In Episode 48, Greg and Pam discuss hurricanes, geometry, and Leaflet #2.

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Notes

•  Projects
  • Greg is working on Lana Grossa Socks (making up basic pattern), yarn is Lana Grossa Meilenweit Ashbury.
  • Pam sewed a little bed and pillow for her 3 year old niece's "baby". She put it in a short, oval African Market basket. Nothing to link to, it was all in her head.
  • Pam primarily worked on The Elizabeth Zimmerman Coatusing Cascade Ecological Wool. It's getting cold!
  • Pam worked on her Swirly PoPblanket. She is using KnitPicks Chroma Worstedand KnitPicks Mighty Stitch. Up to 43 motifs!
  • Pam worked on her Fish Lips Kiss Heel socks. She's using Lang Jawoll Cotton Stretch Color.
  • Pam worked on her Rickroll Wrapby Mary Annarella. She's using The Fibre Studioone Color Play Kit (minis) and one coordinating skein of their superwash merino.
  • Pam finished 4 blanket squaresfor a group effort blanket. The pattern is Patchwork Trio Afghanby Diane Zangl.
• Podcasts We Love
  • The Knitmore Girls
  • The Crafty Hive
  • The Best Day Ever! Crafting Podcast
  • Prairie Girls Knit And Spin
• Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events
  • County Fair KAL
• Upcoming Events Where You Might Find Us
  • SAFF (October 26-28, 2018) Greg will be in attendance on Friday, October 26. Pam won't make it this year.
  • Carolina FiberFest(March 22-23, 2019)
• FiberCrafty
  • The Spun Bunny- Marissa is based in New Salem, PA and has really cute bunnies on her Instagramfeed. She has a beautiful, huge selection of yarn and spinning fiber and has fabulous color sense.
• The Opinionated Knitter(affiliate link)
  • Leaflet #2 discussed, pages 16-21
  • We also mentioned a few groups and resources on Ravelry that are focused on Elizabeth Zimmermann and her patterns.
    • Group: Zimmermaiacs!
    • Group: Baby Surprise Jacket
    • Group: ;) A Knitter's Choice(not mentioned on the podcast but another resource!)
    • Resource: List of Elizabeth and Meg Patterns
    • Resource: BSJ Wiki
  • Misc
    • Knitting Addiction– shop Greg visited in the Outer Banks
    • Arkansas Yarn Co– Greg met Lori (the owner) when he was in the Outer Banks
    • Banker Horse

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In Episode 47, Greg, Pam and guest Avery talk about cows, travel knitting, and dictionaries.

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• We are Knitcrate Ambassadors! Are you the kind of knitter who would enjoy receiving a surprise package of yarn in the mail every month? Then you need to sign up for a Knitcrate subscription. Every month, you will receive a selection of curated yarn, a pattern specifically paired to use with the yarn, and a treat. Use code KD20at checkout for 20% off your first package when you sign up for a subscription.
• FiberCrafty'sindependently owned shops are stocked with yarn, fiber, project bags, stitch markers and more. With filter terms specific to yarn and fiber, the ability to save favorites, and a secure checkout process, it's better than a 24 hour fiber festival! For shop owners, our easy to use interface makes selling online easy. FiberCrafty is owned by one woman that has a crazy love of yarn and knitting. Greg's favorite feature? Pants are optional. Shop for your next project at FiberCrafty.

Notes

•  Projects
  • Greg is working on Lana Grossa Socks (making up basic pattern), yarn is Lana Grossa Meilenweit Ashbury.
  • Greg finished Baby Surprise Jacket(and still needs to create a project page).
  • Pam worked on The Elizabeth Zimmerman Coatusing Cascade Ecological Wool.
  • Pam is also working on 3 blanket squares for a group effort blanket. The pattern is Patchwork Trio Afghanby Diane Zangl.
  • Pam finished the Pioneer Braid Scarffor Foster Care to Success Red Scarf program. She's using Sirdar Escape Chunky, which bled a lot.
  • Pam mentioned her languishing project Gina's brioche cowlfrom Purl Soho.
  • Avery is working on Trillianby Martina Behm.  She is using some mystery yarn that we know has yak in it!
• Current/Upcoming Unraveling Events
  • County Fair KAL
• Upcoming Events Where You Might Find Us
  • Rising Meadows Farm Days(September 30, 2018)
  • SAFF (October 26-28, 2018)
  • Carolina FiberFest(March 22-23, 2019)
• FiberCrafty
  • Lots of fall yarns and fiber, plus Holiday items are starting to show up!
• The Opinionated Knitter
  • We will cover Leaflet #2 next episode.
• Pam mentioned KnitChatswhich is a new knitting (and crochet) community. They offer a free interactive knitting (and crochet) hotline! Plus we have some fun discussions in their forums.
• We also saw Susan (LeagleEagle) who hosts the Criminally Creativevideo podcast.
• We reviewed The Knitter's Dictionary: Knitting Know-How from A to Zby Kate Atherley (affiliate link)

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• Subscribe in iTunes: The Unraveling Podcast
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• Ravelry Group: Unraveling Podcast
• Greg is KnittingDaddy on Ravelry, @KnittingDaddy on Instagram, and also writes the KnittingDaddy blog.
• Pam is pammaheron Ravelry, @FiberCraftyand @pammaheron Instagram, and owner of the FiberCraftymarketplace.