Shopcast 243: Binding off the Year with Wool

On this episode, the last before the holidays 2024, Corinne and Maggie have a few things to show from their knitting and new in the shop. We're joined by Emma with a spinning demo, Kelsey with a few new projects and talking about shopping your stash, and Rachel on Fair Isle sends her holiday wishes from a Shetland holiday parade! 

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00:00 Intro

0:42 Welcome & What We’re Wearing

9:58 Coming KALs & WIPs

18:33 Emma Demos Spinning

29:19 Blankets & Mohair

36:13 Kelsey Shops Her Stash

49:12 Books & Shop Events

54:17 Fair Isle Postcard

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What We’re Wearing- 

Corinne:

Dunrobin by Corinne in Lettlopi

Kit- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/dunrobin-sweater-kit-in-lettlopi

Also available in Studio Donegal Heathers

Maggie: 

Vanilla Fluff by Corinne (in Red)

Kit- https://thewoollythistle.com/products/vanilla-fluff-sweater-kit

January Events- 

Colorwork Accessory KAL coming in February.  Sign up starting in January!

Eva of Scottish Yarn Festival will be at the shop January 21st for a meet and greet.

WIP

(Robin Socks) Whimsical Socks from Stone Knits mostly in WYS

Pattern- https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/a-whimsical-christmas-sock-set

Yarn- https://thewoollythistle.com/search?q=west+yorkshire+spinners&_pos=1&_psq=west&_ss=e&_v=1.0

FO

Sailor Swift by Veronika Lindberg in Biches & Bûches Le Petit Organic Cotton

Pattern- https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sailor-swift-top

Yarn - https://thewoollythistle.com/products/le-petit-organic-cotton

Emma’s Segment

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Ravelry: ebarnaby93

Spinning demonstration on her Ashford Traditional wheel

In The Shop

Chiming Bells Blanket in WYS ColourLab DK

https://tinyurl.com/yru5tw4s

Forager Blanket by WYS

Killen Sock Yarn was a hit!  Thank you!

Tukuwool Silk Mohair https://thewoollythistle.com/products/tukuwool-silk-mohair

Stitch Stoppers https://thewoollythistle.com/products/stitch-stoppers

Kelsey Segment

Fjallalopi https://thewoollythistle.com/products/fjallalopi-yarn

Lizzie Pinafore by Gudrun Johnston https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lizzie-pinafore

In The Shop

Einband (Lopi) https://thewoollythistle.com/products/einband-by-lopi

Joyful Colorwork Socks by Charlotte Stone - coming next Tuesday 12/24!

Dreamy Knits by Johanna Ekström-Partanen- coming next Tuesday 12/24!

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