Episode 38 - 2018 Charlotte Area Yarn Crawl

The Crafty Hive

Welcome back! Thanks for joining us for Episode 38.

In this episode, Kristi and Dana are catching up on life, WIPs, & FOs. Dana is excited to show off her haul from the 2018 Charlotte Area Yarn Crawl.

All of our show notes are given below, with information and links to everything we discussed in this episode. Let us know if you can't find any information you need.

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We hope you enjoy the episode. Please stay tuned for more crafty goodness, coming to your earbuds soon!

What We're Working On (a.k.a. WIPs):

• Dana

  • Knitting

    • Unicorn Parallelograms Shawl
      Pattern: Unicorn Parallelograms by Stephen West
      Yarn: Various MadelineTosh Unicorn Tails (see project page for a list of all colorways)

    • Triad Shawl
      Pattern: Triad by Jill Draper
      Yarn: Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For SW Merino Sport in “Sand Dune”, “Tobacco Road”, and “Black Champagne”

  • Embroidery

    • Star Wars ABC cross stitch
      Pattern: Star Wars Alphabet Sampler by Wee Little Stitches
      Stitched on 18 ct white Aida with DMC

• Kristi

  • Knitting

    • Arya Shawl
      Pattern: Arya Shawl by Ambah O’Brien
      Yarn: Lolabean Yarn Co. Silky yak in “Sinister” & “Say it loud. I’m yak and proud.”

What We've Finished (a.k.a. FOs):

• Dana

  • Smoke in the City Hat
    Pattern: Smoke in the City by Greg Cohoon
    Yarn: Ella Rae Classic Solids (Heathers & Marls) in “153” (red and black marled)

  • Rove Cowl
    Pattern: Rove Cowl by Tanis Lavallee
    Yarn: Shirsty Cat Designs Just Bulky in “Garden of Good and Evil”

• Kristi

  • The Rise of the Not So Happy Holidays
    Pattern: Pixel Rise Cowl by Kemper Wray
    Yarn: Littlebean Love Sparkle Mini Skein Set in "Not so Happy Holidays"

What We Couldn't Resist (a.k.a. Stash Enhancement):

• Dana (2018 Charlotte Area Yarn Crawl Haul)

  • Knit One, Stitch Too - Huntersville, NC

    • Shop pin & 2018 crawl pin

  • Cheers to Ewe - Huntersville, NC

    • MadTosh Twist Light in “Blind Love”, 2018 crawl tote bag, yarn sock, shop pin

  • A Tangled Yarn Shop - Denver, NC

    • Plymouth Yarn Hot Cakes in “010 Fox Mix”

    • Shop pin

  • Things Remembered Framing & Yarn - Gastonia, NC (now closed)

    • Autumn and Indigo Classic Sock in “Pink Door” and “Natural”

    • Shop pin

    • Project bag

    • Lots of various cross stitch patterns, kits, and fabrics

  • Tangles on Main - Waxhaw, NC

    • Debbie Bliss Rialto DK in “23098 Leaf” and “23091 Grey”

    • Shop pin

    • Awesome goodie bag!

  • Cottage Yarn - Mint Hill, NC

    • Shop pin

  • Baskets of Yarn - Charlotte, NC

    • “I make therefore I am” pin

  • Charlotte Yarn - Charlotte, NC

    • Need to go back and get a shop pin

  • Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For

    • Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye for Studio Sox in “Murano”

• Kristi

  • Nada! Shocking, we know! :P

Where We'll Be (Upcoming Events):

TBD

Where You Can Find Us:

We can be found on Ravelry and would love to hear from you! We would love for you to join the podcast group, if you haven't already.

• Dana is stitchknurd

• Kristi is KnitasaurusWrecks

• Our Ravelry group is The Crafty Hive Podcast