Shopcast 226: Sock Bag Preorders and Vest Knitting Fun!

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FOs & WIPs

Maggie’s May Socks- Fraternal Twins in Daughter of a Shepherd Drover

https://thewoollythistle.com/products/daughter-of-a-shepherd-sock-yarn

Corinne’s next Rambler socks in colorwork!

Yarn- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/rambler-yarn-by-the-woolly-thistle

Harris Tweed Carry-All

https://thewoollythistle.com/products/harris-tweed-carry-all

Corrine’s Vest - Designing the Flowers of Fortrose Vest

Maggie’s Vest is Cruden by Ysolda Teague in Jamieson & Smith, MC FC11

Pattern- https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cruden

Yarn- https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/jamieson-smith-yarn/products/j-s-2-ply-jumper-weight

On the Bouncer

Machair Tank Top from The Journal of Scottish Yarn vol 3 in Saona by WoolDreamers

Journal- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/yarn-the-journal-of-scottish-yarns-issue-3

Yarn- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/wooldreamers-saona-yarn

Caitlin’s Shawl & Fiber Preparation Talk

Louet Victoria Spinning Wheel

Handspun yarn from fiber from Feederbrook Farms (Maryland) https://www.feederbrook.com/

Icelandic wool processed at Stonehedge Fiber Mill (Michigan) https://www.stonehedgefibermill.com/

2nd version of her mosaic, triangle shawl in handspun and stash yarn, planning to add some Ullcentrum 3-ply

Project for 1st version: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/caitmariejohnson/2024-twt-shawl-kal-design

Ullcentrum- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/ullcentrum-wool-3-ply-worsted-weight

Vaara by Sachiko Burgin from 2016 Summer Pom-Pom in Blacker Lyonesse

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vaara

Alternate yarn would be Saona- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/wooldreamers-saona-yarn

Wearing Catchfly by Wencke Pertermann in stash yarn

Alternate would be Saona again!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/catchfly

Spark Cardigan by Andrea Mowry in Mota and handspun

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spark-5

More in the Shop

Maggie’s last WIP - June Sock, shorty sock in stash and Jagger Spun Moussam Falls

Yarn- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/jagger-spun-mousam-falls-sock-yarn

Sock Bag pre-order open TODAY!!

Skeinful Excursions or Ravel & Roam

Community Contributor - Krista

Find her at https://kristableich.com/knitting-yarn-all-the-things/ or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kristableich/

Wearing Citrus Dream by Carol Feller in Jagger Spun Gotland Heather, colorway Brick

Pattern- https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/citrus-dream

Yarn- https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/jagger-spun-maine-usa/products/jagger-spun-gotland-yarn

Shop News

Retrosaria Brusca https://thewoollythistle.com/products/retrosaria-brusca-dk-yarn

The Haslock Cowl by Gudrun Johnston Kits https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/kits/products/haslock-cowl-by-gudrun-johnston-in-spindrift

Frangipani cones restocked! https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/frangipani/products/frangipani-guernsey-wool-yarn

Marie Wallin Aran (book and yarn) restocked

Book- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/aran-marie-wallin

Yarn- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/british-breeds-aran

The Journal of Scottish Yarn Issue 5 & other issues

https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/books-mags/products/yarn-the-journal-of-scottish-yarns-issue-5

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