In Episode 98, Greg and Pam discuss time, reverse engineering, and homework.

Special thanks to carpedoty Alicia for the intro! Check out Alicia’s new pattern: The Anywhere Window.

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Yarn in the News

• Greg shared an article about reverse engineering knitting.

Greg’s Projects

• Greg continues to work on the Rio Calina Cowl by Cat Bordhi. He is using Knitologie Silken Worsted yarn in the Verdant colorway.
• Greg is (kinda) working on his Christmas socks with yarn from KnittyAndColor.
• Greg is (kinda) working on Frog and Toad and is concerned about finishing it in time to be a present for his wife.

Pam’s Projects

• Pam worked on the Flohmarkt Shawl by Mary-Ann Lammers. She is using Passion Knits Yarn in a BFL nylon base.
• Pam worked on her Spinning for Socks Socks.
• She also started a new spin with a BFL/Border Leicester Cross.
• She pulled yarn for the Fish Hat and mentioned the Fish Hat website.

Knitting Rules

• We covered the middle of chapter 6 (p. 135-142) of Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. Next episode will finish chapter 6 (p144-151)
• Greg mentioned the Easy Peasy Socks for First-Timers pattern by Stacey Trock as a great pattern for learning basic sock-knitting techniques.
• Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a Patreon account for $6 a month and it looks like she is offering great content.

Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events

• We drew prizes for the #KnittingMagicKAL.
• We announced that we will start drawing for prizes in the monthly chatter threads on Ravelry, starting in February!

Miscellaneous

• We shared that oharethey Christina Bain of the Ravelry Team passed away. Ravelry wrote a nice tribute to her.
• Greg bought a New Model M keyboard and is very excited about it.
• Greg is playing chess on chess.com. He’s KnittingDaddy there if you’d like to play games with him.
• BostonJen shared her new Abington Mitts pattern with us.
• We mentioned a few other podcasts that we love: Down Cellar Studio, Yarns at Yin Hoo, and Cast On.
• Carolina FiberFest 2021 will be virtual. Workshops will be posted very soon! You can sign up for the newsletter if you want.

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