The Yarniacs: A Knitting Podcast

What are we wearing?
Gemini by Jane Richmond
Misti Alpaca Tonos Pima Silk
Yarniacs t-shirts
Haruni

What are we stalking?
Talavera by Amanda Collins
Waterlily by Meghan Fernandes
Dewberry by Martha Wissing
Berroco Modern Cotton
Maja by Marita Rolin
Bay Laurel Tunic by Julie Turjoman
Metallicus Tee by Wolfberry Knits
Stimpylab Deluxe Sock in Jadite
Mira's Cowl by Mira Cole
Compassion knit hats 16 in 16
Fairytale Winter by Susan B. Anderson
Hermione Hearts Ron by Christy Aylesworth
Taiao Hat by Francoise Danoy
Notions magazine Winter/Spring 2016


What are we knitting?
Buttercup by Heidi Kirrmaier
Sharlene's Buttercups #1 and #2
Divvy by JumperCables
Pretty Me by Nadia Cretin-Lechenne
My Kind of Love by Nadia Cretin-Lechenne
Lilli Pilli by Ambah O'Brien

What have we finished?
High Plains Cowl by Brandie DeRusha
Gayle's High Plains

Yarniacs Colors of Fall 2016 KAL is happening now!
Please use #yarniacscolors2016 for your social media needs. 
Our discussion forum on Ravelry is here.
Sharlene cast on a Starshower by Hilary Smith Callis
Antarktis by Janino Kallio
Woodfords by Elizabeth Doherty
Spindrift by Helen Stewart

It's that time of year again. What time of year is that you ask? It is when the folks at Pantone release their fall colors list. These are the colors that influence fashion, what will be appearing in the stores this summer for fall wear, and what colors we'll see on the new yarns coming to the local yarn stores. Most knitters love color! And yes, I am including knitters such as myself who happen to love the greys! (Check out that Sharkskin color chip on the palette and how well is goes with every other color. What's not to love about a beautiful grey?) So take a look at the palette, check if you have any of those colors represented in your stash and play along! We'd love to have you join in. #yarniacscolors2016

We also have a short discussion about the importance of bringing new knitters and crafters into our community. As the number of small vendors increase (we see new bag makers and dyers all the time), one of the things you can do to support small business is to bring in new consumers. Teach, enable, and bring someone new into the community. #knit1teach1


What are we wearing?
Starshower by Hillary Smith Callis
Sharlene's Starshower
Easy Folded Poncho by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas
Gayle's Easy Folded

What are we stalking?
Antarktis by Janina Kallio
Drachenfels by Melanie Berg
Light Gale by Alicia Plummer
Bespoke Sweaters by Veera Valimaki
Pavement by Veera Valimaki
Minimum by Veera Valimaki

What are we knitting?
Sharlene's test knit for Elizabeth Doherty
Knit Picks Lindy Chain
Hoodie Shawl Cardigan by Susanne Sommer
Lilly Pilli by Ambah O'Brien

What have we finished?
Therapy by Laura Aylor
Sharlene's Therapy
Gayle's socks

Teach a knitter and or enable our wonderful crafting community!
If you teach or enable, use the hashtag:
#knit1teach1
knit: first stitch/first scarf


Pantone 2016 Colors of the Year
Pantone Fall 2016 Fashion Color Report
Please use the hashtag:
#yarniacscolors2016

What are we wearing?
Starshower by Hilary Smith Callis
Sharlene's Starshower
Solstice Cardigan by Cecily Glowick McDonald
Gayle's Solstice Cardigan

What are we stalking?
Kline Shawl by Jennifer Dassau
Marcel Wrap by Little Church Knits
Kaiya Mei by Jamie Hoffman
Reyna by Noora Laivola
Spindrift by Helen Stewart
Loop by Casapinka

What are we knitting?
Scrubbie pattern
Therapy by Laura Aylor
Sharlene's Therapy
Lilli Pilli by Ambah O'Brien
Western Sky Knits Aspen sock
Hoodie Shawl Cardigan by Susanne Sommer

What have we finished?
Heartfelt by Veera Valimaki
Sharlene's Heartfelt
Skyp-y socks
Seaman's Cap
Seaman's Church Institute Block Island Gansey Hat Kit

