Shopcast #194 TWT Spring Sale & Maggie makes more excuses to buy a J&S cone!

00:00 Intro
07:04 What We’re Wearing, WIPs & Winner #1
17:52 Caitlin- Projects
25:35 Caitlin- What Makes Yarn Drapey
35:36 Shawl KAL Prep
48:44 Community Contributor
56:20 Shop Update
1:09:18 Fair Isle Postcard

Ravelry, Corinne: thewoollythistle
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Corinne is wearing her Victory Cardigan in Rauma Vams

Maggie is wearing her Belmont Cardigan by Gudrun Johnston in J & S Heritage, moss colorway

Maggie’s WIPs:
Paul Klee Sweater by Midori Hirose in J & S and some Jamieson of Shetland Spindrift

Corinne’s WIPs are all planning & starting. Inspiration struck for a colorwork project!

Shawl KAL is coming! Cast on April 21st.

Caitlin’s Segment
Pressed Flowers Cardigan by Amy Christoffers in Ullcentrum 2-ply & handspun

Summa Stripes Shawl by Meiju K-P

Aggregate Shawl by Jimenez Joseph

Courage Shawl by Shannon Cook

Half Hansel Hap by Gudrun Johnston

Drapey yarn options-

Maggie’s Shawl KAL plan-
Hansel Hap in MC 202
OR
Vatna Shawl by Gudrun Johnston

Corinne’s Shawl KAL plan-
Halligarth by Gudrun Johnston

Leslie Wilson- Community Contributor
Wearing Pohjolan Neito in Tukuwool DK from Knitted Kavala by Jenna Kostet

Victory Cardigan in Rauma Vams, with course!

Vanilla Fluff Sweater in Rauma Finullgarn & Plum, with course!

Douglas Cardi by Andrea Mowry in Tukuwool DK

Pyry Hat in TukuWool DK

In The Shop

Yvonne MT Shawl by Natasja Hornby in Le Petit Lambswool

Rauma Finullgarn Hap Yarn Sets by Patricia Anne Fortune
Sunshine on the Path Hap
Treasures from the Forest Path

Amy Christoffers's Pressed Flowers shawl in Oysters & Purls

Books

Laine-
Making Memories by Claudia Quintanilla

52 Weeks of Socks Vol. 2

Rachel’s Fair Isle Postcard
Find her at-

Fair Isle Knitting by Sarah Don

The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting by Sheila McGregor

200 Fair Isle Designs by Mary Jane Mucklestone

A Shetlander’s Fair Isle Graph Book by Shetland Guild of Spinners, Weavers, Knitters & Dyers through the Shetland Times bookshop

We’d love to see any of your FO’s from our yarn or patterns as well! Use #thewoollythistle to have your FO included in a future shopcast!

Thank you for watching! If you go out, take your knitting!

[katiea]

I enjoyed the shopcast as always! The Paul Klee sweater is looking amazing. Leslie's contribution was great, what a natural! And it was nice hearing from Fair Isle, and seeing the northern lights.

[nancyhughes]

As always it is so nice to catch up with Rachel. Great shop cast. Love the pressed flowers cardi and the contributor segment was wonderful. Leslie has some excellent sweaters especially for a beginner.

[carolh.]

Ladies, you never fail to keep me inspired. Maggie, your colorwork sweater is just lovely. I can't wait to see it all finished.

[leslieambailey]

I have adopted Butterscotch in honor of my daughter’s birthday and I’m so pleased to be able to help Rachel in her endeavors on Fair Isle!

As always, thank you for your delightful podcast. 🐑❤️🧶

[nicoleeast]

I love the Woolly Thistle shop and shopcasts! Thank you for another great episode. Thank you Caitlin, for discussing drape. Thank you Leslie for your segment, I have been enjoying spotlights about other Thistler’s projects. So glad Rachel has received support for her work. Looking forward to the Shawl-A-Long!

[susananderson]

Love the colorwork yoke of Maggie’s two sweaters!! Wonderful colors and lucky daughter:-) thanks for the update from Rachel as well! I’m so happy to have the opportunity to adopt Ludo!

