In Episode 203, Greg and Pam discuss the cat hobo network, fiber cousins, and subtitle-friendly knitting.
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NOTES
Greg’s Projects
- Greg finished a pair of socks using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel pattern by Sox Therapist Patty-Joy White. He’s using @cgcgyarns in the “Holly Jolly” colorway. Check out his project page.
- Greg continues to work on a new dice bag design for the Crits & Knits D&DEaster KAL. He doesn’t have a project page for it yet.
- Greg has practically finished a stranded color work project he started at the Carolina Fiber Fest. It is the Espen hat pattern by Varian Brandon. Check out his project page.
- Greg started a new pair of socks using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel pattern by Sox Therapist Patty-Joy White. He’s using Nordic Star yarn in the “Unraveling…a knitting podcast” colorway. Check out his project page.
- Greg continues to work on a new design project.
Pam’s Project
- Pam is working on the Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavallee. She is using Queensland Collection Uluru Rainbow (discontinued).
- Pam started a pair of Fish Lips Kiss Heel socks by Sox Therapist. She is using Patons Kroy.
- Pam worked on the Terrazzo Afghan by Tinna Thórudóttir. She is using using KnitPicks Chroma Worsted and Plymouth Yarn Encore Worsted. Tinna has good tutorials on her YouTube channel.
- Pam also mentioned Texsolv apron strings for her loom.
- Pam shopped for the V-Back Tee DK and the Box Top Sweater Goes Square.
- Pam is pretty much always working on a SC Thermal Crochet Potholders using tutorials and patterns from My Crochet Space. Pam is using Queensland Collection Coastal. These are the wooden rings she found on Amazon.
Book Club
- We continue the next book club book! We will be reading The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St. Clair. Share how you are will enjoy the book on social media with #UnravelingBookClub.
Miscellaneous
- Thanks to Ros of Rosberry Crafts for the fun interview!
- Thanks to Jenny of Nordic Star Yarns for the exciting yarn collaboration!
- We mentioned a couple of fiber festivals: Carolina FiberFest, SAFF, Maryland Sheep & Wool, Rhinebeck.
- We also mentioned a number of vendors that were at Carolina FiberFest: String Theory Colorworks, The FiberSeed, Fangirl Fibers, Miss Babs, The Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For and CrippenWorks. And Pam mentioned Botties slipper soles.
- Greg took classes at CFF: one on stranded color work by Varian Brandon and one on double knitting by Mary Sue Moore.
- Greg loves Ramen Bae dried ramen toppings.
- Pam has been watching Shogun.
- CRAFT CLT Craft Fest will be in Charlotte on March 23 and 24.
- Greg can also be found talking about knitting and playing Dungeons & Dragons at Crits and Knits.
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