Christmas Special: Exclusive GIVEAWAY!

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12/07/23 • 84 min

Welcome to this Christmas special of A Yarn Story podcast. This week, Carmen and Kayleigh are joined by two special guests and we announce a super exciting GIVEAWAY! Scroll down for how to enter 👇
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Chapters
(00:00:57) Introducing our guest hosts - Susan and Amanda
(00:03:31) The wine segment (unofficially sponsored by Good Pair Days!)
(00:15:49) What it's like studying knit design and fashion at university
(00:22:24) What Susan is wearing
(00:29:08) What Amanda is wearing
(00:35:21) What Carmen is wearing
(00:39:20) What Kayleigh is wearing
(00:43:40) Wine review - red wine!
(00:48:53) GIVEAWAY announcement - details below
(00:55:55) A new pattern from Amanda
(01:06:30) Christmas cake vs Christmas pudding
(01:13:47) Our finished objects
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Show notes
Amanda Jones and Susan Byrne join us as special guests this week. Kayleigh and Carmen might have gotten themselves into a bit of trouble recently and so we are letting them set the record straight for themselves.

Competition
Win a stunning Hide and Hammer Leather Bumbag in a delicious bright orange leather.
How to enter
1. Subscribe our YouTube Channel
2. Tag two friends in the comments on this video
3. Follow Hide & Hammer and A Yarn Story on Instagram
Ts&Cs

Giveaway is open until 23:59pm on December 22, 2023
Winner will be drawn at random and announced on December 24, 2023 - what a perfect Christmas gift to yourself!

Also discussed
The stunning new pattern from Maxim Cyr called Plump It Up is now available at A Yarn Story.
Susan also shows off some recent finishes including: Same but Different by Cheryl Faust in mYak Medium + Spincycle Dream State, two Shifts - one gift and one for herself in three skeins of Next Level and lastly a Sophie Scarf by Petitknit in Knitting for Olive Compatible Cashmere.
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Get In Touch
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Website: www.ayarnstory.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Visit us:
A Yarn Story,
128 Walcot Street,
Bath,
BA1 5BG
+44 (0)1225 429239

Giveaway is open until 23:59pm on December 22, 2023
Winner will be drawn at random and announced on December 24, 2023 - what a perfect Christmas gift to yourself!

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Chapters
(00:01:41) We talk the language of love!
(00:06:14) Wine chat
(00:20:36) The secret to getting good at knitting
(00:26:42) What we're wearing
(00:31:54) Why some yarns pill more than others
(00:33:44) What we're working on
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Show Notes

Wine we're drinking: Boina from Portugal thanks to Good Pair Days
Kayleigh is wearing Sitsijakk by Aleks Byrd in Walcot Yarn's Origin (pacific and high desert)
Carmen is wearing Epernay by Thea Colement in Walcot Yarn's Origin Grape Blossom
Kayleigh is working on the Andrea Mowry's Tessellated Vest
Carmen is working on the same vest in different yarn

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Get In Touch
Social Media: Instagram | TikTok
Website: www.ayarnstory.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Visit us:
A Yarn Story,
128 Walcot Street,
Bath,
BA1 5BG
+44 (0)1225 429239

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In this episode, we dive into what we bought at Rhinebeck. So, if you've ever wondered what yarn a knit-shop owner buys, listen on! You can also watch this episode on our YouTube Channel.
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Chapters
(00:01:16) What we're drinking (it's non-alcoholic this week!)
(00:06:45) Where A Yarn Story began
(00:21:40) Long-overdue Rhinebeck debrief
(00:26.01) Our thoughts on being recognised at yarn / knitting shows!
(00:31:42) What we bought at Rhinebeck
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Show notes
We're drinking: Pentire Drinks.
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Get In Touch
Social Media: Instagram | TikTok
Website: www.ayarnstory.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Visit us:
A Yarn Story,
128 Walcot Street,
Bath,
BA1 5BG
+44 (0)1225 429239

A Yarn Story - Christmas Special: Exclusive GIVEAWAY!

Transcript

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Hi, I'm Kaylee and I'm Carmen and you're listening to a yarn story. We're here to chat yarn, wine and lots of other things.
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Enjoy.
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That's a great thing about coming back to knitting.
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And I prayed to God that I would get a baby sister so she could clean my room.
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So we are going to