Yarncast Episode 238: Forever WIP
Where to find us:
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Gage/Swatch/Stitch
Topics:
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:
- Ella Rae Marmel Duo ($18.99 per skein)
- 283y/100g 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic
- 5.25-6 Sts = 1" on US 5-7 Needles
- Machine wash gentle, dry flat
- Juniper Moon Farm Zooey ($19.99 per skein)
- 284y/100g 60% Cotton 40% Linen
- 5-6 Sts = 1" on US 3-5 Needles
- Machine wash cold, dry flat
- Code Good from 5/10/24-5/24/24 - Code given on the Yarncast
- Check it all out at Must Love Yarn
What We Are Wearing:
- In Stillness Drop by Alicia Plummer (Angela)
- Garden Gate Sweater (it’s back!) by Jennifer Steingass (Jen)
FO’S:
- Hockey Sock (Angela)
- Emo Chicken by Annette Corsino (Angela)
- Cabriole by Lisa Chemery (Angela)
- Heart to Heart Beanie - Red Edition (Angela)
- April Square for Temperature Blanket by Charlotte Marjoribanks(Jen) - Project Page -
- Garden Gate Sweater (it’s back!) by Jennifer Steingass (Jen)
WIPs :
- Ponytail Poof Hat - Blue Edition by Startles Starfish (Angela)
- Baseball Socks (Angela)
- Gnome News is Good News by Imagined Landscape (Angela)
- Temperature Blanket by Charlotte Marjoribanks(Jen) - Project Page
- Halibut by Caitlin Hunter (Jen)- Project Page
- Twenty-Four Birds MKAL by Helen Stewart (Jen)
Simmering:
- Lozenge Cowl by Raging Wool (Angela)
- Polar Arc (Top Down) by Jeny Staiman (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:
- THREE SEASONS CARDIGAN by Wool & Pine (Angela) - No really, I am
Patterns:
- Curvette Shawl by Stephen West
Upcoming Events and Exciting Things:
- NEW CLASSES FOR Spring 2024 are posted
- WorldWide Knit In Public Day (WWKIPD) - June 8, 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.
- Temperature Blanket Craftalong
- Starts January 1, 2024
- Ends January 7, 2025
- Join Jen (and maybe Angela) as she starts her epic year-long odyssey
- 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! 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
- NEW! Craft In Public Along - Ravelry Thread
- Starts: NOW
- Ends: June 15, 2024
- Rules:
- Post a picture to Ravelry Thread or Instagram showing you crafting in Public (can post multiple times, just make it different projects and/or different locations
- Post must include 1) What your project is and 2) Where you are
- Make entertaining (see additional prize category below)
- Instagram Posts
- Must tag @mustloveyarn AND
- Use #mlycraftinpublic2024
- Extra Entry for posts on WWKIPD (June 8, 2024)
- You do not have to post a FO, just any WIP
- Angela will probably give a prize for the funniest post
