News &amp; Announcements   Allison is now a British citizen! And she has a new job! She is now the Events Coordinator – Craft for Farnham Maltings, the home of Unravel.   She’s also putting on Make Joy, a one day celebration of yarn and friendship, happening at Baden Powell House in central London near the Natural History Museum on Sunday, 3 November. Tickets are now on sale! Rachel also has a new job! But thankfully she’s working from home so she can knit on client calls without anyone looking at her strangely. Win, win. What we’re working on   Allison has been doing a little bit of Porpoise Fur spinning on her new wheel. She’s also working on a super secret uber chunky project to be revealed later in the year, and is knitting some Mercury socks by Kim Drotar (a free pattern on Rav) from the Urth yarn she got from Rachel for her birthday.  Rachel – finished one Ripple Bralette by Jessie Mae Martinson for eldest daughter in Dusty Dimples sock yarn in Pretty Poisons, and started another for youngest daughter in Qing Fibre BFL fingering. As a new crochet project, she started the Fern shawl by Jan Power (another free pattern on Ravelry - thank you!) But most importantly, she finally got into her Electric Eel Wheel Nano and has spun up the singles of three bumps of fibre she bought from John Arbon that is destined to be an Odyssey Shawl by Joji Locatelli.  Great London Yarn Crawl 2019 – recap and door prizes!  The year’s new format for the GLYC seems to have been a fantastic success! Thank you for all you feedback, and as always we’d love to hear your thoughts - use the contact us link at the bottom of the page to give us your feedback, good and bad. And now for the door prizes: Loop’s door prize of 4 skeins of BC Garn in blues and a tote bag were won by Dorothea Tilroe. Tribe sent a tote bag stuff with a giant needle and swatch gauge, a skein of Urth yarn Monochrome, a skein of Bear in Sheeps Clothing fingering, and a Tribe enamel pin. These are finding a good home with Anne Cunningham.  Mahliqa: the first prize Swarovski crystal earrings with pompoms and bag goes to Sophie McKane, with a second prize of a necklace and set of stitch markers in the EYF special colourways (collaboration with Countess Ablaze) and Mahliqa bag are headed to Nicole Stanley.  A copy of the wonderful This Golden Fleece by Esther Rutter will be enlightening Rhona Johnstone.   Grand prize for those who visited all 13 shops!  Goodies form Loop, Mahliqa and SweetGeorgia Yarns – a skein of Shalimar (70% sw merino/20% kid mohair/10% silk) and Loop tote bag, SGY Tough Love Sock in Smitten, and set of Swarovski stitch markers and bag from Maliqa go to Sue Smith.  We’ve also crunched our numbers and are proud to say that this year’s GLYC raised almost £900 for Refuge - thank you all so much!!!! *** Wrap up  Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise 

News &amp; Announcements   Allison is now a British citizen! And she has a new job! She is now the Events Coordinator – Craft for <a href="https://farnhammaltings.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Farnham Maltings</a>, the home of <a href="http://craft.farnhammaltings.com/portfolio/unravel-festival-knitting/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Unravel</a>.   She’s also putting on <a href="http://champagneandqiviut.com/c-and-q-blog/2019/9/16/lets-make-some-joy" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Make Joy</a>, a one day celebration of yarn and friendship, happening at Baden Powell House in central London near the Natural History Museum on Sunday, 3 November. Tickets are now on <a href="http://champagneandqiviut.com/events" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">sale</a>! Rachel also has a new job! But thankfully she’s working from home so she can knit on client calls without anyone looking at her strangely. Win, win. What we’re working on   Allison has been doing a little bit of Porpoise Fur spinning on her new wheel. She’s also working on a super secret uber chunky project to be revealed later in the year, and is knitting some <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mercury-socks" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mercury socks</a> by Kim Drotar (a free pattern on Rav) from the Urth yarn she got from Rachel for her birthday.  Rachel – finished one <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-bralette" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ripple Bralette</a> by Jessie Mae Martinson for eldest daughter in <a href="https://www.dustydimples.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dusty Dimples</a> sock yarn in Pretty Poisons, and started another for youngest daughter in <a href="https://www.qingfibre.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Qing Fibre</a> BFL fingering. As a new crochet project, she started the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fern-25" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fern shawl</a> by Jan Power (another free pattern on Ravelry - thank you!) But most importantly, she finally got into her Electric Eel Wheel Nano and has spun up the singles of three bumps of fibre she bought from <a href="https://www.jarbon.com/index.php?cPath=182_171&amp;main_page=index&amp;zenid=4u00kloc31s34eqbtb7gn3ect2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">John Arbon</a> that is destined to be an <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/odyssey-shawl" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Odyssey Shawl</a> by Joji Locatelli.  Great London Yarn Crawl 2019 – recap and door prizes!  The year’s new format for the GLYC seems to have been a fantastic success! Thank you for all you feedback, and as always we’d love to hear your thoughts - use the contact us link at the bottom of the page to give us your feedback, good and bad. And now for the door prizes: Loop’s door prize of 4 skeins of BC Garn in blues and a tote bag were won by Dorothea Tilroe. Tribe sent a tote bag stuff with a giant needle and swatch gauge, a skein of Urth yarn Monochrome, a skein of Bear in Sheeps Clothing fingering, and a Tribe enamel pin. These are finding a good home with Anne Cunningham.  Mahliqa: the first prize Swarovski crystal earrings with pompoms and bag goes to Sophie McKane, with a second prize of a necklace and set of stitch markers in the EYF special colourways (collaboration with Countess Ablaze) and Mahliqa bag are headed to Nicole Stanley.  A copy of the wonderful This Golden Fleece by Esther Rutter will be enlightening Rhona Johnstone.   Grand prize for those who visited all 13 shops!  Goodies form Loop, Mahliqa and SweetGeorgia Yarns – a skein of Shalimar (70% sw merino/20% kid mohair/10% silk) and Loop tote bag, SGY Tough Love Sock in Smitten, and set of Swarovski stitch markers and bag from Maliqa go to Sue Smith.  We’ve also crunched our numbers and are proud to say that this year’s GLYC raised almost £900 for Refuge - thank you all so much!!!! *** Wrap up  Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 92: GLYC 2019 Done and Dusted

It’s been a loooong time since we’ve recorded, and there’s lots and lots to talk about. In this episode, we’ll update you on plans for this year’s Great London Yarn Crawl, the changes in our circumstances, and what’s ahead for Yarn in the City.  News &amp; Announcements  Over the almost six months since we last spoke to you there have been a lot of changes behind the scenes here at YITC HQ, which mean our focus as an organization is going to be changing pretty dramatically.  We talk about Rachel’s move back to the States and Allison’s work changes, and what that means for YITC as an organisation. Great London Yarn Crawl 2019 There will still be a Great London Yarn Crawl this year, but the structure and format are going to be dramatically different from previous editions.  Who: All of you! What: The 2019 edition of the Great London Yarn Crawl Where: All over Greater London When: 1-8th September 2019 How: Buy your GLYC Passport on 1 July, make plans with your friends or former teammates, and hit the streets the first week of September for some amazing yarn-y goodness! Then send us your passport to be entered to win door prizes. Passports will cost £10, and will be mailed to the person making the purchase, so if you’re buying for friends you’ll need to pass them out once received! As usual, all net proceeds will go to our charity partner Refuge, which provides support for victims of domestic abuse. With the change in structure, we’re not able to collect donations for Knit for Peace this year, but we encourage you to send in your contributions – details on how to do so are on their website, and there are details about the particular items they’re looking for at any given time so do check out the listing.  What we’re working on   Allison has just finished the Pipit Dress by Aisnworth &amp; Prin (from The Knitting Shed), and her Weekender by Andrea Mowry.  She’s working on a second Impressionists Shawl from Curious Handmade, since the first one she made ended up in Rachel’s wardrobe instead… Rachel has been updating and redoing samples for older patterns, and designing new things based on her travels. She’ll have some test knits running for a couple of half-pi shawls in the next few weeks, so check out her testing pool on Yarnpond if you’d like to join - handspun testers are especially welcome! (Please note: you’ll need to be a member of Yarnpond to join the testing pool.) What comes next for Yarn in the City?  We talk about some of the challenges behind YITC events and why we’re making some big changes since we are no longer in the same locale. There are exciting things ahead! Previous YITC designs: Waterloo Mitts Watching the Tide (on Ravelry soon) Wrap up  Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

It’s been a loooong time since we’ve recorded, and there’s lots and lots to talk about. In this episode, we’ll update you on plans for this year’s <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/faqs" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Great London Yarn Crawl</a>, the changes in our circumstances, and what’s ahead for Yarn in the City.  News &amp; Announcements  Over the almost six months since we last spoke to you there have been a lot of changes behind the scenes here at YITC HQ, which mean our focus as an organization is going to be changing pretty dramatically.  We talk about Rachel’s move back to the States and Allison’s work changes, and what that means for YITC as an organisation. Great London Yarn Crawl 2019 There will still be a Great London Yarn Crawl this year, but the structure and format are going to be dramatically different from previous editions.  Who: All of you! What: The 2019 edition of the Great London Yarn Crawl Where: All over Greater London When: 1-8th September 2019 How: Buy your GLYC Passport on 1 July, make plans with your friends or former teammates, and hit the streets the first week of September for some amazing yarn-y goodness! Then send us your passport to be entered to win door prizes. Passports will cost £10, and will be mailed to the person making the purchase, so if you’re buying for friends you’ll need to pass them out once received! As usual, all net proceeds will go to our charity partner <a href="https://www.refuge.org.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Refuge</a>, which provides support for victims of domestic abuse. With the change in structure, we’re not able to collect donations for Knit for Peace this year, but we encourage you to send in your contributions – details on how to do so are on their <a href="https://knitforpeace.org.uk/knit-for-good/donate-goods/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, and there are details about the particular items they’re looking for at any given time so do check out the listing.  What we’re working on   Allison has just finished the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pipit-3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pipit Dress by Aisnworth &amp; Prin</a> (from <a href="https://theknittingshed.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Knitting Shed</a>), and her <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/stitchyalli/the-weekender" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Weekender by Andrea Mowry</a>.  She’s working on a second <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/impressionists-shawl" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Impressionists Shawl from Curious Handmade</a>, since <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/stitchyalli/impressionists-mkal" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the first one she made</a> ended up in Rachel’s wardrobe instead… Rachel has been updating and redoing samples for older patterns, and designing new things based on her travels. She’ll have some test knits running for a couple of half-pi shawls in the next few weeks, so check out her testing pool on <a href="https://www.yarnpond.com/design_brands/233" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarnpond</a> if you’d like to join - handspun testers are especially welcome! (Please note: you’ll need to be a member of Yarnpond to join the testing pool.) What comes next for Yarn in the City?  We talk about some of the challenges behind YITC events and why we’re making some big changes since we are no longer in the same locale. There are exciting things ahead! Previous YITC designs: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/waterloo-mitts" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Waterloo Mitts</a> <a href="http://unwindbrighton.blogspot.com/2014/05/unwind-brighton-design-competition.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Watching the Tide</a> (on Ravelry soon) Wrap up  Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 91: Welcome Back

It’s our final episode of the year and thanks to the joys of modern technology (Allison is in London and Rachel is in sunny Australia) we’ve been able to connect and catch up. News &amp; Announcements We’ve joined Rosy Green Wool and designer Melanie Berg and their campaign Knitters Against Malaria. The campaign runs from December 24th, 2018 through to January 31st, 2019. If you’ve not made any holiday charitable donations yet or if you still have room to give, it only takes a few dollars to purchase bed nets for distribution in Africa to help prevent this disease. We are also tickled to have made the shortlist of nominees for Knit Now magazine’s Knitter of the Year 2018 Awards! We’re nominated in the Local Superstars category for our work creating yarn-y events and celebrating local and UK makers. Voting is now up to the public through the 31st of December so if you’re able to cast your vote for us, we’d really appreciate it! Check out all of the amazing nominees and cast your vote here. What we’ve been working on Thanks to the influence of Sockmatician’s Instagram and a sneaky trip to Morris &amp; Sons in Sydney, Rachel has been working on the Knot Dead Yet cowl by Dan Lee. She’s also been spinning on her Turtlemade spindle from Alli and enjoying the portability of the spindle. Allison is almost finished her Land of Sweets cowl by Helen Stewart while also working on the 1898 hat for Harrison for Christmas. She’s also knitting fingerless mitts and has her Make Nine lined up for 2019. The Christmas Episode We chatter on about what we’re doing for Christmas and how we’ve treated ourselves by supporting the Dreaming Robots Kickstarter for the new Electric Eel Wheel Nano. Wrap Up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Programming note: our stitch knit is on hiatus over the holidays and will resume the week of January 7th, 2019. The podcast is now on hiatus for a wee break while Rach continues her travels. Don’t worry - we’ll be back in 2019 with new plans and new surprises! Music credits (available on NoiseTrade)  Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Sleeping at Last Carol of the Bells - Future of Forestry I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Sleeping at Last

