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The Yarniacs: A Knitting Podcast

The Yarniacs Episode 288: Happy 11th Anniversary to The Yarniacs Podcast!

The Yarniacs: A Knitting Podcast

Gayle Billat & Sharlene Goings

Hobbies, Leisure, Crafts

4.7615 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Yes, it is our 11th anniversary and we are partying like we're at a yarn shop after a very long pandemic!

Album of the Year

Yosemite Beanie by Nancy Bates
 
Group Achievement of the Year:
Charity knitting
Bird and Wildlife Rescue Nests by Karen Gunderson
 
Song of the Year
Sophie Scarf by PetiteKnit
Sharlene's Sophie
 
Best New (to us) Artist/Tool
The amazing row counters from Twice Sheared Sheep
 
Best Pop Artist of the Year
Stephen West for the Twists & Turns MKAL 2022
 
Thank you to our sponsor Jimmy Beans Wool!
 
Best Classic of the Year:
The Granny stripe and square
An example is Gayle's project Ziggy Interrupted by Sandra Paul
 
Best Construction of the Year:
Anything knit in the round! 
We found that pullover popularity far surpassed the popularity of cardigans. 
We mention these patterns:
Ranunculus by Midair Hirose
Gayle's Ranunculus
Tii Pullover by Joji Locatelli
Sharlene's Tii Pullover
 
Texture of the Year:
Mohair stranded with a smooth yarn
AND
Sea Glass Sweater by Wool & Pine
 
Cable of the Year:
SARK by Kate Davies 
 
Lifetime Achievement Award:
The Stash!
 

Snippets of sweater songs from:
- Undone by Weezer
- Ugly Sweater Blues by JD McPherson
- V-Neck Sweater by The Grayboy Allstars
- In a Sweater Poorly Knit by mewithoutYou
- Ugly Christmas Sweater by WENGIE
- Sweaters by Allan Stone
- Sweater Song by Spongebob Squarepants
- My Favorite Sweater by Flynt Flossy
- Sweater Weather by The Neighborhood

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the 11th anniversary of the Yarniaks podcast.

0:23.6

Also known as episode 288, where we'll be doing a Grammy-themed anniversary extravaganza.

0:31.6

Because yarn is the music of our lives.

0:39.7

Hello, everybody.

0:41.3

I'm Gail.

0:42.1

And I'm Charlene.

0:43.2

And we are recording old school today.

0:46.8

Where are we?

0:48.6

At your house.

0:49.6

We're at my house.

0:50.4

We have not recorded at Charlene's dining room table in about three years.

0:56.2

Three years.

0:57.0

It's been a really long time.

0:58.0

I think it's legitimately been three years because the pandemic changed everything.

1:07.0

Changed everybody's work schedules and houses just have not been convenient recording studios anymore.

1:14.8

Exactly. So you will hear the sounds of boo the kitty, who is, he was just twirling himself

1:21.7

around the microphone stand and Nani the Bird. She has been our hostess for many a podcast.

1:28.4

That's true.

1:29.2

We wanted to teach her to say cute things, but we didn't have time.

1:32.1

So we are kicking it old school here today for our 11th anniversary podcast episode.

1:39.2

Oh no.

1:41.2

It's gone.

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