What are we swatching? 
Sharlene swatched North Light Fiber's Water Street
Gayle swatched North Light Fiber's Ocean Avenue

Please check out our post about Wendy Bernard's The Knitting All Around Stitch Dictionary.
Wendy's Knit and Tonic blog

We're back! Well, we never really left, but we attended our NoCKRs retreat, I was away at YarnFest, and then came home sick, and for some reason we both felt like it had been a long time since we recorded. We've got a lot to fit into this episode--some fun garments we spotted at the retreat, we both finished a couple of items, and a fun new book from Dragonfly Fibers. Enjoy!
-Sharlene

 What are we wearing?
Favorite Cardigan by Wendy Bernard
Sharlene's Favorite Cardigan
Puck by Boo Knits
Gayle's Puck

What are we stalking?
Cancun Boxy Lace Top by Erin Kate Archer
Susanne's Cancun tunic
mash-up of Cancun and Boxy
Knit Picks Lindy Chain yarn
Sharlene's Literally Over the Top
Breathing Space by Veera Valimaki
Stranded Magazine: Warm Weather 2016
Bottle Cap by Erin Birnel
Interchange by Ariel Altaras
Rabbitbrush by Andi Satterlund
Knit Picks CotLin
Route 99 by Lee Meredith

What are we knitting?
Heartfelt by Veera Valimaki
Block Island Gansey Hat by Deborah Newton

This episode of The Yarniacs Podcast is sponsored by North Light Fibers.

Hermione's Everyday Socks by Erica Lueder
Simple Skyp Socks by Adrienne Ku

What have we finished?
Spectrum by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Spectrum
Starshower by Hilary Smith Callis
Sharlene's Starshower cowl
Stitches West KAL
Violet Waffles by Halldora J
Chromaticity Cowl by Miriam Felton
Gayle's Chromaticity Cowl
Pure Joy by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's Pure Joy

Masterpiece Knits: The Modern Collection by Dragonfly Fibers
Fractal Poppies by Toby Roxana Barna
Morning at the Tate by Meg Roke
A Golden Landscape by Fatimah Hinds
The Laundress by Fatimah Hinds

What are we wearing?
Boxy by Joji Locatelli
Therapy by Laura Aylor

What are we stalking?
Apres Surf Hoodie by Connie Chang Chinchio
Buttercup by Heidi Kirrmaier
Lilli Pilli by Ambah O'Brien
Stolen Moments by Shannon Squire

What are we knitting?
Heartfelt by Veera Valimaki
Spectrum by Joji Locatelli
Memory Blanket by Georgie Nicolson
Violet Waffles by Halldora J

What have we finished?
Minthe by Anne Ginger
Small Flowers Mitts by Pinneguri
Knitted Knockers

Gayle and I share some of our favorite things to do when we are on Ravelry, such as searching within our own libraries and searching for specific projects made in specific yarns. We both like to search for ways to use our own pattern libraries, and yarn stashes--finding ways to use our own little hidden pattern and yarn gems is one of our favorite ways to use Ravelry. There are some search filters that are fun to use too. We hope you learn something! We will try to schedule this discussion several times a year as it always proves to be quite popular!

What are we wearing?
Fancy Cardi by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Fancy Cardi
Secret Cove Cowl by Rosemary Hill
Gayle's Secret Cove Cowl

What are we stalking? 
Women's Peaked Cap by Patons
Hinagiku Hat by 87knit
Kaiya Mei by Jamie Hoffman
Fancy Cardi by Joji Locatelli
Citadel by Joji Locatelli
Breathing Space by Veera Välimäki
Veronika by Julie Weisenberger
Woodfords by Elizabeth Doherty

This episode of The Yarniacs Podcast is sponsored by Fix-A-Stitch.

