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The Yarniacs Episode 165: #yarniacssweaterchallenge! Apr 27, 2018

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We recorded at the harbor again, sitting in the car. Apologies for some ambient noises from seagulls, motor vehicles, and people! What are we wearing? Flaum by Justyna Lorkowska Sharlene's Flaum Ravenscliffe by Annie Hamilton Gayle's Ravenscliffe What are we stalking? Sharlene's Svalbard Asagi by Bristol Ivy O'Keeffe by Bristol Ivy Herbarium by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne Bride by the Sea Shawl by Jenn Sheelen Thank-you to Plum Deluxe for sponsoring this episode! What are we knitting? Calyx by Elizabeth Doherty Jessica Jones by Sminé Light Rain by Joji Locatelli RYC Cashcotton 4-Ply from Rowan Fading Point by Joji Locatelli Violet Waffles by Halldora J What have we finished? Flaum by Justyna Lorkowska Sharlene's Flaum Ravenscliffe by Annie Hamilton Gayle's Ravenscliffe I Was a Teenage Mutant by Alex Tinsley Malabrigo Waffles Scarf by Sarah Florent What can you learn from the #yarniacssweaterchallenge ? Pick your 5 most worn sweaters and evaluate for 1 - color 2 - yarn weight 3 - fiber 4 - design elements 5 - construction 6 - ease You might be surprised to learn what you really wear. What you wear may not be what you like or choose to knit. If you find a pattern in what you really wear, you can use that information when picking yarns and projects. You can extend this exercise to do for example, summer sweaters, shawls, or any other particular situation you like.

The Yarniacs Episode 164: Post-NoCKRs Joy! Apr 17, 2018

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What are we wearing? Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry Shellseeker by Heidi Kirrmaier What are we stalking? OpArt by Melissa Dominguez Fading Point by Joji Locatelli Ujo by Ankestrick Felicitas by Lisa Hannes Reine by Alexis Winslow Malabrigo Waffles Scarf by Sarah Florent Thank you to Plum Deluxe for sponsoring this episode!

What are we knitting? Calyx by Elizabeth Doherty Twig from Shibui Reed from Shibui Flaum by Justyna Lorkowska Jessica Jones by Sminé Light Rain by Joji Locatelli Ravenscliffe by Annie Hamilton Birds of a Feather by Andrea Mowry What have we finished? Calyx by Elizabeth Doherty Coast from Holst Garn Tides from Holst Garn Kitten hat Shellseeker by Heidi Kirrmaier Viewpoint by Anne Ginger Gayle's Viewpoint Here are some of the swatches knit by attendees in a fabulous swatching experiment led by our in-house designer Elizabeth Doherty. We all knit the same swatch with the same number of stitches, rows, same yarn and needle size. Each swatch was unique!

The Yarniacs Episode 163: Self-Indulgent KAL 2018 Wrap Up! Mar 31, 2018

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What are we wearing? Grace by Jane Richmond Archer by Elizabeth Doherty Gayle's Archer (tunic length) What are we stalking? Winterfell Cardigan by Katrin Schneider Every day of summer by Anne B. Hanssen The Weekender by Andrea Mowry Slade by Michele Wang Light Rain by Joji Locatelli Violet Waffles by Halldora J What are we knitting? Flaum by Justyna Lorkowska Jessica Jones by Sminé Calyx by Elizabeth Doherty Smoke in the City by Greg Cohoon Viewpoint by Anne Ginger What have we finished? Sharlene's Kitten hat Pei by Michele Wang Shellseeker by Heidi Kirrmaier Gayle's Shellseeker Of note: It actually looks like the 2018 Pantone Colors of Fall have already been released. If you'd like to start your planning, you can see all the colors here.

The Yarniacs Episode 162: Knitting with Nani! Mar 16, 2018

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It was a bit of a creature fest when we recorded this week. Cats and birds making appearances. Partway through the podcast, my bird makes herself known by ringing her bell. And ringing again. I didn't realize the microphone would pick it up as clearly as it did, so for a couple of minutes, please imagine there is a little bird ringing her bell in the room with you. :) She's a happy bird. But never fear, there is lots of knitting content coming your way. Enjoy! What are we wearing? Dragonflies Jumper by Joji Locatelli Sharlene's Dragonflies Jumper Viajante by Martina Behm Gayle's Viajante What are we stalking? Hasukai by Hiroku Fokatsu Gayle's Laar cardigan Jujuy by Joji Locatelli Tiny Tassels by Karin Fernandes Carbeth Cardigan by Kate Davies What are we knitting? Jessica Jones by Sminé Flaum by Justyna Lorkowska Viewpoint by Anne Ginger Shellseeker by Heidi Kirrmeier Thank you to Yarn Love for sponsoring this episode! What have we finished? Inner Peace by Joji Locatelli On The Porch by Fifty Four Ten Studio Chevron Baby Blanket by Espace Tricot Itty Bitty Bear Cubs by Carolyn Ingram Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry Clio by Elizabeth Doherty Jessica Jones by Sminé Note: This guy joined us for recording, but stayed silent throughout!

