK Superwash Merino. Pam worked on a spinning project with merino wool. Last year Pam crocheted the Malia Bag by Yarn + Chai. She sewed a lining to put into it and used 2 tutorials. One tutorial was for making the lining and the second was for hand sewing it in. Review Pam reviewed Manos Del Uruguay Alegria Grande that she used to make the Super Soft Snowflake Scarf by Purl Soho. Worsted weight, 75% superwash merino 25% nylon 197 yards/180 m 100 grams Beautiful tonality Easy to work with No bleeding at all! Manos is a member of the World Fair Trade Organization. Manos yarns are produced by skilled artisans in cooperatives located throughout Uruguay. Every skein purchased helps a woman in Uruguay support her family. Each skein is signed by the artisan so that you know who made your yarn and which village it came from. Many thanks to Fairmount Fibers, North American Distributor of Manos del Uruguay yarns for providing the yarn for review! Knitting Rules We will start Chapter 5 (pages 103-125) of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter next time. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away more chatter prizes next month, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. Miscellaneous Greg went trout fishing. Greensboro City Lakes stocks a small pond every winter. Pam shared a news story about the world's oldest yarn fragment. Pam shared that Carolina FiberFest will be virtual in 2021. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

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In Episode 92, Greg and Pam discuss barber shops, dumpster fires, and chili. They also finish chapter 4 in Knitting Rules! Special thanks to LeCours (Laurie) for this episode's intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg is almost finished a pair of socks. He is using 2 Guys Yarn Company Tweedy Toes yarn in the “No Pants!” colorway. Greg started the Rio Calina Cowl by Cat Bordhi. He is using Knitologie Silken Worsted yarn in the Verdant colorway. Pam's Projects Pam worked on Scott's Socks – toe-up, stockinette, FLKH using Patons Kroy Sock Fx. Pam worked on the Dumpster Fire ornament by KinoKnits. She is using KnitPicks Palette. Knitting Rules We picked up in Chapter 4 of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter and covered pages 92-101. Next time we will start chapter 5, pages 103-125. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away more chatter prizes next month, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. Miscellaneous Greg mentioned a number of recipes he made with his InstantPot. He has made chili, stuffed peppers, wings and Chicken Spaghetti. They talked about Pam's Air Fryer lid for her Instantpot. Greg also talked about Souper Cubes. Greg shared a news story about a yarn vending machine. Franklin Habit has a new Vlog and he talks about swatching. Pam mentioned Try It On Tubing. Greg talked about Calibre ebook software. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 91, Greg and Pam discuss fish knitting, dead microwaves, and virtual knitting opportunities. They also cover part of chapter 4 in Knitting Rules! Special thanks to Clay Groves from the Fish Nerds Podcast for this episode's intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. 6 Shades of Stitches is a handy reference guide that invites knitters to experiment with a variety of new stitch combinations. Step-by-step instructions and a full-color photo of a hand-knitted swatch are included for each stitch. With Marina Molo's knitting expertise at your fingertips, you have all the tools you need to create patterns that finally make your dream designs a reality. This timeless and influential book is poised to inspire a whole new generation of knitters who have yet to discover the joys and comforts of knitting. Download your free copy! NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg finished the Romi's Mystery Shawl 2020. He's using Meadowcroft Dyeworks Cross Creek Sock in the Pisgah National Forrest and Harold's Crayon color ways. He's also adding beads! Check out his project page. Greg started and finished a Sweet-ish Fish ornament/toy. He gave it away. Greg is working on a pair of socks. He is using 2 Guys Yarn Company Tweedy Toes yarn in the “No Pants!” colorway. Pam's Projects Pam finished the Super Soft Merino Snowflake Scarf by Purl Soho. It is for the Foster Care to Success Red Scarf Project. She is used Allegria Grande by Manos del Uruguay. Pam finished finished her sock spin! The cheviot fiber is lovely from Sadie Spins Yarn! Pam worked on Scott's Socks – toe-up, stockinette, FLKHusing Patons Kroy Sock Fx. Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base. Pam cast on the Dumpster Fire ornament by KinoKnits. She is using KnitPicks Palette. Pam started another spinning project with 2 ounces of merino. Knitting Rules We picked up in Chapter 4 of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter and covered pages 86-92. Next time we will finish chapter 4, pages 92-101. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away more chatter prizes next month, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. The Carolina FiberFest Virtual Pop-Up Market is scheduled for Saturday October 31 and Sunday November 1. You can find out more and play along in our Facebook Group. Miscellaneous Greg co-hosted an episode of the Fish Nerds Podcast and had a lot of fun. Greg is taking ukulele lessons through Fender Play. Pam mentioned that she tried the Long Tail Bind Off on her scarf. Pam is reading the book Murder, She Knit. Greg mentioned the Operation Sock Drawer book. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 90, Greg and Pam discuss auction knitting, sock spinning, and caring (or not) about gauge. They also start chapter 4 in Knitting Rules! Special thanks to kbamr Keri for this episode's intro! She has a fun new pattern, Go Your Own Way Cowl (both knit and crochet) (great stash buster) and a Mystery Make Along in her group. Use coupon code “unravel” to save 40% for our listeners! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg delivered The Peacock's Tale shawl to his mom. Greg is donating his Mirror of Erised Cabled Cowl for a charity auction at work. Greg continues to work on the Romi's Mystery Shawl 2020. He's using Meadowcroft Dyeworks Cross Creek Sock in the Pisgah National Forrest and Harold's Crayon color ways. He's also adding beads! Check out his project page. Pam's Projects Pam worked on the Super Soft Merino Snowflake Scarf by Purl Soho. It is for the Foster Care to Success Red Scarf Project. She is using Allegria Grande by Manos del Uruguay. Pam finished spinning the3rd singles of her Cheviot sock spinning project. started the final ply. The fiber is lovely from Sadie Spins Yarn! Pam worked on Scott's Socks – toe-up, stockinette, FLKH using Patons Kroy Sock Fx. The first foot is done. Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base. Pam is going to be casting on the Dumpster Fire ornament by KinoKnits. She will use KnitPicks Palette. Pam is also going to cast on Pandamonium and will use Plymouth DK Merino Superwash. Knitting Rules We picked up in Chapter 4 of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter and covered pages 79-85. Next time we will cover pages 86-92. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away more chatter prizes next month, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. The Carolina FiberFest Virtual Pop-Up Market is scheduled for Saturday October 31 and Sunday November 1. You can find out more and play along in our Facebook Group. Miscellaneous Annie Modesitt passed away. Ravelry posted a lovely tribute. Greg updated his KnittingDaddy.com blog about techniques he (re-)learnedknitting the Mirror of Erised Cabled Cowl. We talked about hosting a KAL related to Cat Bordhi Rio Calina Cowl. We will probably do this after the holidays. Ravelry added more accessibility options. If anyone needs help logging into their Ravelry profile to change settings to make it more accessible, please email us! We are happy to help you. info AT unravelingpodcast DOT com. Birdie is currently wearing a sock to keep her from licking her spay incision. You can make one, too! It's way better than a cone. If you have a Craftsy account, log in! You might have been upgraded to a premium account for a short period of time. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 89, Greg and Pam discuss yarn felting, yarn bleeding, and yarn beading. They also have a visit from the Button Whisperer! Special thanks to walshcentral Maryann for this episode's intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg finished some basic socks for himself. This time using Sea Star Handpaints Burried Treasure (a DK-weight yarn) in the Cape Hatteras & Brick-ish kit. He loves knitting big fluffy socks. Check out his project page. Greg started and finished the Mirror of Erised Cowl. He used Quince & Co. Owlin the Cranberry colorway. Check out his project page. Greg started the Romi's Mystery Shawl 2020. He's using Meadowcroft Dyeworks Cross Creek Sock in the Pisgah National Forrest and Harold's Crayon color ways. He's also adding beads! Check out his project page. Pam's Projects Pam worked on the Super Soft Merino Snowflake Scarf by Purl Soho. It is for the Foster Care to Success Red Scarf Project. She is using Allegria Grande by Manos del Uruguay. Pam finished spinning the 2nd singles of her Cheviot sock spinning project. She plied the first 2 sets of singles and started spinning the 3rd singles. The fiber is lovely from Sadie Spins Yarn! Pam repaired the hole in her Archer sweater by Elizabeth Doherty. It was knit with Malabrigo Finito. Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base. Pam knit a little sleeve for her mug from Target. She used hand spun from the Cheviot she is spinning for socks. Pam also made 20 more crocheted face rounds so she can stop buying cotton rounds. She used KnitPicks Cotlin. Knitting Rules This episode we had a visit with The Button Whisperer Meredith! Next episode we will pick up in Chapter 4 of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away more chatter prizes next month, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. The Carolina FiberFest Virtual Pop-Up Market is scheduled for Saturday October 31 and Sunday November 1. You can find out more and play along in our Facebook Group. Miscellaneous Cat Bordhi passed away. Clara Parkes wrote a beautiful tribute that captured Cat's spirit. Greg is reading the book Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller. He heard about it on the Fish Nerds podcast. Pam is reading the book Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky. Greg is using beads on one of his projects which got us talking about using flossers and tiny crochet hooks for adding beads. Pam has a small felted lipstick and change purse kit to give away from Noni Patterns. The Cast On podcast is coming back! Ravelry has a new mode that is designed to help with usability issues. It is called Herdwick. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

