Episode 21 - Cravats, Hats, and Cats
Episode 21: Cravats, Hats, and Cats
In Episode 21, Greg and Joey talk about cravats, hats, and cats.
Sponsor
- Special thanks to our sponsor:\xa0Coveted Yarn! Coveted Yarn is a local yarn shop in\xa0Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is\xa0an authorized dealer of our favorite knitting needles: Karbonz, by Knitter\u2019s Pride. In addition to a great\xa0variety of widely distributed yarn, Coveted Yarn offers their own signature line of yarn \u2014 Flat Rocks Yarn, which is dyed by the shop owner\u2019s sister. You can also find McPorter Farms knitting accessories and buttons at Coveted Yarn. World-wide shipping is available. Contact them via their\xa0website\xa0or at 1-978-282-8809 for more information and to place an order.
Notes
- Thank-Yous
- AlpakkaAnna, for copies of her newest shawl design:\xa0Bj\xf6rk\xf6 Shawl.
- Giveaways
- Prizes are on the way from the County/State Fair KAL. Thank you for your patience.
- We announced the winner for\xa0a copy of Point/Counterpoint\xa0by Kino Knits and Sarah Schira.
- We announced the winner for a copy of Letterpress by Sara Bauer.
- Projects
- Joey continues to work\xa0on a scarf for his son.\xa0He realized that the 1-year anniversary of starting this project is approaching and is targeting to finish the scarf by then.
- Joey knitted a PussyHat for a friend who is attending the Women\u2019s March on Washington on January 21. See the PussyHat Project\xa0website for more information about this project.
- Greg finished\xa0a pair of Zigzagular Socks\xa0for his mom\xa0(project page). He\xa0used\xa0HauteKnitYarn\xa0and his mom loves them.
- Greg finished the Voss Cowl (project page). He loves how the colorwork came out, but can definitely improve on his grafting technique.
- Greg is working on his Halcyarn Socks (project page). First sock is complete, and he\u2019s about 25% done with the leg of the second sock. He loves the contrasting cuffs, toes, and heels in black, but he hates weaving in the ends with black yarn. Yarn is custom-dyed by Dr. Kelly from the Ewe University podcast.
- Greg has converted his\xa0imaginary knitting to real-life knitting: the Sun Blossoms Cowl\xa0(project page) with amazing alpaca yarn from Fair Winds Farm.
- Reviews
- Knitcrate\xa0(affiliate link) \u2014\xa0Use code KD20 at checkout to receive 20% off your first order. We followed-up on our Knitcrate review from the last episode.
- Podcasts We Mention And Love
- Misc
- GitHub, Raspberry Pi, and\xa0Arduino\xa0\u2014 components of Joey\u2019s tech-related goal for 2017.
- DuoLingo \u2014 a free language learning tool. We\u2019ve created an \u201cUnraveling Spanish\u201d club. We think you can join the club no matter which language you are studying, not just Spanish. Use code 3RDBNA to join.
- La La Land \u2014 Joey loves this movie.