Welcome to A Yarn Story! This week, Carmen and Kayleigh discuss their knitting adventures and various updates. They start by addressing a technical mishap from the last episode where half of the video didn't record (hence no YouTube last time!).

We kick things of with new wine (of course!) Convivial, a Gamay Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley. Carmen share stories from Knit City in Toronto where she exhibited with Walcot Yarns and met fellow knitters, including the boys from Les Garçons and friends from her online stitch and bitch group 😂

New Products We Talk About

• Magpie Fibers Swanky Sock and Swanky DK
• Hide and Hammer's new Super-Sized 03 project bags

Lessons in Knitting
Carmen and Kayleigh provide tips on knitting in a group setting, emphasising the importance of organisation, using stitch markers and bringing simple projects. They also share strategies for keeping track of knitting progress and managing complex patterns.

Q&A Segment
This week, we answer questions about:

1. Summer yarn recommendations
2. Challenges for advanced knitters
3. Why we chose to settle in Bath

Enjoy!
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Kayleigh takes charge of this week's podcast as Carmen is away in Toronto at Knit City and is joined by Susan.  They kick things off by introducing a gorgeous Sicilian wine from the show sponsor, Wolf Wine, before diving into the knitting talk! 

Kayleigh and Susan explore different yarns and patterns, focusing on the Fonty Super Tweed and make suggestions for various projects like the Esther Jacket and the Old River Road pattern. They review the Chiaogoo Forte knitting needle set and share personal anecdotes about their favorite wines and cocktails.

Here's a breakdown of the episode
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00:00 - 00:28: Introduction
01:02 - 02:00: Wine Introduction
05:58 - 09:12: Knitting Talk

• Susan shares a recent project: Andrea Mowry's broom pattern.
• Discussion on knitting patterns, yarn choices and personal experiences.
• Various patterns and styles discussed, including boxy and cropped designs.

09:12 - 18:05: Current Knitting Projects

• Kayleigh's and Susan's ongoing projects and knitting plans.
• Mention of specific yarns, patterns, and knitting techniques.
• Susan discusses her Petite Knit Cumulus V-neck project.
• Both share detailed experiences and thoughts on different yarns.

18:05 - 32:42: New Yarn

• Introduction to new yarns in the shop from the Raw Wool Company (SUPER exciting!) including the yarn's origin, types, and characteristics.
• Recommendations for knitting projects using the Raw Wool Company
• Kayleigh and Susan's personal preferences and future knitting plans.

32:42 - 50:09: Q&A Segment - this week Kayleigh & Susan answer:

• What would you make with your Fonty Super Tweed?
• Do you have any yarn suggestions for the Old River Road pattern by Kay Hopkins?
• What's the best wine and best drink you've ever had?

50:09 - 58:35: Knitting Patterns Discussion

• Yarn suggestions for specific patterns.
• Detailed discussions on pattern suitability for different yarns.
• Recommendations for using Fonty Super Tweed and Old River Road pattern by Kay Hopkins.

58:35 - 1:11:30: Product Review: Chiaogoo Forte Needle Set

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In this episode we introduce two new yarns to the shop (and share over 11 pattern suggestions using said wool), plus we answer your questions including:

1️⃣ Do you have any pattern recommendations for Spincycle Yarns?
2️⃣ What vest and shawl patterns would you recommend for a beginner?
3️⃣ Which knitting patterns are best for beginners?
4️⃣ I want to visit you from London - how do I get there?!

Tune in to hear the answers!

Now, before we dive into the yarn chat, we pour a lovely glass of red by Fabien - the king of biodynamic winemaking - which we've purchased from Wolf Wines. This is a delicious red for summer, and just one of hundreds available online. Take a look at Wolf Wine's brilliant range at https://www.wolfwine.co.uk/.

Onto the knitting, Carmen shows off her WIP (the Badger & Bloom Sweater by Anne Ventzel), Kayleigh gives us an update on her Thesis and Carmen debriefs her trip to Wales for the Makers and Mavericks Off Grid Weekend (run by the Hiut Demin Co - check them out, they're amazing).

New Wool
We show off 2 new yarns in the shop:
1. Ritual Dyes Maiden which now has a Zodiac collection of colours for every star sign!
2. Isager Palet in a load of new beautiful colours.

FEATURED PATTERNS USING THOSE YARNS:
🟣 Rift by Jacqueline Cieslak
🟣 Tonight Top by Lile Kate France
🟣 Badger & Bloom Sweater by Anne Ventzel
🟣 Vibes Tee by Tif Neilan
🟣 Friday Tee by Petite Knit
🟣 Stockholm Slipover by Petite Knit
🟣 Suri Shirt by Caidree

LESSONS IN KNITTING - NEEDLE KNOWLEDGE 🧵
Tune in to hear when (and why) you use wooden or bamboo needles over metal ones.