Welcome to ‘The Bakery Bears Video Show Episode 159' featuring ‘Walking the Dales' Join us in this episode for: (1 min 16 secs) “Welcome”   Walking the Dales is back! The official start of Autumn in the UK The smell of the 1980's disco The Bakery Bears Radio Show is back https://bakerybears.com/listen/  We mentioned spelt flour https://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/products/organic-white-spelt-flour-x-1kg  2. (13 mins 08 secs) “Whats on YOUR needles” https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/2955474/976-1000#1000  Kay was knitting :  Kays Autumn Walking Hat in https://holstgarn.dk/en/ Kay showed a bag from https://www.alexcollinsdesigns.com  We mentioned ‘The Self Contained Knitter' https://www.patreon.com/posts/self-contained-1-40707984  Find all our extended reviews here https://www.patreon.com/posts/knit-along-with-4882261  Granny Stripe Blanket https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/granny-stripe-blanket.html Kay showed yarn from https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WildRoseYarn  We mentioned Whispering Grass www.youtube.com/watch?v=10dmK7O-KSY  You can find all our crochet tutorials here https://bakerybears.com/crochet/  Dans Halloween Socks  Watch Kays Ultimate Sock Tutorial Series here https://www.patreon.com/posts/kays-ultimate-1-24970100  Dan was knitting :      Riddari https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/riddari  Find all Dans garment knitting shows here https://bakerybears.com/garments/  Watch our Swatching for a Garment tutorial here https://www.patreon.com/posts/17778047  Norwegian Cowl https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/norwegian-cowl Watch Dan discuss yarn dominance in this episode from Return to the Centre of the Yoke https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-to-centre-27893271 Learn colour work with Kay in our Knitty U course here https://www.patreon.com/posts/colourwork-u-38742019  3. (53 min 54 secs) “Walking the Dales” - ‘Swaledale'  Dan mentioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lissadell_House  4. (1 hr 16 min 41 secs) “Whats OFF your Needles” https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/2955477/2901-2925#2925  Kays afterthought everything socks in https://www.candyskein.com Kay used the heel from https://bakerybears.com/umbrella-socks/  Dans Favourite Socks in https://www.londonhouseyarns.co.uk Watch Kays Ribbed Socks Tutorial special https://www.patreon.com/posts/sock-special-28394910  Old Shale Mitts Learn to make fingerless mitts with Kay in this series https://www.patreon.com/posts/16417622  5. (1 hr 29 min 11 secs) “Walking the Dales” - ‘Swaledale' Dan walked passed Gilling Mill Barns which you can find out more about here http://www.yorkshiredales-cottages.com/home.html  Watch the special editions of Walking the Dales https://www.patreon.com/posts/38024634  6. (1hr 46 mins 03 secs) “Endy Bits!”    P.O.P. Live will be available on Sunday the 27th of September 2020Silver, Gold & Platinum Patrons can watch the show live at 2pm BST (Look out for a post here https://www.patreon.com/bakerybearspodcast at 1.30pm BST) ALL Patrons can watch the recording of the show from 3.10pm BST Kay showed yarn from https://www.sockenwolle.de/en/  Learn to dye yarn with Kay https://www.patreon.com/posts/bakery-bears-1-8264448  HELP KEEP US ON AIR and become a Bakery Bear Patron - You could receive a subscription to our electronic magazine Knitability, exclusive patterns, over 200 tutorials, a monthly live Patron only show, Dan's Garment Knitting shows, Kay's review series and so much more, to find out more visit our Patreon Page : http://www.patreon.com/bakerybearspodcast   For a whole new way to engage with the Bakery Bears visit https://bakerybears.com - All Kay's patterns can be found here https://bakerybears.com/patterns/ - Find our brand new radio show here https://bakerybears.com/listen/    Thank you so much for watching, we'll see you in two weeks for ‘The Bakery Bears Video Show featuring Walking the Dales'.    Follow the Bakery Bears on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bakerybears/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/bakerybears  

On episode 11 of Living Tarot, I interview Ash Alberg. Ash is a queer femme and fibre witch who seeks to create beautiful and practical products for fellow makers using sustainable methods. They seek to nurture the skills, knowledge, and creativity of fellow fibre witches to achieve their goals. ash is a natural dyer, knitwear designer, hedgewitch, and parent to the resident coven pooch, willow.  Ash and I had a beautiful conversation about the importance of managing your own energy levels and mental health and playing to your strengths in business.  We discuss how business plans and promoting yourself aren’t one size fits all, and how that can change the way you show up with your clients over time.   Ash and I discuss how they have very intentionally set their business up to support the way that their energy flows. We also discuss how intuition and creativity flow when creating knitwear patterns and inspiring new creative ideas like with their "Swatching the Tarot" series. Ash discusses their creative process and the importance of setting your business up to be sustainable no matter what is going on in your life or the outside world. We chat mental health struggles and how you can advocate for yourself by setting boundaries in your business. We also cover how Ash’s tarot practice and connection to intuition have changed over time and how they use tarot to connect in daily life. Ads:  Sign up for Tarot for Real Life : https://exciting-composer-1319.ck.page/0c2fb79240 or Join the Waitlist for Practical Tarot for Everyday Intuitives : https://exciting-composer-1319.ck.page/c2fff8e3dc More Show Notes and Transcript Connect with Sheila: Book a Tarot or Reiki session at starsagespirit.com or find her on Instagram instagram.com/starsagespirit.   Work with Ash: Ash’s website ashalberg.com or find their natural dye shed work at fromfieldtoskin.com or find them over on IG at instagram.com/sunflowerknit

In Episode 88, Greg and Pam discuss figs, family, and floor stands. They also explored identifying mystery yarns. Special thanks to TopHat Heather for this episode's intro! Heather hosts the JABAK Podcast. SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg blocked The Peacock's Tale by Nim Teasdale. He used Wolle's Yarn Creations Cotton 100 gr in the Growth 2 colorway. He absolutely loves the shawl. Check out his project page. Greg finished some basic socks for himself. He used Sea Star Handpaints Bare Foot in the Sweater Weather colorway and was sloppy about weaving in the ends. Check out his project page. Greg started some more basic socks for himself. This time using Sea Star Handpaints Burried Treasure (a DK-weight yarn) in the Cape Hatteras & Brick-ish kit. He loves knitting big fluffy socks. Check out his project page. Pam's Projects Pam finished her Weekender sweater by Andrea Mowrey. She used yarn from Heelside Farms that is worsted 80% Cormo/20% Bamboo. Pam started the Super Soft Merino Snowflake Scarf by Purl Soho. It is for the Foster Care to Success Red Scarf Project. She is using Allegria Grande by Manos del Uruguay. Pam worked on Scott's Socks – toe-up, stockinette, FLKH using Patons Kroy Sock Fx. Pam started spinning the 2nd singles of her Cheviot sock spinning project. The fiber is lovely from Sadie Spins Yarn! Pam discovered that her Archer sweater by Elizabeth Doherty has a hold in it! It was knit with Malabrigo Finito. Granted, she left it on the floor of her closet but her goal is to repair it in September. Knitting Rules This episode we traveled back to Chapter 2 to the yarn identification section of the book Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. What happened when we tried to identify 12 mystery yarns? Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away more chatter prizes next month, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. Miscellaneous Greg got a mug from Creative With Clay Charan Sachar. If you're not already following his Instagram account, you are totally missing out. We mentioned the 2 Knit Lit Chicks podcast. We especially enjoy their “thumbs up, thumbs down” segment. Pam has sweaters on the brain and mentioned Knitting Pure & Simplepatterns by Diane Soucy. Pam also mentioned that she buys a lot of her Kindle books when they are on sale, which she finds out about from the Modern Mrs. Darcy newsletter. Greg is continuing to enjoy the baseball knit-a-long in the Sunsoaked Yarns Ravelry group. He's also attending virtual knit groups with them from time to time. Greg is also attending virtual knit groups with TwinSet Designs Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In this episode I talk about how my creative practice has taken a bizarre and slightly unexpected turn in recent weeks. I also share some swatching I've been doing for my next sweater knit and how I have been flexing my preserving muscles to capture the taste and colours of the season.  You can find me as Mrs_M_Curiosity_Cabinet on Instagram. I am also still on Ravelry as Meg-aka-Mrs-M but not particularly active there. More detailed show notes are available at Mrs M's Curiosity Cabinet.  Music: As I figure by Kevin MacLeod on FreeMusicArchive and licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 3.0 License      

In Episode 87, Greg and Pam discuss new beginnings, new kittens, and new cables for needles. They also finish the discussion of Chapter 3 From “Knitting Rules!” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Special thanks to DCAlaneKnits Alane for this episode's intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg finished knitting The Peacock's Tale by Nim Teasdale. He's using Wolle's Yarn Creations Cotton 100 gr in the Growth 2 colorway. He's blocking it now. Check out his project page. Greg is working on some basic socks for himself. He is using Sea Star Handpaints Bare Foot in the Sweater Weather colorway. He's decorating it with progress keepers from Ann Tudor as he goes. Check out his project page. Pam's Projects Pam is using yarn from Heelside Farms that is worsted 80% Cormo/20% Bamboo for The Weekender sweater by Andrea Mowrey. She's finished it by the time you read this. Pam also made a few more face scrubbies in her improvised pattern. Before Avery left for school she embroidered a canvas. Pam and Avery sewed one pillow from the fabric she wove but it needs a few finishing touches. Knitting Rules We discussed the last section of Chapter 3 in Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. It was about paper, notebooks, and patterns. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book and join the fun! We will be giving away chatter prizes in our next episode, so be sure to go make some comments in the Ravelry thread in order to have a chance. Miscellaneous Greg is continuing to enjoy the baseball knit-a-long in the Sunsoaked Yarns Ravelry group. Greg is enjoying his new baseball-themed project bag. The BaseballFindsshop on etsy sells them as “lunchboxes,” but they make excellent project bags. Greg and Pam enjoy Moleskine notebooks. We mentioned several magazines: Ply Taproot We mentioned several books: Vogue Knitting The Ultimate Knitting Book Barbara Walker Stitch Dictionaries The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns Botanical Knits AlterKnit Stitch Dictionary: 200 Modern Knitting Motifs A Stash Of One's Own Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 86, Greg and Pam discuss disasters, struggling, and zombies. They discuss the project bags section of Chapter 3 From “Knitting Rules!” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg is continuing knitting on The Peacock's Tale by Nim Teasdale. He's using Wolle's Yarn Creations Cotton 100 gr in the Growth 2 colorway. Check out his project page. Greg is working on some basic socks for himself. He is using Sea Star Handpaints Bare Foot in the Sweater Weather colorway. He's decorating it with progress keepers from Ann Tudor as he goes. Check out his project page. Greg finished a weaving project. He learned a lot. Pam's Projects Pam worked on Scott's socks using Patons Kroy. Pam is using yarn from Heelside Farms that is worsted 80% Cormo/20% Bamboo for The Weekender sweater by Andrea Mowrey. Pam made a Hand Palm Scrubby by Randy Cavaliere which Avery promptly claimed. Pam made a Knit Back Scrubber by Michelle Wilcox. Pam also made MORE face scrubbies with cotton yarn. She thinks she has figured out her favorite “style”. You can see these on her project page but these are the ones she made: Reusable Cotton Face Scrubbie by Crochet Nerd (1) Roosje's Reusbale Face Scrubby by Eva Numan (1) “Self Designed” by Pam (14? Lost track of how many made!) Avery has been weaving Avery is also crocheting a beach bag with plarn. Knitting Rules We discussed the project bag section of Chapter 3 in Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (affiliate link). Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun! Miscellaneous We talked about the earthquake in North Carolina on August 9. Greg is enjoying the baseball knit-a-long in the Sunsoaked Yarns Ravelry group. Greg mentioned the Fish Nerds podcast, because the host asked Greg if he ever knitted his own fishing lure. Blueberry is participating in a virtual fishing tournament. Feel free to like her entry on Facebook if you want to help her in the tournament. During our talk about project bags, we mentioned Tom Bihn Bags, specifically the one designed for knitters. We also talked about the Fix-A-Stitch tool which is handy for picking up dropped stitches and other repairs. The 2020 NC State Fair is cancelled. So is SAFF. Greg started posting on the Knitting Daddy blog again. Keep him accountable for posting regularly. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

Thank you for being here today. I appreciate your time spent here in this place with me. We discuss ongoing projects, Crosswise Mitts, Swatching, and things going on in the community! Enjoy the Show!