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What are we knitting?
Heartfelt by  Veera Välimäki
Gayle ripped her Hoodie Shawl Cardigan by Susanne Sommer
Chromaticity Cowl by Miriam Felton
Small Flowers Mitts by Pinneguri
Minthe by Anne Ginger
Memory Blanket by Georgie Nicolson


What have we finished?
Looking Ahead by Veera Välimäki
Abstract Fiber Rothko
Sharlene's hat for charity
Very Gifted Cowl by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas
Zuzu's Petals by Carina Spencer

We announce the winners of the now closed Self-Indulgent 2016 Knit-a-long. Thanks to everyone who participated! If you hear your name just send us a Ravelry message so we can get your prize out to you. :)

What are we wearing?
Hogwarts Express by Susan Ashcroft
Sharlene's Hogwarts Express
Neighborhood Fiber Company Rustic Fingering 
Razzle by Allie Coffey 
Gayle's Razzle

What are we stalking?
We are both stalking the Interpretations 3 collection by Joji Locatelli and Veera Välimäki.

We both want to make:
Breathing Space (pullover)
Heartfelt (cardigan)

Sharlene also likes:
My Everything (cardigan)
Expressive (shawl)

Gayle also likes:
Timeless Henley (pullover)
Tidalground (cardigan)
Peeping Cowl

If you haven't heard our chat with Joji, you can find it in the archives! 

What are we knitting?
Looking Ahead by Veera Valimaki
Sharlene is swatching Dragonfly Fibers' Pixie yarn in Morning Glories
Rhilea by Suvi Simola
Hoodie Shawl Cardigan by Susanne Sommer

What have we finished?
Sharlene's 4-corner hat
Fancy Cardi by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Fancy Cardi
Sharlene's Nakai shawl

Gayle ripped her Arabella and her Nature's Magic Hat
Hermione's Everyday Socks by Erica Lueder
Gayle's sport weight socks
Behind the Sun by Cate Carter-Evans 
Gayle used a hand-spun samplet kit from Infinite Twist
Her Scrappy hat used the leftovers from the kit

This episode of The Yarniacs Podcast is sponsored by JUL Designs. 
 

With apologies to Astrid of Lazadas, we finally have used the Lazadas Knitting accessories: Super Flexible Knitting Blocking Wires, a very unique blocking wire for your hand knits.

What did we wear at StitchesWest 2016?
Nakahi Shawl by Francoise Danoy
Sharlene's Nakahi
Polaris by Hiroku Fukatsu
Sharlene's Polaris 
Newsom by Bristol Ivy
Sharlene's Newsom
Yowza Weigh It Shawl by Susan B. Anderson
Gayle's Weigh It Shawl
Twinkle Sock by Western Sky Knits 
3 Color Cashmere Cowl by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's 3 Color Cashmere Cowl
Ecuador by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's Ecuador

This episode of The Yarniacs Podcast is sponsored by Dragonfly Fibers.

Rich saturated color. Bold interesting combinations; dare we say shocking hues? Dragonfly Fibers is your source for beautiful quality yarns and fibers. Dragonfly Fibers creates hand-dyed, artisan yarns and fibers in vivid and sophisticated colorways. We can be found in select local yarn shops around the world and at fiber festivals such as Rhinebeck, Maryland Sheep and Wool, Vogue Knitting Live, STITCHES and SAFF. Come see us at STITCHES South, March 31 - April 3. You can shop on our site 24/7 at www.dragonflyfibers.com. Be sure to check out the link for our 2016 Club Dragonfly. Great designers, exclusive colorways and a bonus swag option! Discover why we say that Dragonfly Fibers is "The Colors of Happiness".


What are we stalking after StitchesWest 2016?
Castra by Anthony Casalena
Divvy by Annie Baker
Minthe by Anne Ginger
Woodfords by Elizabeth Doherty
Sharlene's Woodfords
Top Down by Elizabeth Doherty 
Sans Serif by Elizabeth Doherty

What were we knitting at StitchesWest 2016?
Fancy Cardi by Joji Locatelli
Merino-Silk Sock by Western Sky Knits
Sharlene's Fancy Cardi
Hermione's Everyday Socks by Erica Lueder
Gayle's Hermione Socks
Knit Picks Felici
Arabella by Ann McCauley
Stone Soup Fibers yarns

What have we finished?
Secret Cove Cowl by Rosemary Hill
Gayle's Secret Cove Cowl

We review Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World by Clara Parkes.
We were part of the blog tour for the book release. You can find our post here.

