Yarncast Episode 239: Craft in Public
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:
- Lang Super Soxx ($17.99)
- 75% Wool, 25% Nylon
- Gauge: 7.5 stitches per 1” on US 3 (3.25mm) needles
- Weight/ Yardage: 100g/ 459 yards
- Care: Machine wash, lay flat to dry
- Check it all out at Must Love Yarn
What We Are Wearing:
- Seltzer by Sharon Hartley (Angela)
- Mira Sweater by Elizabeth Smith (Jen)
FO’S:
- Ponytail Poof Hat - Blue Edition by Startles Starfish (Angela)
- Not a Thing! (Jen)
WIPs :
- Three Season Cardigan by Wool & Pine (Angela)
- I’m a Little TeaPot by Rosemary Warner (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)
- Hill Country Hat by Clara Parkes (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)
Patterns:
- Larch Peds by Laura Nelkin
- Children’s Poncho by Knitting Pure & Simple AND Coastal Cotton Coral Reef
Upcoming Events and Exciting Things:
- NEW CLASSES FOR Spring 2024 are posted
- WorldWide Knit In Public Day (WWKIPD) - June 8, 2024
- Great Northern Yarn Haul - July 5, 2024-August 4, 2024
Other Things We Mention:
- Embroidery Kits (started kit for Kids)
- 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.
- 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! 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