In Episode 85, Greg and Pam discuss enabling, encouraging, and enthusiasm. They also start discussing Chapter 3 From “Knitting Rules!” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Thanks to GrannyMax Maxine for this episode's intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Note on Ravelry Links Note that many of the links in our show notes refer to pages on Ravelry.com. If visiting Ravelry causes you harm, please be cautious clicking links. If you are interested in a link that is inaccessible to you, you can email info at unravelingpodcast dot com and Greg and/or Pam will happily send you the information. Greg's Projects Greg completely finished a pair of socks for his mom. Yarn is form Camel City Dyeworks. He is using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel on the sock, which is a great pattern. His mom tried them on, they fit, and Greg took them back until Christmas. Greg finished knitting a sample on a hat design with ModeKnit Yarn. Greg resurrected a WIP and enjoyed knitting on The Peacock's Tale by Nim Teasdale. He's using Wolle's Yarn Creations Cotton 100 gr in the Growth 2colorway. Check out his project page. Greg is working on some basic socks for himself. He is using Sea Star Handpaints Bare Foot in the Sweater Weather colorway. He's decorating it with progress keepers from Ann Tudor as he goes. Check out his project page. Pam's Projects Pam sewed a rope bowl for her friend's birthday. She used this tutorial. Pam and Avery warped the loom for Avery to weave fabric for pillows. Pam finished spinning the first bobbin (of 3) of cheviot fiber from Sadie Spins Yarn. She prepped all the fiber for the 2nd bobbin. Pam made 2 face mask ear savers for a friend's daughter. Pam worked a tiny bit on Scott's socks using Patons Kroy. Pam is using yarn from Heelside Farms that is worsted 80% Cormo/20% Bamboo for The Weekender sweater by Andrea Mowrey. Pam also made a bunch of face scrubbies with cotton yarn. She is trying to figure out her favorite to make more. You can see these on her project pagebut these are the ones she made: Cotton Face Rounds by Gretchen Kalhust (1) Cotton Face Scrubbies by Alex DellAringa (1) Simple Flower Face Scrubbie by Dedri Uys (1) Reusable Cotton Face Scrubbie by Crochet Nerd (1)* Reusable Cotton Face Scrubbies Free Pattern by Marshco Designs* Crocheted Face Scrubbies by 5 Little Monsters (1) Resuable Face Scrubbies by We Three Shanes (1) Sakura Face Scrubbies by KAME (4) *Note: Pam stated that she made the scrubbie by Crochet Nerd but it was actually the one by Marshco Designs. This probably doesn't matter unless you are looking closely but she wanted to set the record straight! Knitting Rules We started discussing Chapter 3 in Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter(affiliate link). Pam referenced the Inventing Interchangeables article on the Denise website. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun! Miscellaneous GrannyMax shared some information about the Minnesota State Button Society and a National Button Society in our Ravelry Group. Pam is a big fan of Fiona the premature hippo. Greg refers to Kate Atherley's The Beginner's Guide to Writing Knitting Patterns: Learn to Write Patterns Others Can Knit (affiliate link). He loves it. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 84, Greg and Pam discuss kittens, fishing, and buttons. They also have a conversation with the Button Whisperer! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Greg's Projects Greg completely finished a pair of socks for his mom. Yarn is form Camel City Dyeworks. He is using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel on the sock, which is a great pattern. Greg is working on a hat design with ModeKnit Yarn. Pam's Projects Pam worked a tiny bit on Scott's socks using Patons Kroy. Pam is using yarn from Heelside Farms that is worsted 80% Cormo/20% Bamboo for The Weekender sweater by Andrea Mowrey. Pam worked on the Flohmarkt shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers using yarn from PassionKnits Yarn. Pam prepped some cheviot fiber from Sadie Spins Yarn and made a mug sleeve with the same previously spun yarn, which was promptly frogged. Knitting Rules We are between chapters in Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter(affiliate link). We'll be back next time starting Chapter 3. The Button Whisperer The Button Whisperer mentioned a few books: The Evolution of Useful Things (affiliate link) by Henry Petroski. Books, Banks, Buttons: And Other Inventions from the Middle Ages (affiliate link) by Chiara Frugoni. A History of Costume (affiliate link) by Carl Kohler. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun! Miscellaneous Ravelry has a new look. You can share feedback in this thread or this threadon Ravelry. Be sure to fill out their survey! Greg loves Old Bay Hot Sauce. Greg enjoyed watching the homemade version of The Princess Bride on Quibi. We talked about the news that BluPrint / Craftsy is coming back. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 83, Greg and Pam discuss time being meaningless, swatching, and Ravelry's new look. They also finish discussing Chapter 2 From “Knitting Rules!” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Thanks to DarkinnKnits Charles for this episode's intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Greg's Projects Greg is almost finished with a pair of socks for his mom that doesn't have a project page yet. Yarn is form Camel City Dyeworks. He is using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel on the sock, which is a great pattern. Greg is working on a hat design with ModeKnit Yarn. Pam's Projects Pam is totally done with her daughter's college blanket, Swirly PoP by Marken of the Hat & I. She used Knit Picks Chroma Worsted and Mighty Stitch. Pam finished her Interplay Shawl by Jo-Anne Klim with Dirty Dyeworks yarn. Yay! Pam worked a tiny bit on Scott's socks using Patons Kroy. Pam made the Stretchy Crochet Headband from bobwilson123. Pam started swatching with some yarn she got from Heelside Farms. It's worsted 80% Cormo/20% Bamboo. She case on for The Weekender sweater by Andrea Mowrey. Pam also got some yarn from PassionKnits Yarn and started the Flohmarktshawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is going to make a change to one part and has been swatching for it. Knitting Rules We finished Chapter 2 in Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter(affiliate link). Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events We drew a winners for 2 digital copies of the book A New Spin on Color by Alanna Wilcox. The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun! Miscellaneous DarkInnKnits Charles is one of the co-hosts of the Trek Talking and Beyondpodcast. Greg has finished shipping all outstanding prizes. If you have been expecting a prize from us and have not yet received it, please reach out to Greg to let him know. Ravelry has a new look. You can share feedback in this thread or this thread on Ravelry. Pam suggested Greg take a look at Outschool for some summer classes for Blueberry. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 82, Greg and Pam discuss graudating, coloring, and closing. They also start discussing Chapter 2 From “Knitting Rules!” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Greg's Projects Greg is working on a pair of socks for his mom that doesn't have a project page yet. Yarn is form Camel City Dyeworks. He is using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel on the sock, which is a great pattern. Greg is working on a hat design with ModeKnit Yarn. Pam's Projects Pam is basically done with on her daughter's college blanket, Swirly PoP by Marken of the Hat & I. She is using Knit Picks Chroma Worsted and Mighty Stitch. Pam has also been working on her Interplay Shawl by Jo-Anne Klim with Dirty Dyeworks yarn. So close to the end! Pam started swatching with some yarn she got from Heelside Farms. It's worsted 80% Cormo/20% Bamboo. Knitting Rules We started Chapter 2 in Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (affiliate link) and stopped halfway down page 36 and covered page 37. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events We drew a winner for the Point/Counterpoint Collection: Volume 5 by KinoMary and BostonJen. Listen to see who won! The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun! Book Review: A New Spin on Color We reviewed the book A New Spin on Color by Alanna Wilcox and have 2 digital copies to give away. Check out the Ravelry group to enter! Miscellaneous We talked about a video that shows a room furnished in synthetics vs a room furnished in wool and their burn times. It's dramatic! We shared the letter from BluPrint's CEO about their closing. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry  and @pammaher on Instagram

In Episode 81, Greg and Pam discuss Bread, Buns, and Button Whispering. Special thanks to LeftSteve Steve for the intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. FiberCrafty's  independently owned shops are stocked with yarn, fiber, project bags, stitch markers and more. With filter terms specific to yarn and fiber, the ability to save favorites, and a secure checkout process, it's better than a 24 hour fiber festival! For shop owners, our easy to use interface makes selling online easy. FiberCrafty is owned by one woman that has a crazy love of yarn and knitting. Greg's favorite feature? Pants are optional. Shop for your next project at FiberCrafty. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Greg's Projects Greg is working on a pair of socks for his mom that doesn't have a project page yet. Yarn is form Camel City Dyeworks. Greg is working on a hat design. Greg is continuing experimenting with weaving. Pam's Projects Pam's got nothing new. She is still working on her daughter's college blanket, Swirly PoP by Marken of the Hat & I. She is using Knit Picks Chroma Worsted and Mighty Stitch. Pam has also (still) been working on her Interplay Shawl by Jo-Anne Klimwith Dirty Dyeworks yarn. Pam didn't even work on her socks with Patons Kroy Sock FX. She's not really following a pattern, just knitting toe-up. Knitting Rules We will be back to start Chapter 2 in Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (affiliate link) next week. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events Last week we reviewed the new Point/Counterpoint Collection: Volume 5 by Kino Mary and BostonJen. And we are giving a copy away! The Point/Counterpoint Giveaway is still open until the next time we record. The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun! Miscellaneous Greg assembled a hurdy-gurdy kit. Pam signed up for Informed Delivery from the USPS and loves it. Pam made sourdough cinnamon rolls. Deliciousness still unknown but this is the recipe. Last episode, we talked about the closing of TNNA. This week we mentioned that XRX is stepping in to host a wholesale tradeshow. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Bluprint Premium, Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry, @FiberCrafty and @pammaher on Instagram, and owner of the FiberCrafty  marketplace.