If you haven't previously heard our chat with Clara Parkes or want to revisit that episode, you can do so here.

What are we wearing?
Inner Peace by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Inner Peace

What are we stalking?
Dar by Bristol Ivy
3 Color Cashmere Shawl by Joji Locatelli
Scowl by Xandy Peters
Bugle the Baby Elephant by Susan Claudino
sock yarn blankets
Stitches West vendor list

What are we knitting?
Rhilea by Suvi Simola
Dragonfly Fibers Djinni Sock
Arabella by Ann McCauley
Hermione's Everyday Socks by Erica Lueder

What have we finished?
Ice River hat by Helen Stewart
Wonder Wander by Megan Williams
madelinetosh dk twist
Spectrum by Joji Locatelli
Desert Vista Dyeworks
Knitted Wit Bling
Trademark by Yelena Dasher

This episode of The Yarniacs Podcast is sponsored by Cooperative Press.

We review two publications from Cooperative Press ...
Cast Iron, Cast On by Becky Herrick and Calley Hastings
Spilly Jane Knits Mittens by SpillyJane
SpillyJane's companion parrot Earl on Twitter

Never Not Knitting notions we love include the Hedgehog Needle Gauge and the Sheep Needle Gauge

Do you knit when you are sick? Whether or not I can knit when I am feeling under the weather is my usual "heat check" to tell exactly how sick I am. If I don't, can't, or aren't feeling well enough to knit, then I and everyone around me knows I am probably feeling quite poorly. When we recorded episode 106, I knew I wasn't feeling 100%, but it was a few days later that this cold really took me down. I've tried to stick to my usual routine as much as possible, but there has been less knitting, more reading, and more tea drinking than usual. Though I am still coughing, and sound a bit froggy, I am much better than I was last week. It is small progress, and we are moving in the healing direction. I'll take it!

Speaking of moving in the right direction, have you noticed the days are getting longer? We are also moving towards the spring equinox on March 20, 2016. Are you being self-indulgent yet? Have you pulled out that special something and knit a few stitches? If you haven't, stop by our Ravelry group here to find out who else is doing some self-indulgent knitting. Or perhaps pop in here to see all the finished self-indulgent projects. It's a fun thread to scroll through and so far, 44 of you are playing along. Yay us! :) The Self-indulgent KAL #sikal2016 will come to an end at the equinox, so there is still a few weeks to join the fun.

Gayle and I will be at StitchesWest in a few weeks. We'll be having an informal get-together on Saturday afternoon in the bar area of the hotel/convention center, as well as making the rounds in booths including Western Sky Knits and Dragonfly Fibers. If you see us there, don't hesitate to say hi!
- Sharlene

What are we wearing?
Dragonflies Jumper by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Dragonflies
Merino Stretch discontinued yarn
Laneway by Veera Valimaki
Gayle's Laneway 
Gather Together by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's Gather Together

What are we stalking?
Sharlene's Western Sky Knits speckled yarn
Fresh Choices sweater KAL - Would you do a mystery sweater KAL?
Even Flow by Joji Locatelli
Fancy Cardi by Joji Locatelli
Carol's Fancy Cardi
Inez' Fancy Cardi
Chromaticity Cowl by Miriam Felton
Gayle's Spirit Trail Fiberworks Holda
Behind the Sun by Cate Carter-Evans



This episode of The Yarniacs is sponsored by Never Not Knitting. Never Not Knitting is a small knitting boutique owned by designer Alana Dakos, and it is located in Atascadero, CA. Never Not Knittingfeatures a curated collection of specialty yarns, patterns and knitting notions and is proud to showcase the work of independent artisans and makers. In the online shop you will find a unique selection of handmade notions and accessories for knitters and crafters including the Wool and Wire jewelry line. All of our notions are beautifully gift wrapped, like a special present for yourself or a friend. Check out the selection at nevernotknitting.com/online-shop

What are we knitting?
Rhilea by Suvi Sumola
Gayle's is knitting a test knit sweater in Neighborhood Fiber Company rustic fingering

What have we finished?
Big Old Coat by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Big Old Coat
Hearts Aflame by Jenn Sheelen
Gayle's Hearts Aflame