The Yarniacs Episode 161: Stitches West! Mar 02, 2018

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This year we recorded little snippets each morning at Stitches West. It was a fun way to recap what we saw and share what we were stalking each day. There aren't many links, but there are a couple of fun stories about our adventures, followed by a discussion on sweater maintenance. Changing seasons and changing clothes seasonally gives us a chance to wash, inspect, and maintain or pare down our sweater cache. And as you will hear, paring down the sweater cache is necessary, if you keep bringing new and pretty yarns into your yarn stash! Dragonfly Fibers Western Sky Knits What are we stalking? - Day 1 White Pine by Amy Christophers Calyx by Elizabeth Doherty Polyhedra by Emma Welford What are we stalking? - Day 2 Clio by Elizabeth Doherty Cullen by Elizabeth Doherty What are we stalking? - Day 3 All Points South by Casapinka Sweater maintenance We love using Eucalan wool wash! Thank-you to Yarn Love for sponsoring this episode!

The Yarniacs Episode 160: A Knitting Triumph! Feb 16, 2018

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This week I share my knitting triumph. What is a knitting triumph? If I were writing a novel it would be the denouement. The what-what you say? The denouement is the "final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved." (Thank-you Google dictionary.) Doesn't that sound perfect for a sweater? Especially one that has been in the planning for a year, with yarn purchased and pattern ready to go. My strands are all drawn together, my ends woven in, and I have something lovely to wear and share. I am really proud of this accomplishment. I am sure you all have your own triumphs as well. Sometimes a knitting triumph isn't a long-awaited sweater, sometimes a knitting triumph is something as simple as finishing a hat for a friend, or pulling those needles out of a long dormant project and freeing them for something new. What is your knitting triumph? Join us on Ravelry and share in the episode thread! - Sharlene

What are we wearing? Confetti by Veera Valimaki Sharlene's Confetti Jessica Jones by Sminé Sharlene Jessica cowl Minthe by Anne Ginger Gayle's Minthe What are we stalking? Liv Light by Carrie Bostick Hoge Lovella by Ambah O'Brien Also the designer of Lilli Pilli Pei by Michele Wang Jessica Jones by Sminé

Thanks to Dragonfly Fibers for sponsoring this episode! What are we knitting? Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry Inner Peace by Joji Locatelli Gayle's old Cassis sweater The blanket Sharlene started is this: On the Porch by Fifty Four Ten Studio Sockhead Slouch Hat by Kelly McClure Clio by Elizabeth Doherty What have we finished? Clio by Elizabeth Doherty Sharlene's Clio Mud Season by Elizabeth Smith Gayle's Max Sweater Pei by Michele Wang Gayle's Pei Breakaway by Elizabeth Doherty Marlene's Mittens by Alaina Privette Of Grace and Beauty by Jenn Sheelen

The Yarniacs Episode 159: If you could start your knitting from scratch ... Feb 02, 2018

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What are we wearing? Boxy by Joji Locatelli Sharlene's Boxy Veronika by Coco Knits Gayle's Veronika What are we stalking? StitchesWest vendor list Baby blanket patterns Fatty Lumpkin the Brave African Flower Pony by Heidi Bears Happypotamus The Happy Hippo by Heidi Bears Of Grace and Beauty Hat by Jenn Sheelen What are we knitting? Clio by Elizabeth Doherty Sharlene's Clio Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry Inner Peace by Joji Locatelli Mud Season by Elizabeth Smith Max's Sweater Juicy Worsted from Candy Skien Gayle's Clio Mayfield Mitts by Erika Heusser What have we finished? Beloved Berlin by Isabel Kraemer Sharlene's Beloved Berlin Jessica Jones by Sminé Sharlene's Jessica cowl Tinsel Mitts by Andrea Mowry Tasty DK from Candy Skein Björkö Shawl by Anna Friberg Thanks to Dragonfly Fibers for sponsoring this episode!

The Yarniacs Episode 158: Happy 6th Anniversary! Jan 19, 2018

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Wayne's World! Wayne's World!

It's party time excellent! With that party anthem, we welcome you to our 6th anniversary party episode! If you haven't heard of Wayne's World, it was a 1992 movie that grew out of a recurring sketch on NBC's Saturday Night Live. Full of party references, Gayle and I chuckle every time we remember it, and thought the "Party on!" theme perfectly reflected the joy we feel in celebrating our sixth anniversary. This episode is a little different, with a party twist on our regular segments. We hope you enjoy it and want to thank-you so much for coming along on this crazy podcasting ride with us. We've found more yarn, more patterns, and more joy than anticipated during the past six years. Party on Sharlene. Party on Gayle. Party on Yarniacs! What would we wear to a garden party? Ginga Top by Yoko Johnston Coast yarn from Holst Garn Hitofude by Hiroko Fukatsu Gayle's Hitofude Thanks to Western Sky Knits for sponsoring this episode! What would we wear to a dinner party? Talavera by Amanda Collins Dandelion yarn from Madelinetosh Ishbel by Ysolda Teague Gayle's Ishbels #1, #2, #3, and #4 Sharlene's Ishbels #1, #2, #3, and #4 What would we wear to a wedding party? Rosewater by Janina Kallio Lunaris yarn from Anzula Lilli Pilli by Ambah O'Brien Gayle's Lilli Pilli Ondulation by Becky Herick Gayle's Ondulation What would we wear to a work party? Little Black Shawl by Laura Aylor Laar by Gundrun Johnston Gayle's Laar What would we wear to a block party? Hood on the moon by Katrin Schneider Sharlene's Hood on the Moon Shellseeker by Heidi Kirrmaier Freja by Jared Flood Quarry yarn from Brooklyn Tweed Edge Hoodie by Veronik Avery What knit is a real "party animal?" Wren by Claire Garland Ease by Alicia Plummer Apres Surf Hoodie by Connie Chang Chinchio What knit is a real "party pooper?" Cria by Ysolda Teague Purlbreak by Stephen West Hoodie Shawl Cardigan by Susanne Sommer Which knit is the "life of the party?" Confetti by Veera Valimaki Sharlene's Confetti #1 and #2 Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry Gayle's Free Your Fade

