Yarncast Episode 236: Lost Yarn, Found
Where to find us:
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Gage/Swatch/Stitch
What’s New:
- Knit Group is back IN-PERSON!
- Wednesdays from 5pm-7pm (virtual group still being hosted) - NEW Zoom Codes!
- Sunday from 1pm-3pm (virtual group still being hosted) - NEW Zoom Codes!
- YARNCAST PICK:
- Queensland Rainbow Cake ($29.99 per skein)
- 875y/200g 100% Organic Cotton
- 6 sts = 1" on US 3-5 needles
- Machine wash, dry flat
- Check it all out at Must Love Yarn
What We Are Wearing:
- Fluxion by Claudia Eisenkolb (Angela)
- Snowmelt Capelet by Jennifer Arbuckle (Jen)
FO’S:
- Bristlecone Hat by Amber Platzer Corcoran (Angela)
- Get Up AND Go Messy Bun Ponytail Hat by Lee Bernstein (Angela)
- Temperature Blanket - February and March squares (Jen)
- Thrummed Mittens by (Jen) - pattern options below….
- Betty Egg-White Emotional Support Chicken by Knitting Tree LA (Jen)
- Solstice Mitts (eclipse-along) by Kimberly Dettke (Jen)
WIPs :
- Birkin by Caitlin Hunter (Angela)
- Hockey Sock (Angela)
- Emo Chicken by Annette Corsino (Angela)
- Lozenge Cowl by Raging Wool (Angela)
- Temperature Blanket by Charlotte Marjoribanks(Jen) - Project Page
- Halibut by Caitlin Hunter (Jen)- Project Page
- Thrummed Mittens (class project) by Debi Wilbur (Jen)
- Twenty-Four Birds MKAL by Helen Stewart (Jen)
- Garden Gate Sweater (it’s back!) by Jennifer Steingass (Jen)
Simmering:
- Polar Arc (Top Down) by Jeny Staiman (Angela)
- Heart to Heart Beanie - Red Edition (Angela)
- Autumn Wheat Bauble by Briana K Designs (Angela) - it knows what it did
- Tassels in the Sky by Vincent Villapando (Jen)
- Hor no 16 by Lone Kjeldsen (Jen)- in total timeout and going to be frogged
- Jonquil by Alison Green (Angela)
- Evenfall by Andrea Mowry (Jen)
- Pinions by Sharon From Security/Casapinka (Jen)
- Jen’s Second Summer Fields Tank by Kristen Kapur (Jen)
- Opus pattern by Maxim Cyr (Jen)
- Painting Honeycombs Jacket (Jen)
Casting On:
- Maybe some Eclipse (Solstice) Mitts (Angela)
- Fox Grape by Amy Christoffers (Angela)
Patterns:
- Dahlia Bouquet by Purlwise Designs (Arianna)
- Thrummed Mitten Patterns:
- Easy Mittens with Thrums by Debi Wilbur
- Thrummed Mittens by Tanis Lavallee
- Thrummed Mittens by Kerry Ross
Upcoming Events and Exciting Things:
- NEW CLASSES FOR Spring 2024 are posted
- LYS Day - April 27, 2024
Other Things We Mention:
- Emotional Support Chicken Kits
- Sign-up for the Must Love Yarn Newsletter - Scroll to Bottom of the Page
KAL/CALs:
- What Kind of KAL/CAL do you want to see? Comment or let us know.
- PRIZE DRAWN -Polar Arc Along
- Starts December 1, 2023
- Ends February 29, 2024 (or longer because why not)
- Come work this heel-less sock designed to accentuate the characteristics if self-striping yarn
- NEW - Caitlin Hunteralong
- Starts December 31, 2023 (New Year’s EVE CO Party)
- Zoom CO Party on 12/31/23 from 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
- Ends April 8, 2024
- Join Angela and Jen as they embark on a sweater journey - most likely Birkin (Angela) and Halibut (Jen)
- Any Caitlin Hunter Pattern will work
- NEW - Temperature Blanket Craftalong
- Starts January 1, 2024
- Ends January 7, 2025
- Join Jen (and maybe Angela) as she starts her epic year-long odyssey
- NEW - Winter Thaw Top Along - Chatter Thread and FO Thread
- Starts - February 16, 2024
- Ends - My 31, 2024
- A Couple Rules…
- Can be knit or crochet
- Yarn must have some cotton content
- FO must be a top of some sort - tank, tee, cardigan, pullover, festival top, etc.
- WIPS allowed
- NEW Full Eclipse Along - Chatter & FO Thread and More information on the eclipse
- Starts NOW
- Ends - April 8, 2024 (or when Angela closes the thread after that!)
- Couple Rules:
- Project must use a moon and/or sun motif. Does not need to be colorwork, but there must be a moon or sun somewhere in the project.
- Knit or crochet or weaving or stitching or whatever craft you desire.
- WIPs allowed - if you have one.
- BE CREATIVE!
- HAVE FUN!
- We created a bundle for inspiration
- We’ll pull prize(s) from the only thread (Chatter and FO) thread, so chatter away, post your FO’s, and don’t look directly at the sun
- NEW! Gnomealong. - Chatter Thread and FO Thread
- Have you heard about the collaboration between Woolens & Nosh and Imagined Landscapes?
- This has inspired us to host a Gnomealong! You don’t have to use the new gnome pattern (Gnome News is Good News) as any of Imagined Landscapes Gnome Patterns will qualify
- Starts: April 15, 2024 (yes, I know new pattern doesn’t release until 4/18/24)
- Ends: June 15, 2024
- A couple of rules:
- Must use an Imagined Landscapes Gnome Pattern
- WIPS allowed
- Have a gnome time
- Be a member of the Ravelry Group