A Yarn Story

Kayleigh is on holiday this week so our colleague Susan joined Carmen on today’s episode. Susan has a fantastic show and tell to talk us though (though to get the full experience you should watch this episode on YouTube too!).
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Chapters
(00:00:50) Meet Susan
(00:04:42) Wine Chat!
(00:12:44) Colour combos - WATCH HERE
(00:20:14) Show & Tell - Susan's finished objects

• (00:21:28) Moonbumps by Maxim Cyr
• (00:24:37) Suri Shirt by Caidree
• (00:25:41) Wisp by Caitlin Hunter
• (00:27:59) Liebling by Camilla Vad
• (00:32:26) The Shift by Andrea Mowry
• (00:35:07) Nice sweater by Anne Ventzel
• (00:37:38) Iro by Knitting for Breakfast

(00:45:10) What Susan's working on

• (00:45:24) Pear socks by Summer Lee
• (00:48:01) Stockholm round neck by PetiteKnit
• (00:49:12) Robinia Light by Anne Ventzel
• (00:55:35) Sande Summer Cardi by Helga Jona
• (00:59:24) The Shift by Andrea Mowry

(01:02:50) Bag chat
(01:13:33) Wrap up

Episode Notes
Wine we reviewed: Pinotage Rose from Lidl

Colour combo suggestions Walcot Yarns Origin + Spincycle Yarns Dream State:

• Beaver’s Den + Rosy Maple
• Wild Lilac + Midsommar
• Fireweed + Dream World
• Juniper + Salty Dog
• Pacific + Overshadow OR Ghost Ranch
• Lighthouse + Stay Ready

Susan’s FO (finished objects) show & tell:

• Moonbumps by Maxim Cyr in les Garçons Suri Alpaca + Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool in Vibe Check
• Suri Shirt by Caidree in The Urban Purl Cloud 9 in Witching Hour
• Wisp by Caitlin Hunter in The Urban Purl in Flamingo on Fire
• Liebling by Camilla Vad in Spincycle Yarns Plump in Ghost Ranch
• The Shift by Andrea Mowry in Spincycle Yarns in Lapis, Wallflower and The Family Jewels
• Nice by Anne Ventzel in Isager Hør + Alpaca 1
• Iro by Knitting for Breakfast in mYak Kupa

Susan’s WIP (working in progress) show & tell:

• I’m So Basic Socks by Summer Lee in Malabrigo Sock
• Stockholm by PetitKnit in Isager Tweed + les Garçons Suri Alpaca
• Robinia Light by Anne Ventzel in Isager Spinni + Silk Mohair
• Sande Summer Cardi by Helga Jona
• The Shift by Andrea Mowry in Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool Shade of the Earth, Space Oddity and Stay Out of the Forest.

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Get In Touch

Social Media: Instagram | TikTok
Website: www.ayarnstory.co.uk
Email: [email protected]

Visit us:
A Yarn Story, 
128 Walcot Street,
Bath, 
BA1 5BG
+44 (0)1225 429239

We kick off Episode 6 of A Yarn Story Podcast with an immediate off-topic catch up on Kayleigh's running career  🤣. We then share what we're drinking and take a deep dive into summer top knits. This is a great one to watch on YouTube so you can see the yarn we're working with, the tops we're discussing and practical suggestions on knitting tops. Find us on YouTube here.
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Chapters
(00:50) Kayleigh runs a 10k (an immediate off-topic diversion)
(04:09) What we're drinking (Prosecco + Rosso non-alcoholic bitters from Lidl)
(07:47) Summer tops - watch this episode on YouTube to see featured knits
(40:06) Trouser chat
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Episode Notes
You're Dead To Me Podcast - Available on BBC Sounds

Top summer suggestions:

