Season 2 Finale 💥 WIPS, colour suggestions and LOTS of 🤣

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03/21/24 • 84 min

It's the Season 2 finale. Kayleigh is back, having spent a couple of months in full-on PhD mode, and we have a HUGE amount of laughs this week. We share what we're wearing, what we're working on and share colour choices for the new Saar Vest by our good friend Aleks Byrd.
We hope you enjoy the episode, and a huge thank you for being with us through Season 2. If you've enjoyed it, please do leave us a 5* review on whichever platform you list to us - it REALLY helps us grow.
We're taking a little time off but will be back for Season 3 in a few weeks. In the meantime, happy knitting!
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Chapters
(00:05:26) What we're drinking!
(00:13:56) Unravel roundup
(00:14:07) What Carmen is wearing
(00:20:26) What Kayleigh is wearing
(00:22:39) What we're working on
***A LOT OF LAUGHTER***
(00:37:51) Kayleigh learns what schnitzel is!
(00:51:54) Why starting a project is so hard
(00:54:58) Pattern choices for the new Saar Vest
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Show notes
We toast the end of Season 2 with a bottle of Nicolas Feuillatte.
What We're Wearing

Carmen is wearing the Officer Sweater by Maxim Cyr in Walcot Yarns Fluff in Officer and Shadow (in fact she stole this sweater from Max himself - he may or may not get it back)
Kayleigh has on Dark Matter by Cheryl Faust using Walcot Yarns Opus in Hickory with Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool in Dirty Little Secret.

Kayleigh shows off her Pressed Flowers cardigan from the KAL where she’s using Isager Tweed in North Sea with Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool in Light Years.
Saar Vest options
We pick some yarn options for Aleks Byrds’ latest pattern the Saar Vest. It’s a stunning design using Walcot Yarns Opus and Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool
Kayleigh’s picks:

Evergreen + The Meadows
Evergreen + Big Sky
Cove + Stay Out of the Forrest
Cove + Big Sky
Cove + Kolkata
Spellbound + Reykjavik or Havana or Wallflower or The Meadows

Carmen’s picks:

The original - Spellbound + Next Level
Grey + Overshadow
Charcoal + Syringa
Bumblebee + Sweetwater or Afternoon Delight or Reykjavik or Big Sky

We’ve had the best time in Season two and can’t wait to see you again in season 3 - thanks so much for watching!

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Carmen is wearing the Officer Sweater by Maxim Cyr in Walcot Yarns Fluff in Officer and Shadow (in fact she stole this sweater from Max himself - he may or may not get it back)
Kayleigh has on Dark Matter by Cheryl Faust using Walcot Yarns Opus in Hickory with Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool in Dirty Little Secret.

Evergreen + The Meadows
Evergreen + Big Sky
Cove + Stay Out of the Forrest
Cove + Big Sky
Cove + Kolkata
Spellbound + Reykjavik or Havana or Wallflower or The Meadows

Carmen’s picks:

The original - Spellbound + Next Level
Grey + Overshadow
Charcoal + Syringa
Bumblebee + Sweetwater or Afternoon Delight or Reykjavik or Big Sky

We’ve had the best time in Season two and can’t wait to see you again in season 3 - thanks so much for watching!

Previous Episode

[Behind The Scenes] Life As A Knitwear Designer

This week Carmen is joined by Amanda as Kayleigh is working on her PhD this month. We dig into Amanda’s career as a knitwear designer and what it’s really like working full time as a designer (including what it was like working for Mohamed Al-Fayed!)
Happy Knitting!
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Chapters
(00:01:13) Wine we're drinking
(00:04:59) Meet knitwear designer Amanda
(00:06:21) Realities of working as a kniwear designer for magazine publications
(00:22:48) Working for Mohamed Al-Fayed (and turning down Harrods!)
(00:27:00) What does a design process look like and what Amanda's working on
(00:45:10) Knitting retrets with Amanda (subscribe for retreat updates here)
(00:46:36) What we're wearing
(00:50:19) What Carmen is knitting
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Show notes
The wine this week is a Spanish Syrah from Carmen’s Good Pair Days box called Topico.
What we're working on:

Amanda has two designs she’s finishing up: one for Walcot Yarns using Fluff and one for our upcoming retreat using The Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering.
Carmen has her Pressed Flowers Cardigan on the go and is nearly done with the ribbing

What we're wearing:

Amanda is wearing a slipover by Petitknits, the Stockholm slipover using Walcot Yarns Origin (Wild River) held with Isager Silk Mohair (100).
Carmen is wearing the Plump it Up shawl by Maxim Cyr in Fluff (Shadow) & Spincycle Yarns Plump (Rosy Maple)

Next Episode

We're BACK 😍 New Yarn, Lessons In Knitting & Taylor Swift

Welcome to Season 3 of A Yarn Story Podcast - we're delighted to be back, almost one year on from our very first episode.
Thanks to our show sponsors Wolf Wine who deliver the most delicious small production wines from around the world.
We begin with our wine review (where better to start?!) and then catch up with Kayleigh who's been working super-hard on her thesis. Carmen's run both knitting and business retreats and in this episode she launches an EXCITING NEW RETREAT!
We talk about our current WIPS and finished projects, what's new in the shop (some beautiful CaMaRose Snefnug and Isager Soft).
Lessons in Knitting - Skeins vs balls vs donuts
Discover the difference between skeins, hanks and donuts and why yarn arrives in different forms. Tune in to find out!
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Visit us:
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BA1 5BG
+44 (0)1225 429239
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