Welcome to Episode 150 of ‘The Bakery Bears Video Show'. Join us in this episode for: (1 min 16 secs) “Welcome”   Free pattern launch!  Dan mentioned Bio-oil https://www.bio-oil.com/uk/uk-en  We discussed Buffy the Vampire Slayer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/  Kay mentioned Red Bubble www.redbubble.com  2. (14 mins 26 secs) “Whats on YOUR needles” https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/2955474/976-1000#1000  Kay was knitting :  Raindrops on Roses Cowl - Available FREE as part of the 2020 Collection to Gold & Platinum Patrons 1st June 2020Find ALL Platinum Collection patterns here https://bakerybears.com/platinum-collection/  We mentioned https://westgreenloftyarns.com & http://www.pixieyarn.co.uk & https://www.downsheepylane.co.uk  Watch Kays Sherry Iris Yarn review https://www.patreon.com/posts/knit-along-with-30749947  Kay mentioned https://bakerybears.com/the-philosophers-cowl/  Knitting University Colourwork Hat in https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HedgerowYarns Find out more about the Knitting University here https://bakerybears.com/knitty-u/  Kay showed https://shop.shetlandtimes.co.uk/products/fair-isle-knitting-patterns-reproducing-the-known-work-of-robert-wiliamson  His & Her Aran Vest with Neck Options Kay showed a bag from https://eldenwoodcraft.com  Watch our ‘Swatching for a Garment' tutorial https://www.patreon.com/posts/17778047    Dan was knitting :      Clayoquot https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ObiwanKnitter/cascades Find out how Dan overcame yarn dominance https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-to-centre-27893271  Watch Kays ‘Weaving in Ends' tutorial special https://www.patreon.com/posts/9291506  Watch the latest ‘Return to the Centre of the Yoke' here https://www.patreon.com/posts/36497010  Kay mentioned https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVJbayjIJpMKK7vvMZ9JYhA  Whispers in the Walls https://bakerybears.com/whispers-in-the-walls/ Watch Kays brand new two stitch pick up tutorial https://www.patreon.com/posts/perfect-gusset-5-35290953  Watch our Regia Merino Yak review here https://www.patreon.com/posts/knit-along-with-28045777  3. (58 min 10 secs) “The Bakery Bears Pudding Club” - Chocolate Crumblies Part 1 Access the complete ingredients list here : https://www.patreon.com/posts/37108316  4. (1 hr 12 min 16 secs) “Whats OFF your Needles” https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/2955477/2901-2925#2925  Short & Sweet SocksAvailable free to Silver, Gold & Platinum Patrons https://www.patreon.com/posts/knitting-magic-1-35254150  Dans Umbrella Socks https://bakerybears.com/umbrella-socks/  Watch Kays ‘How Socks Wear' special review https://www.patreon.com/posts/sock-report-2017-15829160   Wrist-ticklers https://bakerybears.com/wrist-ticklers/ 5. (1 hr 22 min 23 secs) “The Bakery Bears Pudding Club” - Custard Crumblies Part 2 Watch the extended editions of Pudding Club https://www.patreon.com/posts/bakery-bears-32999411 Watch all our baking and cooking shows here www.bakerybears.com/baking/   6. (1hr 39 mins 30 secs) “Endy Bits!”    BBBeMindFulKAL prize draw!! Umbrella Socks KAL https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/4027395/1-25  Race to the Moon KAL & Run https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/3984404/76-100#85 Contact us here if you would like to get involved with the run/walk www.bakerybears.com/contact/  Walking the Dales - Our new show debuting in June (Hopefully)  HELP KEEP US ON AIR and become a Bakery Bear Patron - You could receive a subscription to our electronic magazine Knitability, exclusive patterns, over 200 tutorials, a monthly live Patron only show, Dan's Garment Knitting shows, Kay's review series and so much more, to find out more visit our Patreon Page : http://www.patreon.com/bakerybearspodcast For a whole new way to engage with the Bakery Bears visit https://bakerybears.com - All Kay's patterns can be found here https://bakerybears.com/patterns/ - Find our brand new radio show here https://bakerybears.com/listen/  Thank you so much for watching, we'll see you in two weeks for Episode 151! If you wish to download the show, access it here : http://bakerybears.podbean.com - Apple users will find the show here : https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-podcast/id1051276128?mt=2 Follow the Bakery Bears on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bakerybears/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/bakerybears  

In Episode 80, Greg and Pam discuss sourdough, experimenting, and hexes. They also discuss Chapter 1 in Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Special thanks to Chasing-Rainbows Karen for the intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. FiberCrafty's  independently owned shops are stocked with yarn, fiber, project bags, stitch markers and more. With filter terms specific to yarn and fiber, the ability to save favorites, and a secure checkout process, it's better than a 24 hour fiber festival! For shop owners, our easy to use interface makes selling online easy. FiberCrafty is owned by one woman that has a crazy love of yarn and knitting. Greg's favorite feature? Pants are optional. Shop for your next project at FiberCrafty. NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Greg's Projects Greg is working on a pair of socks for his mom that doesn't have a project page yet. Yarn is form Camel City Dyeworks. Greg is working on a hat design. Greg is continuing experimenting with weaving. Pam's Projects Pam has been working on her daughter's college blanket, Swirly PoP by Marken of the Hat & I. She is using Knit Picks Chroma Worsted and Mighty Stitch. Pam has also been working on her Interplay Shawl by Jo-Anne Klim with Dirty Dyeworks yarn. Pam worked on her socks with Patons Kroy Sock FX. She's not really following a pattern, just knitting toe-up. Pam started a finished a hair wrap from the pattern Beach Hair Don't Careby Melissa Kemmerer. She used some leftover Anzula Dreamy. Pam finished the weaving on a scarf with some acrylic. She needs to tale it off the loom. Knitting Rules We finished Chapter 1 Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (affiliate link). You can find her blog here and her books here. Here is a great video of her knitting style. You can read her wikipedia page also. Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun! Miscellaneous Pam fell down the sourdough rabbit hole. She didn't start with this technique yet but it's the one that most appeals to her. This is the recipe for overnight sourdough bread. Pam bought too many strawberries and made Strawberry Jam and Strawberry Caramel Sauce. Pam mentioned the OttLite Floor Lamp (affiliate link). Greg mentioned that Bob Dylan has a new album coming out next month. Greg mentioned Korean baseball. Pam and Greg talked about Point/Counterpoint Volume 5 by KinoKnits and Jennifer Lassonde. There is a giveaway going on in the Unraveling Podcast Ravelry forum — check it out! You can also listen to the Kino Knits and Down Cellar Studio podcasts to hear the designers talk about the process of this collaboration. Check out the Knitty SOS page for updates on spring and summer shows that have been cancelled and how to support the vendors who were planning on attending. Greg and Pam talked about the death of TNNA. During the discussion, they mentioned Craft Industry Alliance and Stitchcraft Marketing. Pam talked abut her new phone case from KnitSwag. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Bluprint Premium, Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry, @FiberCrafty and @pammaher on Instagram, and owner of the FiberCrafty  marketplace.

In Episode 79, Greg and Pam discuss weather, weaving, and wool wash. They also begin their next book, Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Special thanks to John for the intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. FiberCrafty's  independently owned shops are stocked with yarn, fiber, project bags, stitch markers and more. With filter terms specific to yarn and fiber, the ability to save favorites, and a secure checkout process, it's better than a 24 hour fiber festival! For shop owners, our easy to use interface makes selling online easy. FiberCrafty is owned by one woman that has a crazy love of yarn and knitting. Greg's favorite feature? Pants are optional. Shop for your next project at FiberCrafty. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Greg's Projects Greg is finished a pair of socks (project page), incorporating design elements form Hermione's Everyday Socks, Fish Lips Kiss Heel, and Strie Socks, Toe Up. Yarn is Whose Sock from Purl's Yarn Emporium in Asheville, NC. Greg started a pair of socks for his mom that doesn't have a project page yet. Yarn is form Camel City Dyeworks. Greg and Blueberry started weaving. Pam's Projects Pam has been working on her daughter's college blanket, Swirly PoP by Marken of the Hat & I. She is using Knit Picks Chroma Worsted and Mighty Stitch. Pam has also been working on her Interplay Shawl by Jo-Anne Klim with Dirty Dyeworks yarn. Pam worked on her socks with Patons Kroy Sock FX. She's not really following a pattern, just knitting toe-up. Pam worked on weaving a new scarf with some acrylic. She also mentioned a tablet holder with a clamp that will work on her loom. Pam finished her crochet bead necklace from the book Bead Crochet Jewelry. Pam also spun a sample for her sock spinning project with Cheviot from Sadie Spins! She mentioned the Sock Yarn Issue of Ply Magazine. Knitting Rules We talked a few minutes to introduce Stephanie Pearl-McPhee! We will began the first half of Chapter 1 (up to halfway down page 14) Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (affiliate link). You can find her blog hereand her books here. Here is a great video of her knitting style. You can read her wikipedia page also. Next time we will finish chapter 1! Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun! Miscellaneous Greg talked about signing up for Bluprint to learn some weaving techniques. He's taking Rigid Heddle Weaving by Angela Tong and is loving it, and it's on sale right now. Unlock EVERY class! Get 50% off Classes (affiliate links). Remember to wear your pants when you check the mail. Pam mentioned the virtual FiberFest that will be April 24-27 as part of the Facebook group Wool and Fiber Arts. Greg mentioned Vogue Knitting Live will be virtual. Pam fell down the sourdough rabbit hole. She didn't start with this technique yet but it's the one that most appeals to her. This is the recipe for overnight sourdough bread. All of Greg's patterns are currently free in his Ravelry Store. No coupon code needed, discount will be applied at checkout. Grab some (or all) of his patterns and start knitting! It'll be like a virtual knit-along. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Bluprint Premium, Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry, @FiberCrafty and @pammaher on Instagram, and owner of the FiberCrafty  marketplace.

