Episodes
Welcome back to another episode of A Yarn Story! Kayleigh is back with us and we chat all things yarn, knitting and swatching. We must apologise in advance for all the laughing!! We had a total blast recording this episode, as you can probably tell! Tune in now and hear our super-exciting announcement (we're going on tour). ----------------------------------- Chapters (00:00:53) All important wine review! (00:04:24) Cricket and knitting - the perfect combo (00:07:04) Quick recap of Kayleigh's...
Published 09/14/23
Kayleigh is on holiday this week so our colleague Susan joined Carmen on today’s episode. Susan has a fantastic show and tell to talk us though (though to get the full experience you should watch this episode on YouTube too!). ----------------------------------- Chapters (00:00:50) Meet Susan (00:04:42) Wine Chat! (00:12:44) Colour combos - WATCH HERE (00:20:14) Show & Tell - Susan's finished objects (00:21:28) Moonbumps by Maxim Cyr(00:24:37) Suri Shirt by Caidree(00:25:41) Wisp by...
Published 09/07/23
We kick off Episode 6 of A Yarn Story Podcast with an immediate off-topic catch up on Kayleigh's running career  🤣. We then share what we're drinking and take a deep dive into summer top knits. This is a great one to watch on YouTube so you can see the yarn we're working with, the tops we're discussing and practical suggestions on knitting tops. Find us on YouTube here. ----------------------------------- Chapters (00:50) Kayleigh runs a 10k (an immediate off-topic diversion) (04:09) What...
Published 09/01/23
In Episode 5 of A Yarn Story Podcast Carmen discusses her Iceland trip and Kayleigh talks secret yarn plans! ----------------------------------- Chapters (03:37) The Wine Ritual (11:04) Carmen's Iceland Trip (33:21) Wisp by Caitlin Hunter (43:28) Cute Headbands (50:26) Recent Author Panel About Freedom ----------------------------------- Episode Notes Wine of the day is Adria Vine ‘Ancora’ Rose 2022 from Good Pair Days Carmen finished two Chunky Twist Headband by Destiny Myers in Spincycle...
Published 08/24/23
In Episode 4 of A Yarn Story Podcast, we review a Sauvignon Blanc that Kayleigh was gifted and then dive into the knitting (after a tiny detour to cricket bats!). ----------------------------------- Chapters (01:09) What Wine We're Drinking (04:02) What Kayleigh Is Wearing (07:23) Cricket Bat Chat (a quick detour!) (09:14) What Carmen Is Wearing (13:36) Cloud 9 Pattern Suggestions (22:07) What We're Knitting Right Now (not a lot!) (29:21) How To Knit A Beanie Hat (31:48) New Yarn For...
Published 08/17/23
In this episode of "A Yarn Story" Carmen and Kayleigh raise their glasses once again, this time to explore wine, socks and books! Tune in to hear: Wine talk! (00:30)What's Kayleigh wearing? (09:15)Carmen's outfit (17:54)Socks socks socks! (21:34)New feature: Book review (23:36)Carmen's WIP #1 (41:59)Kayleigh's WIPs (46:29)Carmen's WIP #2 (52:19)New arrivals in the shop (59:44)Discussed Projects & Yarns: Side by Side sweater by Susanne Sommer @sosuknits Yarn Uschitita Super Soft...
Published 08/10/23
Carmen, fresh home from the H&H Tradeshow, and Kayleigh return for Episode #2 of "A Yarn Story". Tune in to hear: The H&H Tradeshow (01:26)Finished projects (10:15)Kayleigh's current WIPs (14:47)How we recommend patterns in store (18:33)Carmen's current WIPs (20:09)Kayleigh's upcoming project #1 (25:50)Carmen's upcoming projects (31:10)Kayleigh's upcoming project #2 (37:04)Discussed projects we are working on: Trinigan by dreareneeknits in Spincycle Dream State and The Fibre Co....
Published 08/10/23
Embark on a delightful journey with hosts Carmen and Kayleigh in the inaugural episode of "A Yarn Story." Tune in to hear: Meet Kayleigh (01:18)Meet Carmen (07:34)We were all Girl Scouts (12:21)What we're wearing (14:02)What we're working on now (19:04)Future projects! (36:10)Designers mentions include:  Andrea MowryCaitlin HunterBana KnitsMaxim CyrAleks ByrdMy Favorite Things Knitwear Yarn mentions include:  Magpie FibersKnitting for OliveSpincycle YarnsThe Fibre Co.Walcot Yarns.
Published 08/10/23