Episode 96 - Tongue-tied knitting

This episode takes the prize for most tongue-tied moments, restarts, retakes, and redos. I am not proud of saying that, and offer it not as an excuse, but rather a hope that you will laugh with Gayle and I as we can laugh at ourselves. As I listened to the final edit of the episode, there is a point where Gayle asks me how to describe the color of a yarn and the pause was so long that I had time to check my iPod screen to see why the audio had stopped. Alas, the audio had not stopped, it was just another tongue-tied moment, and yes, we shortened the pause so that our listeners would not think likewise. Recording and creating a podcast--literally creating something out of nothing--can sometimes be a lot of work. We've been doing it long enough now that the acts of recording and uploading aren't mysterious. But episodes like this, occasionally pop up and mystify us, and we shake our heads and laugh. It is always good to keep a little humor in the mix.

But back to the knitting.

Thanks so much for all of the wonderful comments, discussion, and praise about our last episode. Apparently we all have a lot to say and learn about yarn put-ups and knots. In this episode, we continue our discussion to chat about the information found (or not found) on yarn labels. We may have left something out and if we have, please join the discussion on Ravelry.

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- Sharlene

What are we wearing?

shawl for Elizabeth Doherty
Fireflies Rising Shawlette by Helen Stewart

What are we stalking?
Playground Shawl by Justyna Lorkowska
True by Joji Locatelli
Ecuador by Joji Locatelli
Seacoast by Joji Locatelli
Darling Emma by Joji Locatelli
Majuga by Joji Locatelli
Tailwind by Clara Falkj

What are we knitting?
Polaris by Hiroku Fukatsu
Whippet by Ankestrick
Holst Garn Coast
Longfellow by Michele Wang
Rose City Rollers by Mara Catherine Bryner
Armande by Andi Satterlund

What have we finished?
shawl for Elizabeth Doherty

Yarn label discussion
Craft Yarn Council Yarn Standards
Care symbols