 Gayle knit a test knit cowl with Western Sky Knits single ply fingering
Rose City Rollers by Mara Catherine Bryner
Gayle's Rollers #4
Fletcher by Elizabeth Doherty
Gayle's Fletcher

What are we wearing?
Ease by Alicia Plummer
Sharlene's Ease
Malabrigo Rios
This yarn was originally knit into Sharlene's Red Riding Hood Jacket
Traveller Tunic by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's Traveling Tunic

What are we stalking?
Mason Jar Bear Cosy by Patricia Castillo
Thursday Special by Elena Nodel
Starshower Shawl by Hillary Smith Callis
Sharlene's Fresh from the Cauldron yarn
Arabella by Ann McCauley
Gayle's stashed tosh merino light
Spectrum by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's tosh lace
Lilli Pilli by Ambah O'Brien

What are we knitting?
Big Old Coat by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Big Old Coat
Times Square by Norah Gaughan
Gayle's Times Square
Beaverslide Dry Goods 2-ply
Gayle is knitting a test knit for Yelena Dasher
Adama by Hillary Smith Callis
Malabrigo Rios in Teal Feather

What have we finished?
Koala cup cozy by Alexandra Davidoff
Sharlene's Koala cup cozy
cup cozy 2
cup cozy 3
cup cozy 4
cup cozy 5
cup cozy 6
Rose City Rollers by Mara Catherine Bryner
Nakahi Shawl by Francoise Danoy
Longfellow by Michele Wang
Gayle's Log Cabin blanket 
Sport Weight Toe-Up Socks by Wendy Johnson
Faerie's Firelight by Jen Sheelen
Gayle's Firelight

Our annual self-indulgent KAL is happening now!
Please use hashtags #SIKAL2016 and #yarniacs for all your social media needs.

If you are making a purchase through Craftsy or Amazon, please click through our links on the right side and complete your purchase as usual. This sends a few cents our way to support the podcast and costs you nothing! We appreciate your support.

In this episode, we welcome Rachael Herron, author of the Cypress Hollow series, several mainstream fiction books  and a non-fiction collection of memoirs. Rachael and I met years ago when we were both involved in the knit-bloggers ring, and recently reconnected at a local guild meeting. On the morning we were recording it was unusually windy and we had even had some rain. You've heard Gayle and I talk about the California drought, so yay, rain! But the wind? Not so much. Our internet conferencing software kept dropping our conference call. We don't really know what caused it to be dropped, but we vented our frustration on the wind. So our apologies for the few places were the chat is choppy and for the general lower than usual audio quality. That was a surprise and we hope you will stick with us and listen to our chat with Rachael. Thank-you Rachael for being patient and working with us that morning!
- Sharlene

What are we wearing?
C3 by Annie Modesitt
Sharlene's C3
Cromarty by Alice Starmore
Rachael's Cromarty
Kerstie Merino Crepe from Koigu
Traveller Tunic by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's Traveller
Tracie Too from Imperial Yarn

What are we knitting?
Koala cup cozy by Alexandra Davidoff
Rose City Rollers by Mara Catherine Bryner
Rachael is knitting a CustomFit sweater.
Stone Mountain and Daughter (store in Berkeley)
Wow air flights to Iceland
Lopi sweater images
The Long Beanie by Wooly Wormhead
Cascade 220 Superwash
Longfellow by Michele Wang

Rachael Herron
Rachael's website 
Rachael's bio
Rachael's books
Rachael mentions her two spinning wheels:
Ashford Joy
Ashford Traditional
NaNoWriMo
Digit's return
more Digit
Digit, Actually Dead This Time (language not child-friendly!)

Our regular recording time is sometimes bumped by one of our work schedules, which was the case this week. So it was a surprise to me when Gayle texted me the afternoon of our regular recording day to find out if I could meet later that evening. Though it meant finding an impromptu spot to record in the car, we quickly decided to give it a try. It was dark, so we drove down to the harbor in hopes of finding better lighting. What we found was a holiday treat! The annual lighted boat parade had taken place this past weekend and the boats were still dressed in their holiday best! It was lovely to sit and watch the boats bobbing up and down giving us a little holiday light show.

