Episode 201 - Manipulating My Cat

Unraveling ...a knitting podcast

In Episode 201, Greg and Pam discuss new jobs, ice cream, and needle storage.

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NOTES Greg’s Projects

• Greg is working on pair of socks using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel pattern by Sox Therapist Patty-Joy White. He’s using @cgcgyarns in the “Holly Jolly” colorway. Check out his project page.
• Greg started a new dice bag design for the Crits & Knits D&DEaster KAL. He doesn’t have a project page for it yet.
• Greg continues to work on a new design project.

Pam’s Project

• Pam finished some Knitted Knockers using Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop.
• Pam finished the Migration Cowl, a test crochet for AJ From Yarn to Stitches. You can see AJ’s finished cowl here.
• Pam cast on the Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavallee. She is using Queensland Collection Uluru Rainbow(discontinued).
• Pam dug out the Freeform Favorite Crochet shawl by Lisa Doherty. The shawl part is finished and now Pam is working on the motifs for the freeform panel.
• Pam finished a pair of Fish Lips Kiss Heel socks by Sox Therapist. She is using Plymouth Dye for Me Happy Feet undyed and East Coast Yarns in Charlie Brown Christmas. She also cast on a new pair using Patons Kroy.
• Pam worked on the Terrazzo Afghan by Tinna Thórudóttir. She is using using KnitPicks Chroma Worsted and Plymouth Yarn Encore Worsted. Tinna has good tutorials on her YouTube channel.
• Pam is pretty much always working on a SC Thermal Crochet Potholders using tutorials and patterns from My Crochet Space. Pam is using Queensland Collection Coastal. These are the wooden rings she found on Amazon.

Book Club

• We continue the next book club book! We will be reading The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St. Clair. Share how you are will enjoy the book on social media with #UnravelingBookClub.

Miscellaneous

• We mentioned the Southern Comforts Fiber Market.
• Pam mentioned a hemp cream she purchased on Amazon.
• Pam mentioned Season 4 of True Detective on HBO.
• Pam mentioned Temu and how harmful the platform can be. You can find information on Wikipedia, view a news story on WRAL and check out Lemonwood Fiber Tools.
• Carolina FiberFest will be in Raleigh, NC on March 8 and 9 from 9am-6pm. We will have a meetup on Saturday morning at 8am at Lucky Tree Coffee.
• CRAFT CLT Craft Fest will be in Charlotte on March 23 and 24.
• Greg mentioned The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.
• Greg mentioned The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time list from Rolling Stone magazine.
• Greg is a Snack Shack Sponsor in the Down Cellar Studio Pigskin Party ’23.
• Greg can also be found talking about knitting and playing Dungeons & Dragons at Crits and Knits.

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