It’s our final episode of the year and thanks to the joys of modern technology (Allison is in London and Rachel is in sunny Australia) we’ve been able to connect and catch up. News &amp; Announcements We’ve joined Rosy Green Wool and designer Melanie Berg and their campaign <a href="https://knittersagainstmalaria.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Knitters Against Malaria</a>. The campaign runs from December 24th, 2018 through to January 31st, 2019. If you’ve not made any holiday charitable donations yet or if you still have room to give, it only takes a few dollars to purchase bed nets for distribution in Africa to help prevent this disease. We are also tickled to have made the shortlist of nominees for Knit Now magazine’s Knitter of the Year 2018 Awards! We’re nominated in the Local Superstars category for our work creating yarn-y events and celebrating local and UK makers. Voting is now up to the public through the 31st of December so if you’re able to cast your vote for us, we’d really appreciate it! Check out all of the amazing nominees and <a href="https://www.knitnowmag.co.uk/2018/11/26/knitter-of-the-year-the-shortlist/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">cast your vote here</a>. What we’ve been working on Thanks to the influence of Sockmatician’s Instagram and a sneaky trip to Morris &amp; Sons in Sydney, Rachel has been working on the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/knot-dead-yet" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Knot Dead Yet</a> cowl by Dan Lee. She’s also been spinning on her Turtlemade spindle from Alli and enjoying the portability of the spindle. Allison is almost finished her <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/land-of-sweets" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Land of Sweets</a> cowl by Helen Stewart while also working on the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/1898-hat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">1898 hat</a> for Harrison for Christmas. She’s also knitting fingerless mitts and has her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Brd-rBSlgE9/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Make Nine</a> lined up for 2019. The Christmas Episode We chatter on about what we’re doing for Christmas and how we’ve treated ourselves by supporting the Dreaming Robots <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreamingrobots/electric-eel-wheel-mini-2?ref=user_menu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter for the new Electric Eel Wheel Nano</a>. Wrap Up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Programming note: our stitch knit is on hiatus over the holidays and will resume the week of January 7th, 2019. The podcast is now on hiatus for a wee break while Rach continues her travels. Don’t worry - we’ll be back in 2019 with new plans and new surprises! Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Sleeping at Last Carol of the Bells - Future of Forestry I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Sleeping at Last

Episode 90: The Christmas Episode

As 2018 and our year of Yarn Adventures is drawing to a close, we take the time to catch up and chat about what is coming next for Yarn in the City! What we’re working on Allison has abandoned pretty much everything she was working on pre-Yarnporium (including doing the sleeves for Weekender) and has been knitting the Clara dess from Isager (designer is Karin Vestergaard Mathiesen). Rachel finished her Carbeth (again!) after realising she should have knit it the next size up. Happily the sleeves didn’t need to be reknit! The leftover yarn is going to become a hat for Lindsey. Rach is also occasionally spindling some fibre here and there. Gap Year As with last year the podcast will be taking a brief hiatus until about March. Not least because of all of the prep involved with Yarnporium but mostly because of the exciting adventure that Rachel and her family have embarked on for the year, travelling to far-flung places! We catch up on Rachel’s first leg of the journey and chat about what this means for Yarn in the City.  Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere, just taking a wee break! If you want, you can keep up with us personally by following us on Instagram as @porpoise_fur (Rachel), @champagneandqiviut (Allison) or Rachel’s family’s gap year @tworoadsdivergerged.me. IG links to all of our personal blogs too! Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade)  Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

As 2018 and our year of Yarn Adventures is drawing to a close, we take the time to catch up and chat about what is coming next for Yarn in the City! What we’re working on Allison has abandoned pretty much everything she was working on pre-Yarnporium (including doing the sleeves for Weekender) and has been knitting the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/clara-3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Clara</a> dess from Isager (designer is Karin Vestergaard Mathiesen). Rachel finished her <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/carbeth" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Carbeth</a> (again!) after realising she should have knit it the next size up. Happily the sleeves didn’t need to be reknit! The leftover yarn is going to become a hat for Lindsey. Rach is also occasionally spindling some fibre here and there. Gap Year As with last year the podcast will be taking a brief hiatus until about March. Not least because of all of the prep involved with Yarnporium but mostly because of the exciting adventure that Rachel and her family have embarked on for the year, travelling to far-flung places! We catch up on Rachel’s first leg of the journey and chat about what this means for Yarn in the City.  Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere, just taking a wee break! If you want, you can keep up with us personally by following us on Instagram as <a href="https://www.instagram.com/porpoise_fur/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@porpoise_fur</a> (Rachel), <a href="https://www.instagram.com/champagneandqiviut/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@champagneandqiviut</a> (Allison) or Rachel’s family’s gap year <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tworoadsdiverged.me/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@tworoadsdivergerged.me</a>. IG links to all of our personal blogs too! Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 89: Gap Year

It’s our Yarnporium 2018 wrap-up episode! Fair Warning: We are recording this literally the day after the Yarnporium so we might still be on a high from the yarn fumes and good vibes that were to be had at the show! We’ve got a full recap for you so grab your current project and your beverage of choice and kick back with us! What we’re working on + next steps We went a little bonkers the week before Yarnporium and decided to try knitting sweaters for the show. It was a good exercise in having something to keep us sane! Allison – Beton Brut + wrapping up Weekender by Andrea Mowry on the knitting machine. Just the sleeves to go! Rachel – Carbeth by Kate Davies. A valiant effort to make it to the finish line in under a week! Yarnporium Well wasn’t that a party?! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade)  Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

It’s our Yarnporium 2018 wrap-up episode! Fair Warning: We are recording this literally the day after the Yarnporium so we might still be on a high from the yarn fumes and good vibes that were to be had at the show! We’ve got a full recap for you so grab your current project and your beverage of choice and kick back with us! What we’re working on + next steps We went a little bonkers the week before Yarnporium and decided to try knitting sweaters for the show. It was a good exercise in having something to keep us sane! Allison – Beton Brut + wrapping up Weekender by Andrea Mowry on the knitting machine. Just the sleeves to go! Rachel – Carbeth by Kate Davies. A valiant effort to make it to the finish line in under a week! Yarnporium Well wasn’t that a party?! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 88: Party in the City

We’re counting down with just under two weeks to go to the Yarnporium and it’s finally time to tell you all about our super secret project that we’ve been working on! Yarnporium Update Marketplace tickets are still available and are available for £10 in advance or £12 on the day. Get your tickets here. Workshop tickets are still available here, but will only be on sale until 11.:59pm on Sunday, October 28th. Workshop registration will not be possible in person at the Yarnporium.  If you are attending a workshop you automatically have access to the marketplace for the day of your workshop, but will need a marketplace ticket if you want to attend the marketplace on the day you aren’t taking a class. Other events: Friday – Yarn Lovers Lounge sponsored by The Yarn Collective  Book signing with Nathan Taylor - see his Guys Knit the Musical video here!   Also meet and greets with designers, yarn tasting and a big yarn giveaway, a pop-up café and seating, and a lunchtime meet up for Beton Brut Yarnporium Countdown KAL  Saturday – Makers Walking the Talk Series  Details and tickets here. What we’re working on  Allison – Beton Brut coming along – hooray Yarnporium Countdown KAL Ravelry thread!   Rachel – Lettlopi hats and a bit of spinning. Obsessed with Carbeth by Kate Davies. Mini-Yarn Guide: London  The London Craft Guide came out almost 3 years ago, and in that time there’s been a lot of changes in the London yarn scene. So we’ve put together an adorable pocket size book full of yarn shop profiles, indy dyer profiles and new patterns inspired by London!  Patterns:    Underground Mittens by Eli Leistad of Skeindeer Knits, using Easyknits Squidge    London Life hat and Cowl by Allison Thistlewood, using Mrs Moon Plump    London Lines Shawl by Helen Stewart, using Qing Fibre Merino Single    Glasshouse Shawl by Rachel Brown, using Travelknitter BFL DK    *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

We’re counting down with just under two weeks to go to the Yarnporium and it’s finally time to tell you all about our super secret project that we’ve been working on! Yarnporium Update Marketplace tickets are still available and are available for £10 in advance or £12 on the day. Get your tickets <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/yarnporium-tickets/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Workshop tickets are still available <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/workshops/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, but will only be on sale until 11.:59pm on Sunday, October 28th. Workshop registration will not be possible in person at the Yarnporium.  If you are attending a workshop you automatically have access to the marketplace for the day of your workshop, but will need a marketplace ticket if you want to attend the marketplace on the day you aren’t taking a class. Other events: Friday – Yarn Lovers Lounge sponsored by The Yarn Collective Book signing with Nathan Taylor - see his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7IcK0aYT8A" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Guys Knit the Musical</a> video here!   Also meet and greets with designers, yarn tasting and a big yarn giveaway, a pop-up café and seating, and a lunchtime meet up for Beton Brut Yarnporium Countdown KAL  Saturday – Makers Walking the Talk Series Details and tickets <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/yarnporium-tickets/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. What we’re working on  Allison – Beton Brut coming along – hooray <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/yarn-in-the-city/3825996/1-25" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarnporium Countdown KAL Ravelry thread</a>!   Rachel – Lettlopi hats and a bit of spinning. Obsessed with Carbeth by Kate Davies. Mini-Yarn Guide: London  The London Craft Guide came out almost 3 years ago, and in that time there’s been a lot of changes in the London yarn scene. So we’ve put together an adorable pocket size book full of yarn shop profiles, indy dyer profiles and new patterns inspired by London!  Patterns:  <ul> <li> Underground Mittens by Eli Leistad of Skeindeer Knits, using Easyknits Squidge  </li> <li> London Life hat and Cowl by Allison Thistlewood, using Mrs Moon Plump  </li> <li> London Lines Shawl by Helen Stewart, using Qing Fibre Merino Single  </li> <li> Glasshouse Shawl by Rachel Brown, using Travelknitter BFL DK  </li> </ul> *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 87: Launching Local Yarn Love

Continuing our year’s theme of Yarn Adventures we’re delighted to have a chat with Kate Gagnon Osborn and Courtney Kelley of Kelbourne Woolens. They share a bit of their 10 year yarn adventure with us – which has culminated in the release of their brand new yarn Germantown, and a special appearance at our upcoming Yarnporium! Thanks to our sponsor: The Yarn Collective This episode of the podcast is sponsored by The Yarn Collective, a fibre and design company focused on working with independent designers to bring you luxurious hand-dyed yarns in a range of inspiring colourways. These international designers represent the best of modern knitwear design and include Bristol Ivy, Melanie Berg, Carol Feller and Michele Wang. Each designer has created and curated a distinctive and wonderful line for The Yarn Collective. You can find out more about the yarns by visiting www.theyarncollective.com.  Yarnporium Update Hopefully you’re not completely sick of hearing about the show yet and have got your tickets and are gearing up for the show! We can’t wait to see you! Tickets A limited number of advanced tickets are on sale on our website. We encourage you to have a look at those! Day tickets are available for £10 in advance or £12 on the day. If you are attending a workshop you automatically have access to the marketplace! Workshops Workshops are starting to sell out so if there’s one you’ve been thinking about taking – please register soon before spaces are all gone! Workshops will only be on sale until 11.:59pm on Sunday, October 28th. Workshop registration will not be possible in person at the Yarnporium. Friday – Yarn Lovers Lounge sponsored by The Yarn Collective Saturday – Makers Walking the Talk Series What we’re working on Rachel has finished her Béton Brut shawl for the Yarnporium Countdown KAL, along with the 21-Color Slouch hat that she busted out in a single sitting! She’s also made progress on her Raindrops tee by Tin Can Knits. Allison’s knitting attention has been scattered between the Tullameen Shawl MKAL and the Béton Brut KAL while also working on a new hat design. She’s also plotting a sweater to make on her new-to-her chunky knitting machine. Maybe you’ll see her wearing it at the Yarnporium? Germantown This week we had a lovely catch up with Kate and Courtney from Kelbourne Woolens who are joining us for the Yarnporium. They have had a very busy yarn adventure over the last 10 years as they’ve built their business. Their 10 year anniversary has brought with it both change and new opportunities and they chat with us about their new directions, and their latest yarn, Germantown. Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Continuing our year’s theme of Yarn Adventures we’re delighted to have a chat with Kate Gagnon Osborn and Courtney Kelley of <a href="http://www.kelbournewoolens.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kelbourne Woolens</a>. They share a bit of their 10 year yarn adventure with us – which has culminated in the release of their brand new yarn Germantown, and a special appearance at our upcoming Yarnporium! Thanks to our sponsor: The Yarn Collective This episode of the podcast is sponsored by The Yarn Collective, a fibre and design company focused on working with independent designers to bring you luxurious hand-dyed yarns in a range of inspiring colourways. These international designers represent the best of modern knitwear design and include Bristol Ivy, Melanie Berg, Carol Feller and Michele Wang. Each designer has created and curated a distinctive and wonderful line for The Yarn Collective. You can find out more about the yarns by visiting <a href="http://www.theyarncollective.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.theyarncollective.com</a>.  Yarnporium Update Hopefully you’re not completely sick of hearing about the show yet and have got your tickets and are gearing up for the show! We can’t wait to see you! Tickets A limited number of <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/yarnporium-tickets/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">advanced tickets</a> are on sale on our website. We encourage you to have a look at those! Day tickets are available for £10 in advance or £12 on the day. If you are attending a workshop you automatically have access to the marketplace! Workshops Workshops are starting to sell out so if there’s one you’ve been thinking about taking – please register soon before spaces are all gone! Workshops will only be on sale until 11.:59pm on Sunday, October 28th. Workshop registration will not be possible in person at the Yarnporium. Friday – Yarn Lovers Lounge sponsored by The Yarn Collective Saturday – Makers Walking the Talk Series What we’re working on Rachel has finished her Béton Brut shawl for the Yarnporium Countdown KAL, along with the 21-Color Slouch hat that she busted out in a single sitting! She’s also made progress on her Raindrops tee by Tin Can Knits. Allison’s knitting attention has been scattered between the Tullameen Shawl MKAL and the Béton Brut KAL while also working on a new hat design. She’s also plotting a sweater to make on her new-to-her chunky knitting machine. Maybe you’ll see her wearing it at the Yarnporium? Germantown This week we had a lovely catch up with Kate and Courtney from Kelbourne Woolens who are joining us for the Yarnporium. They have had a very busy yarn adventure over the last 10 years as they’ve built their business. Their 10 year anniversary has brought with it both change and new opportunities and they chat with us about their new directions, and their latest yarn, Germantown. Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 86: Germantown

