Shopcast #186 A Year of Knitting!

00:00 Intro & Welcome
2:55 Caitlin
12:54 Kelsey
17:40 Maggie
27:19 Kim with Yoga for Knitters
33:26 Graidi
42:11 Emma
51:42 Rachel from Barkland Croft, Fair Isle
55:20 Corinne

Ravelry, Corinne: thewoollythistle
Instagram: @thewoollythistle

Caitlin
Mossy Baby Pants in Retrosaria Brusca by Sandra Magalhães

Colorwork Cowl in Jamieson & Smith 2-ply jumper weight

Baby & Child Sweaters in Rambler, Shetland Supreme and stash yarn

Pressed Flowers by Amy Christoffers in Ullcentrum Sport and Handspun

Knitting Goals
Pohjolan Neito Sweater from Knitted Kalavala by Jenna Kostet

Maja Sweater from Contrasts: Textured Knitting by Meiju K-P. Meiju in Álafosslopi

Setesdal Sweater from Scandinavian Sweaters by Kristin Wiola Ødegård

Kelsey talks about her trends, skills acquisition and goals

Maggie
Love Note by Tin Can Knits in handspun

Vanilla Fluff

Treelight by Jennifer Steingass

Yoga for Knitters- Gratitude and Intentions
Find Kim & Turning Ground Yoga at:

Graidi
Felix Pullover by Amy Christoffers in Lettlopi

Latvian Braid Hat by Molly Conroy

Vanilla Sweater in Dehesa de Barrera

Sutton Shawletter in WYS signature 4ply Black Currant colorway

Borough Hood by Tori Yu in Retrosaria Vovó

The Notorious Kids Hoodie by Elida Virack in Rauma Finullgarn & WYS Signature 4-ply Owl colorway

Hat based on Twisted Stitch Sourcebook by Norah Gaughan in Rauma Vams

Emma
Ravelry: ebarnaby93

Mattie Cardigan by Kristen Drysdale in Biches & Bûches Le Petit Lambswool

Rachel’s postcard
Find her at-

Corinne on the guiding principles of The Woolly Thistle

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]

Happy new year! Special hugs to Rachel with her discouraging 2022. Here's hoping she can connect with family soon, and that 2023 is kinder.

[caroleprevost]

Thank you so much for all that you do. I love, love, love your shop. You are the only shopcast that is on my mind and I eagerly wait for the next one. It was wonderful to hear about the shop's values and how you operate your business. Corinne, please know that you are in my thoughts. Some life challenges are difficult to deal with and I am thankful that you are surrounded by a wonderful support system. Graidi, WOW! I'm amazed at what you accomplished this year as a new knitter. You are an inspiration to us all. Maggie, you are inspiring me to pick up spinning ... not in the immediate future as I'm back in school full time working on another MA and, I work full time ... it may be a gift once I finish with school. Rachel, I love your postcards. You are such a brave woman, I so admire you. Thank you for all that you do and for the way you care for your flock. And to the rest, thank you so much for sharing your talents and ideas. I enjoy watching you. Wishing you all a Happy, peaceful, healthy and prosperous New Year! Happy New Year!

[cynthiaroy]

Great informative episode! Super cameos by each staffer and the crofter! You’re a wonderful resource for all things Wooly Wool….obviously the passion of many knitters, including me! Thank you Corinne for starting this online shop and putting your entire heart and life into it! As you grow i pray many blessing of prosperity, safety, and good health for you all!! HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[christinevalentine]

Dear TWT team, thank you for the great work you do. I have really enjoyed my journey with you, I am very blessed to be able to learn from your experiences. Thank you Corinne for surrounding yourself with talented and dedicated people who are all very inspiring. I love that you promote natural fibres as we are beset by the imposition of climate change and the growing need for an intentional choice for sustainability. I have made 1 pair of socks in Mondim, which came as a lovely surprise in the sock bundle and surprisingly I enjoyed making them! I haven’t liked knitting socks in the past but the beautiful wool was a pleasure to work with and the Earth Tones Girl pattern and YouTube videos were very helpful. I have other things like the Star Cardi I want to knit, but I will finish the vest, cowl and gift knitting I have on the needles first. I was so bereft at Blossom’s death it felt as if I’d lost one of my own family, it must be heartbreaking for Rachel. My heartfelt thanks to you all for making this such an international community and so inclusive. Have a resoundingly successful and happy 2023.

