This week we bring you a special podcast episode; an interview with the star of our next event, Heather Ordover.
If you don't know Heather, maybe a reference to Craftlit would help? Or the Madame Defarge series of literary-inspired knitting books? In any event, Heather is coming to London next month, and we are really looking forward to hosting her for her talk on Cognitive Anchoring, or why knitting in boring meetings actually helps your brain work better.
Some links to things we mention:

Cast-On and Greek Muses (Season 2): the origins of Craftlit.
Knitting on a treadmill?
Knitting in the New Zealand Parliament
Telenovelas (for those of you unfamiliar with the concept)
Richard Feynman (because who doesn't reference theoretical physicists in a knitting/crafty podcast?),  the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and the Rogers Commission
Knitted hexaflexagons and the Mexaflexagon

Don't miss out on this very special event! Tickets are available on the event page, and we look forward to seeing you (and your knitting, crocheting, spinning, etc) on Sunday, 18th October!

Episode 21 BONUS: An interview with Heather Ordover

In the Yarn in the City podcast, Allison and Rachel talk about knitting, spinning, and various fibre-related events and things happening in London and the rest of the UK. Sections include: News and Events, On and Off the Needles and Wheel, Knitting Randoms, and Special Features.

Games & Hobbies

Video Games

Other Games

Hobbies

Automotive

Aviation

We wrap up this year's Great London Yarn Crawl and announce the winners of the door prizes. Plus an update on what we've been up to these last months!

Episode 92: GLYC 2019 Done and Dusted

It’s been a loooong time since we’ve recorded, and there’s lots and lots to talk about. In this episode, we’ll update you on plans for this year’s Great London Yarn Crawl, the changes in our circumstances, and what’s ahead for Yarn in the City.  News & Announcements  Over the almost six months since we last spoke to you there have been a lot of changes behind the scenes here at YITC HQ, which mean our focus as an organization is going to be changing pretty dramatically.  We talk about Rachel’s move back to the States and Allison’s work changes, and what that means for YITC as an organisation. Great London Yarn Crawl 2019 There will still be a Great London Yarn Crawl this year, but the structure and format are going to be dramatically different from previous editions.  Who: All of you! What: The 2019 edition of the Great London Yarn Crawl Where: All over Greater London When: 1-8th September 2019 How: Buy your GLYC Passport on 1 July, make plans with your friends or former teammates, and hit the streets the first week of September for some amazing yarn-y goodness! Then send us your passport to be entered to win door prizes. Passports will cost £10, and will be mailed to the person making the purchase, so if you’re buying for friends you’ll need to pass them out once received! As usual, all net proceeds will go to our charity partner Refuge, which provides support for victims of domestic abuse. With the change in structure, we’re not able to collect donations for Knit for Peace this year, but we encourage you to send in your contributions – details on how to do so are on their website, and there are details about the particular items they’re looking for at any given time so do check out the listing.  What we’re working on   Allison has just finished the Pipit Dress by Aisnworth & Prin (from The Knitting Shed), and her Weekender by Andrea Mowry.  She’s working on a second Impressionists Shawl from Curious Handmade, since the first one she made ended up in Rachel’s wardrobe instead… Rachel has been updating and redoing samples for older patterns, and designing new things based on her travels. She’ll have some test knits running for a couple of half-pi shawls in the next few weeks, so check out her testing pool on Yarnpond if you’d like to join - handspun testers are especially welcome! (Please note: you’ll need to be a member of Yarnpond to join the testing pool.) What comes next for Yarn in the City?  We talk about some of the challenges behind YITC events and why we’re making some big changes since we are no longer in the same locale. There are exciting things ahead! Previous YITC designs: Waterloo Mitts   Watching the Tide (on Ravelry soon) Wrap up  Many thanks for joining us for another episode! You can find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (please rate, review and subscribe!) and you'll find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in our Yarn in the City group on Ravelry, or in person on Wednesday nights at our knit night between 7 and 10pm at The Breakfast Club on Battersea Rise. Music credits (available on NoiseTrade) A Good Reason To Smile - Chasing Noise

Episode 91: Welcome Back

Even though Allison is in London and Rachel is in Australia we connect thanks to the help of technology to catch up and chat about our plans for the Christmas holidays.

Episode 90: The Christmas Episode

We get ready to take a short hiatus from the podcast as Rachel and her family embark on the adventure of a lifetime!

Episode 89: Gap Year

We wrap up on all the fun that was to be had at Yarnporium 2018!

Episode 21 BONUS: An interview with Heather Ordover

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