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The Yarniacs: A Knitting Podcast

Gayle and Sharlene search for the ever-elusive perfect yarn for the perfect project. The Yarniacs Podcast is an audio podcast coming to you from the coast of California. Join us!

The perfect yarn.

Does such a thing exist? Every knitter has a favorite yarn. But every knitter knows that their perfect yarn is not perfect for every project. So we knitters tend to hold dear several favorite yarns. We have a perfect sock yarn. Or a perfect wool blend. A perfect yarn for outerwear. Sometimes even one skein of too-precious-to-use perfectly dyed yarn. (You know you have one!)

Once you have the perfect yarn though, you need an accompanying perfect project. But the perfect project is a dynamic concept--always changing and occasionally slipping away. Varying styles, colors, and seasons come into play. So the search is always on.

But we are willing to accept the challenge. The constant search for the perfect yarn, matched with the perfect project. Who are we? Two knitting besties in search of the perfect yarn. Bring it!

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The Yarniacs Episode 330: Knitting Provisional Cast Ons

Sep 6, 2024

This is the last summer episode to be recorded on campus in our "studio in the forest" as students return to campus later this month. Alas the parking patrol was already back in full force and we were forced to relocate in the middle of recording. (We were in the very back of a little-used area in order to have the quiet company of the redwoods. We weren't bothering anyone. Yet they made us leave... twice!)

If you are interested in the trees and want to know what a fairy ring is, you can find more information here. Redwood trees give birth to new generations and speak to each other through their roots. They are amazing! But on to the knitting...

What are we wearing?

Bowen by Elizabeth Doherty

Sharlene's Bowen 

Habitation Throw by Helen Stewart

Gayle's Habitation Throw

Sharlene's Habitation Throw

What are we stalking?

It's got a bend in it by Kate Davies

Pressed Flowers Kerchief by Amy Christoffers

Fright & Delight Hat by Mary Pranica

Rikke sweater by Katrine Hannibal

Everyday Attitude by Susanne Sommer

Colorwork Cuff Club by Summer Lee

What are we knitting?

Birds of a Feather by Andrea Mowry

Breezeway by Laura Aylor

Ascending Jumper by Tess Vandekolk

Reflections by Meiju Kallio

Pure Joy by Joji Locatelli

Thank you to our sponsor Jimmy Beans Wool!

 

What have we finished?

Basic Nonsense Socks by Tess Vandekolk

This episode we talk about provisional cast ons, their uses, and our hilarious failures with the crochet provisional cast ons we have tried in the past.