On this episode of the podcast we’re counting down to the Yarnporium - only five weeks to go now. Eep! We’ve cast on for the Yarnporium Countdown KAL - are you joining us? Thanks to our sponsor: The Yarn Collective This episode of the podcast is sponsored by The Yarn Collective, a fibre and design company focused on working with independent designers to bring you luxurious hand-dyed yarns in a range of inspiring colourways. These international designers represent the best of modern knitwear design and include Bristol Ivy, Melanie Berg, Carol Feller and Michele Wang. Each designer has created and curated a distinctive and wonderful line for The Yarn Collective. You can find out more about the yarns by visiting www.theyarncollective.com.  Yarnporium Countdown KAL The Yarnporium Countdown KAL officially kicked off a week ago. Thanks to those of you who joined us on Instagram Live for the cast on and huge apologies for the loss of sound at the end. We’re still getting used to the whole IG Live thing! If you want to join in, head over to our Ravelry group for more details and show us your yarn and your progress. Don’t forget to tag your projects on Ravelry and Instagram with the tag #YarnporiumKAL2018 to be eligible for some fab prizes too. Want to use Walcot Yarns for your shawl? Head on over to their website before September 30th to get 10% off your yarn purchase! Use the code YarnporiumKAL2018 to get the discount added at checkout. What we’re working on Rachel is working on Béton Brut for the Yarnporium KAL and has finished a new crochet pattern that is AMAZING for handspun! She plans to release the new pattern in a few weeks time. Rach is also finding all kinds of lost WIPs and has plans to make the 21-color slouch hat from Blue Sky Fibers. Allison has two KALs on the go with the Béton Brut shawl as well as the Tullameen Mystery KAL for SweetGeorgia Yarns - using some of their new colours for fall/winter. She’s finally cracked her super secret project too. Countdown to Yarnporium At the time of recording the podcast there were only 6 weeks to go until the Yarnporium - which means there’s now even less time! Things you can look forward to at the show:   Indie Designer Day and the Yarn Lovers Lounge - sponsored by The Yarn Collective and featuring book signings, meet and greets with designers and trunk shows + mini cafe - all happening on Friday, November 2   Makers Walking the Talk Series with The New Yarn Barons, Your Pattern in Print and The Story of Laine - happening on Saturday, November 3   VIP ticket holders and Saturday workshop participants will also get early access to the marketplace from 9am before doors open to the general public at 10am on Saturday   A fantastic line up of workshops on both days with teachers that include Kelbourne Woolens, Nathan Taylor, Jane Lithgow, Karie Westermann, Kate Atherley, Carol Feller, Renée Callahan, Jonna Hietala and Sini Ellen and Julie Knits in Paris!   Workshops are starting to sell out and we have a limited number of early-bird tickets so make sure to get your tickets soon! *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

On this episode of the podcast we’re counting down to the <a href="http://www.yarninthecity.com/yarnporium" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarnporium</a> - only five weeks to go now. Eep! We’ve cast on for the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/yarn-in-the-city/3825996/1-25" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarnporium Countdown KAL</a> - are you joining us? Thanks to our sponsor: The Yarn Collective This episode of the podcast is sponsored by The Yarn Collective, a fibre and design company focused on working with independent designers to bring you luxurious hand-dyed yarns in a range of inspiring colourways. These international designers represent the best of modern knitwear design and include Bristol Ivy, Melanie Berg, Carol Feller and Michele Wang. Each designer has created and curated a distinctive and wonderful line for The Yarn Collective. You can find out more about the yarns by visiting <a href="http://www.theyarncollective.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theyarncollective.com</a>.  Yarnporium Countdown KAL The <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/yarn-in-the-city/3825996/1-25" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarnporium Countdown KAL</a> officially kicked off a week ago. Thanks to those of you who joined us on Instagram Live for the cast on and huge apologies for the loss of sound at the end. We’re still getting used to the whole IG Live thing! If you want to join in, head over to our Ravelry group for more details and show us your yarn and your progress. Don’t forget to tag your projects on Ravelry and Instagram with the tag #YarnporiumKAL2018 to be eligible for some fab prizes too. Want to use Walcot Yarns for your shawl? Head on over to their <a href="http://www.walcotyarns.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> before September 30th to get 10% off your yarn purchase! Use the code YarnporiumKAL2018 to get the discount added at checkout. What we’re working on Rachel is working on Béton Brut for the Yarnporium KAL and has finished a new crochet pattern that is AMAZING for handspun! She plans to release the new pattern in a few weeks time. Rach is also finding all kinds of lost WIPs and has plans to make the 21-color slouch hat from Blue Sky Fibers. Allison has two KALs on the go with the Béton Brut shawl as well as the Tullameen Mystery KAL for SweetGeorgia Yarns - using some of their new colours for fall/winter. She’s finally cracked her super secret project too. Countdown to Yarnporium At the time of recording the podcast there were only 6 weeks to go until the Yarnporium - which means there’s now even less time! Things you can look forward to at the show: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/indie-designer-day/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Indie Designer Day</a> and the Yarn Lovers Lounge - sponsored by <a href="http://www.theyarncollective.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Yarn Collective</a> and featuring book signings, meet and greets with designers and trunk shows + mini cafe - all happening on Friday, November 2 </li> <li> <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/talk-series/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Makers Walking the Talk Series</a> with The New Yarn Barons, Your Pattern in Print and The Story of Laine - happening on Saturday, November 3 </li> <li> <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/yarnporium-tickets/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">VIP ticket</a> holders and <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/saturday-workshops" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Saturday workshop</a> participants will also get early access to the marketplace from 9am before doors open to the general public at 10am on Saturday </li> <li> A <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/workshops/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">fantastic line up of workshops</a> on both days with teachers that include Kelbourne Woolens, Nathan Taylor, Jane Lithgow, Karie Westermann, Kate Atherley, Carol Feller, Renée Callahan, Jonna Hietala and Sini Ellen and Julie Knits in Paris! </li> </ul> Workshops are starting to sell out and we have a limited number of early-bird tickets so make sure to get your tickets soon! *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 85 - Countdown

On this episode we give  a recap of the 6th annual Great London Yarn Crawl, the Yarnporium KAL (whoop!) and a woolly yarn review. Plus the usual update on our projects and general goings on. Thanks to our sponsor: The Yarn Collective This episode of the podcast is sponsored by The Yarn Collective, a fibre and design company focused on working with independent designers to bring you luxurious hand-dyed yarns in a range of inspiring colourways. These international designers represent the best of modern knitwear design and include Bristol Ivy, Melanie Berg, Carol Feller and Michele Wang. Each designer has created and curated a distinctive and wonderful line for The Yarn Collective. You can find out more about the yarns by visiting www.theyarncollective.com.  GLYC Recap 10 teams, 18 volunteers, 12 door prizes, 12 shops, £341 for Refuge and two big bags of handknits plus another bag of supplies for Knit for Peace. Thanks to all the shops, our sponsors - Willow &amp; Lark, Blue Sky Fibers, Debonnaire, Liberty, Loop, Kelbourne Woolens, Rowan at Liberty, Soak, SweetGeorgia, The Little Grey Girl, Tribe, Walcot Yarns and the Yarn Collective – plus the amazing group of volunteers who shepherded the Yarn Crawlers through some tough transport challenges and all the folks who joined us this year!  What we’re working on Allison's secret project is ongoing, and she’s started the  Tullameen Mystery KAL for SweetGeorgia with new colours! She’s also working on “renovating” her office.        Rachel has finally finished and blocked the Kippen Cardigan, but it looks to be a bit too small so will likely go to her mother. Fully bitten by the crochet bug, she's cast on a cowl in some unknown yarn, and is now obsessively crocheting so can cast on another cowl in handspun. Yarnporium KAL We are thrilled to have announced the projects for our Yarnporium KAL! The knit project is Karie Westerman’s brand new Béton Brut Shawl, designed in Walcot Yarns Opus. For the crocheters out there, we’re recommending the Filigree Tippet by Jo Smith also designed for Opus Walcot Yarns special offer: 10% off your order with the code YarnporiumKAL2018 at walcotyarns.com. Offer runs through 30 September, and is a single use only. The KAL kicks off on 15 September and wraps up on October 30, giving you just enough time to block your shawl for the Yarnporium! We’ll be doing a live cast on party on Instagram at 1 pm on September 15th – come join in, and come on over to the Yarnporium Countdown KAL thread in the Yarn in the City Ravelry group. Woolly Yarns In this episode, we review Marina Skua Mendip 4-ply, a hand-dyed yarn on two woollen-spun bases, Sunny and Stormy. Marina uses the same colours on both bases to make coordinated pairs, and this toothy yarn is perfect for colourwork and steeking! Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade)  Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

On this episode we give  a recap of the 6th annual Great London Yarn Crawl, the Yarnporium KAL (whoop!) and a woolly yarn review. Plus the usual update on our projects and general goings on. Thanks to our sponsor: The Yarn Collective This episode of the podcast is sponsored by The Yarn Collective, a fibre and design company focused on working with independent designers to bring you luxurious hand-dyed yarns in a range of inspiring colourways. These international designers represent the best of modern knitwear design and include Bristol Ivy, Melanie Berg, Carol Feller and Michele Wang. Each designer has created and curated a distinctive and wonderful line for The Yarn Collective. You can find out more about the yarns by visiting <a href="http://www.theyarncollective.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theyarncollective.com</a>.  GLYC Recap 10 teams, 18 volunteers, 12 door prizes, 12 shops, £341 for Refuge and two big bags of handknits plus another bag of supplies for Knit for Peace. Thanks to all the shops, our sponsors - Willow &amp; Lark, Blue Sky Fibers, Debonnaire, Liberty, Loop, Kelbourne Woolens, Rowan at Liberty, Soak, SweetGeorgia, The Little Grey Girl, Tribe, Walcot Yarns and the Yarn Collective – plus the amazing group of volunteers who shepherded the Yarn Crawlers through some tough transport challenges and all the folks who joined us this year!  What we’re working on Allison's secret project is ongoing, and she’s started the <a href="https://sweetgeorgiayarns.com/2018/08/its-tullameen-time-sweetgeorgia-mystery-kal/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Tullameen Mystery KAL for SweetGeorgia</a> with new colours! She’s also working on “renovating” her office.        Rachel has finally finished and blocked the Kippen Cardigan, but it looks to be a bit too small so will likely go to her mother. Fully bitten by the crochet bug, she's cast on a cowl in some unknown yarn, and is now obsessively crocheting so can cast on another cowl in handspun. Yarnporium KAL We are thrilled to have announced the projects for our Yarnporium KAL! The knit project is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beton-brut" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karie Westerman’s brand new Béton Brut Shawl</a>, designed in Walcot Yarns Opus. For the crocheters out there, we’re recommending the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/filigree-tippet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Filigree Tippet by Jo Smith</a> also designed for Opus Walcot Yarns special offer: 10% off your order with the code YarnporiumKAL2018 at <a href="http://www.walcotyarns.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">walcotyarns.com</a>. Offer runs through 30 September, and is a single use only. The KAL kicks off on 15 September and wraps up on October 30, giving you just enough time to block your shawl for the Yarnporium! We’ll be doing a live cast on party on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at 1 pm on September 15th – come join in, and come on over to the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/yarn-in-the-city/3825996/1-25#21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yarnporium Countdown KAL</a> thread in the Yarn in the City Ravelry group. Woolly Yarns In this episode, we review <a href="https://www.marinaskua.com/store/c1/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marina Skua</a> <a href="https://www.marinaskua.com/store/p156/mendip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mendip 4-ply</a>, a hand-dyed yarn on two woollen-spun bases, Sunny and Stormy. Marina uses the same colours on both bases to make coordinated pairs, and this toothy yarn is perfect for colourwork and steeking! Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 84: Group Projects

The warmth of summer is quickly fading and it’s almost the new year on the knitting calendar… when we start fresh with new projects and new hopes and plans for sweater weather, maybe a little Christmas project making – you know what we’re talking about! Yarnporium Update Day tickets to the Yarnporium are now available through our website. If you are attending a workshop on the day your admission is already included. We’re super excited about our Makers Walking the Talk series featuring The New Yarn Barons, Your Pattern in Print and The Story of Laine. More details here!  What we’re working on Allison has taken Praline out of time out and she is getting back to her super secret project! Rachel finished Study Hall and is working on not losing her mind being back on the Kippen Cardigan by Kat Goldin. Anticipation Planning for fall and winter knitting, and can we say the C-word yet? *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade)  Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

The warmth of summer is quickly fading and it’s almost the new year on the knitting calendar… when we start fresh with new projects and new hopes and plans for sweater weather, maybe a little Christmas project making – you know what we’re talking about! Yarnporium Update Day tickets to the Yarnporium are <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/yarnporium-tickets/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">now available through our website</a>. If you are attending a workshop on the day your admission is already included. We’re super excited about our Makers Walking the Talk series featuring The New Yarn Barons, Your Pattern in Print and The Story of Laine. More details <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/yarnporium-tickets/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>!  What we’re working on Allison has taken Praline out of time out and she is getting back to her super secret project! Rachel finished <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEff18/PATTstudyhall/PATTstudyhall.php" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Study Hall</a> and is working on not losing her mind being back on the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kippen-cardigan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kippen Cardigan by Kat Goldin.</a> Anticipation Planning for fall and winter knitting, and can we say the C-word yet? *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 83: Anticipation

In the Yarn in the City podcast, Allison and Rachel talk about knitting, spinning, and various fibre-related events and things happening in London and the rest of the UK. Sections include: News and Events, On and Off the Needles and Wheel, Knitting Randoms, and Special Features.

