Episode 142 - Held Together With Baling Wire & Bubble Gum

In Episode 142, Greg and Pam discuss pickles, poetry, and power tools.

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Yarn in the News

Saturday, April 30, 2022 is Local Yarn Store Day!

Greg’s Projects Greg is working on socks for his mom. He is using yarn from Twist Fiber Studio. It will incorporate the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Patty-Joy White and The Discretion Cuff by Gene Beenken-Draper. Greg is working on several design projects and asked for feedback about potentially designing a shawl in public, taking suggestions from listeners as we go. Greg picked up another embroidery kit from M Creative J. This one is the DIY Desert Landscape Pin Embroidery Kit. We also mentioned Knitted Bliss. Pam’s Projects Pam worked on a pair of socks for Scott using Paton’s Kroy. She is loosely following the Vanilla Latte pattern by Virginia Rose-Jeanes with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Patty-Joy White. Pam used a Turkish cast on. Pam worked on her Cosy Stripe Blanket by Attic24. She is using Stylecraft Special DK. Pam worked on the Reyna Shawl by Noora Backlund. She is using yarn from PassionKNITS Yarn. Pam is trying to make a cowl. She has finally found a pattern that is perfect but it is a test knit and she can’t share any more details. Book Club In episode 143 we will continue Section 3 of The Knitter’s Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn by Clara Parkes. We will discuss Cable plied and Textured yarns. We try to host book club so you don’t need the book to enjoy the discussions but this book is such a wealth of knowledge we highly recommend it! We are nearing the end of the our current book club and are looking for suggestions for the next book! We try to choose a reference type of book that will have broad appeal to many knitters, can be broken into segments and is readily available. If you have any suggestions, please email us! info@unravelingpodcast.com. Miscellaneous Designer PAKnitWit Sarah Jordan shared her newest geometry Sock pattern, SOHCAHTOA Pam mentioned the book The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi. Pam mentioned getting her new Tom Bihn Bag, The Swift. Pam mentioned the music festival MerleFest. Greg just bought an electric lawnmower. Greg loves the new pickle fries and dillicious Big Dill Cheeseburger from Sonic Drive-In. Greg and his family went to see the touring Hamilton. We mentioned the Imagined Landscapes podcast because Greg was super excited about Katie’s post about eating popcorn with chopsticks. Affiliate Link Disclousure

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