In Episode 78, Greg and Pam discuss pollen, preparing, and photographing. They also introduce their next book, Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Special thanks to AliceJeffcott Alice for the intro! SPONSORS We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20 at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription. FiberCrafty's  independently owned shops are stocked with yarn, fiber, project bags, stitch markers and more. With filter terms specific to yarn and fiber, the ability to save favorites, and a secure checkout process, it's better than a 24 hour fiber festival! For shop owners, our easy to use interface makes selling online easy. FiberCrafty is owned by one woman that has a crazy love of yarn and knitting. Greg's favorite feature? Pants are optional. Shop for your next project at FiberCrafty. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE NOTES Dear Listeners We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages. Greg's Projects Greg is working on a pair of socks (project page), incorporating design elements form Hermione's Everyday Socks, Fish Lips Kiss Heel, and Strie Socks, Toe Up. Yarn is Whose Sock from Purl's Yarn Emporium in Asheville, NC. Pam's Projects Pam has been working on her daughter's college blanket, Swirly PoP by Marken of the Hat & I. She is using Knit Picks Chroma Worsted and Mighty Stitch. Pam has also been working on her Interplay Shawl by Jo-Anne Klim with Dirty Dyeworks yarn. Pam cast on a pair of socks with Patons Kroy Sock FX. She's not really following a pattern, just knitting toe-up. Pam started weaving a new scarf with some acrylic. Avery and Pam have been sewing some face masks. They are using this tutorial. Review – KnitSwag Kelly of KnitSwag has come up with a cool new software that allows her to create illustrations in printed knitting. Think of it like graph paper, but it is accurate knit stitches and the image is created with those knit stitches. She takes these designs and puts them on fun stuff like mugs, water bottles, note cards, fabric and more. You can find her shop on Etsy and follow her on Instagram. DISCOUNT CODE: Kelly is offering listeners a discount. Simply use the code UNRAVELING15 for 15% off almost everything in the store. The code is good through May 7, 2020. Knitting Rules We talked a few minutes to introduce Stephanie Pearl-McPhee! We will be working our way through Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter(affiliate link). You can find her blog here and her books here. Here is a great video of her knitting style. You can read her wikipedia page also. We aren't exactly sure how we will break down this book but if you want to prepare for next time, read Chapter 1! Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun! Miscellaneous Greg is donating unused cycles on his computer to help Folding@home. He created the BlameDST team. If you're also participating, feel free to join the team (258246). We mentioned Security Chief Tim of the National Cowboy Museum and his new twitter job. You can read an article about it here. Greg is hosting the April 2020- Charity in the Itty-Bitty Knits group. He said something about the Family Support Network. All of Greg's patterns are currently free in his Ravelry Store. No coupon code needed, discount will be applied at checkout. Grab some (or all) of his patterns and start knitting! It'll be like a virtual knit-along. Affiliate Link Disclosures This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click on a link to Craftsy, Cooperative Press, Amazon, or Knitcrate and subsequently make a purchase, we'll receive a small commission from the sale. You pay the same, and the commissions will help cover our podcasting expenses. Our opinions are always our own, and we're never compensated to endorse any particular product or service. Find us all over the Internet Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast Podcast RSS Feed: Unraveling Podcast Twitter: @UnravelingPod Facebook: Unraveling Podcast Instagram: @UnravelingPodcast Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog. Pam is pammaher on Ravelry, @FiberCrafty and @pammaher on Instagram, and owner of the FiberCrafty  marketplace.

Today there is a review of Knit Accessories: Essentials and variations as well as some DK pattern ideas for sweaters and some random chat. I have found my way back to my knitting this week. This may have been due to admitting I was struggling with finding the mojo for the knitting. I realised part of the problem was that knitting, for me, is a way of ordering my thoughts. This became apparent when the thoughts immediately began to race upon picking up the needles. I decided to sit with the feeling and luckily, it appears to have abated and I can knit again. Love for Podcasting I am really enjoying being back behind the mic on a more regular basis. It seems that podcasting is a form of reaching out for me. When I started the show, I lived in rural Limpopo in South Africa and was quite isolated. It was hot, not many people knitted and the knitters that were in SA were a long way away in Joburg or Cape Town. I feel like this recent inspiration is connected to that – once again, I am physically isolated, despite being at home and near friends. I love that it is a running joke about how I know someone wherever we travel. These friends are – more often than not – as a result of the podcast or knitting. I also love how I can ‘be' with people all over the world via the podcast. Just this week, I've been on an oil rig in the North Sea! Audio is a conversation and I love the idea of keeping you company. DK Weight Pattern Ideas Feedback I have just brought back a sweater quantity of Nurturing Fibres Supertwist DK in the colourway Sapphire from South Africa. I have found that there weren't many patterns that were appealing to me on Ravelry. I asked the lovely listeners of the show for some suggestions for patterns. Laura Stephens suggested to look at patterns by Libby of Truly Myrtle. Lori Hathaway suggested to look at the patterns by Kim Hargreaves. Then there was a big confusion about Kim Hargreaves (knitwear designer) versus Kim Catterall (bird on Sex in the City). Oops! There also was some chat about Rowan Kidsilk Haze which surely must have reached the stage of being knitting nostalgia now. I have settled for now on one of two patterns for this yarn. The choice is between Cloudburst, which was originally part of the Drift Collection for Eden Cottage Yarns. The other option is Orchidaceae, which is by Susan Crawford and is part of her new collection, Evolution, which is available now. I was intending to buy this collection anyway, so I was pleased to be reminded about this. Habitation Throw Is knitting anything like a garment beyond you right now? If so, Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade has just made her Habitation Throw free for the month of April 2020. The pattern is still for sale and all proceeds from sales of this pattern will be donated to the UN Refugee Agency. Yoga Don't compete with other people or yourself is the main feedback for yoga. If you fancy something different for the kids, they can try Cosmic Kids Yoga. Sammy's Calamities I have great ambitions of writing a series of childrens' books based entirely on the calamities of Sam. These are all true stories of actual perils experienced. Podcast Recommendations We Fix Space junk Diary of a Space Archivist Review of Knit Accessories, Essentials and Variations by Kate Atherley This book was originally published in 2012 and was re-released last week. I offered to review this as I am getting a lot of requests for suggestions of how to get into knitting at the moment. This book is ideal for that purpose. The book begins with a section on ‘before you start'. I know that when I got back into knitting, it was lead entirely by some somewhat dodgy yarn found in Poundstretcher. I like how the recommended yarns include indie and commercial yarns, hitting all the budgets. It also has a section on substituting the yarns for non-wool yarns and different fibres. Swatching is covered in a decent amount of detail. This is a subject that ca often be skimmed over in beginner-suitable books. Let's face it, swatching isn't fun and you can usually get away without it for accessories. The necessity of the activity is explained and there are instructions for how to alter your needles if your gauge is off. The side notes that accompany the patterns are solid and really help to draw attention to the important points. My favourite aspect of the book is the addition of the ‘design your own' element for each group of patterns. This takes all the maths out of making alterations to your projects, particularly for yarn changes. The book contains lots of examples of projects knitted in different weights and dye styles of yarn. In summary: Pros Design Your Own sections in each group of patterns Cheat tables for the yarns and lengths Cons Would love to see some DK in the patterns Links to videos or tutorials for the techniques would be great additions Full Shownotes at www.shinybees.com/140

Are muddy colours bad? What about colours that you squeeze straight out of the tube? And do you need to have a signature colour palette? These are just a few of the colour conundrums we are chatting about this week. And wow, I have to say it brings up some interesting lines of thought. I didn’t realise I had such a thing against the colour wheel but, apparently I do! I also question if my paintings are getting too matchy matchy? Plus there’s a FREE video for you! Join me in my new studio as I swatch and chat about my 15 favourite Daniel Smith Watercolor Paints. Access the Free Swatching Video here: http://www.laurahornart.com/swatches Find the show notes for this episode at https://www.laurahornart.com/thepodcast/81 Find me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/laurahornart/

Works in progress Jenny Fangtastic socks by Wendy Gaal with the Knitters Brewing Company kit Zigzagular Socks by Susie White aka Prairie Girl Knits Master Knitter Favorite Socks by Kristin Lehrer aka Voolenvine (Mentioned Knitmore Girls) Weezie Portwenn by Becky Greene Albion by General Hogbuffer LCFC scarf Sipila by Caitlin Hunter (Mentioned Windfall by Melissa Kemmerer) Cait Mojito Socks test knit for LInda Lehman in Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Be a Deer C2C Afghan by Jess Coppom in Cascade Cherub Aran Ubuntu Scheepjes CAL 2018 by Dedri Uys  Plotting & Scheming Jenny Super secret shawl maybe sipila Weezie Drew sweater - Brownstone by Jared Flood Cait Swatches for secret design thing Ta da!! Cait Dodson Socks test knit for Caitlin Griffin in Madelinetosh Tosh Sock Stjärna by Karolina Eckerdal with handspun scraps Jenny Finn and falkland from the Frabjous Fibers Six Sheep Sampler are both plyed! Chain ply, not skeined yet Weezie All the master knitter resubmits Revenge of the Knits Jenny Broken leather on my spinning wheel Momentary panic about master knitter Cait Replaced Dodson toes Oooh, Shiny! Weezie Indian Nights Blanket by Jenise Hope Sùilean by polo sylvie Charlotte's Web Mittens by Tanis Gray Cait Mermaid Unicorn Hippocampus by Crafty Intentions Pegasus by Crafty Intentions Indian Nights Blanket by Jenise Hope Persian Dreams by Jenise Hope Jenny Giddy as a Goat by Jo Price Origami Sweater Heuristic by conceptcreative.store Fluff n Stuff Jenny Started the BFL from the sampler Want to start my southern cross (Mentioned Spin the Bin) In the Deep End Swatching! When do you swatch? Swatching in the round Blocking swatches (Mentioned Madelinetosh Pashmina, Hitofude Cardigan by Hiroko Fukatsu) Events/News Southern Indiana Fiber Festival, Corydon, IN October **19 & 20** Hedera Fiber Festival, New Albany, IN November 10 & 11

