Episode 149 - I Bought It By Accident

In Episode 149, Greg and Pam discuss finding yarn shops while traveling, dungeons and dragons adventures, and national parks.

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Greg’s Projects

• Greg continues working on socks for himself. He is using yarn from Two Guys Yarn Company. It will incorporate the Non-Euclidian heel by Sarah Jordan and The Discretion Cuff by Gene Beenken-Draper.
• Greg is working on the Choose Greg’s Adventure 2022 Mystery Shawl. We are almost done! Just the final edge border to go; a pattern update should be available in a week or so. Greg is using Beach Bunny Yarns World Traveler yarn for the shawl.

Pam’s Projects

• Pam worked on a pair of socks for Scott using Paton’s Kroy. She is loosely following the Vanilla Latte pattern by Virginia Rose-Jeanes with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Patty-Joy White. Pam used a Turkish cast on.
• Pam finished her Reyna Shawl by Noora Backlund. She is using yarn from PassionKNITS Yarn. She used this tutorial to finish with a picot bind-off.
• Pam finished the cowl test knit for Carolina FiberFest. It is based on the Euphoric Shawl by HandmadebyZan. She is using La Jolla by Baah Yarn. The pattern will be available late summer/early fall!
• Pam worked on Loveland Lite by Toni Lipsey. She is using Studio Sox from The Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For.
• Pam worked on Polarlys by Martina Behm. She is using Merino Lace (discontinued) by Palouse Yarn Co.
• Pam made a small pouch for her yarn scale. She made up the pattern and wrote it on her project page. She used a sample from Miss Babs in the color Bewitching.
• Pam mentioned the Wisp Pattern from Knitty.

Book Review: Knitting the National Parks

• Pam and Greg reviewed Knitting the National Parks by Nancy Bates. It was provided by the publisher Weldon Owen. The book is scheduled for release on August 30, 2022, but you can pre-order it now so that it will show up as soon as it’s available.

Book Club

• We are in between books now but stay tuned for the next book club selection!

Miscellaneous

• Greg mentioned Huey’s On The River restaurant in Savannah, GA.
• Greg mentioned the Crits & Knits stream/podcast. He is currently their featured designer and sometime in the next few months will probably join the party for an adventure.
• Greg taught himself the Ladderback Jacquard technique using Ysolda’s tutorial.
• We talked about the National Parks Passport program.
• Greg got an enamel pin that is a Danis Biscuits tin that opens up to reveal the contents of a sewing kit. It’s available from NAUTIKALMILES.
• Pam mentioned a 3 ingredient, no churn ice cream recipe.
• Pam also mentioned Momofuku Soy & Scallion Ramen.
• Greg buys Samyang Buldak rame in bulk from Amazon.
• We discussed the Yarn Shop finder and Road Trip Planner on Ravelry.

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