I love that you feel like you&#39;re really listening to two friends just have a chat about something they love. It&#39;s a bit like accidentally eaves dropping on the table next to you in a coffee shop. They crack me up and keep me up to date on events and things going on in the knitting community and I love that.

Fun and informative

I love the content of this podcast and love the personalities of these lovely ladies... BUT they whisper a lot and sometimes it&#39;s hard to understand what they are saying. Which makes it hard to listen while doing other things.

Whispering???

Yarn in the City

We are super excited to be chatting with you today as we have another interview that we recorded during our time at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival last month. Nancy Marchant joins us as our special guest today to talk to us about tuck stitches, texture, and of course brioche too! Announcements: First up, a shout out to Charlotte Parfitt who was the winner of the pair of weekend passes to Woollinn in Dublin What we’re working on: Allison has been plugging away on and (mostly) monogamous to her Impressionists MKAL by Helen Stewart. The final clue has just been released so only 20% left to go! When the project has been too big to travel with Allison has also had a pair of Rose City Rollers ankle socks with her and she’s mostly finished sewing a pair of wool trousers – that it is now too hot too wear. Rachel has been flying through Marginalia (or was until this week and 27 degree weather!) She’s finished the body and made a start on the first sleeve. She’s dug into some deep deep fibre stash and found some silk/wool batts that she’s been struggling with a bit. Beyond that the weather has gotten too nice to do anything but sit outside in the garden, so there’s been a lot of that. Talking about Tuck Stitches with special guest Nancy Marchant: As we’ve been chatting about Yarn Adventures this year we didn’t want the conversation to be limited to travels or places you could go with your knitting. Which got us thinking – what if the adventure were learning a new technique and expanding your knitting repertoire? In that spirit, we got to chat with Nancy Marchant at EYF. The Queen of Brioche was kind enough to take some time out of her packed schedule to talk with us about her newest book, Tuck Stitches: Sophistication in Handknitting. A heads up for our listeners – we recorded this interview with Nancy in the café at the Corn Exchange so there is some background noise and the odd café latte being made in the background! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

We are super excited to be chatting with you today as we have another interview that we recorded during our time at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival last month. Nancy Marchant joins us as our special guest today to talk to us about tuck stitches, texture, and of course brioche too! Announcements: First up, a shout out to Charlotte Parfitt who was the winner of the pair of weekend passes to Woollinn in Dublin What we’re working on: Allison has been plugging away on and (mostly) monogamous to her <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/impressionists-mkal" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Impressionists MKAL</a> by Helen Stewart. The final clue has just been released so only 20% left to go! When the project has been too big to travel with Allison has also had a pair of <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rose-city-rollers" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rose City Rollers ankle socks</a> with her and she’s mostly finished sewing a pair of wool trousers – that it is now too hot too wear. Rachel has been flying through <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/marginalia" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Marginalia</a> (or was until this week and 27 degree weather!) She’s finished the body and made a start on the first sleeve. She’s dug into some deep deep fibre stash and found some silk/wool batts that she’s been struggling with a bit. Beyond that the weather has gotten too nice to do anything but sit outside in the garden, so there’s been a lot of that. Talking about Tuck Stitches with special guest Nancy Marchant: As we’ve been chatting about Yarn Adventures this year we didn’t want the conversation to be limited to travels or places you could go with your knitting. Which got us thinking – what if the adventure were learning a new technique and expanding your knitting repertoire? In that spirit, we got to chat with Nancy Marchant at EYF. The Queen of Brioche was kind enough to take some time out of her packed schedule to talk with us about her newest book, <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/tuck-stitches/patterns" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tuck Stitches: Sophistication in Handknitting</a>. A heads up for our listeners – we recorded this interview with Nancy in the café at the Corn Exchange so there is some background noise and the odd café latte being made in the background! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 76: Talking About Tuck Stitches

Hello and welcome back to the Yarn in the City podcast! We are thrilled to be back and chatting with you guys again after our brief hiatus. On today’s episode we’re chatting about our theme for the podcast in 2018, Allison interviews our first special guest of the year and of course we get to catch up on our knitting projects in anticipation of the upcoming EYF too. What we're working on: Rachel is knitting Incunabula by Karie Westermann from This Thing of Paper in Valley Yarns Northampton in Sage Heather, and is on the sleeves after having to start over again due to choosing the wrong size at the beginning. True to form, she's made the body longer and decided to change the sleeve shaping. As you do. Allison has been machine knitting up a storm, with her fabulous  Union Jack Cardigan by Brandon Mably, and a bunch of awesome swatches from numerous classes (see short row eyeballs below). She also took a class in Bohus knitting when she went to Vogue Knitting Live last month, and we discuss Poems of Color by Wendy Keele, a good resource for Bohus knitting history. Upcoming events EYF. That is all (squee!) We will be at the Blacker Yarns Podcast Lounge throughout the show, so please come by and say hi! Yarn Adventures Last year. the theme that we tried to work through the podcast episodes was Make Happy. This year, we've decided to focus on Yarn Adventures, both ours and those of other people. To start things off, we have an interview with Maylin Scott (aka Blithespirit), a Canadian expat living in Liverpool. We hope you enjoy! YINGO! We've got a new photo challenge for those of you attending EYF - Yarn Bingo (or Yingo)! We've put together a bingo card of photo prompts for you to use as inspiration and we're looking forward to seeing your interpretations! More details to follow, but every 5 in a row series or collage of photos is 1 entry into the prize drawing - fill up the card for 5 entries! *** Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. We hope to see you at EYF! Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Hello and welcome back to the Yarn in the City podcast! We are thrilled to be back and chatting with you guys again after our brief hiatus. On today’s episode we’re chatting about our theme for the podcast in 2018, Allison interviews our first special guest of the year and of course we get to catch up on our knitting projects in anticipation of the upcoming EYF too. What we're working on: Rachel is knitting <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/incunabula" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Incunabula by Karie Westermann</a> from <a href="https://www.kariebookish.net/this-thing-of-paper/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">This Thing of Paper</a> in <a href="https://www.yarn.com/products/valley-yarns-northampton" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Valley Yarns Northampton</a> in Sage Heather, and is on the sleeves after having to start over again due to choosing the wrong size at the beginning. True to form, she's made the body longer and decided to change the sleeve shaping. As you do. Allison has been machine knitting up a storm, with her fabulous <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/stitchyalli/02-union-jack-cardigan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Union Jack Cardigan</a> by Brandon Mably, and a bunch of awesome swatches from numerous classes (see short row eyeballs below). She also took a class in Bohus knitting when she went to Vogue Knitting Live last month, and we discuss <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/725959.Poems_of_Color" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Poems of Color by Wendy Keele</a>, a good resource for Bohus knitting history. Upcoming events EYF. That is all (squee!) We will be at the <a href="http://www.edinyarnfest.com/meet-the-eyf-2018-podcasters/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blacker Yarns Podcast Lounge</a> throughout the show, so please come by and say hi! Yarn Adventures Last year. the theme that we tried to work through the podcast episodes was Make Happy. This year, we've decided to focus on Yarn Adventures, both ours and those of other people. To start things off, we have an interview with Maylin Scott (aka <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blithespirit4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blithespirit</a>), a Canadian expat living in Liverpool. We hope you enjoy! YINGO! We've got a new photo challenge for those of you attending EYF - Yarn Bingo (or Yingo)! We've put together a bingo card of photo prompts for you to use as inspiration and we're looking forward to seeing your interpretations! More details to follow, but every 5 in a row series or collage of photos is 1 entry into the prize drawing - fill up the card for 5 entries! *** Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. We hope to see you at EYF! Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 73: Let's have a yarn adventure!

Announcements: It’s the big Yarnporium announcement you’ve been waiting for! Workshops! We are SO excited about the roster of teachers that we’ve got lined up for you at this year’s Yarnporium. And quite an international roster too! We’ve got teachers from the UK (of course!), Scotland, Ireland, France, Finland, Canada and the USA too. Here’s a run down of who’s coming: England: Renée Callahan, Jane Lithgow, Nathan Taylor Scotland: Karie Westermann  Ireland: Carol Feller  France: Julie Dubreux (aka Julie Knits in Paris) Finland: Jonna Hietala and Sini Ellen from Laine Magazine Canada: Kate Atherley USA: Courtney Kelley and Kate Osborne from Kelbourne Woolens Tickets for the workshops will go on sale on June 1st. You can find all the class details as well as bios about all of our teachers on our website. What we’re working on: Allison is now on sleeve island for her Mon Manet by Jonna Hietala, in La Bien Aimee Merino Aran in Grellow and as always happens at about this point in any one of her projects is now thinking about what she wants to knit next. Rachel has finished all the pieces for the Lilly baby sweater by Justine Turner (machine knit) and now just has to put the thing together and knit the edging! She finished a long standing UFO – the Teign Wrap by Linda Lencovic in 4 indigo dyed colours of Baskerville. And she’s still going on the sleeves for Marginalia (slowly but surely). The Making of a Magazine: If you’re a knitter and you don’t know Laine Magazine (or Laine as we used to call it) then we think you’re really missing out. Since launching just over a year ago they’ve experienced an explosion of growth, going from naught to 50,000 copies in that short period of time. We sat down at EYF to chat with editors Jonna and Sini about how the magazine came to be. Have a listen and we’ll see you on the other side! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Announcements: It’s the big Yarnporium announcement you’ve been waiting for! Workshops! We are SO excited about the roster of teachers that we’ve got lined up for you at this year’s Yarnporium. And quite an international roster too! We’ve got teachers from the UK (of course!), Scotland, Ireland, France, Finland, Canada and the USA too. Here’s a run down of who’s coming: England: Renée Callahan, Jane Lithgow, Nathan Taylor Scotland: Karie Westermann  Ireland: Carol Feller  France: Julie Dubreux (aka Julie Knits in Paris) Finland: Jonna Hietala and Sini Ellen from Laine Magazine Canada: Kate Atherley USA: Courtney Kelley and Kate Osborne from Kelbourne Woolens Tickets for the workshops will go on sale on June 1st. You can find all <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/workshops/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the class details</a> as well as <a href="https://www.yarninthecity.com/workshop-teachers/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">bios about all of our teachers</a> on our website. What we’re working on: Allison is now on sleeve island for her <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mon-manet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mon Manet by Jonna Hietala</a>, in La Bien Aimee Merino Aran in Grellow and as always happens at about this point in any one of her projects is now thinking about what she wants to knit next. Rachel has finished all the pieces for the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lilly-7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lilly baby sweater by Justine Turner</a> (machine knit) and now just has to put the thing together and knit the edging! She finished a long standing UFO – the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/teign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teign Wrap by Linda Lencovic</a> in 4 indigo dyed colours of Baskerville. And she’s still going on the sleeves for <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/marginalia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marginalia</a> (slowly but surely). The Making of a Magazine: If you’re a knitter and you don’t know Laine Magazine (or Laine as we used to call it) then we think you’re really missing out. Since launching just over a year ago they’ve experienced an explosion of growth, going from naught to 50,000 copies in that short period of time. We sat down at EYF to chat with editors Jonna and Sini about how the magazine came to be. Have a listen and we’ll see you on the other side! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 78: The Making of a Magazine

*** Audio alert: we're both away on holidays so this podcast was recorded remotely. Sadly, due to technology it's not our usual high-quality audio and there is some background noise occasionally. We'll try to find a better solution for the next episode! *** On today’s episode we talk about knitters using their powers for good, both individually and with their communities to back them up. There have been some amazing happenings in the wider woolly world recently and we couldn’t be more impressed with a couple of examples, the East London Knitters #sayballstotrump banner and The Tits Out Collective, headed by Countess Ablaze. Great London Yarn Crawl 2018 – Update Can you call an event sold out when there are only 5 tickets left?? We’d like to think so. With only a handful of tickets left on the Bloomsbury and City of London routes, the GLYC takes place on Saturday, September 1st and tickets are only £20. Plus we’ll be collecting handknits for Knit for Peace and holding our popular raffle for Refuge too. More details on our website! What we’re working on Allison finished the Lily baby sweater and it has been sent to the lucky recipient! She’s also finished crocheting the French Market Bag, which her mom promptly claimed. Knitting continues on Praline while she tries not to get too distracted with all the different yarns she’s seeing on holiday in Canada. She may have also inadvertently joined the Tour de Fleece (hooray!) with the happy purchase of an Electric Eel Wheel Mini at her LYS in Calgary. Rachel has been spinning for Tour de Fleece, and so far has managed to spin every day except for Stage 13, when she was busy finishing her Lily baby sweater. She was so thrilled about the baby sweater instant gratification, that she cast on Arrival by Dani Sunshine. She’s also finished her prototype shawl design for an upcoming project, and has wound up yarn to cast on Study Hall by Sarah Schira from Knitty First Fall when she goes on holiday later this week. Electric Eel Wheel - https://www.dreamingrobots.com/ Subersive Cross Stitch - https://subversivecrossstitch.com/blog/  The Power of Community We talk about some recent events in our community - the East London Knitters Say Balls to Trump and an amazing blog post from Knit with Attitude, and the Tits Out Collective. Also mentioned:  Everyday Knitter Zola Budd What the Queen wore for Donald Trump’s visit (perhaps sadly not as pointed as we thought) - and there's a great thread on Twitter about the same issue, from a knitter who pointed it out. There's a recap here.  *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