Welcome to Episode 110 of ‘The Bakery Bears'. We are delighted to finally be able to include the complete two hour show in one download. So no more part 1 and part 2! Over the coming weeks we will be working hard to improve the quality of our download's, so look out for lots more improvements! Join us in this episode for: 1. (1 min 18 secs) “Welcome”   Dan's back….. We mentioned the Codi Knits Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaRe3UR2WStygqCL0mygp4w Parent Spectacles  The Bakery Bears Pudding Club vote https://www.patreon.com/posts/pudding-club-one-21673496 2.  (13 mins 09 secs) “Whats on YOUR needles” http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/bakery-bears-podcast/2955474/976-1000#994 Kay was knitting :  Socks for Dan in Opal Kay mentioned Van Gogh Shorty Socks https://www.ravelry.com/projects/bryonybear/van-gogh-shorty-socks Learn to knit socks Kay's way here https://www.patreon.com/posts/magic-loop-socks-18958827 Thrummed Mittens https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-mittens-with-thrums Project cast on thanks to a question from Kelly of https://layfamilyyarn.co.uk Kay's first pair https://www.ravelry.com/projects/bryonybear/thrummed-mittens-stuffed-mittens-or-fluffies Watch Kays Chiagoo review here https://www.patreon.com/posts/9835517 Watch our Thrummed Mitten Tutorial series here https://www.patreon.com/posts/21821513 Kay showed a bag from https://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleRobinCottage Dan's Hutton Tank Top https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hutton-2 Dan mentioned https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQRG_Up84j-nJU6BlpcbA5A Watch our ‘Swatching for a Garment' tutorial https://www.patreon.com/posts/swatching-for-17778047 Dan was knitting :      Prairie Socks https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ObiwanKnitter/prairie-socks Knit in yarn from https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/NicoleCMendez With the Umbrella Toe from https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/drippity-drop-socks Learn to knit socks Dan's way here https://www.patreon.com/posts/dpn-sock-series-16710858 Kay mentioned the Dandelion Socks which Gold & Platinum Patrons can download free here www.patreon.com/posts/day-24-all-is-15961801 Samantha https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ObiwanKnitter/samantha Watch Kay's Wrap & Turn Tutorial here https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-special-13699131 Watch Kay's ‘Project Finishing' tutorial here https://www.patreon.com/posts/9291506 3. (57 min 45 secs) “Countdown to D-Day” - Part 1 https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kirkham-priory/ 4. (1 hr 15 min 19 secs) “Whats OFF your needles” http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/2955477/1976-2000#1991  Polygon https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/polygon-3 Jemima https://www.ravelry.com/projects/bryonybear/jemima Miss Potter Sock Club https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/miss-potter-sock-club Chatter thread is active in Ravelry  https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/3829832/1-25 Mon Ami Hat https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ObiwanKnitter/mon-ami-hat Access all four 2018 Platinum Patterns here www.patreon.com/posts/day-24-all-is-15961801 Gloves for Dan https://www.ravelry.com/projects/bryonybear/basic-glove Blanket Watch our Mitred Square Blanket tutorial series https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-tuesday-4497689 Watch our Basic Blocking tutorial here https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-tuesday-4433963 5. (1hr 27 mins 56 secs) “Countdown to D-Day” - Part 2 Watch the extended Gold Edition of the show here : https://www.patreon.com/posts/21976994 Watch our last Gold New Adventure here : https://www.patreon.com/posts/21375171 Watch Season 1 & Season 2 New Adventures : https://www.patreon.com/posts/knitability-14-21702139 6. (1hr 46 mins 29 secs) “Endy Bits!”   Climb Every Mountain  Patron Knitters join in here https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/3719151/1-25 Any runner or walker can join in here https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/3719202/1-25#25 Join in the Philosophers Cowl KAL here https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-bakery-bears/3823451/1-25 To subscribe to our complete content - Including a subscription to our electronic magazine Knitability, exclusive patterns, over 200 tutorials, a monthly live Patron only show, Cooking the World videos, Knit Along with Kay videos and access to our online community, visit our Patreon Page : http://www.patreon.com/bakerybearspodcast Remember to come and join our Podcast group on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/bakery-bears-podcast All Kay's patterns can be purchased from here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kay-f-jones Thank you so much for watching and see you in two weeks for Episode 111. We will be commencing our Autumn programming with something very exciting indeed….. New viewers looking for our past episodes will find our 2017 shows here : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQba2hg0pp7zuSsq-tKtEZwy8gLdbvXv0 & 2014-2016 shows here : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQba2hg0pp7zVuyqtpxNHbUon4vscZ_gA Follow the presenters on Ravelry - ObiwanKnitter & Bryonybear Or on Instagram - Obiwanknitter & Bryonybears

If you’re enjoying the podcast, please let us know in the comments: we’d love to hear from you! This week we’re discussing swatching, both from a designers perspective and why it would be super useful for hobbyists too. Are you a regular swatcher or do you knit or crochet by the seat of your pants? […]

Welcome to Episode 103 Part 1 of ‘The Bakery Bears'. Join us in this episode for: - “Welcome”   Old fashioned cookers  Birdies  Gardening  Magic Loop Sock knitting Catch up with our current tutorial series here https://www.patreon.com/posts/magic-loop-socks-18958827 - “Whats on YOUR needles” http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/bakery-bears-podcast/2955474/976-1000#994 Kay was knitting :  Goffy's Christmas Blanket See how Kay make's her blankets on page 21 of Knitability Issue 11 https://www.patreon.com/posts/knitability-11-18999512 Watch Kay's ‘Weaving in Ends' tutorial https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-tuesday-4910177 Watch Kay's ‘Blocking' tutorial https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-tuesday-4433963 Kay mentioned this podcast http://www.timjpcollins.com/podcast/ Puerperium Cardigan https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/puerperium-cardigan Kays Cardigan Quest series will run from 7th - 21st August 2018 on our Patreon Page Access the Baby Sophisticate tutorial series on page 22 of Knitability Issue 11 Watch Kay's Swatching for a Garment Special https://www.patreon.com/posts/swatching-for-17778047 Comfort Socks Watch Kay's first in her new series of reviews here https://www.patreon.com/posts/quest-for-new-18938938 Kay was using the Umbrella Toe available in this pattern https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/drippity-drop-socks Dan was knitting :      Mon Ami Hat - Bakery Bears Platinum Pattern due for release in September 2018 Watch Kay's Colour Work tutorial series here https://www.patreon.com/posts/colourwork-part-14557966 Follow Dan's Colour Work journey here https://www.patreon.com/posts/journey-to-of-1-18380920 Watch our ‘Wet Splice' tutorial https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-special-16712072 Hermione's Everyday Socks  Watch the Dan & Lara Project here https://www.patreon.com/posts/8718600 Solja https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ObiwanKnitter/solja Follow Dan's Colour Work journey here https://www.patreon.com/posts/journey-to-of-1-18380920 For all the show download part 2. To subscribe to our complete content - Including a subscription to our electronic magazine Knitability, exclusive patterns, over 190 tutorials, a monthly live Patron only show, Cooking the World videos, Knit Along with Kay videos and access to our online community, visit our Patreon Page : http://www.patreon.com/bakerybearspodcast Remember to come and join our Podcast group on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/bakery-bears-podcast All Kay's patterns can be purchased from here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kay-f-jones Thank you so much for watching and see in two weeks for Episode 104. We'll be following in the footsteps of Henry VIII and we'll be welcoming Robin from Stitching Between Pages Podcast back to the show!   New viewers looking for our past episodes will find our 2017 shows here : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQba2hg0pp7zuSsq-tKtEZwy8gLdbvXv0 & 2014-2016 shows here : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQba2hg0pp7zVuyqtpxNHbUon4vscZ_gA   Follow the presenters on Ravelry - ObiwanKnitter & Bryonybear Or on Instagram - Obiwanknitter & Bryonybears

Thank you for tuning in this week! Welcome to new & returning viewers. Thank you to those who support the show – you keep the lights on here at Wool n’ Spinning each week. This week, I have a giveaway to announce for the month that’s twice a normal giveaway because we missed April’s! To enter, head to the Ravelry group here. I share some swatching that I’ve been working on – they are washed and blocked. I’d love to hear your thoughts about the swatches! Next, I discuss the Escarpment Cowl project we were working on in the Slack channel. Several community members made cowls and I’m thinking really seriously about casting on another one from some yarn left in my stash from another project. I hope you enjoy the show!

In this episode, you and I talk all about affordable budget yarn and the way various big box store yarn swatches hold up when put through their paces

Planning and swatching for linen sweaters, a round-up of Tour de Fleece spinning, and our listener appreciation drawing winners are the main topics of this episode. Kelly's Projects Kelly's Tour de Fleece was successful and she will be entering a skein of Santa Cruz Island yarn in the Monterey County Wool Show. She also made progress on two different weights of California Variegated Mutant yarn and now has a sweater quantity (or close) of each. Her other finished projects for this episode are bears for the Mother Bear Project. She has crocheted 4 bears and knitted 1 bear. Marsha's Projects Marsha has made good progress on her Summer Cardigan and her goal is to finish it by next episode. She continues progress on her Twice Born Shawl and is enjoying the knitting. As part of the Tour de Fleece Marsha tried to spin every day. She didn't finish spinning the Targhee roving but made good progress. Marsha swatched the Done Roving Yarns DK Sweater Pack with #4, #5, #6 needles. Marsha wanted to make the cardigan called Cloud Cover, but thinks the yarn may too springy for the cardigan that needs a yarn that drapes. More planning is necessary! Linen Sweater Swatching The Two Ewes are both swatching for linen sweaters. Marsha is using Fibra Natura Flax yarn in Tarragon. Kelly is using a couple of truly golden skeins of Sincere Sheep Linen lace weight yarn that is no longer available. While swatching, both found that the linen stitches don't make a very nice fabric. Once washed, the stitches relax and are nicely shaped, even at the larger gauge. The fabric also feels much better after being machine washed and dried. The swatches originally had the feel of a kitchen scrubby! Kelly also found shrinkage with her swatch so will expect her sweater to appear too large during the knitting process. These swatches will be an important reminder during the sweater knitting process. Upcoming Events Want to see some wool judging? Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 12. The Monterey County Wool Show judging will be held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds starting at 9 am. If you are attending and want more information, contact us at twoewes@twoewesfiberadventures.com If you see a fleece you want to buy, the wool auction will be held during the fair on September 4, 2017. Subscribers Don't Miss an Episode! Want to get the podcast automatically? Subscribe on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or even YouTube. Episodes are also announced on the 1hundredprojects Instagram feed and in the Two Ewes Ravelry Group.  

