Shopcast 198: Shawl Knitting Progress and Weaving

By Caitlin Johnson

On this episode, join us as we wrap up our Shawl Knit-Along! Corinne's recently back from a week-long weaving class at Harrisville Designs - yay for new fiber pursuits! Maggie and Corinne have lots of shop news, finished and in-progress projects to show you, and so does our guest Caitlin. She also talks through some yarn and project ideas for budget-friendly woolly garments. We have new Wooldreamers Saona yarn to show you, Latvian Mitten boxes, the Hapkerchief KAL starting today through Simply Shetland, and more. Rachel on Fair Isle and her croft of sheep have a treat for us - Eurovision Sheep Style! We hope you enjoy this episode and share it with a friend!

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00:00 Intro

1:16 Intro, Corinne Tried Weaving & Winner #1

14:27 FOs 

18:53 Caitlin- FOs and WIPs

30:10 Caitlin- Budget Friendly Yarns

39:40 WIPs

50:39 Upcoming KALs and Mitten Kits

59:21 In the Shop

1:07:20 Fair Isle Postcard

1:24:00 Last Things


Connect with us

 

If you were one of the TWO giveaway winners in this episode, please send us an email to info@thewoollythistle.com with “WINNER” in the subject line.


Harrisville Designs workshops


Rachel @welfordpurls_weaves

YouTube podcast: Wool n’ Spinning @RachelSmith


Maggie’s FO

Vatna Shawl by Gudrun Johnston in Jamieson & Smith 2-ply

Project

Yarn


Caitlin’s Segment


Soldotna Crop by Caitlin Hunter in stash yarn

Project

Pattern-


Bukett by Linnea Ornstein in Ullcentrum 2-ply and handspun 


Aeria by Linnea Ornstein  


Cloudesley by Isabell Kraemer in Blacker Lyonesse 


Could also be good in Saona from WoolDreamers


Argil by Clare Lakewood (from Pom-Pom Quarterly) 

Pattern


Rue Bonnie Cowl in Rauma Fivel and Making Tracks from Junction Fiber Mill- coming as a kit!

Project


Evendoon Pullover by Kate Davies Designs in stash yarn

Pattern


“Budget-friendly” yarns and projects:

Lettlopi


Ullcentrum (2-ply or 3-ply) 


Mondim


Mungo


Plotulopi (unspun)- 


Vanilla Sweater


Felix Sweater by Amy Christoffers in Lettlopi


Altheda by Jennifer Steingass in Plotulopi 


Maggies’ other FO:

Rue Bonnie Cowl by Caitlin in Rauma Fivel & Making Tracks

Making Tracks- https://tinyurl.com/37dnrwah

Fivel- https://tinyurl.com/mryst6mr


Maggies’ WIPs (and a hen)

Nana Duck from Mouche & Friends in Jamieson & Smith

Book- https://tinyurl.com/ypzs35u5


Henrietta “Fancy Hen” kit: https://tinyurl.com/mrc5sxru

Pattern: https://tinyurl.com/23kmtksw

Strikkegarn yarn: https://tinyurl.com/yz7evmw2


Paul Klee Sweater by Midori Hirose in J & S and some Jamieson of Shetland Spindrift

Pattern https://tinyurl.com/yzu8daj2

Project https://tinyurl.com/mw59df6p


Corinne’s WIPs-

Dunrobin Sweater in Studio Donegal Irish Heather

Yarn- https://tinyurl.com/y2mftmjf


Halligarth by Gudrun Johnston in Rambler, Trillium

Pattern- https://tinyurl.com/254cx4df

Yarn-https://tinyurl.com/vh6w78y4


Shop News

Hapkerchief KAL by Simply Shetland

Information- https://tinyurl.com/5ceb2u5x

Pattern- https://tinyurl.com/fpxufvk9

Kit- https://tinyurl.com/4pnn2wsn


Latvian Mitten Yarn Sets from Hobby Wool, 3 patterns left! https://tinyurl.com/44ckm7ss


Mystery Bags https://tinyurl.com/43ub3nay


Saona by WoolDreamers https://tinyurl.com/mpwpzz96

Blog post with ideas: https://tinyurl.com/499xvfxh


Agatha Christie Book Bundle https://tinyurl.com/yreb4mj7


Fair Isle Knitting by Carina Olsson https://tinyurl.com/3nu8tjve


Silver Forest by Jennifer Steingass in Jamieson & Smith Supreme

Kit: https://tinyurl.com/yck9u5v2


Rachel’s Fair Isle Postcard

Find her at-

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barkland_croft/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bee-Croft-Fair-Isle-101722075395295/ 

Website: https://www.bee-croft.co.uk/ Includes “Adopt a Sheep” page!

Support her at: www.ko-fi.com/barklandcroft or

www.patreon.com/barklandcroft 


We’d love to see any of your FO’s from our yarn or patterns as well!  Use #thewoollythistle to have your FO included in a future shopcast!


Thank you for watching! If you go out, take your knitting!


Video editing: Intelligent Octopus www.intelligentoctopus.com

1 Comment

  • I have just finished my third vanilla sweater.
    The first in one color only. The second in six colors. The last one in Noro sock yarn.
    I watch your shopcast with enthusiasm.
    I newer thought about superwash or not.
    Now i try to find the wool here in Denmark.

    Helle Nielsen

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