Episode 159 - Reading Is hard

In Episode 159, Greg and Pam discuss employment, vikings, and going out of business.

Many thanks to Jordan from The Fiber Seed. for the episode introduction! We would love to have YOU record and introduction to the show! You can find details in the Ravelry Group Pages or on our website here.

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Greg’s Projects

• Greg finished his socks (for real this time)! He used yarn from Two Guys Yarn Company. They incorporate the Non-Euclidian heel by Sarah Jordan and The Discretion Cuff by Gene Beenken-Draper.
• Greg cast on and finished a Smoke In The City hat (his own design).
• Greg cast on the 4-Point Halo hat.
• Greg is working on a second Bag of Sorting (pattern by Danielle Thuen) using yarn from The Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For.

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. She is planning to use the Discretion Cuff by Gene Beenken-Draper.
• Pam did not work on but talked about her Citadel, a shawl by Janina Kallio. She is using yarn from Yarn over Floyd.
• Pam finished the Knit Sleepy Fox Amigurumi by Amanda Maciel. She is using KnitPicks Wool of the Andes.
• Pam made 8 Tassel Stars by Carmen Heffernan. She used KnitPicks CotLin for 6 and DMC 5 Pearl Cotton for 2.

Book Club

• Drumroll please! We have selected our next book and it is Adventures in Yarn Farming by Barbara Parry. We will not begin discussing this until January 2023 so you have plenty of time to get your own copy.

Review

Pam and Greg talked about the Two Sheeps calendar – they partner with dyers and designers and release each month’s yarn and pattern throughout the year. Their 2023 calendar is available now! We are going to give away 2 copies of this calendar! One for the December 2022 Ravelry Chat Thread and one on our January 7 Zoom call.

Miscellaneous

• We discussed the news article Viking Textiles Show Women had Tremendous Power from Scientific American.
• We mentioned the website NeedleTravel.com
• Pam mentioned a whole bunch of random patterns. Cousin Lisa made the Amaya Mosaic Shawl, The Sophie Scarf, Bankhead Hat, and Hipster Shawl.
• Greg went to ArchConf since the last episode.
• Greg mentioned that his brother’s Sandwich Game is now available.
• We talked about the fact that KnitCrate is out of business now.
• We announced our next Community Zoom that will be on January 7 at 11am Eastern. We will post the link in our Ravelry and Facebook groups or email us and we will send it!
• Greg is a regular guest on the Crits & Knits podcast. Tune in for the live Twitch stream on every other Wednesday at 8pm Eastern. (We’re on break until 2023, though.) Or, catch the episode on the YouTube podcast a few weeks later.
• Greg and Pam hosted an Ask Us Anything episode and left the form open so you can submit your questions for future episodes. Submit your question with this form.
• Be sure to enter your Fairs and Festivals entry in the Fairs and Festivals KAL!

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