Yarncast Episode 243: Happy August
Where to find us:
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:
- Noro Akari Solo ($45.00 per skein)
- 528 yds/200g
- 26% Silk, 21% Cotton, 15% Viscose, 14% Mohair, 12% Wool, 12% Polyamide
- 4-5 sts = 1" on US 7-9 needles
- Hand Wash, Dry Flat
- Code Good from 8/2/24-8/31/24 - Code given on the Yarncast
- Check it all out at Must Love Yarn
What We Are Wearing:
FO’S:
- Larch Peds by Laura Nelkin (Angela)
- Eleanor Crochet Top by Ursula McGrath (Angela)
- Gnome News is Good News by Imagined Landscape (Angela) - FO Picture posted in the episode
- Shell Decoupage with Napkins (Jen)
- June Temperature Blanket Square (Jen)
WIPs :
- Rose City Rollers - Summer Edition by Mara Catherine Bryner (Angela)
- Oh, Baby! Cardi by Roberta Rich (Angela)
- Temperature Blanket by Charlotte Marjoribanks(Jen) - Project Page
- Rainbow Connection by Stella by Sandi Prosser (Jen)
- Ranunculus by Midori Hirose (Jen)
- Gnome News is Good News by Imagined Landscape (Jen)
Simmering:
- Three Season Cardigan by Wool & Pine (Angela) - TOO HOT to work on this
- I’m a Little TeaPot by Rosemary Warner (Angela)
- 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
- Halibut by Caitlin Hunter (Jen)- Project Page
- Twenty-Four Birds MKAL by Helen Stewart (Jen)
- 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:
- The Birdwatcher by Casapinka (Angela) - possible travel project
Patterns:
- Sea Glass Cardigan by Wool & Pine
Upcoming Events and Exciting Things:
- Great Northern Yarn Haul - July 5, 2024-August 4, 2024
Other Things We Mention:
- There was a lot of talk about the weather…..
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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 as she starts her epic year-long odyssey
- Larch PedAlong - Chatter Thread and FO Thread
- Starts: June 15, 2024
- Ends: August 31, 2024
- Knit some summer shorty socks using the Larch Ped Pattern by Laura Nelkin
- NEW! Summer Travel Along
- Starts: June 22, 2024 (Beginning of Summer)
- Ends: September 22, 2024 (End of Summer0
- Rules
- Any “travel” projects - we use a very expansive definition for travel.
- Post your WIPS in the Chatter Thread (will pull prize(s) from there)
- Post any FOs in the FO Thread
- NEW! Sea Glass ALONG - Chatter Thread and FO Thread
- Use of any of the Wool & Pine Sea Glass patterns
- Sea Glass Cardigan
- Sea Glass Hat
- Sea Glass Sweater
- Sea Glass Tee
- Sea Glass Mini
- Sea Glass Cowl
- Crochet Sea Glass Tee
- WIPS allowed
- Starts: August 1, 2024
- Ends November 30, 2024
- Have fun!
