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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!

Sharlene’s Instagram: @yarniac

Gayle’s Instagram: @gayleywayley

May 10, 2019

What are we wearing?
Hood on the Moon by Katrin Schneider
Sharlene's Hood on the Moon
Gayle's Con-Fade-Ment

Thank you Candy Skein for sponsoring this episode!

What are we stalking?
February Beanie by Veera Valimaki
Sunnydale Cowl by Katy Carroll
Soldotna Crop by Caitlin Hunter
Dianne's Soldotna
Let it fall by Matilda Kruse
Maypop Hoodie by Susanna Winter
Meadow from The Fiber Co.
Coast from Holst Garn

What are we knitting?
O'Keeffe by Bristol Ivy
Perfect Reversible Watch Cap by Nancy Elizabeth Munroe
Magical Thinking by Casapinka
Clio by Elizabeth Doherty
Like A Cloud by Joji Locatelli

What have we finished?
Beckett by Marie Green
Noble from Holst Garn
Estrella by Audrey Drysdale
Sharlene's Estrella

Gayle and I have a brief discussion about alternating skeins, yarn management, and the challenges associates with knitting with hand-dyed yarns when the skeins don't match exactly, as if often the case with beautiful hand-dyed skeins.