In this episode, we're talking all things weaving with special guest, Liz Gipson, known as Yarnworker in the yarn universe! We go beyond knitting and crochet and explore the influence that weaving has had in the yarn crafting world over the past several years. Liz shares her experiences, passion and knowledge as an expert weaver, editor, author and teacher. Liz writes a popular weaving for knitters column for Knitty and regularly contributes to blogs and fiber-related publications.She's the author of A Weaver's Guide to Swatching and has had numerous appearances on PBS, DIY and HGTV networks, where she introduced weaving and spinning to the yarn crafting world. Visit her Patreon Community and help Liz build her online weaving school! "Developing a strong responsible relationship with your readers and asking them to support you takes guts, but it's worth it. Authentic reader relationships pay off in so many unexpected ways and are infinitely satisfying—I firmly believe that community-funded content is the new black." -Liz Gipson   [Tweet "Hey, I'm listening to @Yarnworker talking all things weaving with #yarn on #PowerPurlsPodcast!"] Episode highlights: Liz shares how she launched a series of popular weave-alongs after she lost teaching samples How the weave-alongs spurred Liz into a new direction, launching her Patreon Campaign to create an online weaving school Liz expresses her gratitude that her weaving life allows for so many opportunities for reinvention She started her career as an occupational therapist, but then felt despondent and stumbled upon an opportunity to travel to New Zealand to learn about sheep and fiber production Liz studied wool science for a year in New Zealand which began her love affair with the yarn  How she began career in the early days of craft digital publishing Learn how Liz created a bridge to from weaving to the knitting and crochet world with the introduction of small looms Learn more about Liz: Website: Yarnworker.com Liz's books and products  Facebook: Facebook.com/Yarnworker Instagram: Instagram.com/yarnworker Patreon: www.patreon.com/LizGipson    MOVE THE NEEDLE ON YOUR KNIT BIZ! Click here to sign up for a free 60-minute creative business strategy session with Kara!   Disclosure:  Please note that some of the links in this episode are affiliate links. I will earn a commission if you decide to make a purchase and there is no additional cost for you to do so.  When I make a recommendation, it is because I have personal experience with these products and have used them myself. I only recommend products I believe in and suggest them because I know they will be helpful, not because of the small commission I make if you decide to make a purchase. The commission I earn helps offset the production expenses that I incur to produce Power Purls, and by purchasing products through these links, also helps you to become a supporter of this podcast and for that, I am truly grateful.  

Welcome to the Hudson Valley Knits Podcast! Today I share with you all my knitting projects! WIPS: Yarn Tamer by Louise Zass-Bangham Using Plucky Feet in Snap Out of It! color with Leading Men Fiber Arts in the OMG Squee color way Vestigial Socks by Beata Jezek (Hedgehog Fibers) using Highland Handmade Sugar Maple Sock […]

What's going on: 8th September - 3rd October: Waste Nothing - Finding a Home for the Discarded, an exhibition by the London Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers happening at the crypt at St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square, London. 18-20th September - The Handmade Fair, Hampton Court Palace 26 September - Rachel is teaching Learn to Spin: Drop Spindle, and How to Knit a Sexy Sweater Part 1: Swatching at A Yarn Story in Bath - spaces still available! 26-27th September - Yarndale, Skipton Auction Mart, Yorkshire 26th September - 4th October - Shetland Wool Week 5th - 11th October - UK Wool Week. Also happening in Canada (17th-29th September), France (25 - 27 September), and The Netherlands (12 - 18th October). 5 - 11th October - Spinzilla! A tru 6th October - TwinSpin, a partnership between the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers and the Campaign For Wool. The London TwinSpin will be held at Royal Festival Hall foyer from 6:00 pm. Just look for the folks with the spinning wheels and/or spindles in one of the corners on the main level. 18th October - Come hear Heather Ordover of Craftlit and "What Would Madame DeFarge Knit?" fame talk about "What Knitting Does to Your Brain: the many benefits of knitting (and crocheting) - this time backed by 95% more science!" - tickets will go on sale 1st August. 23rd-26th October - Autumn Gwlana, Beggar's Reach What we're working on: Allison has finished and blocked her Skulls Sweater for her brother. All that's left is steeking and zipper insertion - hooray! In celebration she's cast on the Sproutlette Dress by Tanis Lavallee, in some gorgeous Dragon Wings yarn purchased in Ontario. Rachel is working on the last couple of designs for  The Fibre Co, in chunky Tundra (60% llama/30% merino/10% silk). She's also cast on the Jewels pullover by Amy King to try and get ride of some Rowan boucle yarn that appeared mysteriously in her stash. Still going on the Aranami Shawl by OlgaJazzy (Rav link). And getting psyched up for the first Porpoise Fur fibre club that is starting in October - check out the details here.  That's a Wrap: Well. The 3rd Annual Great London Yarn Crawl and the Yarn in the City Pop-Up Marketplace have been and gone, and were a huge success on the day. Thank you all so much for coming along an participating! In particular, we thank: Our fantastic volunteers at both events!!!! The shops, for participating and wholeheartedly getting in to the spirit of the day. Our Sponsors The Indie Designers, Kate Atherley and Brenda Dayne The Vendors at the Marketplace All the Yarn Crawlers, who helped us raise £1302 for our charity partner, Refuge. Our husbands and kids for putting up with us through all this madness. We've managed to catch our breath and start looking ahead to next year's plans, and will update you soon with more details. Thanks for joining us, and for all your support this year! You can find us on Ravelry, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, or go leave a review for us on iTunes or listen to us on Stitcher Radio. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts and feedback with us, and please come say hi at any of the events we're attending if you get a chance! Everyone is also more then welcome to come join our Wednesday night knit group from 7-9 pm (or longer) upstairs at The Goat on the Rise, Clapham SW11 1EQ.  Music credits (all available on NoiseTrade)Morning Light - The Dirty Guv'nahsLoneliness & Alcohol - Jars of ClayHands & Hearts - Katrina Stone  