• Totally Tank Top by Jessie Mae
• Sea Breeze Sweater Vest by Park Williams (this is what Kayleigh is knitting up in Urban Purl Cloud 9 - get it in store here)
• Ripple Halter by Jessie Mae using mYak Kupa or Baby Yak + Silk
• Granville Tank by Pacific Knot
• The Field Sweater by Isager
• Alice Top by PetitKnit
• Shore Tee by Anne Ventzel
• Slanting Slip-on by Anne Ventzel
• Underlace Top by Lily Kate Frances
• Jet Set Pants by Park Williams
• Olive Top by Knitting for Olive

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Get In Touch

Social Media: Instagram | TikTok
Website: www.ayarnstory.co.uk
Email: [email protected]

Visit us:
A Yarn Story, 
128 Walcot Street,
Bath, 
BA1 5BG
+44 (0)1225 429239

In Episode 5 of A Yarn Story Podcast Carmen discusses her Iceland trip and Kayleigh talks secret yarn plans!

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Chapters
(03:37) The Wine Ritual
(11:04) Carmen's Iceland Trip
(33:21) Wisp by Caitlin Hunter
(43:28) Cute Headbands
(50:26) Recent Author Panel About Freedom
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Episode Notes
Wine of the day is Adria Vine ‘Ancora’ Rose 2022 from Good Pair Days

Carmen finished two Chunky Twist Headband by Destiny Myers in Spincycle Yarns new Plump

Susan finished Wisp by Caitlin Hunter in The Urban Purl Flaming Flamingo and she let us borrow it show off.

On the needles:

• Stockholm V-Neck Slipover  by PetitKnit in Isager Tweed. + Silk Mohair
• A pair of vanilla socks in some gorgeous Shirley Bryant gradient sock yarn
• Linur og Strik in Vatnsnes yarn and Hex Hex dye works

Kayleigh is swatching for Totally Tanked by Jassie Mae & a user secret test knit she can’t tell us about yet.

We also chatted about an author panel about Freedom we had just attended. Authors and their books we mention are:

• I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel
• Loosing the Plot by Derek Owusu
• Variations by Juliet Jacques

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Get In Touch

Social Media: Instagram | TikTok
Website: www.ayarnstory.co.uk
Email: [email protected]

Visit us:
A Yarn Story, 
128 Walcot Street,
Bath, 
BA1 5BG
+44 (0)1225 429239

In Episode 4 of A Yarn Story Podcast, we review a Sauvignon Blanc that Kayleigh was gifted and then dive into the knitting (after a tiny detour to cricket bats!).

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Chapters
(01:09) What Wine We're Drinking
(04:02) What Kayleigh Is Wearing
(07:23) Cricket Bat Chat (a quick detour!)
(09:14) What Carmen Is Wearing
(13:36) Cloud 9 Pattern Suggestions
(22:07) What We're Knitting Right Now (not a lot!)
(29:21) How To Knit A Beanie Hat
(31:48) New Yarn For Carmen!
(33:47) Kayleigh's Sock Update
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Episode Notes
Kayleigh is wearing her newly finished Trinigan Cardigan by Andrea Mowry using The Fibre Co. Cumbria in Blackbeck and Spincycle Yarns Dream State in Salty Dog.

Carmen is wearing Stripes by Andrea Mowry in eight colours of Walcot Yarns Opus.  (Hickory, Spearmint, Tropical Punch, Bumblebee, Grey, Evergreen, Spellbound and Taffy)

Cloud 9 pattern suggestions:

• The Wisp by Caitlin Hunter - not yet released
• Suri Shirt by Caidree 
• Spring Chicken by Beata Jezek
• Solveig Shawl by Valentina Bogdanova
• Pebble Beach by Helen Stewart

Colors we were showing off are: Urban Sprawl, Boudicca’s Revenge and Dragon Glass.

Travel project possibilities for Carmen’s trip to Iceland:
Vanilla socks in some Shirley Brian yarn I was gifted.

Carmen’s Mom is going to knit The Shift Cowl by Andrea Mowry in Dream State colours Shades of Earth, Stay Ready and Ghost Ranch.

Stockholm Slipover V-Neck by Petitknits in Isager Tweed color Wine plush Isager Silk Mohair color 19.

