Episode 98 - The Older You Get The Faster It Goes

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.

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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

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