[barbaravanbuskirk]

Excellent Shopcast! Maggie's "Paul Klee Sweater" was, for me, love at first sight. I've bought the pattern on Ravelry and listed Maggie's colors from her Ravelry project page in my knitting journal. I have lots of J&S Jumper and Spindrift to play with and use to select colors for the yoke. I love the pop of Maggie's colors on Maggie's main color: J&S Jumper 54 (a darker grey). I have a cone of J&S Jumper 27 (a lighter grey) in my stash which I'll use for my main color. Caitlin's update and projects look beautiful! My heart goes out to Rachel who inspires me with her love and strength with each and every time she posts an update from Barkland Croft. I am such a huge fan of The Woolly Thistle and am happy to now be supporting both TWT as a customer and Barkland Croft as a Patreon. Thank you all Thistlers everywhere! You are the best!

[woollynn]

How is it possible that the shopcraft keeps getting better and better? It is like having friends over for coffee. Thanks for everything you share with us. Maggie, the duck is awesome. Now who to make it for, my grandson had to go & grow up. At 21yrs old and in college he might not want one 😁. Corinne, in days gone by I use to listen to your audio podcast while on the treadmill! Love to be able to see the knitted items, yarn, patterns and the two of you.

[marciakerschen]

Fabulous shopcast! You two are so amazing together! You showed beautiful yarns and kits for the shawl along, I can’t wait to participate!

So much love to Rachel, she amazes me ❤

[carolynworley]

It was nice to enjoy a quiet Easter Sunday evening with you wonderful ladies after a very busy Holy Week. It was fun to see Caitlin in inviting surrounds and of course, I always love our visits with Rachel. Thank you!

[aggierowe]

I love the Fair Isle Postcards! Another fun shopcast!

[MultiKnitter]

Oooh a real treat to see 'my' wee Jason meeting his Granny Miss Marple. What enlightening information on the struggles of the sheep farmers on Fairisle from Rachel. I always tell people that knitters are a generous lot of folk.

I love seeing the finished projects all of you knit and Corrine is right the yokes are stunning Maggie...they must be even more vibrant in person.

I hope you aren't bug squeamish if you gals are thinking of planting potatoes. I refused to grow cauliflower and potatoes after I walked in my little garden patch to check on plant growth and my legs were suddenly covered in big white wormy bugs. I shrieked very LOUDLY, my father-in-law howled with laughter at my reaction. He said you just need to go out everyday and pick them off the plants....uuuh NO! Happy spring all.

[wendyroberts]

Lovely shopcast today ladies, thank you. Your enthusiasm for your craft and products is contagious and so uplifting. Thanks and all the best from Cheshire, England. X

[catnapper]

Thank you for the gift (sale) — Lesley clinched it for me. I am really anxious to knit really nice sweaters and bought the Vanilla fluff pattern and course — largest size because I am not sure for whom it will be and it’s better to have too much wool than too little, right?

About Rachel: I had found her years ago on Twitter. She has ALREADY given so much; I have been impressed with her industry (crofting, knitting, making beautiful and interesting films, playing music at church on Sundays) and today I find out that she can also cook and design. She talks, answers questions and pays attention. She does all this cheerfully and unaffectedly, natural and well done. I find her segments incredibly touching. I am very very glad for the warm support she’s found here.

[ruth]

Super Shopcast girls! Always fun to watch. the "new to knitting" girl. Are you kidding She is impressive. I totally enjoyed watching her video. Last, but not least, Rachel's Postcard. So enjoyable. She is so genuine. I am very impressed how she remembers/knows the parents and grandparents of her sheep. 🐑

[claudiapeterson]

As always I enjoy the time I get to sit and watch your podcasts. The energy between the two of you is so natural.
Loved hearing from Rachel and seeing her cute sheep and beautiful videos!she is such a talented maker and so very humble❤

[galeannvandevoort]

Another beautiful episode. Loved each of the segments. Really appreciated Caitlin’s explanation of choosing drapey yarns. Always enjoy Rachel’s month in review.

[tideball]

Thank you for sharing Leslie; you create beautiful sweaters--you should be proud of yourself--gorgeous, especially as a new knitter!

[DianeBianchi_MnWx]

A great episode with so many beautiful knits and yarns. I really love seeing the sheep on Fair Isle and their happy faces.

[TJSpins]

Thanks for another lovely Shopcast. When I watch, I always feel like I'm chatting with friends (who I've never met!) Kaitlyn's segment on drape was really helpful to me, and I always love seeing Rachel and her adorable sheep. Her postcard today was a good reminder that I'd meant to adopt a sheep, and now I'm a happy adoptive "mom" of Sunshine :) Thanks for the sale, as well! I'm thinking of finally getting a J&S cone and maybe some Manchelopis, which I've been wanting to try for a while now.