You’re listening to WWRVN, Radio Ravenclaw.   Good Morning, Ravenclaw - you’ve tuned in to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! It looks like a beautifully sunny (or perhaps rainy) day out there, we suggest that it’s an excellent time to hang up some fresh laundry to dry (or get that softening effect of rainwater). What? the weather’s not until tomorrow! It is, in fact, Thursday, so time for your Horoscope! Octopodes (10+): That was really surprising, that thing you did! some of you are ahead on points and some of you lost them, depending on the thing, but you should know that your Surprise Factor just about doubled. This is an excellent way to approach the weekend, as your people have no idea what to expect from you and will be eager to give you permission to do things lest you do Other Things on your own. Ask - they will say yes! Also, i before e. Neon Tetras (20+): That thing that was making you anxious? There’s a right time to worry. In fact, the right time to worry is today from 17:45 to 18:00 local time. Worry as hard as you can. Burn serious calories with the amount of worry. At the stroke of 18:00, let it go. Any worry, concern, or anxiety after that point will have exactly zero effect. Lions (25+): Do your grocery shopping today (don’t forget safety pins) because Friday afternoon there will be an awesome opportunity offered and you want to be in a position to say “Yes!” You might even run a load of laundry tonight. Fancy Goldfish (30+): Sorting is Open! You have been going back and forth. Sign the form, buy the pattern, blow us out of the water. This is your term to Succeed Spectacularly! Narwhals (40+): Your weekend will be less simple, I’m afraid. There is an injustice in need of your tusk. Get a cozy Thursday and Friday evening to build up your spoons, kick butt on Saturday, then you’ll have all of Saturday evening and Sunday to recover and realize that you did a fabulous job and lots of people are going to be happier because you were so brave! Capybaras (50+): Good News: The chocolate stash that you forgot about is in the freezer. Less Good News: You’re gonna have to defrost the freezer. Worth it. Cougars (55+): You have worked very hard this week; you thought no one noticed, but the stars did. You have completely earned an at-home spa day. Salt scrub for your feet, lavender bubble bath, candles, favorite music, clean sheets, new brain-candy novel. Yes. Do it. Peacocks (60+): Public event Friday? You’re going to rock it! The stars suggest keeping your wand handy because there could be opportunities. You know what I mean. Dragons (80+): Do you need a driver this weekend, ma’am? The opening of your new wing will be lovely. The Fresh Pot of Coffee is sponsored on Thursdays by The DecRomancer, a new shop on Diagon Alley specializing in custom fortune-telling and tarot cards, delicious divinatory tea blends, and genuine Viking runestones. All your high-end Divinatory needs in one shop. Personal crystal ball attunements will be handled on Tuesdays by appointment. They’re located next to Flourish and Blott’s, and don’t bother knocking. Now on to your Thursday music, one of our most out-and-proud witches and the Muggles still don’t realize… She’s Bette Midler, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network. We have a special message from PICOT (Person In Charge of Testing), Spike:   Dropping a note here in your planning thread about some upcoming changes for next term and the term after. These are not just minor tweaks, please take note. First, as of now, we will no longer be accepting OWLs that are proposed based on just time spent crafting. You will no longer be able to propose a specific amount of time with an undetermined amount of crafting resulting from that time. We now will need an estimate of how much will be crafted by pattern, weight, or by yardage. If you require assistance with writing your proposal to fit these guidelines, please see your House’s Advanced Studies thread. Spring 2015 term is the last term that the Care of Magical Creatures: Option 4 (commonly referred to as the Bowtruckle option) will be available. It is still and always has been possible to learn a new craft with any of the other OWL subjects and options (a note that it is a new to you craft is something to put in the Considerations portion of your proposal). Thank you, Spike. Good Morning, Common Room, you’re listening to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! It’s the Friday Fondoo Review! First and Foremost, here’s our Fondoo recipe of the week - complete with SCIENCE! It turns out that the white wine is chemically necessary, but it can be the cheapest stuff ever. Also, our kitchen wizard makes excellent observations about Gruyere and Emmentaler cheezes. If your household has fondoo tonight, remember We Want Pictures here in the Common Room. Because Radio. Also, we suggest “Apples to Apples” as your board game winner for tonight. Our Quidditch team is hosting a Broom Basics workshop this weekend. Captain SarahTheEntwife will staff the Broom Maintenance station, BrooklynMomDoc will teach us all on-the-pitch First Aid, FangAili and Gipcsoul are reviewing flying basics, and MrsWingnut has a quiet little activity on how to fold your own origami Snitch! And now, the weather. Ocean-going fans are going to be treated to lightning strikes a couple of times per minute for the next several days. Flooding in Atlantis - no one is likely to notice. Snow melt in Canada will, as ever, lead to those beautiful vernal pools. Let’s protect the delicate ecosystems which depend on these ephemeral sources of water by observing them without bright lights, sounds, or other interference. Perceptum incognitum spells only, please. Remember if the clouds are out not to hang up your laundry outdoors, the Muggles will expect it to get wetter, not dryer, and then the Secrecy Statue could be in danger. Weather wizard Inger Ingersson has published a fascinating new paper explaining how the effects of La Niña can be explained by the weak nuclear force. When asked “What exactly is the weak nuclear force?” Ingersson replied, ”Mumblety mumblety radioactive decay mumblety.” You heard it here first. The Weather Report is brought to us weekly by Wimbledon’s WeatherWorks, guaranteeing excellent weather for your venue since 1877. And now the music. Did someone call for earworms? I believe someone called for earworms, and who am I to deny our fans? He’s Burl Ives, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network. Public service announcement: there are some chapeaux that even a Hat Specialist like Martin Freeman cannot wear.  Sorry, Martin. Not this time. Thank you for your attention. This has been your daily Break Month Levity with Martin Freeman, I’m Cyprienne. appearance on The Hobbit panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2012   Good Morning, Common Room, you’re listening to The Fresh Pot of Coffee It’s Monday, so it’s time to Prep With Foxy! Time to consider Advanced Studies If you’re a NEWT student, we know you’re already well on your way to Glorious Victory! The rest of us, it’s time to choose the project which will define our term. Remember: one adult sweater in worsted or smaller weight is a worthy OWL. While we love to be spectacular, we work smarter, not harder. The Advanced Studies Advisory Thread is full of people to check your ideas with. They’ll talk you down from the edge, help you polish your proposal, and test your photo-posting skills. Let’s say that I want to make a sweater for myself and a matching sweater for my 8 year old niece and a matching sweater for her doll. I could do that in an OWL for 200 points. Or I could do the sweater for 200 points as an OWL, the child sweater as an Order of the Phoenix Mission for 100 points, and the doll sweater for a class earning 15 points plus yardage bonus. Which path is smarter? Check in the thread, because every case is different - the OWL examiners will see if you have a non-standard speed with your crafting. Also remember: the Order of the Phoenix is an excellent place for a beginning crafter to challenge themselves: teens and pre-teens, you can propose something there which might take an experienced knitter less than six weeks. Make it clear that you’re just starting out and this will be a skill-building Mission as well as project-producing one. Corollary: the Order chiefs do get a bit fussy1 when experienced crafters see a 12 year old getting permission to do 16 washcloths and want to propose the same thing. Guideline: see how long it took me personally to complete a project like yours, because my own crafting time is my instinctually-available measurement. Swatch Now! While acknowledging that swatches lie, Swatching saves lives. Draft your Proposal Now Check into the Advanced Studies thread now! The Fresh Pot of Coffee is sponsored on Mondays by Mrs. Madrigal’s Magical Knitting Emporium. They make many great tools for the crafty Witch or Wizard, including their famous Patented No-Snag, Self-Knitting Needles Now with Advanced Auto-Tinking Technology! Thank you for your continued support and good luck out there. Now back to the music. Screaming is called for. She’s Annie Lennox, I’m GazeboGal, and you’re listening to Radio Ravenclaw on the Wizarding Wireless Network.     I can say that, I’m one of them.   We have a message from Mama Eagle OmeletsMom: Calling all Ravenclaws! I know you love your House and all of its quirky traditions. Wouldn’t it be nice to share that love with a newly hatched Ravenclaw Eaglet? Why not volunteer to be a Big Eagle? We are looking for mentors for all lineages (see the current lineage chart here if you are not sure which is yours), especially those that have not been represented recently. Students from all years are welcome -- our Little Eagles can benefit from someone who has recently been a First Year as well as someone who has long experience in the ways of Ravenclaw and the House Cup. Please PM me, OmeletsMom, if you are interested in mentoring one of our newest Ravenclaws or if you have questions. Thank you, OmeletsMom.   Good morning! You’ve tuned in to The Fresh Pot of Coffee! Sorting is Open until Saturday! Information has leaked to our star reporter AnnieCC that the famous Thaumaturgical researcher Cascadienne will soon make an important announcement. The rumour goes that Casca has a successful prototype of her Poncho of Bee Summoning. Annie will remain poised on the doorstep of the lab for the press release. We here at the radio station are putting a few inches on a group-created project. It’s a Hug Shawl for one of the darling dragon-ladies of the church and we younger gals are putting on an inch and passing it on each Sunday. Question for our viewers: When you participate in a collaborative project, how do you account it in your project pages? Ignore it? Count it? Count it as done when your portion is finished? Make a page for it but keep it hibernating until it’s done? Write to us here at the station, we want to know! 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Episode #7: Should be Swatching     Natalie and Lish welcome back listeners as well as talk about where they have been.   (1:28) Natalie shares some exciting news about a new local yarn shop in St. Pete,  Stash a place for Yarn. She also shares some of the yarns the shop will carry.   Master Status:(4:47) Natalie and Lish have confess they have not completed swatch #7 and #8. They also reviewed Cast On Magazine published from The Knitting Guild Association.   Master Plan:(17:10) Natalie and Lish are going to work on the decrease swatches 7 and 8 and block swatches 1-6.   In our hands:(17:45) Alicia is keeping things simple while she tries to find her knitting mojo. She is working on a Basic Hat by Jennifer Jackson with Knit Picks Shine Worsted in an Ice Blue colorway. Natalie is working on Toddler Tube socks using Lorna Laces Sport in the Cubs colorway. She continues to work on Kenny’s stocking using Cascade 220 Sport in yellow and blue usingA NEW Family Portrait - A Collection of Three Christmas Stockingsby Dorene Delaney Giordano.   Dropped stitches:(22:05) Natalie realized after knitting 6 inches and 3/4ths that she was supposed to start increasing at 6 inches.  She decided she just didn’t care enough to rip back and let his be longer.   Master Pieces:(23:42) Alicia finished up a purple basic hat using Vanna’s Choice acrylic yarn. Natalie finished up a  Sockhead Hatby Kelly McClure in The Unique Sheep Verve base in the Inspecta gradiance colorway. Natalie’s family make great knitwear models! Future Stitches:(27:49) Natalie plans to knit  Pomme de Pin Cardigan by Amy Christoffers for SPAKAL. She shares her friend, NaturallyKnitty’s Pomme de Pin Cardigan and Effortless Cardigan. She bound off where she was for her Moonfleetby Janine Le Cras. She plans to knit Haruni shawl by Emily Ross for my Summer of Lace and Beads with the remaining yarn.  The yarn is the Barknknit gradiance colorway in Eos base from The Unique Sheep. Alicia plans on knitting a shawl using Bohemia Fibers Sock Yarn in the “I got the right to sing the blues colorway.” A yarn inspired by Eric Northman from True Blood.     Simply Selfie: (29:35) Alicia has survived the end of the year, her students’ graduation and went shopping for a mother of the bride dress. Her mom knows to break for yarn shops. Summer is here and she has been going to her nephew’s tball games. Natalie had her birthday but has been sick. She discussed her adventures with her mother in law, cousins, brother, and dad visiting. She celebrated her dad’s 80th birthday. Lish and Natalie discussed how they spent their Father’s Day.   Happy Tails: (48:13) The Story of How Hugo became a Humphrey.   To submit your own story, please go towww.masteringtheknits.com and fill out a form.  We will read your animals rescue story on future podcasts.   Comfort Zone:(53:04) Alicia is loving all of her surprises from Natalie including the wedding shawl and gifties. She has been having tea parties with her friends. It is the last last week of work and she is excited for the endless possibilities of summer. Natalie explains the #100happydays. Natalie started blogging again! Thank you for joining us for episode 7 of Mastering the Knits. You can find shownotes at masteringtheknits.com or on our ravelry group Mastering the Knits Podcast.   You can email us at masteringtheknits@gmail.com. Alicia is knottyknitter17 on Ravelry, Twitter, Instagram,  Natalie can be found on twitter, Instagram, plurk, everlapse, and ravelry as barknknit.

In this second version of episode 38, I talk about dating your WIPs, swatching, Friday the 13th (the calendar date not the movies), and updating y’all on the “zebra” saga.  I mention Knitter’s Brewing and Etsy concerning finding ‘real’ zebra yarn.  I talk about finishing one WIP only to find another one.  It’s good times […]

 Even snowmen knit socks!(Snowman is posing with my mystery sock.)On the needles:Lots of socks.Swatching for the Not-Your-Standard-Issue Sweatshirt from the Yarn Girls' Guide To Simple Knits. To dart or not to dart? In Divé Autunno.More spinning than knitting. "Blackberry Swirl" from Fiber Fiend in Superwash Corriedale.We placed a co-op order from Crown Mountain Farms. We love Klaus! (We also love his superwash merino roving!) He's also dyeing yarns now. When Knitting Attacks:Gigi realizes that there is not enough yardage in the Artyarns Supermerino worsted to knit them on itty bitty needles.Jasmin is still Sock Blocked. Mother knows best:Swatch for your socks. Really. Graft "Hand wash only" socks with red yarn. This is a visual cue to not just throw them in the wash. Also, differentiated labels (red font vs black font) are also quite effective. We love your feedback! We'll respond to every comment and e-mail - please remember to include your e-mail address (in the given spot) with your comments! Let us know if there's a topic you'd like to have covered. World Wide Knit in Public Day! Saturday, June 14th. We'll be at Santana Row around 1 or 2 PM, knitting until (at least) 4 or 5 PM. Join us! (You may want to bring a chair.) Plan ahead. Start your winter holiday knitting now! We know it's hot, but really, you'll thank us later.The First Knitmore Girls Knit-a-Long!The "Desirée Baby Sweater Knit-a-Long". Knit the baby sweater of your choice. Start soon! (We're putting together a Ravelry group, I promise.)