*** Audio alert: we're both away on holidays so this podcast was recorded remotely. Sadly, due to technology it's not our usual high-quality audio and there is some background noise occasionally. We'll try to find a better solution for the next episode! *** On today’s episode we talk about knitters using their powers for good, both individually and with their communities to back them up. There have been some amazing happenings in the wider woolly world recently and we couldn’t be more impressed with a couple of examples, the East London Knitters #sayballstotrump banner and The Tits Out Collective, headed by <a href="https://www.countessablaze.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Countess Ablaze</a>. Great London Yarn Crawl 2018 – Update Can you call an event sold out when there are only 5 tickets left?? We’d like to think so. With only a handful of tickets left on the Bloomsbury and City of London routes, the GLYC takes place on Saturday, September 1st and tickets are only £20. Plus we’ll be collecting handknits for Knit for Peace and holding our popular raffle for Refuge too. More details on our <a href="http://www.yarninthecity.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>! What we’re working on Allison finished the Lily baby sweater and it has been sent to the lucky recipient! She’s also finished crocheting the French Market Bag, which her mom promptly claimed. Knitting continues on Praline while she tries not to get too distracted with all the different yarns she’s seeing on holiday in Canada. She may have also inadvertently joined the Tour de Fleece (hooray!) with the happy purchase of an Electric Eel Wheel Mini at her LYS in Calgary. Rachel has been spinning for Tour de Fleece, and so far has managed to spin every day except for Stage 13, when she was busy finishing her Lily baby sweater. She was so thrilled about the baby sweater instant gratification, that she cast on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/arrival" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arrival by Dani Sunshine</a>. She’s also finished her prototype shawl design for an upcoming project, and has wound up yarn to cast on <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEff18/PATTstudyhall/PATTstudyhall.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Study Hall by Sarah Schira</a> from <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEff18/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knitty First Fall</a> when she goes on holiday later this week. Electric Eel Wheel - <a href="https://www.dreamingrobots.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dreamingrobots.com/</a> Subersive Cross Stitch - <a href="https://subversivecrossstitch.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://subversivecrossstitch.com/blog/</a> The Power of Community We talk about some recent events in our community - the East London Knitters <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sayballstotrump/?hl=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Say Balls to Trump</a> and <a href="http://knitwithattitude.com/blog/?p=1946" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">an amazing blog post from Knit with Attitude</a>, and the <a href="https://www.countessablaze.com/pages/tits-out-collection-gallery" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tits Out Collective</a>. Also mentioned: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/EverydayKnitter/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Everyday Knitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zola_Budd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zola Budd</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queen-elizabeth-brooch-barack-obama-trump-uk-visit-windsor-castle-a8452486.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">What the Queen wore for Donald Trump’s visit</a> (<a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-elizabeth-trump-brooch/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">perhaps sadly not as pointed as we thought</a>) - and there's a great thread on Twitter about the same issue, from a knitter who pointed it out. <a href="https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2018/07/17/queen-trolled-donald-trump-brooch-best-thing-youll-read-today/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">There's a recap here</a>.</li> </ul> *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 81: The Power of Community

Yarn Crawl Season

We can hardly believe that it's almost time for this year's Great London Yarn Crawl tickets to go on sale! On this episode: Great London Yarn Crawl 2018 Update We have fewer routes, only 10 this year, to make things a little easier organizing the GLYC alongside Yarnporium. Sadly, I Knit and Fringe won't be taking part this year but a new shop is opening that will be! Willow &amp; Lark is also on board as our yarn sponsor and we've already had some pretty lush door prizes pour in from Blue Sky Fibers. Routes will be announced on or around June 15th and tickets will go on sale on July 1st as in past years. What We're Working On  Allison has been a sewing and making fiend and has whipped up two Linden sweatshirts while also crocheting a French Market bag in linen. She's also started knitting Praline by Dani Sunshine and also whipped up a Lilly baby sweater on her knitting machine for a friend's new arrival. Rachel hasn't finished her Lilly baby sweater yet as focus has been on wrapping up her Marginalia sweater by Karie Westermann which is now off the needles, blocked and too hot to wear in this weather (of course!). Rach is also working on a new shawl design and searching for a travel project for a work trip to Amsterdam.  Yarn Crawl Season It's summer! Which means less enthusiasm about wool and knitting as it becomes too hot, but our local yarn shops still need our support! Thankfully there are things like Yarn Shop Day, World Wide Knit in Public Day, as well as Yarn Crawls all over the world to help keep us heading to our Local Yarn Stores to be part of the action. We chat about different things we can do to keep showing our support for our LYSs. Wrap Up ​​​​​​​Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

We can hardly believe that it's almost time for this year's Great London Yarn Crawl tickets to go on sale! On this episode: Great London Yarn Crawl 2018 Update We have fewer routes, only 10 this year, to make things a little easier organizing the GLYC alongside Yarnporium. Sadly, I Knit and Fringe won't be taking part this year but a new shop is opening that will be! Willow &amp; Lark is also on board as our yarn sponsor and we've already had some pretty lush door prizes pour in from Blue Sky Fibers. Routes will be announced on or around June 15th and tickets will go on sale on July 1st as in past years. What We're Working On  Allison has been a sewing and making fiend and has whipped up two Linden sweatshirts while also crocheting a French Market bag in linen. She's also started knitting Praline by Dani Sunshine and also whipped up a Lilly baby sweater on her knitting machine for a friend's new arrival. Rachel hasn't finished her Lilly baby sweater yet as focus has been on wrapping up her Marginalia sweater by Karie Westermann which is now off the needles, blocked and too hot to wear in this weather (of course!). Rach is also working on a new shawl design and searching for a travel project for a work trip to Amsterdam.  Yarn Crawl Season It's summer! Which means less enthusiasm about wool and knitting as it becomes too hot, but our local yarn shops still need our support! Thankfully there are things like Yarn Shop Day, World Wide Knit in Public Day, as well as Yarn Crawls all over the world to help keep us heading to our Local Yarn Stores to be part of the action. We chat about different things we can do to keep showing our support for our LYSs. Wrap Up ​​​​​​​Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 79: GLYC 2018 and Yarn Crawl Season

We’ve been incommunicado for a while after Wovember with a shear overload of everything, so our apologies for the long break between episodes! But now we’re back, and we chat about upcoming events, our current crazy holiday knitting plans, review a new yarn and share some news about the podcast going into the beginning of 2018. Events 21st January – Waltham Abbey Wool Show, Essex, EN9 3LX 16-18th February –  Unravel, Farnham Maltings, Farnham 15-17th March – Edinburgh Yarn Festival, Edinburgh   Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on Rachel is trying to knit stealth Christmas stockings for family, in addition to finishing off the Woolly Wormhead Mystery KAL hats. Allison has finished the Martinique Beach Cowl - woohoo! Both sleeves are done on Harrison's sweater, Gaston, and she is working on a pair of mittens and hat for him for Christmas.  White Christmas A yarn we’re thinking about knitting with this Christmas is Hudson Worsted, the new release from The Yarn Collective, curated by Michele Wang. This lovely yarn is  85% merino/15% yak,  197 yd/180 m per 100 g, with a recommended gauge of 20 sts/26 rows to 10 cm/4”. It comes in 11 colours and there are several patterns designed by Michele Wang available through the Yarn Collective. After the review there's some noodling about our Christmas plans, and a fun giveaway – Nudie Knits! See more at their hysterical website, http://nudinits.com/, and leave a comment in the show notes about your most ambitious holiday knitting plans, successful or not (disaster stories welcome!) Entries will close on Dec 30th and we will post out to you soon after. Podcast Hiatus It’s been a busy end of the year for us and looks to be an even busier start to 2018 as next November's Yarnporium kicks off in earnest. With that in mind, we’ve decided to go on a brief hiatus for a few months – this will allow us to get in some good “real” holiday time with our families and begin January refreshed and ready for the very busy year ahead. Our current plans are to return sometime towards the end of February, so stay tuned to the blog, or our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds so you know when to expect us back! *** Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm. Check the Ravelry thread to confirm location for Knit Night, as we seem to be going back and forth between The Goat on the Rise  and The Breakfast Club. Have a great holiday and New Year, and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) This Christmas - Sinclair Wonderful Christmastime - Joel Rakes Christmas is All Around - Sleeping at Last Carol of the Bells - Future of Forestry ​​​​​​​White Christmas - Sleeping at Last

We’ve been incommunicado for a while after Wovember with a shear overload of everything, so our apologies for the long break between episodes! But now we’re back, and we chat about upcoming events, our current crazy holiday knitting plans, review a new yarn and share some news about the podcast going into the beginning of 2018. Events 21st January – <a href="http://www.walthamabbeywoolshow.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Waltham Abbey Wool Show</a>, Essex, EN9 3LX 16-18th February – <a href="http://craft.farnhammaltings.com/portfolio/unravel-festival-knitting/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Unravel</a>, Farnham Maltings, Farnham 15-17th March – <a href="http://www.edinyarnfest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edinburgh Yarn Festival</a>, Edinburgh Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on Rachel is trying to knit stealth Christmas stockings for family, in addition to finishing off the Woolly Wormhead Mystery KAL hats. Allison has finished the Martinique Beach Cowl - woohoo! Both sleeves are done on Harrison's sweater, Gaston, and she is working on a pair of mittens and hat for him for Christmas.  White Christmas A yarn we’re thinking about knitting with this Christmas is Hudson Worsted, the new release from <a href="http://www.theyarncollective.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Yarn Collective</a>, curated by Michele Wang. This lovely yarn is  85% merino/15% yak,  197 yd/180 m per 100 g, with a recommended gauge of 20 sts/26 rows to 10 cm/4”. It comes in 11 colours and there are <a href="http://www.theyarncollective.com/patterns/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">several patterns</a> designed by Michele Wang available through the Yarn Collective. After the review there's some noodling about our Christmas plans, and a fun giveaway – Nudie Knits! See more at their hysterical website, <a href="http://nudinits.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nudinits.com/</a>, and leave a comment in the show notes about your most ambitious holiday knitting plans, successful or not (disaster stories welcome!) Entries will close on Dec 30th and we will post out to you soon after. Podcast Hiatus It’s been a busy end of the year for us and looks to be an even busier start to 2018 as next November's Yarnporium kicks off in earnest. With that in mind, we’ve decided to go on a brief hiatus for a few months – this will allow us to get in some good “real” holiday time with our families and begin January refreshed and ready for the very busy year ahead. Our current plans are to return sometime towards the end of February, so stay tuned to the blog, or our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds so you know when to expect us back! *** Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm. Check the Ravelry thread to confirm location for Knit Night, as we seem to be going back and forth between <a href="https://www.thegoatpub.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Goat on the Rise</a>  and <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a>. Have a great holiday and New Year, and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) This Christmas - Sinclair Wonderful Christmastime - Joel Rakes Christmas is All Around - Sleeping at Last Carol of the Bells - Future of Forestry ​​​​​​​White Christmas - Sleeping at Last

Episode 72: White Christmas

Following on from our last episode where we recapped the Edinburgh Yarn Festival, we’re making plans to check out a new yarn show on the horizon: Woollinn Dublin coming up at the end of May. We chat with organiser Lisa Sisk, who is also one of the owners of Dublin’s beautiful LYS This Is Knit, about what it’s like to put on a yarn show.  What we’re working on: Allison is feeling pretty smug after finishing her Gradient Pullover and Winter Dawn shawl so she also busted out a new toque (Pull the Wool Over) out of her souvenir yarn purchase from Vogue Knitting Live in New York. She’s now working on Helen Stewart’s Impressionists MKAL and using Martina Behm’s Strickplaner 2018 to try and wrangle the rest of her projects and WIPs for Q2. Rachel cast on her Marginalia pullover in Triskelion Arthur DK and finished a hat in Bloomsbury DK from The Yarn Collective. And has been spinning up a storm. And thinking about quilting… MORE yarn show hijinks: We have a good idea of how challenging it is to plan a yarn show. So we have great admiration for our interview guest, Lisa Sisk, and her team who are bringing a much needed yarn show to Ireland. Woollinn Dublin will debut for the first time on the 25th of May. While they may be new to show organising, Lisa and her team are also the owners of Dublin LYS This is Knit, and have leveraged their relationships with designers and dyers to put together an amazing line of exhibitors and teachers. We spoke to Lisa about her experience with pulling the show together, and it sounds like it's going to be absolutely amazing! Many thanks to Lisa for taking the time to chat with us about Woollinn Dublin. She has kindly given us a pair of weekend access tickets to for a giveaway! Getting to Dublin is easy from many spots in the UK and Europe, so if you think you’d like to hop over for the weekend, or even for the day like Allison, please leave a comment on the show notes. We’ll choose a winner on Sunday, April 15th and announce the winner on Instagram. Be sure to leave your Ravelry name or some other way of contacting you in case you win! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Following on from our last episode where we recapped the Edinburgh Yarn Festival, we’re making plans to check out a new yarn show on the horizon: <a href="http://woollinn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Woollinn Dublin</a> coming up at the end of May. We chat with organiser Lisa Sisk, who is also one of the owners of Dublin’s beautiful LYS <a href="https://www.thisisknit.ie/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">This Is Knit</a>, about what it’s like to put on a yarn show.  What we’re working on: Allison is feeling pretty smug after finishing her <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gradient-pullover-2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gradient Pullover</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/winter-dawn" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Winter Dawn</a> shawl so she also busted out a new toque (<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pull-the-wool-over" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pull the Wool Over</a>) out of her souvenir yarn purchase from Vogue Knitting Live in New York. She’s now working on Helen Stewart’s <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/impressionists-mkal" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Impressionists MKAL</a> and using Martina Behm’s <a href="http://strickmich.frischetexte.de/en/strickplaner/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Strickplaner</a> 2018 to try and wrangle the rest of her projects and WIPs for Q2. Rachel cast on her <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/marginalia" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Marginalia</a> pullover in <a href="https://www.triskelion-yarn.com/product-category/arthur-dk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Triskelion Arthur DK</a> and finished a hat in Bloomsbury DK from The Yarn Collective. And has been spinning up a storm. And thinking about quilting… MORE yarn show hijinks: We have a good idea of how challenging it is to plan a yarn show. So we have great admiration for our interview guest, Lisa Sisk, and her team who are bringing a much needed yarn show to Ireland. <a href="https://www.triskelion-yarn.com/product-category/arthur-dk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Woollinn Dublin</a> will debut for the first time on the 25th of May. While they may be new to show organising, Lisa and her team are also the owners of Dublin LYS <a href="https://www.triskelion-yarn.com/product-category/arthur-dk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">This is Knit</a>, and have leveraged their relationships with designers and dyers to put together an amazing line of exhibitors and teachers. We spoke to Lisa about her experience with pulling the show together, and it sounds like it's going to be absolutely amazing! Many thanks to Lisa for taking the time to chat with us about Woollinn Dublin. She has kindly given us a pair of weekend access tickets to for a giveaway! Getting to Dublin is easy from many spots in the UK and Europe, so if you think you’d like to hop over for the weekend, or even for the day like Allison, please leave a comment on the show notes. We’ll choose a winner on Sunday, April 15th and announce the winner on Instagram. Be sure to leave your Ravelry name or some other way of contacting you in case you win! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 75: More Yarn Show Hijinks