ASK US ANYTHING
1. Do you have any pattern recommendations for Spincycle Yarns?
2. What vest and shawl patterns would you recommend for a beginner?
3. What should a beginner knitter look for in a pattern?

All answered in the episode!

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BA1 5BG
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Welcome to Season 3 of A Yarn Story Podcast - we're delighted to be back, almost one year on from our very first episode.

Thanks to our show sponsors Wolf Wine who deliver the most delicious small production wines from around the world.

We begin with our wine review (where better to start?!) and then catch up with Kayleigh who's been working super-hard on her thesis. Carmen's run both knitting and business retreats and in this episode she launches an EXCITING NEW RETREAT!

We talk about our current WIPS and finished projects, what's new in the shop (some beautiful CaMaRose Snefnug and Isager Soft).

Lessons in Knitting - Skeins vs balls vs donuts
Discover the difference between skeins, hanks and donuts and why yarn arrives in different forms. Tune in to find out!

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It's the Season 2 finale. Kayleigh is back, having spent a couple of months in full-on PhD mode, and we have a HUGE amount of laughs this week. We share what we're wearing, what we're working on and share colour choices for the new Saar Vest by our good friend Aleks Byrd.

We hope you enjoy the episode, and a huge thank you for being with us through Season 2. If you've enjoyed it, please do leave us a 5* review on whichever platform you list to us - it REALLY helps us grow.

We're taking a little time off but will be back for Season 3 in a few weeks. In the meantime, happy knitting!
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Chapters
(00:05:26) What we're drinking!
(00:13:56) Unravel roundup
(00:14:07) What Carmen is wearing
(00:20:26) What Kayleigh is wearing
(00:22:39) What we're working on
***A LOT OF LAUGHTER***
(00:37:51) Kayleigh learns what schnitzel is!
(00:51:54) Why starting a project is so hard
(00:54:58) Pattern choices for the new Saar Vest
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Show notes
We toast the end of Season 2 with a bottle of Nicolas Feuillatte.

What We're Wearing

• Carmen is wearing the Officer Sweater by Maxim Cyr in Walcot Yarns Fluff in Officer and Shadow (in fact she stole this sweater from Max himself - he may or may not get it back)
• Kayleigh has on Dark Matter by Cheryl Faust using Walcot Yarns Opus in Hickory with Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool in Dirty Little Secret.

Kayleigh shows off her Pressed Flowers cardigan from the KAL where she’s using Isager Tweed in North Sea with Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool in Light Years.

Saar Vest options
We pick some yarn options for Aleks Byrds’ latest pattern the Saar Vest. It’s a stunning design using Walcot Yarns Opus and Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool

Kayleigh’s picks:

• Evergreen + The Meadows
• Evergreen + Big Sky
• Cove + Stay Out of the Forrest
• Cove + Big Sky
• Cove + Kolkata
• Spellbound + Reykjavik or Havana or Wallflower or The Meadows

Carmen’s picks:

• The original - Spellbound + Next Level
• Grey + Overshadow
• Charcoal + Syringa
• Bumblebee + Sweetwater or Afternoon Delight or Reykjavik or Big Sky

We’ve had the best time in Season two and can’t wait to see you again in season 3 - thanks so much for watching!

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This week Carmen is joined by Amanda as Kayleigh is working on her PhD this month. We dig into Amanda’s career as a knitwear designer and what it’s really like working full time as a designer (including what it was like working for Mohamed Al-Fayed!)

Happy Knitting!
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Chapters
(00:01:13) Wine we're drinking
(00:04:59) Meet knitwear designer Amanda
(00:06:21) Realities of working as a kniwear designer for magazine publications
(00:22:48) Working for Mohamed Al-Fayed (and turning down Harrods!)
(00:27:00) What does a design process look like and what Amanda's working on
(00:45:10) Knitting retrets with Amanda (subscribe for retreat updates here)
(00:46:36) What we're wearing
(00:50:19) What Carmen is knitting 

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Show notes
The wine this week is a Spanish Syrah from Carmen’s Good Pair Days box called Topico.

What we're working on:

• Amanda has two designs she’s finishing up: one for Walcot Yarns using Fluff and one for our upcoming retreat using The Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering.
• Carmen has her Pressed Flowers Cardigan on the go and is nearly done with the ribbing

What we're wearing:

• Amanda is wearing a slipover by Petitknits, the Stockholm slipover using Walcot Yarns Origin (Wild River) held with Isager Silk Mohair (100).
• Carmen is wearing the Plump it Up shawl by Maxim Cyr in Fluff (Shadow) & Spincycle Yarns Plump (Rosy Maple)

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Welcome to A Yarn Story. After our wine segment we take a diversion into the house-buying process in the UK (!) before we dive into Carmen's new coaching venture. We share what we've decided to knit for the upcoming KAL and announce that we're heading to Unravel festival of yarn.