The Yarniacs Episode 157: Knitting in the New Year! Jan 05, 2018

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Gayle and I are baaaack! After much traveling and much holiday celebrating we welcome 2018 to the family. Be gentle 2018, compassion and kindness are key! And of course, through it all, there is knitting! Brace yourselves, after a month off, we have a lot to share. Just our regular segments this episode but we somehow manage to fill the hour. Be kind. :) We look forward to sharing and learning together with you in 2018! - Sharlene What are we wearing? Ease by Alicia Plummer Sharlene's reclaimed Malabrigo Ríos came from this sweater Looking Ahead by Veera Välimäki Sharlene's Looking Ahead Evangeline by Michelle Szeghalmi-Shirley Sharlene's Evangeline mitts Archer by Elizabeth Doherty Our test knits here Heartbeat mitts by Katya Gorbacheva Gayle's mitts Honey Hat by Jenn Nevitt Gayle's Honey Hat High Plains Cowl by Brandie DeRusha Gayle's High Plains Cowl What are we stalking? Rafa's Hat by Joji Locatelli Barley Light by Tincanknits Self-indulgent Finished objects here Naima by Ankestrick Shellseeker by Heidi Kirrmaier Tinsel Mitts by Andrea Mowry This Is The Sea by Katrin Schubert Juicy Worsted yarn from Candy Skein What are we knitting? Jessica Jones by Sminé Clio by Elizabeth Doherty Cormo Sport yarn from Sincere Sheep Phoebe yarn from Quince and Company Marzipan Legwarmers by Helen Stuart Björkö Shawl by Anna Friberg Thanks to Western Sky Knits for sponsoring this episode!

What have we finished? Archer by Elizabeth Doherty Sharlene's Archer Gayle's Archer Yoga Shawl by Andrea Mowry Gayle's Yoga Shawl Sockhead Slouch Hat by Kelly McClure Fractured Fairy Tale Hat by Mary Annarella Gayle's Fractured Fairy Tale Tulle Shawl by Helen Stuart

The Yarniacs Episode 156: Knitting with Robbie! Dec 22, 2017

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We are ending 2017 with a light-hearted episode recorded with our lovely Ravelry group moderator Robbie, aka Photoknitgal. An episode that has been several years in the making, we finally get to introduce Robbie to our listeners and Ravelry group members. Robbie joins us for our regular segments, and then we discuss our "Love your stash" movement, and how we banish guilt by changing the culture of stash. (Photo taken in April, 2017 at The Yarniacs NoCKRs retreat. All three of us are sporting our lovely Donner sweaters!) This concludes another fun year of podcasting for Gayle and I. We wish you all happy holidays, and a wonderful start to 2018. We look forward to knitting with you then! - Sharlene What are we wearing? Vneck Boxy by Joji Locatelli Robbie's V-neck Boxy Worsted Boxy by Joji Locatelli Sharlene's Boxy Confetti by Veera Valimaki Pavement by Veera Valimaki So Faded by Andrea Mowry Gayle's Con-fade-ment What are we stalking? Boxy by Joji Locatelli Granito by Joji Locatelli Relax by Ririko Tegan by Justyna Lorkowska Project Peace 2017 by Christina Campbell Ki Mono by Katrin Schneider Hood on the Moon by Katrin Schneider Fractured Fairy Tale Hat by Mary Annarella Mayfield Mitts by Erica Heusser Wishmaker Mitts by Erica Heusser Bjorko Shawl by Anna Friberg Cooperish Cowl by Katy H. Carroll What are we knitting? Milkshake Cardigan by Joji Locatelli Mewesic by Green Mountain Spinnery Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist Wolkig by Martina Behm Planned pooling in Wolkig example 1 example 2 and example 3 Beloved Berlin by Isabel Kraemer Stripey Pullover by Elizabeth Doherty Maisie by Tori Gurbisz Fractured Fairy Tale Hat by Mary Annarella What have we finished? Little Boxy by Joji Locatelli Robbie's Little Boxy Tchaikovsky Hat by Helen Stewart Yoga Shawl by Andrea Mowry

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