In this episode we share a new collection from Joji Locatelli, share a new yarn we swatched, share
our regular segments and start to think about the new year and our upcoming Self-Indulgent Knit-A-Long 2016. We hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season and taking time to slow down and carve a little bit of time for knitting, crafting, and spending time with your loved ones.

What are we wearing?
Dragonflies Jumper by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Dragonflies 
Gilet Valerie by Carole Francone
Gayle's Gilet Valerie

What are we stalking?
The Authentic Collection by Joji Locatelli
Puntilla
Citadel
Big Old Coat
Spectrum
Jujuy
A Girl Thing

What are we knitting?
Secret Garden by Alana Dakos
Sharlene's Secret Garden shawl
Nakahi Shawl by Francoise Danoy
Longfellow by Michele Wang
Trickster by Elizabeth Doherty
Gayle's Trickster
Milanese Lace Topper by tante ehm
Gayle's Lace Topper

What have we finished?
True by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's True
Ecuador by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's Ecuador
Elf Baby Hat by Robin Weldon
Checkerboard Mitts by Helen Stewart
Gayle's Log Cabin blanket 

What are we swatching?
Aerie from Shalimar Yarns

Knitting in books and pop culture
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood
Knitting: A Novel by Anne Bartlett
Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
The Blosson Street series by Debbie Macomber

What are we wearing?
Cupido Cowl by Hiroku Fukatsu
Sharlene's Cupido
See You There by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's See You There
Trickster by Elizabeth Doherty
Gayle's Trickster

What are we stalking?
Knit It Black by Alex Tinsley
Indie Gift-a-Long group on Ravelry
Trickster by Elizabeth Doherty
Mom's Favorite Color by Paige Reisenfeld
Zirkus by Lisa Hannes
Elf Baby Hat by Robin Weldon
Lilli Pilli by Ambah O'Brien
Starshower by Hilary Smith Callis

What are we knitting?
True by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's True
Rothko by Abstract Fibers 
Secret Garden by Alana Dakos
Sharlene's Secret Garden
Ecuador by Joji Locatelli
Gayle's Ecuador
Longfellow by Michele Wang
Gayle's Longfellow
Learn to Knit a Log Cabin Blanket by Staci Perry
Checkerboard Mitts by Helen Stewart

What have we finished?
Sharlene's basic hat 
Gayle's Log Cabin blanket

What are we swatching?
Shalimar Yarns Breathless Cush

We talk about new book: Mini Skein Knits
Head in the Clouds Hat by Jess Kallberg
Infinite Rainbow Cowl by Connie Santisteban
Jewel Box Shawl by Carol Sulcoski
Matrix Mitts by Jess Kallberg
Waffle Coasters by Claire Cromwell
Chevron Coffee Cozy by Claire Cromwell
Simple Sidewasy Mitts by Andi Smith
A Mermaid Darkly by Yelena Dasher

Fix-A-Stitch tool

The beginning of November has finally brought us the beginning of sweater weather, and as we delightfully exclaim this episode "When you're cold, you're cold." No apologies for putting on sweaters as the thermometer dips below 68º this episode! In fact, we are rather gleeful to pull our old friends out of storage and welcome them back into our wardrobe rotation. (In fact, though I didn't mention it on the podcast, this editor is planning on wearing her big oversized Traveling Sweater later on this evening at an event.) And can I just add how wonderful it is to have shawls to drape around myself when I feel a chill? It's our season knitters and crocheters and if I have one piece of advise to give, it is this. Wear those knits! Don't keep them tucked away for "someday," or wait for the perfect outfit, or keep them reserved "for good." You invested time and money, so if you've made something lovely for yourself, wear it with pride.