Announcements: We will be releasing the teachers and workshops for Yarnporium starting 15 May, so keep you eyes on the blog and Yarnporium page for more details and ticket info. The Great London Yarn Crawl is happening again this year! Save the date for 1 July when tickets go on sale – routes will go up a couple of weeks earlier. What we’re working on: Allison finished her Impressionist MKAL from Helen Stewart, knit from Madeleinetosh from the deep layers of stash. When the picot bind off became too much, she cast on for the Mon Manet by Jonna Hietala, in La Bien Aimee Merino Aran in Grellow. Rachel finished the first sleeve of Marginalia in the post-heat wave rainy miserable weather that cropped up in the last couple of weeks. To celebrate the gorgeous May bank holiday weather, she’s woven up two handspun scarves over the weekend, but all that is now chopped liver as her new knitting machine has arrived and is operational, thanks to a detailed info dump from Alli! Rise of the Machine: We’ve always been handknitters, but the ever expanding sizes of our stashes and reduced knitting time has led us to consider other options for trying to manage the yarn load! Alli was first down the machine knitting rabbit hole, and has dragged Rachel along with her. We talk about getting into machine knitting, how different it is, and the instant gratification factor! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Announcements: We will be releasing the teachers and workshops for Yarnporium starting 15 May, so keep you eyes on the blog and Yarnporium page for more details and ticket info. The Great London Yarn Crawl is happening again this year! Save the date for 1 July when tickets go on sale – routes will go up a couple of weeks earlier. What we’re working on: Allison finished her Impressionist MKAL from Helen Stewart, knit from Madeleinetosh from the deep layers of stash. When the picot bind off became too much, she cast on for the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mon-manet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mon Manet by Jonna Hietala</a>, in La Bien Aimee Merino Aran in Grellow. Rachel finished the first sleeve of <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/marginalia" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Marginalia</a> in the post-heat wave rainy miserable weather that cropped up in the last couple of weeks. To celebrate the gorgeous May bank holiday weather, she’s woven up two handspun scarves over the weekend, but all that is now chopped liver as her new knitting machine has arrived and is operational, thanks to a detailed info dump from Alli! Rise of the Machine: We’ve always been handknitters, but the ever expanding sizes of our stashes and reduced knitting time has led us to consider other options for trying to manage the yarn load! Alli was first down the machine knitting rabbit hole, and has dragged Rachel along with her. We talk about getting into machine knitting, how different it is, and the instant gratification factor! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 77: Rise of the Machine

We’ve just come by from a phenomenal trip to the 2018 Edinburgh Yarn Festival, where we saw amazing yarns, caught up with friends old and new and generally soaked up as much colour and inspiration as possible! We recap EYF on today's episode, including an interview with someone who traveled a very long way to get to Edinburgh! We also review the new Jacob yarn from Blacker Yarns. What we’re working on: Allison was desperately trying to finish her handspun Gradient Pullover (by Amy Miller) over the weekend, and has 5 inches of the second sleeve left. She’s also working on some sample knitting for her upcoming trade show. Allison's EYF stash enhancement: A previously ordered kit for the Comfort Fade Cardi by Andrea Mowry in La Bien Aimee Comfort DK. Also  a sweater quantity of fingering weight yarn for Sunset Highway by Caitlin Hunter (mostly House of A La Mode from A Yarn Story), project bag, random sock skein (House of a la Mode in Redmond, a custom colourway dyed in honour of Carmen's dad). Rachel finished her Incunabula (by Karie Westermann) and got some amazing buttons for it from Textile Garden at EYF. She also came back from the show with two sweater lots of yarn, which are planning on growing up to be a Marginalia (Triskelion Yarns Arthur DK in Old Fox and My True Sweetheart) and a Woodman Cardigan from Bristol Ivy’s amazing new book (Jill Draper Makes Stuff Mohonk Light in Grape Hyacinth). She also got some stitch markers from The Little Grey Girl, and Daughter of a Shepherd Volume 1. Gina's Yarn Adventure On the ride up to Edinburgh, Allison met the lovely Gina Ross from Natural Yarns. They got to talking (as knitters do) and discovered that Gina has a fantastic yarn adventure to share, which includes yarn, yoga, mindfulness and building community. We had a chance to catch up with her at the show, and we think you’ll be interested to hear her story. Yarn Review: Jacob Blacker’s new yarn uses the unique Jacob sheep as it’s inspiration, with four bases combining variations of the natural fleece colours. Jacob sheep naturally have multicoloured coats, which means that their wool is less marketable. Sue and her team have blended the colours together during the spinning process to create a range of four coloured bases. These are then overdyed in three colours, giving a range of subtle shades. We got to play with some of it, and boy is it lovely! Yarn stats: DK: 110 m/50 gr 4-ply: 175 m/50 g Colour card here. EYF on-the-spot interviews: Liz and Ceci, aka howmanystitches and creativececi on Ravelry! Congrats to our YINGO winner! The random number generator spoke to us and we hope @svm_treks is delighted to find that her hard work to clear her Yingo card paid off! We will be in touch via DM on Instagram to get your details to send out your prize! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

We’ve just come by from a phenomenal trip to the <a href="http://www.edinyarnfest.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2018 Edinburgh Yarn Festival</a>, where we saw amazing yarns, caught up with friends old and new and generally soaked up as much colour and inspiration as possible! We recap EYF on today's episode, including an interview with someone who traveled a very long way to get to Edinburgh! We also review the new Jacob yarn from <a href="http://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blacker Yarns</a>. What we’re working on: Allison was desperately trying to finish her handspun <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gradient-pullover-2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gradient Pullover (by Amy Miller)</a> over the weekend, and has 5 inches of the second sleeve left. She’s also working on some sample knitting for her upcoming trade show. Allison's EYF stash enhancement: A previously ordered kit for the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/comfort-fade-cardi" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Comfort Fade Cardi by Andrea Mowry </a>in La Bien Aimee Comfort DK. Also  a sweater quantity of fingering weight yarn for <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sunset-highway" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sunset Highway by Caitlin Hunter</a> (mostly <a href="https://ayarnstory.co.uk/collections/house-of-a-la-mode" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">House of A La Mode</a> from <a href="http://ayarnstory.co.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A Yarn Story</a>), project bag, random sock skein (House of a la Mode in Redmond, a custom colourway dyed in honour of Carmen's dad). Rachel finished her <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/incunabula" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Incunabula (by Karie Westermann)</a> and got some amazing buttons for it from <a href="http://www.textilegarden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Textile Garden</a> at EYF. She also came back from the show with two sweater lots of yarn, which are planning on growing up to be a <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/marginalia" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Marginalia</a> (<a href="https://www.triskelion-yarn.com/product-category/arthur-dk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Triskelion Yarns Arthur DK</a> in Old Fox and My True Sweetheart) and a <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/woodman" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Woodman Cardigan</a> from <a href="http://www.bristolivy.com/shop/knitting-outside-the-box" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bristol Ivy’s amazing new book</a> (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/jilldrapermakesstuff" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jill Draper Makes Stuff</a> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jill-draper-makes-stuff-mohonk-light" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mohonk Light</a> in Grape Hyacinth). She also got some stitch markers from <a href="https://www.thelittlegreygirl.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Little Grey Girl</a>, and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/daughter-of-a-shepherd-volume-1-beginnings-2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Daughter of a Shepherd Volume 1</a>. Gina's Yarn Adventure On the ride up to Edinburgh, Allison met the lovely Gina Ross from <a href="http://naturalyarns.co.za/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Natural Yarns</a>. They got to talking (as knitters do) and discovered that Gina has a fantastic yarn adventure to share, which includes yarn, yoga, mindfulness and building community. We had a chance to catch up with her at the show, and we think you’ll be interested to hear her story. Yarn Review: Jacob <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/yarns-by-breed/jacob-and-blends" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blacker’s new yarn</a> uses the unique Jacob sheep as it’s inspiration, with four bases combining variations of the natural fleece colours. Jacob sheep naturally have multicoloured coats, which means that their wool is less marketable. Sue and her team have blended the colours together during the spinning process to create a range of four coloured bases. These are then overdyed in three colours, giving a range of subtle shades. We got to play with some of it, and boy is it lovely! Yarn stats: DK: 110 m/50 gr 4-ply: 175 m/50 g Colour card <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/new/jacob-colour-card.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. EYF on-the-spot interviews: Liz and Ceci, aka <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/howmanystitches" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">howmanystitches</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/CreativeCeci" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">creativececi</a> on Ravelry! Congrats to our YINGO winner! The random number generator spoke to us and we hope <a href="https://www.instagram.com/svm_treks/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@svm_treks</a> is delighted to find that her hard work to clear her Yingo card paid off! We will be in touch via DM on Instagram to get your details to send out your prize! *** Wrap up: Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 74: Scottish Adventures

On today’s episode we’ve got a lengthy chat with Milli, owner of Tribe Yarns, a new shop opening in Richmond-Upon-Thames just outside of London later this summer. In fact, Tribe will be opening just in time for the Great London Yarn Crawl on September 1st! Our conversation was all over the place and got a little colourful in areas, so be warned! This is not our usual squeaky clean podcast. Great London Yarn Crawl 2018 – Update Geez you guys! We are just over 80% sold out after less than a week of selling tickets! If you’ve been thinking about joining us this year, don’t wait too much longer! At the time of this recording there are literally less than 20 tickets left, so get them before they’re gone! We’ve got great stuff in the goody bags like yarn from Willow &amp; Lark, and amazing doorprizes from Loop, Knit With Attitude, Tribe, Blue Sky Fibers, Kelbourne Woolens, Debonnaire, and more! The GLYC takes place on Saturday, September 1st and tickets are only £20. Plus we’ll be collecting handknits for Knit for Peace and holding our popular raffle for Refuge too. More details on our website! What we’re working on Allison has mostly finished her Lily baby sweater, and is working on Praline. She's also finishing up a new hat design, turning to some sewing, trying her hand at needlepoint and basically freaking out about what projects she’s taking on her summer holidays. Rachel was seaming her Lily baby sweater at knit night, and is working on the knitted on edging for her new shawl design. She’s also been spinning like a maniac to try and make a dent in the truly ridiculous fibre stash! We talk about the  Electric Eel Wheel Mini as a good option for an affordably priced electric wheel. It looks like they'll have more available at the end of July, and you can sign up to get notified when they are back in stock, so go check them out! Milli’s Yarn Adventure and Tribe Yarns This past weekend we headed out to Richmond to meet Milli Abrams and check out the home of new Tribe Yarns, opening next month! We had a lovely, somewhat off colour chat with Milli (cider was involved) all about her plans for the shop, some of the yarns that will be available and the type of community she's hoping to create.  For all the details about Tribe’s opening, follow them on social media and sign up to receive their newsletter (coming soon). Tribe Yarns on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Ravelry, and their soon-to-be website. *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

