Summary: Today's topics include: Come Visit Us The Knitters Book Club Wrap Up Hot off the Needles What we are Working on Sad Knitting Tragedies and, Cozy Home Today's stash hiding space was shared by LWT1 on Ravelry. This knitter is currently hiding a stash of beautiful yarn in a sweater! Thanks for sharing with us, Lori! Come Visit Us The Charm City Yarn Crawl will take place April 6th-15th. Come visit Ashley and Tara at Woolworks on Sunday, April 8th from 12-4 PM. See CharmCityYarnCrawl.com for more information about participating stores, discounts, special prizes, and driving routes. The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday May 5th and 6th at the Howard County Fairgrounds. Tara will attend on Saturday. A podcaster meetup will take place in the small show ring in Barn 7/8 around 1 o'clock. The Knitters Book Club Wrap Up Over the past three months, we read A Stash of One's Own by Clara Parkes. During our second Google Hangout, Clara Parkes joined us for an hour long discussion about her book. It was a fun night despite some minor hiccups with technology. Clara, if you are reading this, THANK YOU SO MUCH! YOU ARE AWESOME! Learn more about Clara on her website and at Knitters Review! During the hangout, we talked about books we are currently reading. Clara was reading Migraine by Oliver Sacks and No Time to Spare by Ursula Le Guin. Other books mentioned were The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron, More Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin, and The Power by Naomi Alderman. The final Google Hangout will take place Friday, April 6th at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time. See our Ravelry group for more information, including the link. Hot Off the Needles Tara finished the Flax sweater by TinCanKnits in the size 8-10. She used Madeline Tosh Vintage and Jill Draper Hudson in a variety of colors. Tara finished the Adult S/M Rosewater Beret by TinCanKnits. She used Woolfolk Tov DK. Tara finished one Stepping Stone Sock by Clara Parkes, which is a free pattern on Ravelry. She used Malabrigo Rios. The single sock is a shop sample at Woolworks. Ashley finished the March Square (cables) of her River Knits Afghan Along. What We Are Working On Tara is working on the Amulet Shawl by Helen Stewart. She is using Old Maiden Aunt Superwash 4 ply sock yarn in the colorway Buttermint and size 5 triangular beads, which she purchased from Lovelyarns. Tara is using the Super Floss method to add the beads. See this video by Laura Nelkin for more information! Ashley is working on the Vintage Fairy Lights Socks by Helen Stewart. She is using the Madeline Tosh Twist Light in the Holi Festival Colorway. Ashley casted on the Easy Peasy Socks for First Timers by Stacey Trock. She is using Cascade Wave 220 Superwash. Sad Knitting Tragedies Ashley lost a special knitting bag, her Addi size 1 needles and her casted on sock in a parking lot . . . WAAHHHH! :( Cozy Home This is a new section for the podcast. We want to share how we make our own homes cozy! Tara shared her favorite herbal teas. Tulsi Cinnamon Rose by Organic India Apple Chai Spice Red Bush Tea by Eastern Shore Tea Company Chai Rooibos by Yogi Teas Gingerbread Spice by Celestial Seasonings Ashley talked about the love affair with her CrockPot. She makes soup, oatmeal, yogurt, and whole chickens in her CrockPot! She mentioned Jamie Oliver's Milk Chicken, find the recipe here.
