Shopcast #278: Ruth is back! Let’s chat crochet, the new Shetland Wool Week Hat, and LYS Day!

By Tina Darak

Airing 4/24/26

Shopcast #278

You can watch this week's Episode on YouTube here! 

Join Corinne and Ruth for an exciting shopcast where they talk WIPs, Ruth’s Crochet, the New Shetland Wool Week Hat, and LYS Day! Our guests this week are regular shopcast contributors Kelsey & Renee and our community contributor Michele again!

00:01:59:29 Link to contributor form. https://thewoollythistle.com/blogs/the-woolly-thistle/share-with-us-become-a-guest-on-the-shopcast

00:38:26:08 Norwegian Armchair Travel Series Signup https://tinyurl.com/t49ctm97

00:40:33:10 See Michele’s previous projects! Episode 256

Join our email list so you’re always in the loop: https://thewoollythistle.com/pages/get-insider-access  

00:00 Intro

00:43 It’s All About Ease & Winner #1 

9:55 Maggie’s Cozy Sock Corner 

18:02 Emma Cardi & More

29:22 Shawl KAL & Armchair Travels

36:11 Fair Isle Postcard

46:48 New Irish Wool!

58:57 Amazing Books, Needle Sets and Such

1:11:57 Yoga for Knitters

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What We’re Wearing

Ruth- Berry Harvest Bandana Cowl by Tamara Kelly https://tinyurl.com/yr9zz2j9 

Corinne- Agnes Cardigan by Kristin Wiola Ødegård https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/agnes-kofta


On the Bouncers

Whitby Sweater by Marie Wallin https://tinyurl.com/9fmdmdnc 

Thistle on the Moor by Carolyn Holbrook https://tinyurl.com/2wdt8a69 

Victory Cardigan by Corinne https://thewoollythistle.com/products/victory-cardigan-kit-1

Course https://thewoollythistle.com/products/knit-the-victory-cardigan

Kelsey Talks Sweater Structures


Sille Slipover by Petite Knits In Peer Gynt https://tinyurl.com/2mnn8xf4

FOs and more

Ruth

Victory Cardigan with embroidery

Embroidery on Knits by Judit Gummlich https://tinyurl.com/zn9mbrda 

WoolDreamers Misi https://tinyurl.com/2r5r29c7 

Melrose Vest by Eildon Hills Designs from Scottish Yarn Journal #8 https://tinyurl.com/5n7dpp6e 

In Morris DK https://tinyurl.com/2cs9d6z3 

Taster Box is coming in May!

Shawl KAL Cast Off call is May 8th

Ruth’s Shawl
Tunisian Flowers by Elena Fedotova https://tinyurl.com/yn9euw2b 

With Studio Donegal Darnie https://tinyurl.com/27mtn772 

Corinne’s Shawl 

Magdalenasjal Shawl https://tinyurl.com/2n2fk9jd

 

Norwegian Armchair Travel Series https://tinyurl.com/t49ctm97

Michele

Ravelry: Libraryird

Big Bobble Crop by Caitlin Hunter https://tinyurl.com/dne92uj7

In WoolDreamers Saona https://tinyurl.com/2s4y9z8x

And Tukuwool Silk Mohair https://tinyurl.com/mr3b2s87

Simple Shawl by Jane Hunter https://tinyurl.com/3x7rpmm9 

Sunshine on the Path Hap by Patricia Anne Fortune https://tinyurl.com/yhp9bjv5 

Duet Shawl by Caitlyn Turowski https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/duet-shawl

Cowl made from Kobuk by Caitlin Hunter https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kobuk

In Ériu Elements Luxury Irish Wool https://tinyurl.com/4pm2793x 

Beloved Bonnet by Tin Can Knits https://tinyurl.com/3s977jy4 

In WYS Morris DK 

Shop News

New Colors! John Arbon Yarnadelic https://tinyurl.com/ryxbthd3 

Kits by Carolyn Holbrook:
Thistle on the Moor Shawl https://tinyurl.com/27fwnuus 

Thistle and Posy Sweater https://tinyurl.com/yrzp4f4v 

Exmoor Sock Yarn https://tinyurl.com/bdcvru87 

Shetland Wool Week Hat!  Birsie Beanny by Helen Robertson https://tinyurl.com/3ev8phac 

Nasrin Sweater by Isabell Kraemer https://tinyurl.com/mtubyrbw 

Bliss Sweater by Une Cecilie https://tinyurl.com/2tw3ja9n

Flower Cardigan by Sandnes Garn

https://tinyurl.com/4amezbhk 

1000 Tulips by Anna Enge https://tinyurl.com/mrxm3kr8 

Frangipani Cones https://tinyurl.com/y5ufc9xd 


Books

The Island & the Forest https://tinyurl.com/bdhr4vp7

Craeft: Travel Spain https://tinyurl.com/3aht2zcw 

Nordic Knitting Primer by Kristin Drysdale https://tinyurl.com/ycxfznne 

Everyday Knits by Paula Narkiniemi https://tinyurl.com/33dnv9c5 

Summer Knits by Sari Nordlund https://tinyurl.com/5dr35dkp 


Renee

Ravelry: hellosunshine71

Vanilla Sweater by Corinne https://tinyurl.com/y36dcwf5 

in Hillesvåg Sølje https://tinyurl.com/3s3jrz75 

Patch https://tinyurl.com/ymydkbsz 

Vanilla Fluff https://tinyurl.com/6w3y64bt 

Vanilla’s Big Sister https://tinyurl.com/y37npken 

In Harrisville Highland & Tukuwool Silk Mohair https://tinyurl.com/4w7rpex3  & https://tinyurl.com/52f6hrf3 

In Rauma Fivel & Plum https://tinyurl.com/2nju654p 

Course https://tinyurl.com/msmub634 

Le Triangle: Granny by Aimée Gille https://tinyurl.com/2ebdufyb 

All About the Ruffles by Carolyn Holbrook https://tinyurl.com/3map4swm

Moorland Shawl by Tania Barley https://tinyurl.com/548fcy5y 

Frost Lines by Andrea Mowry https://tinyurl.com/3h48zf4p 

In Hillesvåg Luna https://tinyurl.com/ym4pv8w9 

LYS Day is April 25th!

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

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

Video editing: Intelligent Octopus www.intelligentoctopus.com

 

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