Hello and welcome to the Yarniaks podcast.

This is episode number 360, which we are recording on Thursday, October 30th, 2025.

I'm Gail.

And I'm Charlene.

And we're at one of our normal recording places,

but we have different groups on either side of us. So apologies in advance for any ambient voices you may hear. It's just going to sound like we're recording in a crowded cafe.

Kind of, yeah, exactly. So before we start getting into our regular segments, we did want to announce the Yarniaks

2026 retreat.

I cannot believe we're already talking about this.

It seemed like the last one just happened.

It's crazy.

So we're very excited to let you know that in June of 2026, we're going to have the third annual Yarniaks Nidaway.

And the dates are June 18th through 21st.

And this is going to be in the same place we had it last year, which is the Decoven Center in Racing, Wisconsin,

and there are several airports that you can fly into for a fairly easy access to racing,

which is very nice. We have capacity for 36 people again, and we do want to let everybody know

that if more than 36 people register,

there will be a lottery. So it'll be determined lottery style, not first come, first serve.

But we're super excited about it. And just a reminder, it's not a kind of retreat where there

are classes or a market or anything. This is just a retreat.

Exactly. This is just a knitting getaway. Exactly. We're chatting. To hang out with friends.

Exactly. People did walks every day. It's right on Lake Michigan, I believe. And it's a beautiful

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