In episode 101 we return to our regular segments and catch up on what we have been wearing, stalking, knitting, and finishing. These are our comfort segments, and as we enter the busy holiday season, it is good to focus on simple things that bring us pleasure and delight. I hope this episode finds you wrapped in warmth, with hook or needles in hand, and listening to your friendly knitting podcast friends!
- Sharlene

What are we wearing?
Rocky Coast Cardigan by Hannah Fettig
Sharlene's Foggy Coast Cardigan
Focus Dress by Meiju K-P
Gayle's Focus Dress
Pressed Leaves by Alana Dakos
Gayle's Pressed Leaves beret

What are we stalking?
Check Meowt by Lauren Riker
Koa by Jennifer Dassau
Oats by tincanknits
Gayle is stalking this unreleased sweater
 (group photo at bottom of post)
Lady Eavan by Monika Sirna
Avalyn by Vanessa Smith
Amanda Perkins' blanket designs

What are we knitting?
Secret Garden by by Alana Dakos, search #secretgardenalong on social media
Simple Mitts
Charity hats
Longfellow by Michele Wang
Ecuador by Joji Locatelli
Toe-Up Gusset Heel Socks by Wendy Johnson
Gayle's knee sock

What have we finished?
Meditate by Elizabeth Doherty 
Sharlene's Meditate
Simple Mitts
Newsom by Bristol Ivy

Amanda aka smiley50's Jamberry shop

Episode 100 is something a little different. Amongst the knitting chat, we've included some Q & A that you, our lovely listeners, submitted over the past few weeks on our Ravelry board. Thanks so much for that! We took the bait and shared a little bit about the origins of both our friendship and the podcast. While neither are at all mysterious, Gayle and I do normally stay on topic with the knitting, crochet, and crafting talk. So if this is your first time listening, be aware that in general, our regular episodes are on topic with the knitting and crafting. We hope you enjoy this unique episode and we'll have some finished projects to share next time!

What are we wearing?
Heverly by Julia Farwell-Clay
Sharlene's Heverly
Dragonfly Fibers Pixie
Duchess of Devonshire by Kay Jones
Neighborhood Fiber Company Studio Sport

What are we stalking?
Muffatees for a Man by Mary Bush
Muffatees pattern from 1840
Moonraker by Melanie Berg

Our very, very informal shawl/cowl/wrap KAL
Multi-color shawls, cowls and wraps bundle

Ecuador by Joji Locatelli
Dragonfly Fibers Pixie Pumpkin head colorway
Hoodie Shawl Cardigan by Susanne Sommer
Whippet by Ankestrick
Color Your Shawl by Suvi Simola
Acer Shawl by Joanne Scrace

What are we knitting?
Newsom by Bristol Ivy
The Secret Garden by Alana Dakos, search #secretgardenalong on social media
Longfellow by Michele Wang
Toe-Up Gusset Heel Socks by Wendy Johnson

What are we wearing?

It is said that first babies see movement, and soon can distinguish shades of blacks and whites, with other colors eventually becoming recognizable. As children grow, color often seems to play a role in their definition of self. "My favorite color is red," or "What's your favorite color?" are oft-heard conversation starters with the "under 10" set. Working in a yarn store, I commonly see shoppers carrying around yarns in colors that either match or complement the colors they are wearing. Some folks are surprised when I point this out. Others just smile and agree, that yes, they are always attracted to the same colors.

We are surrounded by color in design, fashion, and logos. Certain colors are appetizing, while an off-color food can spoil your appetite. School and sports team colors can inspire confidence, unity, and pride. When we dress for success, we attempt to present ourselves through style and color in a favorable way. Even the daily news is filled with stories about color related to race, gangs, and identity.

There's no denying that colors represent meaning, memories, and emotion; can affect commerce and how or where we spend our money; and influence our moods and feelings. If you've ever been unable to move forward on a project because you can't pick a color, or decided against purchasing some yarn because there wasn't a sweater quantity of that perfect color, then you too have witnessed the important role of color. In this episode Gayle and I scratch the surface on color talk and why we love our annual Colors of Fall Knit-a-long (KAL). There is a bit less knit talk this episode--an aberration for The Yarniacs if this is your first time listening--but we wanted to give color the time and space it deserves. We hope you will agree. We promise to be back next episode with our usual knit-filled segments.

- Sharlene

New Converse colors
Sharlene's blues
Sharlene's reds
Sharlene's purples
Sharlene's greys
Gayle's pinks
Gayle's greys
Gayle's blues
Gayle's blue-greens

Pantone's 50 years of color

Yarniacs Colors of Fall 2015 Finished Object thread

What are we knitting?
The Secret Garden KAL
Duchess of Devonshire by Kay Jones