On today’s episode we’ve got a lengthy chat with Milli, owner of Tribe Yarns, a new shop opening in Richmond-Upon-Thames just outside of London later this summer. In fact, Tribe will be opening just in time for the Great London Yarn Crawl on September 1st! Our conversation was all over the place and got a little colourful in areas, so be warned! This is not our usual squeaky clean podcast. Great London Yarn Crawl 2018 – Update Geez you guys! We are just over 80% sold out after less than a week of selling tickets! If you’ve been thinking about joining us this year, don’t wait too much longer! At the time of this recording there are literally less than 20 tickets left, so <a href="http://yarninthecity.com/routes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">get them before they’re gone</a>! We’ve got great stuff in the goody bags like yarn from Willow &amp; Lark, and amazing doorprizes from Loop, Knit With Attitude, Tribe, Blue Sky Fibers, Kelbourne Woolens, Debonnaire, and more! The GLYC takes place on Saturday, September 1st and tickets are only £20. Plus we’ll be collecting handknits for Knit for Peace and holding our popular raffle for Refuge too. More details on our <a href="http://www.yarninthecity.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>! What we’re working on Allison has mostly finished her Lily baby sweater, and is working on Praline. She's also finishing up a new hat design, turning to some sewing, trying her hand at needlepoint and basically freaking out about what projects she’s taking on her summer holidays. Rachel was seaming her Lily baby sweater at knit night, and is working on the knitted on edging for her new shawl design. She’s also been spinning like a maniac to try and make a dent in the truly ridiculous fibre stash! We talk about the <a href="https://www.dreamingrobots.com/collections/electric-eel-wheel/products/electric-eel-wheel-mini?variant=1480411480085" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Electric Eel Wheel Mini</a> as a good option for an affordably priced electric wheel. It looks like they'll have more available at the end of July, and you can sign up to get notified when they are back in stock, so go check them out! Milli’s Yarn Adventure and Tribe Yarns This past weekend we headed out to Richmond to meet Milli Abrams and check out the home of new Tribe Yarns, opening next month! We had a lovely, somewhat off colour chat with Milli (cider was involved) all about her plans for the shop, some of the yarns that will be available and the type of community she's hoping to create.  For all the details about Tribe’s opening, follow them on social media and sign up to receive their newsletter (coming soon). Tribe Yarns on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tribeyarns/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tribeyarns_/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=tribeyarns&amp;src=typd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/shops/tribe-yarns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>, and their soon-to-be <a href="https://www.tribeyarns.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website.</a> *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://www.noisetrade.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 80: Milli's Yarn Adventure with Tribe Yarns

We are both in North America on our summer holidays, so on this episode we chat about our holiday knits, exciting new (and old!) shops we’ve visited, and new creative inspirations. We also have some Great London Yarn Crawl and Yarnporium updates! Thanks to our sponsor This episode of the podcast is sponsored by The Yarn Collective, a fibre and design company focused on working with independent designers to bring you luxurious hand-dyed yarns in a range of inspiring colourways. These international designers represent the best of modern knitwear design and include Bristol Ivy, Melanie Berg, Carol Feller and Michele Wang. Each designer has created and curated a distinctive and wonderful line for The Yarn Collective. You can find out more about the yarns by visiting http://www.theyarncollective.com.  Great London Yarn Crawl 2018 – Update GLYC 2018 is now sold out! If you missed getting your ticket, please check our Ravelry boards for ticket swaps. We look forward to kicking off the autumn knitting season with you all on 1 September!  Yarnporium Update It’s almost time to grab your tickets for Yarnporium! Entry tickets will go on sale very soon, along with tickets to our Saturday talk series, which will include three 1-hour talks.   We are thrilled to be offering the Saturday talk series, which will include two panel discussions: The New Yarn Barons (all about what it takes to create a yarn, from the indy dyer with a few bespoke bases through up and coming new yarn companies), and Your Pattern in Print (learn about about different avenues for seeing your designs in the public eye, from self-publishing, mainline magazines and online exposure). The third talk is The Story of Laine – Sini and Ellen will give an overview of their yarn adventure creating Laine magazine, which has gone from an idea to a successful worldwide publication in less than two years.  Ticket details Yarnporium day tickets: £10 in advance/£12 on the day (no weekend tickets)  Talk series: £8 in advance/£10 on the day  Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know when tickets go on sale.   What we’re working on Allison visited Villekulla in Calgary and is working on the  Fuss Free Festival Shawl by Louise Tillbrook (Praline is in time out). She's also taught herself herringbone stitch for a secret project!   Rachel is three quarters of the way through Study Hall by Sarah Schira from Knitty First Fall, and is finding that using two multi-coloured/speckled yarns for a pattern the depends on strong colour contrasts may not have been the best idea. But it’s still working!   Working on Holiday Time Tits Out Collective update: Countess Ablaze and her crew of Tits Out Collective crafters raised over £55,000 for charities worldwide!!!! We may have teared up a little at that number. Well done to all!  We chat about our holiday knits, new inspiration from Reykjavik (Rachel), and many many shops (Allison). Rachel's mentions: Halcyon Yarns (Bath, Maine), Joann (nationwide chain), sky like snow (southern Vermont).  Allison's mentions: Villekulla, Yarn Twisters, Pinnovate, Loop Kensington, STASH, Pudding Yarn (Calgary); A Twist of Yarn (Vernon); Art of Yarn (Kelowna); plus plans to visit two shops in Vancouver. *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

We are both in North America on our summer holidays, so on this episode we chat about our holiday knits, exciting new (and old!) shops we’ve visited, and new creative inspirations. We also have some Great London Yarn Crawl and Yarnporium updates! Thanks to our sponsor This episode of the podcast is sponsored by The Yarn Collective, a fibre and design company focused on working with independent designers to bring you luxurious hand-dyed yarns in a range of inspiring colourways. These international designers represent the best of modern knitwear design and include Bristol Ivy, Melanie Berg, Carol Feller and Michele Wang. Each designer has created and curated a distinctive and wonderful line for The Yarn Collective. You can find out more about the yarns by visiting <a href="http://www.theyarncollective.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theyarncollective.com</a>.  Great London Yarn Crawl 2018 – Update GLYC 2018 is now sold out! If you missed getting your ticket, please <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/yarn-in-the-city/3816356/1-25#2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">check our Ravelry boards for ticket swaps</a>. We look forward to kicking off the autumn knitting season with you all on 1 September!  Yarnporium Update It’s almost time to grab your tickets for Yarnporium! Entry tickets will go on sale very soon, along with tickets to our Saturday talk series, which will include three 1-hour talks.   We are thrilled to be offering the Saturday talk series, which will include two panel discussions: The New Yarn Barons (all about what it takes to create a yarn, from the indy dyer with a few bespoke bases through up and coming new yarn companies), and Your Pattern in Print (learn about about different avenues for seeing your designs in the public eye, from self-publishing, mainline magazines and online exposure). The third talk is The Story of Laine – Sini and Ellen will give an overview of their yarn adventure creating Laine magazine, which has gone from an idea to a successful worldwide publication in less than two years.  Ticket details Yarnporium day tickets: £10 in advance/£12 on the day (no weekend tickets)  Talk series: £8 in advance/£10 on the day <a href="../../../contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sign up to our newsletter</a> to be the first to know when tickets go on sale.   What we’re working on Allison visited Villekulla in Calgary and is working on the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fuss-free-festival-shawl" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Fuss Free Festival Shawl by Louise Tillbrook</a> (Praline is in time out). She's also taught herself herringbone stitch for a secret project!   Rachel is three quarters of the way through <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEff18/PATTstudyhall/PATTstudyhall.php" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Study Hall by Sarah Schira</a> from <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEff18/index.php" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Knitty First Fall</a>, and is finding that using two multi-coloured/speckled yarns for a pattern the depends on strong colour contrasts may not have been the best idea. But it’s still working!   Working on Holiday Time Tits Out Collective update: Countess Ablaze and her crew of Tits Out Collective crafters raised over £55,000 for charities worldwide!!!! We may have teared up a little at that number. Well done to all!  We chat about our holiday knits, new inspiration from Reykjavik (Rachel), and many many shops (Allison). Rachel's mentions: <a href="https://halcyonyarn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Halcyon Yarns</a> (Bath, Maine), <a href="http://www.joann.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Joann</a> (nationwide chain), <a href="https://www.skylikesnow.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">sky like snow</a> (southern Vermont).  Allison's mentions: <a href="http://www.villekullahandmade.ca/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Villekulla</a>, <a href="https://yarntwisters.ca/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn Twisters</a>, <a href="https://pinnovate.ca/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pinnovate</a>, <a href="http://theloop-kensington.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Loop Kensington</a>, <a href="http://www.stashlounge.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">STASH</a>, <a href="http://www.puddingyarn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pudding Yarn</a> (Calgary); <a href="http://atwistofyarn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A Twist of Yarn</a> (Vernon); <a href="http://www.artofyarn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Art of Yarn</a> (Kelowna); plus plans to visit two shops in Vancouver. *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at <a href="https://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/locations/battersea-rise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Breakfast Club</a> on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Revolution - Kate Tucker A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 82: Working on Holiday Time

 Events  1 – 30th November: WOVEMBER!!!! This year's theme is Woolness: where wool meets wellness   23 – 30th November: London Guild exhibition – The Thames and Southwark: Threads of London Life, Southwark Cathedral, 10:30am - 5:30pm daily, free entry. Also includes a free Introduction to Natural Dyeing drop in session on Sunday, 26 November from 3-5pm.  2 December: Pints, Purls and Prosecco with Nathan Taylor, from 7-10pm!  21 January: Waltham Abbey Wool Show, 10am–4pm   Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on R: Starting point done!!!!  On the yoke of her British Blue sweater and working on the two Woolly Wormhead Mystery KAL hats  Weaving in ends video from Tabetha  A: Clue 2 of Cederberg Shawl MKAL – in SGY Tough Love Sock. Jumper for Harrison for Christmas. Looking for more Sirdar Eco Wool DK in "Clay"  (soft fawn colour), needs 3-4 more 50 g balls -   A Woolly Good Time:  Alli has visited a couple of shows since the last podcast and gives us a brief rundown: Knit for Peace's The Great Knit Fest at Chelsea Old Town Hall, and the Nottingham Yarn Expo. Then we both get a bit philosophical about wool, yarn and it's importance in our day-to-day lives. How does wool play into your everyday world? *** Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at The Goat on the Rise  between 7 and 10pm. We are now back at the Goat now that their refurb is done. Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Ridiculously Happy (feat. Twilight Meadow) - Owl City

Events  1 – 30th November: <a href="http://www.wovember.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">WOVEMBER</a>!!!! This year's theme is Woolness: where wool meets wellness   23 – 30th November: <a href="http://www.londonguildofweavers.org.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">London Guild exhibition</a> – The Thames and Southwark: Threads of London Life, Southwark Cathedral, 10:30am - 5:30pm daily, free entry. Also includes a free Introduction to Natural Dyeing drop in session on Sunday, 26 November from 3-5pm.  2 December: <a href="../../../pints-purls-prosecco-and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pints, Purls and Prosecco</a> with Nathan Taylor, from 7-10pm!  21 January: <a href="http://www.walthamabbeywoolshow.co.uk" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Waltham Abbey Wool Show</a>, 10am–4pm   Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on R: Starting point done!!!!  On the yoke of her British Blue sweater and working on the two Woolly Wormhead Mystery KAL hats  Weaving in ends video from Tabetha  A: Clue 2 of Cederberg Shawl MKAL – in SGY Tough Love Sock. Jumper for Harrison for Christmas. Looking for more Sirdar Eco Wool DK in "Clay"  (soft fawn colour), needs 3-4 more 50 g balls -   A Woolly Good Time:  Alli has visited a couple of shows since the last podcast and gives us a brief rundown: Knit for Peace's <a href="http://www.knitforpeace.org.uk/the-great-knitfest/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Great Knit Fest</a> at Chelsea Old Town Hall, and the <a href="https://www.nottinghamyarnexpo.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nottingham Yarn Expo</a>. Then we both get a bit philosophical about wool, yarn and it's importance in our day-to-day lives. How does wool play into your everyday world? *** Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at <a href="https://www.thegoatpub.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Goat on the Rise</a>  between 7 and 10pm. We are now back at the Goat now that their refurb is done. Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Ridiculously Happy (feat. Twilight Meadow) - Owl City

Episode 71: A Woolly Good Time

We are full on into the autumn knitting season, and with the impending holidays bearing down on us faster than you think, we find our focus turning to accessory patterns and potential gifts. In this episode, we'll discuss upcoming events and what we're currently working on. We also have an interview with the one and only Woolly Wormhead to share with you! Sponsor note:  This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Garthenor, providing a variety of sustainable, organic British wool products in an ecologically responsible way. See Garthenor’s glorious yarns, including a kit for Isabell Kraemer's new Amory sweater, on their website at www.garthenor.com.  Events 28 – 29th October: Kendal Wool Gathering 1 – 30th November: WOVEMBER!!!! This year's theme is Woolness: where wool meets wellness, and we're hosting an Instagram Photo Challenge!   11 November: Festiwool, at a new venue   11 – 12th November: Nottingham Yarn Expo 23 – 30th November: London Guild exhibition – The Thames and Southwark: Threads of London Life, Southwark Cathedral, 10:30am - 5:30pm daily, free entry. Also includes a free Introduction to Natural Dyeing drop in seesion on Sunday, 26 November from 3-5pm. Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on Rachel is enthusiastically finishing some long-standing WIPs, after realising that virtually all of her numerous sets of 4 mm needles are stuck in other projects, and need to be reclaimed for new ones! She's polished off her Green Memories hat by La Maison Rillilie, and has picked up her Starting Point shawl again. One sleeve is done on her British Blue 100 sweater, and the second is started.  Allison is working on Clue 1 of the SweetGeorgia Yarns MKAL, but Clue 2 was out last week so she's feeling a bit behind! She's got her yarn wound and ready to cast on for the handspun Belles Filles Shawl KAL.   Hat Genius:  If you like to knit hats, then you've probably heard of Woolly Wormhead, self-described Hat Architect. As knitters of more than one Woolly Wormhead pattern, we were very excited to catch up with her during a recent visit to the UK, and talk about her hats, her design process, her new book, Elemental,  and her upcoming double-barrelled Mystery KAL, starting November 1st.  *** Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at The Goat on the Rise  between 7 and 10pm. However, the Goat will be closed for refurbishment from the 16th of October for approximately a month, so we've relocated up the hill a little bit at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Ridiculously Happy (feat. Twilight Meadow) - Owl City

