Knitting Podcast Episode 8 | Tester Call, Pattern Sale, Zipper Sweater, Making Stories Design & More

Hello I’m Rebecca (she/her) a knitwear designer and podcaster based in Scotland. Thank you for joining me for Episode 8 of the Journey Through Yarn Podcast where I chat all things knitting and yarn! I’ve including all the links and information in the description box, but please drop me a message if you have any further questions! HARBOUR VEST SIGN UP FORM: https://forms.gle/rEGKuGaN53DVZV7q8 Newsletter Sign Up: http://eepurl.com/iOkVQY The Woolly Thistle Affiliate Link: https://thewoollythistle.com/JOURNEYT... I receive a small commission when you shop through my link at no extra cost to you! ------------------------------- PATTERN SALE - use code "ONEYEAR" for 20% off all patterns! Friday 14th March - Sunday 16th March 2025 Patterns, available on Raverly: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/jou... Patterns, available on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JourneyT... ------------------------------- Follow me on Instagram: (@journeythroughyarn) https://www.instagram.com/journeythro... ------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:35 Harbour Vest & Tester Call 06:04 Making Stories - Tentsmuir Cardigan 10:48 New John Arbon Slipover Design 16:22 Zipper Sweater Light 26:55 Acquisitions 33:27 Pattern Sale 34:37 Q+A 42:42 Outro ------------------------------- What I’m wearing: Pattern: Harbour Tank by Journey Through Yarn - tester call currently open. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/rEGKuGaN53DVZV7q8 Yarn: Sandes Garn Peer Gynt Tweed (shade 1056); purchased from knitt.co.uk I am wearing sample Size B (a size smaller than my actual body measurements and what is recommended in the pattern, this means I only have 3 cm positive ease, rather than recommended 15-20 cm) - purely down to personal preference. ------------------------------- FO Tenstmuir Cardigan, Making Stories Issue 14 - coming June 2025 ‪@MakingStories‬ Pre-order issue from making Stories (March 2025 only): https://making-stories.com/collection... Making Stories stockists: https://making-stories.com/pages/stoc... Yarn (sponsored): Uist Wool Siaban DK. Available here: https://www.uistwool.com/collections/... Sample 1 yarn: Uist Wool Alba DK. Available here: https://www.uistwool.com/collections/... Making Stories Closing Down Announcement:   / dgnc8vrafx_   ------------------------------- WIPS John Arbon Slipover Design ‪@JohnArbonTextile‬ Pattern: by Journey Through Yarn, in progress Yarn (sponsored): John Arbon Textiles - Knit by Numbers DK - Shade 045. Available here: https://www.jarbon.com/product/knit-b... Zipper Sweater Light Pattern: Petite Knit Zipper Sweater Light & Donna Smith’s Baa-blend hat (sheep motif) Yarn: MC: West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece in shade Light Brown, CC1: West Yorkshire Fleece in Shade Ecru, CC2: Sandes Garn Peer Gynt (Petite Knit Range) in shade charcoal. My Ravelry Project Page: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/rebe... Caroline McQuistin’s Youtube Channel ‪@carolinemcquistin‬    / @carolinemcquistin   Beaufort & Blake Fleece: https://www.beaufortandblake.com/prod... ------------------------------- Acquisitions “Never Not Knitting” Mug from Pottery by Isla https://potterybyisla.com/ Rambler Yarn by The Woolly Thistle (Gifted/ Aff. Link) ‪@TheWoollyThistle‬ Shades: Natural & Pine Aff. Link: https://thewoollythistle.com/JOURNEYT... I receive a small commission when you shop through my link at no extra cost to you! ------------------------------- Linaria Socks by Marie-Eve ‪@inherskein‬ Rarely store: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/mar... ------------------------------- Scottish Wool Producers Showcase - Saturday 22nd March 2025 - Perth Civic Hall. ‪@thescottishyarnfestival‬ Tickets available here: https://thescottishyarnfestival.com/t... ------------------------------- My Measurements I have a bust circumference of approximately 100cm ------------------------------- Technical Stuff Music “Mckenzie’s Farewell” arranged and recorded by me. I am recording on my iPhone and editing in iMovie. Thumbnail and ending slide edited using Canva. ------------------------------- Happy Knitting! ❤️