Happy Knitting!
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Chapters
(00:01:17) Wine segment
(00:09:04) Kayleigh's mega big news
(00:18:08) Carmen recaps her trip to Puerto Rico
(00:22:45) Carmen announces her new coaching business
(00:37:48) Knit-A-Long update (there's still time to join - DETAILS HERE)
(00:40:22) Kayleigh's KAL yarn choices
(00:44:52) Carmen's KAL yarn choices
(00:59:32) A Yarn Story is heading to the Unravel festival of yarn
(01:03:55) Taylor Swift chat!!
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Show notes
Wine is 28 which is a lovely Cabernet Sauvignon from China that was recommended to us by our friends at Wolf Wine.

Carmen is now an officially certified business coach and talks more about her plans on that front. If you want to hear more about Carmen’s take on business, particularly marketing and team building, she was recently interviewed on the Teames & Co. podcast and you can listen to that episode now.

Walcot Yarns will be at Unravel Festival of Yarn in February and will be sharing a booth with Les Garçons! If you are coming to the event, please do stop by and say hello.
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BA1 5BG
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Welcome to this podcast episode where we're delighted to welcome Susan back onto the pod!
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Chapters
(00:02:14) What we're about here at A Yarn Story
(00:04:00) Wine chat
(00:13:33) Our best achievements of 2023 and knits we're working on in 2024
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Show notes
Thank you to Susan’s husband for sponsoring the wine on this episode! We had Le Demoiselle which is an organic and bio-dynamic wine which we really enjoyed.

Carmen is working on Camisole No. 4 by My Favorite Things Knitwear in Knitting for Olive Pure Silk and she decided (with the help of Susan and Kayleigh) that her Liebling in Spincycle Plump does actually fit and doesn’t need to be ripped back!

Kayleigh is wearing her most recent test knit for Lily Kate France, the Overdrive Vest which she’s done in Walcot Yarns Origin. The other moss stitch pattern she mentions is Weidlinger by Nadya Stallings for Brooklyn Tweed.

Susan is wearing her Liebling in Plump and finishes Dala Sweater by Eleanor Mortenson live on air! She used The Urban Purl Merino Singles with Isager Silk Mohair and then finally combines Spincycle Dyed in the Wool with mohair for the colourwork.

Join our first Knit-A-Long of 2024
It’s our first KAL of the year and it starts soon, we’ll be working on Pressed Flowers by Amy Cristoffers. Get more details here.
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Happy New Year! We're back for our first episode published in 2024 and we're excited for a huge year.
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Chapters
(00:00:22) Cocktails with Kayleigh
(00:09:19) Normal service resumes - cocktail review
(00:24:02) What we're wearing
(00:31:14) What we're working on
(00:38:16) Shirley Brian Deconstructed Fade Set colours
(00:46:04) Carmen makes Kayleigh jealous with her new backpack!
(00:50:08) Carmen buys herself a present!
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Show notes
The cocktail is from Yellow Belly Kelly.
Get the details of our next Country House Retreat.

What we're wearing:

• Kayleigh has her Tessellated Vest by Andrea Mowry on, she’s used Walcot Yarns Opus in HIckory, Fluff in Amethyst and Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool in Shades of Earth
• Carmen is wearing her Fierce by Kate Oates in Walcot Yarns Origin Fireweed and Spincycle Yarns Dream State in Dream World

What are we knitting?

• Kayleigh has a test knit for Maxim Cyr on the go, “Plump it up” using Walcot Yarns Fluff and Spincycle Yarns Plump (2 skeins of each are needed)
• Carmen is working on Liebling by Camilla Vaad in Spincycle Yarns Plump Next Level. She’s adapting the pattern to make it a t-shirt and is adding bust darts for a perfect fit.

Lastly, Carmen is working to finish her Stockholm Vest by PetiteKnit in Isager Tweed and Silk Mohair.

We show off some of the gorgeous new Shirley Brian Deconstructed Fade Sets, they are all glorious to be honest.

Kayliegh is very jealous as Carmen grabbed a Spincycle & Ritual Dyes Knitters Backpack collaboration. It’s beautiful.
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Welcome to the final episode of 2024! Firstly, Carmen has lost her voice so - while we think it sounds lovely and husky - we apologise if she's a little hard to hear!

In this episode, we dive into what we bought at Rhinebeck. So, if you've ever wondered what yarn a knit-shop owner buys, listen on! You can also watch this episode on our YouTube Channel.
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Chapters
(00:01:16) What we're drinking (it's non-alcoholic this week!)
(00:06:45) Where A Yarn Story began
(00:21:40) Long-overdue Rhinebeck debrief
(00:26.01) Our thoughts on being recognised at yarn / knitting shows!
(00:31:42) What we bought at Rhinebeck
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Show notes
We're drinking: Pentire Drinks.
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