We are full on into the autumn knitting season, and with the impending holidays bearing down on us faster than you think, we find our focus turning to accessory patterns and potential gifts. In this episode, we'll discuss upcoming events and what we're currently working on. We also have an interview with the one and only Woolly Wormhead to share with you! Sponsor note:  This episode of the podcast is sponsored by <a href="http://www.garthenor.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Garthenor</a>, providing a variety of sustainable, organic British wool products in an ecologically responsible way. See Garthenor’s glorious yarns, including a kit for Isabell Kraemer's new Amory sweater, on their website at <a href="http://www.garthenor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.garthenor.com</a>.  Events 28 – 29th October: <a href="http://www.kendalwoolgathering.co.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kendal Wool Gathering</a> 1 – 30th November: <a href="http://www.wovember.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">WOVEMBER</a>!!!! This year's theme is Woolness: where wool meets wellness, and we're hosting an Instagram Photo Challenge!   11 November: <a href="http://www.festiwool.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Festiwool</a>, at a new venue   11 – 12th November: <a href="http://www.nottinghamyarnexpo.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nottingham Yarn Expo</a> 23 – 30th November: <a href="http://www.londonguildofweavers.org.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">London Guild exhibition</a> – The Thames and Southwark: Threads of London Life, Southwark Cathedral, 10:30am - 5:30pm daily, free entry. Also includes a free Introduction to Natural Dyeing drop in seesion on Sunday, 26 November from 3-5pm. Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on Rachel is enthusiastically finishing some long-standing WIPs, after realising that virtually all of her numerous sets of 4 mm needles are stuck in other projects, and need to be reclaimed for new ones! She's polished off her Green Memories hat by La Maison Rillilie, and has picked up her Starting Point shawl again. One sleeve is done on her British Blue 100 sweater, and the second is started.  Allison is working on Clue 1 of the SweetGeorgia Yarns MKAL, but Clue 2 was out last week so she's feeling a bit behind! She's got her yarn wound and ready to cast on for the handspun Belles Filles Shawl KAL.   Hat Genius:  If you like to knit hats, then you've probably heard of <a href="http://www.woollywormhead.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Woolly Wormhead</a>, self-described Hat Architect. As knitters of more than one Woolly Wormhead pattern, we were very excited to catch up with her during a recent visit to the UK, and talk about her hats, her design process, her new book, <a href="http://www.woollywormhead.com/elemental/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Elemental</a>,  and her upcoming double-barrelled Mystery KAL, starting November 1st.  *** Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at <a href="https://www.thegoatpub.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Goat on the Rise</a>  between 7 and 10pm. However, the Goat will be closed for refurbishment from the 16th of October for approximately a month, so we've relocated up the hill a little bit at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Ridiculously Happy (feat. Twilight Meadow) - Owl City

Episode 70: Hat Genius

We're back on schedule with this week's episode, in which we talk about Allison's trip to Shetland for part of Shetland Wool Week and dig into the patterns in two gorgeous books:  Wool Journey: Shetland by Amber Corcoran, Jaime Jennings, Malia Mae Joseph and Stephen West, and Shetland by Marie Wallin.    Sponsor This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Garthenor, providing a variety of sustainable, organic British wool products in an ecologically responsible way. See Garthenor’s glorious yarns, including a kit for Isabell Kraemer's new Amory sweater, on their website at http://www.garthenor.com. Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on Rachel is still plugging away on her yellow Erika Knight jumper in British Blue 100. The change in weather means her wool mojo has returned with a vengeance, so she's also been spinning and had a bit of a slip last weekend, and is now the proud owner of a 10" Cricket loom which is destined for generating lots of handspun handwoven scarves.  Allison has finished spinning her Turning on Shetland from Porpoise Fur, and mostly finished her Martinique Beach Cowl! Still working on Lemon Difficult by Kate Atherley, but mostly has been spinning like a demon for Spinzilla.  Shetland Alli talks about her trip and all the fabulous places she visited, including Uradale Farm. Then we discuss the five patterns in  Wool Journey: Shetland, by Amber Corcoran and Jaime Jennings, owners of Fancy Tiger Crafts in Denver (Rachel visited the shop several summers ago) and Malia Mae Joseph and Stephen West, co-owners of Stephen &amp; Penelope in Amsterdam. See all the patterns on Ravelry  here. Last but not least we talk about the glorious stranded colourwork designs in Marie Wallin's new book Shetland (see all the patterns on Ravelry here). Lushly photographed and full of glorious colourwork designs, this book is definitely worth a look for anyone with a hankering for a challenge! Other books about Shetland you might want to explore:   Shetland Wool Week Annual 2017 Shetland Oo by Kate Davies and Tom Barr  Colours of Shetland, Inspired by Islay, or anything else by Kate Davies  Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at The Goat on the Rise  between 7 and 10pm. However, the Goat will be closed for refurbishment from the 16th of October for approximately a month, so check out the thread in our Ravelry group for our alternative meet up place.  Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Ridiculously Happy (feat. Twilight Meadow) - Owl City

We're back on schedule with this week's episode, in which we talk about Allison's trip to Shetland for part of Shetland Wool Week and dig into the patterns in two gorgeous books: <a href="https://www.pompommag.com/product/wool-journey-shetland-print-digital/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Wool Journey: Shetland by Amber Corcoran, Jaime Jennings, Malia Mae Joseph and Stephen West</a>, and <a href="http://www.mariewallin.com/shetland.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shetland by Marie Wallin</a>.   Sponsor This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Garthenor, providing a variety of sustainable, organic British wool products in an ecologically responsible way. See Garthenor’s glorious yarns, including a kit for Isabell Kraemer's new Amory sweater, on their website at <a href="http://www.garthenor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.garthenor.com</a>. Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on Rachel is still plugging away on her yellow Erika Knight jumper in British Blue 100. The change in weather means her wool mojo has returned with a vengeance, so she's also been spinning and had a bit of a slip last weekend, and is now the proud owner of a 10" Cricket loom which is destined for generating lots of handspun handwoven scarves.  Allison has finished spinning her Turning on Shetland from Porpoise Fur, and mostly finished her Martinique Beach Cowl! Still working on Lemon Difficult by Kate Atherley, but mostly has been spinning like a demon for Spinzilla.  Shetland Alli talks about her trip and all the fabulous places she visited, including <a href="http://uradalefarm.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uradale Farm</a>. Then we discuss the five patterns in <a href="https://www.pompommag.com/product/wool-journey-shetland-print-digital/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Wool Journey: Shetland</a>, by Amber Corcoran and Jaime Jennings, owners of <a href="https://fancytigercrafts.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fancy Tiger Crafts</a> in Denver (<a href="http://www.yarninthecity.com/blog/2/10/2015/on-the-road-in-denver?rq=fancy%20tiger" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel visited the shop several summers ago</a>) and Malia Mae Joseph and Stephen West, co-owners of <a href="http://www.stephenandpenelope.com/en/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen &amp; Penelope</a> in Amsterdam. See all the patterns on Ravelry <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/wool-journey-shetland/patterns" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>. Last but not least we talk about the glorious stranded colourwork designs in <a href="http://www.mariewallin.com/shetland.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Marie Wallin's new book Shetland</a> (see all the patterns on Ravelry <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/shetland/patterns" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>). Lushly photographed and full of glorious colourwork designs, this book is definitely worth a look for anyone with a hankering for a challenge! Other books about Shetland you might want to explore:  <ul> <li><a href="http://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/annual/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shetland Wool Week Annual 2017</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shopkdd.com/books/shetland-oo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shetland Oo</a> by Kate Davies and Tom Barr </li> <li><a href="https://www.shopkdd.com/books/colours-of-shetland" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Colours of Shetland</a>, <a href="https://www.shopkdd.com/books/inspired-by-islay-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Inspired by Islay</a>, or anything else by <a href="https://katedaviesdesigns.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Davies</a></li> </ul> Wrap up Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at <a href="https://www.thegoatpub.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Goat on the Rise</a>  between 7 and 10pm. However, the Goat will be closed for refurbishment from the 16th of October for approximately a month, so check out <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/yarn-in-the-city/3178172/1-25" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the thread in our Ravelry group</a> for our alternative meet up place.  Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Ridiculously Happy (feat. Twilight Meadow) - Owl City

Episode 69: Shetland

September has been an incredibly busy month, and on this episode we recap the fifth annual Great London Yarn Crawl, including our live interview with special guest Erika Knight.  Our sponsor: This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Garthenor, providing a variety of sustainable, organic British wool products in an ecologically responsible way. See Garthenor’s glorious yarns, including a kit for Isabell Kraemer's new Amory sweater, on their website at www.garthenor.com.  News and Events:  Drawing for prizes from last podcast:  Two skeins of Brushwork: pinkpot on Ravelry  Strander Gradient Sweater pattern: LuisaM  Congratulations to both, and thanks to everyone who posted a comment! Upcoming events: 7 – 22th October – UK Wool Week  11 – 15th October: The Knitting and Stitching Show, Ally Pally London  14 –15th October: Bakewell Wool Gathering  13 – 15th October: Loch Ness Knit Fest  14 October: West Wales Wool Show, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire  28 – 29th October: Kendal Wool Gathering  1 – 30th November: WOVEMBER!!!! This year's theme is Woolness: where wool meets wellness  11 November: Festiwool, at a new venue!  11 – 12th November: Nottingham Yarn Expo  23 – 30th November: London Guild exhibition – The Thames and Southwark: Threads of London Life, Southwark Cathedral  Save the date... 20-21st October 2018: The Knit-Tea Retreat, sign ups open 8 October, 2017 Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on Rachel is finishing off her shawl pattern for the handspun KAL that will kick off on October 9 after Spinzilla is over – head over to her thread in the Ravelry group to sign up! She’s also working on a new sweater design in Erika Knight British Blue 100 that will hopefully be available at the end of the month.  Allison finished her Bousta Beanie, and is almost done with her Martinique Beach Cowl. She's been spinning Turning on Shetland from Porpoise Fur, and is currently working on Lemon Difficult by Kate Atherley.  GLYC Wrap up:  The fifth edition of the Great London Yarn Crawl was a huge success! Many thanks to our volunteers, sponsors and all the participants who came out on the day and made it such a great time, and brought over 100 items to donate to Knit for Peace! The event raised a total of £817, bringing the five year total to over £4200 donated to Refuge.  Finally - we have the audio from our live interview with Erika Knight at the after party and we love the stories that she has to share from her life in yarn and knitting. She's very passionate! Enjoy! *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on  iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at The Goat on the Rise  between 7 and 10pm. Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) Ridiculously Happy (feat. Twilight Meadow) - Owl City

September has been an incredibly busy month, and on this episode we recap the fifth annual Great London Yarn Crawl, including our live interview with special guest Erika Knight.  Our sponsor: This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Garthenor, providing a variety of sustainable, organic British wool products in an ecologically responsible way. See Garthenor’s glorious yarns, including a kit for Isabell Kraemer's new Amory sweater, on their website at <a href="http://www.garthenor.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.garthenor.com</a>.  News and Events:  Drawing for prizes from last podcast:  Two skeins of Brushwork: pinkpot on Ravelry  Strander Gradient Sweater pattern: LuisaM  Congratulations to both, and thanks to everyone who posted a comment! Upcoming events: 7 – 22th October – <a href="http://www.campaignforwool.org/event-item/uk-wool-week-2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">UK Wool Week</a> 11 – 15th October: <a href="http://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/london/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Knitting and Stitching Show</a>, Ally Pally London  14 –15th October: <a href="http://www.bakewellwool.co.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bakewell Wool Gathering</a> 13 – 15th October: <a href="http://www.lochnessknitfest.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Loch Ness Knit Fest</a> 14 October: <a href="http://westwaleswoolshow.weebly.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">West Wales Wool Show</a>, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire  28 – 29th October: <a href="http://www.kendalwoolgathering.co.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kendal Wool Gathering</a> 1 – 30th November: <a href="http://www.wovember.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">WOVEMBER</a>!!!! This year's theme is Woolness: where wool meets wellness  11 November: <a href="http://www.festiwool.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Festiwool</a>, at a new venue!  11 – 12th November: <a href="http://www.nottinghamyarnexpo.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nottingham Yarn Expo</a> 23 – 30th November: <a href="http://www.londonguildofweavers.org.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">London Guild exhibition</a> – The Thames and Southwark: Threads of London Life, Southwark Cathedral  Save the date... 20-21st October 2018: <a href="https://theknittearetreat.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Knit-Tea Retreat</a>, sign ups open 8 October, 2017 Make Happy – aka – What we’re working on Rachel is finishing off her shawl pattern for the handspun KAL that will kick off on October 9 after Spinzilla is over – head over to her thread in the Ravelry group to sign up! She’s also working on a new sweater design in Erika Knight British Blue 100 that will hopefully be available at the end of the month.  Allison finished her Bousta Beanie, and is almost done with her Martinique Beach Cowl. She's been spinning Turning on Shetland from Porpoise Fur, and is currently working on Lemon Difficult by Kate Atherley.  GLYC Wrap up:  The fifth edition of the Great London Yarn Crawl was a huge success! Many thanks to our volunteers, sponsors and all the participants who came out on the day and made it such a great time, and brought over 100 items to donate to Knit for Peace! The event raised a total of £817, bringing the five year total to over £4200 donated to Refuge.  Finally - we have the audio from our live interview with Erika Knight at the after party and we love the stories that she has to share from her life in yarn and knitting. She's very passionate! Enjoy! *** Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yarn-in-the-city/id940249313?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/71516/details" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a> (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarninthecity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/yarninthecity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in our <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-in-the-city" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn in the City group on Ravelry</a>, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night at <a href="https://www.thegoatpub.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Goat on the Rise</a>  between 7 and 10pm. Have a great couple of weeks and we’ll chat with you soon!  Music credits (available on <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a>) Ridiculously Happy (feat. Twilight Meadow) - Owl City

Episode 68: GLYC Wrap Up

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