Carmen’s finished her Spur Hat by Hiromi Nagasawa in Garthenor Preseli.
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Get In Touch

Social Media: Instagram | TikTok
Website: www.ayarnstory.co.uk
Email: [email protected]

Visit us:
A Yarn Story, 
128 Walcot Street,
Bath, 
BA1 5BG
+44 (0)1225 429239

In this episode of "A Yarn Story" Carmen and Kayleigh raise their glasses once again, this time to explore wine, socks and books!

Tune in to hear:

• Wine talk! (00:30)
• What's Kayleigh wearing? (09:15)
• Carmen's outfit (17:54)
• Socks socks socks! (21:34)
• New feature: Book review (23:36)
• Carmen's WIP #1 (41:59)
• Kayleigh's WIPs (46:29)
• Carmen's WIP #2 (52:19)
• New arrivals in the shop (59:44)

Discussed Projects & Yarns:

• Side by Side sweater by Susanne Sommer @sosuknits 
• Yarn Uschitita Super Soft DK
• Inclinations Cowl by @dreareneeknits 
• Yarn: Spincycle Dyed in the Wool
• Kangas by @AleksByrdDesigns 
• Yarn: les Garçons BFL Twist DK
• Trinigan by Andrea Mowry
• Yarn: Spincycle Dream State + The Fibre Co. Cumbria
• Spur Hat by Hiromi Nagasawa
• Yarn: Garthenor Preseli
• Summer Light by Julie Knits in Paris
• Yarn: The Urban Purl Cloud 9
• Haebernik socks by Aleks Byrd

Book Review

• 52 Weeks of Socks vol II from Laine Publishing

New yarn arrivals in the shop! Isager Spinni + Eco Soft, Spincycle Yarns Dream State and Dyed in the Wool and brand spanking new Cloud 9 from The Urban Purl.

Carmen, fresh home from the H&H Tradeshow, and Kayleigh return for Episode #2 of "A Yarn Story".

Tune in to hear:

• The H&H Tradeshow (01:26)
• Finished projects (10:15)
• Kayleigh's current WIPs (14:47)
• How we recommend patterns in store (18:33)
• Carmen's current WIPs (20:09)
• Kayleigh's upcoming project #1 (25:50)
• Carmen's upcoming projects (31:10)
• Kayleigh's upcoming project #2 (37:04)

Discussed projects we are working on:

• Trinigan by dreareneeknits in Spincycle Dream State and The Fibre Co. Cumbria
• Camisole No. 4 by My Favorite Things Knitwear in Knitting for Olive Pure Silk
• Summer Light by Julie Knits in Paris using Cloud 9 from urban Purl (coming soon!)

Discussed projects we want to cast on:

• Claret by Thea Coleman in either Brooklyn Tweed Shelter or Julie Asselin Nurtured
• Cinema Paradiso by Marianne Isager in Isager Spinni and Alpaca 1 Vejers Sweater by Camilla Vad in Walcot Yarns Opus and Spincycle Dyed in the Wool
• Sycamore Sweater by PetiteKnits in Isager Jensens, Spinni and Silk Mohair
• Groningen Pullover by M J Wilms in Julie Asselin Fino
• Spur Hat by Hiromi Nagasawa in Garthenor Preseli

Embark on a delightful journey with hosts Carmen and Kayleigh in the inaugural episode of "A Yarn Story."

Tune in to hear:

• Meet Kayleigh (01:18)
• Meet Carmen (07:34)
• We were all Girl Scouts (12:21)
• What we're wearing (14:02)
• What we're working on now (19:04)
• Future projects! (36:10)

Designers mentions include: 

• Andrea Mowry
• Caitlin Hunter
• Bana Knits
• Maxim Cyr
• Aleks Byrd
• My Favorite Things Knitwear

 Yarn mentions include: 

• Magpie Fibers
• Knitting for Olive
• Spincycle Yarns
• The Fibre Co.
• Walcot Yarns.