Shopcast 206: Knitting Adventures- TWT Sweater KAL, Fair Isle Visit, and More!
On this episode, Corinne and Maggie show us their Sweater KAL progress, as does guest contributor Caitlin. Rachel from Fair Isle has an update for us and some traveling she's done! You'll notice a new intro video where we take you around the shop to see the amazing bunting you all helped us create during our July birthday celebrations! Also exciting and new in the shop are kits from Grand Shetland Adventure Knits book plus other goodies in the shop.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
3:12 Fair Isle Postcard!
15:40 Sweater KAL Ending Soon!
20:22 What We’re Wearing, FOs & WIPs
35:07 Bunting!
39:40 Caitlin- FO and New Plans
54:51 Winner #1 and Dunrobin
58:27 What’s In The Shop
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Rachel’s Fair Isle Postcard
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Shop News
Sweater KAL ends October 13th. Be sure to use the FO form to tell us about your finished sweater!
Maggie is wearing her Belmont Cardigan by Gudrun Johnston in Jamieson & Smith Shetland Heritage
Corinne is wearing her Glenfiddich by Annamária Ötvös in Blacker Yarns British Classic
Corinne’s WIP
Tìoraidh from Kate Davies’ book Allover in Jamieson & Smith
Yarn-
Maggie’s FO
Building Blocks Cardi by Aimee Sher in WoolDreamers Mota
Yarn-
Maggie's WIP
Tesselated Vest by Andrea Mowry in J & S colorway 202 and
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR BUNTING FLAGS!
Caitlin’s Segment
Spark Cardigan by Andrea Mowry in WoolDreamers Mota and handspun
Yarn-
Next for the needles: Tii Pullover by Joji Locatelli in Tukuwool DK
Yarn-
Several samples of the in-progress design for a hat to complement the Rue Bonnie Cowl
Swatching with Rambler (Lichen) and Rauma Plum (006) for a new design
Fuzzypeg Socks Kits by Mary O’Shea (also in Rambler & Plum)
In the Shop
Dunrobin Sweater
Grand Shetland Adventure Knits by M.J. Mucklestone & Gudrun Johnston
Plus kits… Bousta Socks in Mondim, Heritage Yoke in J & S Heritage, Swatchtastic Flower Hat, Snow Treasures Gloves
Embroidery on Knits by Judit Gummlich
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
Love the sweaters you have. today, especially the ones your are wearing!
I really enjoyed your Podcast today. Very inspiring and I will be ordering the sock pattern!
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