Episode 78 - With All That Extra Time

In Episode 78, Greg and Pam discuss pollen, preparing, and photographing. They also introduce their next book, Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.

Special thanks to AliceJeffcott Alice for the intro!

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Greg’s Projects

• Greg is working on a pair of socks (project page), incorporating design elements form Hermione’s Everyday Socks, Fish Lips Kiss Heel, and Strie Socks, Toe Up. Yarn is Whose Sock from Purl’s Yarn Emporium in Asheville, NC.

Pam’s Projects

• Pam has been working on her daughter’s college blanket, Swirly PoP by Marken of the Hat & I. She is using Knit Picks Chroma Worsted and Mighty Stitch.
• Pam has also been working on her Interplay Shawl by Jo-Anne Klim with Dirty Dyeworks yarn.
• Pam cast on a pair of socks with Patons Kroy Sock FX. She’s not really following a pattern, just knitting toe-up.
• Pam started weaving a new scarf with some acrylic.
• Avery and Pam have been sewing some face masks. They are using this tutorial.

Review – KnitSwag

• Kelly of KnitSwag has come up with a cool new software that allows her to create illustrations in printed knitting. Think of it like graph paper, but it is accurate knit stitches and the image is created with those knit stitches. She takes these designs and puts them on fun stuff like mugs, water bottles, note cards, fabric and more. You can find her shop on Etsy and follow her on Instagram. DISCOUNT CODE: Kelly is offering listeners a discount. Simply use the code UNRAVELING15 for 15% off almost everything in the store. The code is good through May 7, 2020.

Knitting Rules

• We talked a few minutes to introduce Stephanie Pearl-McPhee! We will be working our way through Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter(affiliate link). You can find her blog here and her books here. Here is a great video of her knitting style. You can read her wikipedia page also.
• We aren’t exactly sure how we will break down this book but if you want to prepare for next time, read Chapter 1!

Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events

• The #KnittingMagicKAL is in full swing. Knit anything from the Knitting Magic book (affiliate link) and join the fun!

Miscellaneous

• Greg is donating unused cycles on his computer to help Folding@home. He created the BlameDST team. If you’re also participating, feel free to join the team (258246).
• We mentioned Security Chief Tim of the National Cowboy Museum and his new twitter job. You can read an article about it here.
• Greg is hosting the April 2020- Charity in the Itty-Bitty Knits group. He said something about the Family Support Network.
• All of Greg’s patterns are currently free in his Ravelry Store. No coupon code needed, discount will be applied at checkout. Grab some (or all) of his patterns and start knitting! It’ll be like a virtual knit-along.

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