Shopcast #223 - Knitting So Many Socks and One Cute Donkey

Join Corinne and Maggie as they show off MORE socks, talk all things woolly wool, and watch Corinne loose it over a donkey. Caitlin and Rachel round out this episode with talk of shawls and a new passion project on Fair Isle. Join us, won't you?

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00:00 Intro

00:47 Welcome & Winner #1

08:39 Socks & A Project Bag

21:00 One Cute Donkey & an Interview

31:16 Caitlin Knits Scottish Yarn Festival & her Shawl

41:01 What’s in the Shop

52:42 Ballachulish & A Book Review

1:05:16 Fair Isle Postcard!

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FOs & WIPs

Maggie’s April Socks- WYS Spring colorway 

Pattern from Susan B. Anderson How I Make My Socks (from her blog)

Corinne’s Rambler socks

Yarn- 

Harris Tweed Carry-All

Full Hansel Hap by Gudrun Johnston

Pattern- 

Kit- 

Horacio Donkey from Mouche and Friends 

Book- 

Caitlin’s Shawl & Fiber Preparation Talk

Pressed Flowers Cardigan by Amy Christoffers in Ullcentrum & handspun

Pattern-

Yarn- 

Transatlantic Tam by Virginia Sattler-Reimer in Scottish Yarn Festival DK

Pattern- 

Yarn- 

Finished Shawl of her own design in Jagger Spun Woolful Black Welsh & Dorset Horn & Ullcentrum 3-ply

JaggerSpun- 

Ullcentrum-

Port Townsend by Wool & Pine in leftovers of Scottish Yarn Festival, Tukuwool DK, Rauma Finullgarn and 

Pattern-

What’s In the Shop?

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Grand Shetland Adventure by Gudrun Johnston & M.J. Mucklestone

Kits- 

Rigge Cardigan  

Ling V-Neck Sweater 

Swatchtastic Hat

Heritage Yoke

Snow Treasure Gloves

Bousta Socks

Peerie Shop Cardi 

Check out their KAL information in Instagram https://tinyurl.com/4vydkmjx

Shetland Wool Week hat - Islesburgh Toorie, designed by the Doull Family

J & S 

Jamieson of Shetland

Daughter of a Shepherd 

Ammonite- 

Drover-

Ballachulish Beanie is coming as kits!

Marie Wallin Aran book and kits are here

Book-

Natalie Cowl by Emma Barnaby



Laine 21 

The Sock Project 

Jagger Spun Moussam Falls

West Yorkshire Spinners 

Rachel’s Fair Isle Postcard

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Website: https://www.bee-croft.co.uk/ Includes “Adopt a Sheep” page!

Support her at: www.ko-fi.com/barklandcroft or

www.patreon.com/barklandcroft 

The Fair Isle Project

Social Media @thefairisleproject or on her website

If you have any photos of or pieces knitted in Fair Isle, email Rachel a photo or description at thefairisleproject@hotmail.com

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