[Mindfulnessification]

Dear Corrine and TWT Team, Thank you so much for this beautiful podcast! And especially thank you for sharing your values and guiding principles. Since I found you, Corrine, and your podcast and then your store, I have felt very called to be a part of the TWT Community. I had a very hard year in 2021 that resonates with Corrine’s and one of the ways I thrived through it was with knitting along with all of you in 2021 and 2022. And, on the other side of that difficulty and broken trust, I am peaceful, joyful and filled with gratitude for all that life has brought to me. Thank you for the part you all played through your beautiful work as supports in my well-being! Here’s to many more years together knitting and being experimental! I love all of the contributors, and am soon to cast on yarn from Rachel’s farm. I am anxiously awaiting the next KAL (because I find them very motivating) and I have an idea! Can we please have a WOOLLY THISTLE RETREAT in the summer? I so want to hang out with TWT and see some of the yarns in person! Blessings and peace to all now and into the years ahead! 🐑♥️🐑♥️🐑

[debgesing]

Corinne, while you have reasons to think that something isn’t working, I have no idea. Everythinh you knit or offer seems fabulous to me.

Everyone’s video was a wonderful way to wrap up the year. I recognize you, Maggie, Caitlin, Grinding, Kim and Rachel. But for months I have thought you had ONE other person talking to us. Today I discovered they are TWO people. I can’t tell them apart. Could one please change the background where they make their podcasts? Or change their hair?

Thank you all for sharing your expertise and love of all things made with yarn.

Deb Gesing
North Andover Nassachusetts

[gailsasao]

Thank you, Corinne, Maggie & staff. I enjoy knitting the fiber that you carry, your Shopcasts, your suggestions, patterns, tips and tricks. Have a happy, healthy, and successful 2023!

[ssharpe]

Wishing you all so much happiness, good health, and joy in 2023, oh and of course good knitting. Keep those shopcasts coming! For me they are such a highlight of my week! Sue

[dianaw]

Wow, this was really enjoyable - so great to see and hear from each one of you! Corinne, thank you for sharing about the tenacity of the Woolly Thistle in the early days of the pandemic and going forward - how inspiring! Thank you to each member of your team for their talent and their ability to inspire! All the best for a happy, healthy, 2023!

[kathleenschlappal]

What a pleasant surprise to close the year with a shop cast! I so appreciated hearing Corinne share the core values that are the foundation of TWT. Here 's to 2023!

[galeannvandevoort]

So glad I found The Woolly Thistle shopcast in 2020. Watching & knitting along has certainly been a bright spot in the last 2 years. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know each one of the contributors through their segments. I look forward to watching the shop grow and trying out new to me yarns along the way. Thank you to all of you.

[sarasundb]

I really enjoyed the segment by Graidi! Thank you for enduring the cold to share the snow!! Thank you for a wonderful year ladies. I wish you all a successful, peaceful, joyous 2023.

[kimhumphreys]

Loved this episode, especially “busy hands, creative soul, and quiet mind because of our knitting”. That is so true, thank you!

[frooken.]

🎉 A new shopcast, such a wonderful gift! with your big move, I didn’t expect one! Thank you for all, all the interesting, fun and thoughtful contributions! The best wishes to the whole team for a good new year 2023! ❤

[helenek]

Thank you all for everything, and a Happy and Healthy 2023! Congratulations, Maggie: you are going to rock your new position!

[conniesimonich]

Kudos to you and your wonderful staff. To take an idea and seen it grow as to where it is today, is remarkable! Thank you for helping everyone who wants to learn to knit and use the Woolley yarns. I’ve enjoy every episode and really enjoyed this one to see the year end review of all the beautiful projects. Hope to see more and hopefully Maggie makes lots of appearances too.

[maureenbyrne]

Wish youTube had a ❤ to hit, instead of a thumbs up for the Wooly Thistle and this episode especially. All the best in 2023 to all of you!!!

[veravanslyke]

Corrine and the TWT team you are the best LYS on the global. Thank you for the year end bonus shopcast with the ever present motivation inspiration and education into 2023. Wishing all continued happiness and success

[janpraytor]

Wow! What an inspiring episode and as special as The Woolly Thistle itself. Thank you to all your peeps!

[meglent]

Your courage, tenacity, experimentalness (is that a word?), open-mindedness, and caring have brought much fun and joy to the TWT knitting world. Thank you (and your elves) for all you do to roll with the never-ending punches and bring gorgeous natural wools---and incredible journeys to Fair Isle---to us. It is very much appreciated. Happy New Year to all. P.S. LOVE Graidi's hat. Will use leftover Lettlopi from Slodir sweater to learn Latvian braid and make very cute hat!