It's the last episode of the season! We kick things off with a little celebration and toast to us for making it to 10 episodes. While you can listen to this episode on your podcast providor, this is a very visual one: we're doing a fit and sizing fashion show (with many, many wardrobe changes!) to help you understand what sizes to use when you plan your knits, so you might prefer to watch this episode on on YouTube. We're taking a short break after this episode but fear not: Season 2 will...

We're back with Episode 9 of A Yarn Story Podcast where we chat all things yarn, knitting and take the odd diversion into anything else that takes our fancy!  ----------------------------------- Chapters (00:01:08) Wine tasting and chat (00:07:40) Shout-out to Refillable in Bath. (00:19:43) Kayleigh cannot contain her excitement over a Hide & Hammer bag! (00:22:21) What we're working on (00:29:01) How to get knit sizing right (00:34:31) What to knit while watching sport (details in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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.