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S2:E11 Swatch: Woolfolk Far Yarn

  Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram:  geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom. You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Ravelry Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Etsy Shop (Knitwear Designs, Stitch Marker Sets and more):  Tallgrass Knitting Sign up for her newsletter  here .  Projects Sherri: Sherri Pullover by Tamara Moots  in Woolfolk Far Knitting on a Noro hat. She decided to unravel her Summer Solstice by Heidi Kirrmaier and divide her Noro Kotori yarn into warm and cool colors .     Tamara: Knitting on a bright blue hat that she just cast on for something small and easy to do while recording. She hasn't decided yet if it will be a Ponytail Hot Chocolate Hat or a regular Hot Chocolate Hat . Either way the cables on this hat make her happy...

S2:E4 A Knitting Update

    Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram: geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom. You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Ravelry Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Etsy Shop (Knitwear Designs, Stitch Marker Sets and more):  Tallgrass Knitting Sign up for her newsletter  here .  Projects: Current, Finished, Fantasy and Wearing Sherri: Working on a top down V-neck sweater.  Working on Rainbow Socks out of Wichita Woolery (rebranded as Studio 316) Merino Fingering .  Working on a V-Back Cardigan modifying Bookworm by Heidi Keirrmaier out of Brown Sheep Serendipity Tweed . (Sherri's Mom knit a Syrah by Tamara out of the same Brown Sheep Serendipity Tweed and the yarn washes up amazing!) Finished the Blue Jean Saturday shawl by O/C Knitiot ...

S2:E3 Talking about Small Projects

Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram: geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Sign up for her newsletter  here .  Etsy Shop:  Tallgrass Knitting Projects: Current, Finished and Fantasy Sherri: Working on a top down V-neck sweater.  Finished the  Garter Stitch Stripes  by Kennita Tully.  Sherri's Garter Stitch Stripes Finished Simple Bi-Color Mitts by Cathy Dages. Sherri's Simple Bi-Color Mitts Fantasy Knitting - finding the perfect project for the Neighborhood Fiber Company Rustic Fingering gradient set .  Tamara: Released Hot Chocolate Hat pattern! Ravelry link here , Etsy link here .  Her Camellia Cowl is in the Interweave Knits Gifts 20...

S2:E2 Getting Ready for Fall Knitting

Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram:  geminatepodcast Geminate Podcast Group  on Ravelry Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom. You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Sign up for her newsletter  here .  Etsy Shop:  Tallgrass Knitting   Getting Ready for Fall Knitting Sherri and Tamara talk about how they get ready for Fall Knitting! The conversation touches on sweaters, fall patterns, cowls, magazines that pull together posts about their most popular Fall patterns like this one from I Like Knitting , 2020/2021 Pantone Fall/Winter Color Palette , fashion blog posts like this one and more. Tamara also talks a little about the timeline as a designer for a Fall pattern release.  Projects: Current, Finished and Fantasy Sherri: W...

S2:E1 A New Season

Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram: geminatepodcast Geminate Podcast Group on Ravelry Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom. You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Sign up for her newsletter  here .  Etsy Shop: Tallgrass Knitting A New Season Sherri and Tamara take a little time to talk about switching over to a new season and slightly different format to accommodate the realities of continuing to record remotely during the ongoing pandemic and to reintroduce themselves.  Projects: Current, Finished and Fantasy Sherri: Finished  Malachite Cowl  by Tamara.  Sherri's Malachite Cowl    Finished  Brioche for Beginners  by Emma Galati out of  Treasure Goddess Sparkle Toes  and  ...

Episode 11B: Knitting On Any Budget

Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram: geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom. You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Sign up for her newsletter  here .  Knitting Question: Knitting On Any Budget at LYS  Sherri and Tamara talk through planning out a quarter's worth of knitting at different budget levels shopping only at local yarn stores to support local. They each figured out and compared notes on how they could knit for three months on $20 a quarter, $20 a month, $20 a week and $20 a day. (We talk about lots of numbers here, so we're apologizing in advance if you are doing any counting while listening.) Mulligan Sherri: Sherri's Summer Solstice by Heidi Kirrmaier  Sherri's Second Bookworm ...

10B: Working from Stash.

  Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram: geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Knitting Question: Why have a stash? Why not just go buy the yarn when you're ready to cast on?   Sherri and Tamara talk about why they each have a stash. And why that stash is important. Mulligan Sherri's List Springfoot Socks heel problems. It turns out knitting the heal backward on purpose is harder than it sounds. Tamara: Knitting a sample sweater out of Indie hand-dyed yarn right now. This one is in fingering weight. The first mistake is that she knit the entire first skein (400+ yards since it is fingering weight) and started the second skein while convincing herself that t...

10A: Working from Stash.

  Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram: geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Current Projects Sherri: Springfoot Socks using Mountain Colors yarn. Summer Solstice by Heidi Kirrmaier. Sherri's Summer Solstice Tamara: Rosalind Hat test knit  is moving right along. Malachite Shawl test just started.  Malachite Cowl test knit just started.  New sweater design - top down cabled sweater out of a dark turquoise/teal Knit Picks Gloss DK on US Size 6 (4.00 mm) needles. Another new sweater design in Miss Babs Woodbury (fingering weight wool/silk blend) on US Size 2 (2.75 mm) needles. New cowl design out of Mirasol Nuna (wool, mulberry, viscose blend) in...

Episode 6B: Preparing for Warmer Weather

Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram: geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom. You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Knitting Question: What's your favorite knit to wear in summer?  Due to the Freezing Office Syndrome Sherri's favorite knit to wear in summer is regular sweaters in cotton blends and pastel colors. Sweaters that are loose and flowing for layering are best. Tamara's favorite knit to wear in summer is a knitted tee with capri pants. She also likes long drapey cowls to wear like a large necklace to show off knits without adding unwanted warmth or simple shawls to throw over her shoulders if a night gets chilly. Mulligan Sherri: Bookworm  by Heidi Kirrmaier out of Berroco Blackstone Tweed in th...

Episode 6A: Preparing for Warmer Weather

Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram: geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom. You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Current Projects Sherri: Silver Lake  by Amy Miller out of  Tahki Yarns Cotton Classic  DK.   Sherri's Silver Lake Molly version B by Julie Weisenberger. Sherri's Molly version B   Tamara: Collaboration with Elevate Fibers in a new prairie-inspired colorway for an upcoming spring design. Sherri Pullover  by Tamara out of  Valley Yarns Amherst  in the color Harvest Gold on US Size 8 (4.00 mm) needles. Finally putting thumbs on some of the mittens. Tamara's basic recipe given in Episode 3B out of  Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted  on US Size 6 (4.00 m...

Episode 4B: Uncurling Scarves

Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram:  geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Knitting Question: How do you keep a scarf from curling? Tamara's been trying to keep scarves from curling since early on in her knitting. She talks through what she's learned about not curling from her long ago  Striped Scarf  she gave up and lined with fleece to her scarf patterns  Vincent and Amy Pond ,  Grand Canyon Scarf ,  Whydah Scarf  and  Amaranth Scarf . Sherri talks about weaving scarves too. Mulligan Sherri: First Hat of 2020. Started knitting Thistle Cap by Liz Abinante but the basket weave cable didn't show in the yarn. Then tried Latu by Meiju ...

Episode 4A: Wrapping Up in Scarves

Hosts Sherri, host, knitter, spinner, and fosters dogs. You can find Sherri as TangledThread on Ravelry Instagram:  geminatepodcast Tamara, co-host, knitter, knitwear designer, hiker, mom You can find Tamara as tammo on Ravelry Instagram:  tamaramoots Blog:  www.tamaramoots.com Knitwear Designs:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tamara-moots Current Projects Sherri: Silver Lake by Amy Miller out of Tahki Yarns Cotton Classic DK.  Sherri's Silver Lake Lined hat knitted without a pattern started top down out of handspun. Fiber is Bonkers Tencel 'n Merino given to Sherri by Tamara. Sherri's First Hat of 2020 Tamara: Sherri Pullover  by Tamara out of  Valley Yarns Amherst  in the color Harvest Gold on US Size 8 (4.00 mm) needles. Malachite Cowl design out of  Dream in Color Jilly  in the colorway Green Lantern on US Size 2 (2.75 mm) needles. More mittens. Tamara's basic recipe given in Episode 3B out of Brown ...